February 24, 2008 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

Hi - Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a big batch of exciting new Toy Fair 2008 preorders, new arrivals, and more.

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NEW COMPREHENSIVE PREORDER & IN-STOCK LISTS:
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We have just launched a handy new feature that will show you the 75 most recently listed preorders, and 75 newest arrivals - listed in chronological order. As we carry more and more items, many of them can't be featured on the front page, so these lists are a great way to make sure you see each and every item we put up for sale, all in one convenient location. We've created a new blue 'Latest Preorders' button and green 'Newest Arrivals' button on the top menu bar of the site. These would be great pages to bookmark if you'd like to stay on top of all the new items. Some days we list a full 75+ items, so be sure to check the lists often so nothing is missed. The main page will continue to feature key items as usual, these lists have been added to improve your browsing experience.

75 Latest Preorder Items

75 Newest Arrivals

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TOY FAIR 2008 PREORDERS:
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We've been working through a bunch of information coming out of the 08 Toy Fair, and around 50 new preorders have just gone up. Hasbro has been displaying a lot of excellent looking items, but we'll have to wait to list those until they give us the official 'okay'. To see the full list, use '75 Latest Preorders' link explained above. Here are the highlights:

GEARS OF WAR - SERIES 2: NECA expands the selection of Gears of War figures with 4 new figures for Series 2. This set includes one each of Locust General RAAM, Damon Baird, Dominic Santiago, and Theron Guard - up for preorder now at $54.99 - we have early images of 3 of the 4 figures

BBTS EXCLUSIVE - BLACK CTHULHU 14" STATUE: We are very proud to offer you our latest exclusive from Sota Toys. The Black Cthulhu Statue is limited to only 100 pieces worldwide and sure to be a great investment piece due to its ultra-limited nature. We are already about 25% pre-sold on this item, so don't delay getting your orders in. The Black Cthulhu is priced at $249.99, or if you buy both the exclusive black version, and the normal green version, they are only $200 each - $399.99 for the pair.

SIDESHOW INDIANA JONES: Sideshow has been landing some of the biggest licenses in the industry, feast your eyes on the new 12" Indiana Jones now listed at $84.99. This is the Raiders of the Lost Ark version of Indy, and he looks dead-on accurate.

MP-04 MASTERPIECE PRIME: More Prime & Trailer are available and will be arriving soon! The preorder price has been set at $249.99 - well below the aftermarket price of $350 to $400 that these have been going for lately. Don't miss out on this one, we won't be able to get that many of them.

NECA'S CONAN THE BARBARIAN: This should be a fantastic line! We'll finally get Conan figures based on Arnold himself. The first set of figures is up for preorder at $27.99 for the pair, and more series are in the works!

DC'S AME-COMI FIGURES: DC Direct adds 4 more beauties to this fun line. We've just listed preorders for Donna Troy, Zatanna, Hawkgirl, and Poison Ivy. Each is listed at $44.99 each and will be arriving throughout the next 12 months.

JURASSIC PARK - SIDESHOW: This will be a fantastic license for Sideshow, just think of all the cool characters, dinosaurs, and scenes that would look great in resin, plastic, or mixed media. The very first item they are offering is the T-Rex vs. Velociraptors as they battled inside the compound. This statue is up for preorder a bit below MSRP at $234.99

STAR TREK - DIAMOND SELECT TOYS - A huge variety of new Trek Items:

-- ENTERPRISE D: Diamond brings us an nice new aerodynamic version of the Enterprise with the release of the NCC-1701-D. Preorders have been listed at $34.99 and should arrive in late summer.

-- STAR TREK BORG FIGURES: An awesome set of 3 figures that each include a part needed to form the Borg Assimilation Alcove. Preorders have been listed $10 under MSRP at $49.99

-- STAR TREK MINIMATES: Waves 4, 5, and the new Mirror Mirror Boxed set have just been listed - take a look at all the new minimates

-- DEEP SPACE NINE: The second series of figures and a cool new two-pack that includes Worf & Gowron have just been listed

TRANSFORMERS BUSTS: Diamond has just unveiled three more new busts including Iron Hide, Ratchet, and Rumble. Each of these is up for preorder at $10 under MSRP

NECA'S CULT CLASSICS: Four more figures have been added to the cult classics line including Beetlejuice, Stuntman Mike & Machete from Grindhouse, and Regan from The Exorcist. More superior sculpting and reasonable price points from NECA - nice work

NEW HARRY POTTER - ORDER OF THE PHOENIX: Neca brings us yet another great looking set of figures - this time Mad Eye Moody, George Weasley, and Fred Weasley are up for preorder at $41.99 for the set.

STREET FIGHTER SAGAT STATUE: Sota Toys is under now ownership and they have been making many improvements to quality and design. The new Sagat Statue is no exception - highly detailed and standing about 12" tall - check it out here - $99.99 each.

KOTOBUKIYA MARVEL STATUES: Koto makes a smart move and picks up the Mavel License - they can now produce awesome large scale vinyle statue kits of the full Marvel library. The first offerings are all from Spider-Man including: Venom, Black Costume Spider-Man, and two different versions of Spider-Man on Lightpole. Watch for upcoming Hulk & Iron Man Movie items as well.

CORGI - BATMAN DIE-CAST FIGURES & VEHICLES: Six cool new Chassis Art Collection sets have just been listed at $31.99. Select from a variety of figures and their respective vehicles

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - MARK VII STATUE: Diamond brings us a cool repaint of the Mark II Statue. Preorders have just been listed at $119.99

MARVEL SELECT IRON MAN: Another cool addition to the Marvel Select lineup, this Iron Man figure is blasting off into space and up for preorder at $17.99

REAL ACTION HEROES - EP2 CLONE TROOPER: Another highly accurate and detailed release from Medicom - this version of the Clone Trooper is up for preorder now at $10 off the MSRP at $139.99

EVEN MORE PREORDERS: Rambo 1/4 Bust, Gandalf the Grey 12", John Wayne 1/4 Scale Flying Tigers, The Big Lebowski, Exclusive Black Ming the Merciless, Dexter Bobblehead, Revoltech Dokodemo Issho - Jun & Suzuki, Halo 3 Cortana ArtFX Statue and more. Now you can view all the rest of our preorders with the handy list we described above

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ARRIVING SOON: These items are all in transit to us now!
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TRANSFORMERS ENCORE SKY LYNX: We'll soon have this beauty in hand, its time to enjoy a minty fresh Sky Lynx without all the bothersome sticker-wear or corroded battery contacts. Reserve yours now at $89.99

MCFARLANE'S HALO - SERIES 1: A huge load of Halo figures is bearing down on our warehouse. We have sets of 8, singles, and cases available. These are over 80% sold and we can't get anymore at the moment, so be sure to reserve yours now.

COOL GIRL BATMAN BEGINS: One of the more popular 1/6 scale figures in recent years, this beautifully crafted figure from Takara comes with a slew of extra hands and a variety of gear - arriving next week at $164.99

STAR WARS 2008 WAVES 1 & 2: This shipment should be arriving in the next 2 - 6 days, we have cases, sets and singles available for just about everything from these two cool new waves

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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MARVEL MINIMATES SERIES 19 & 20: Just in this afternoon, these new minimates are available in full sets of 8 with chase figures for only $24.99. The figures keep getting more elaborate - great looking sets

STAR WARS EVOLUTIONS WAVE 2: This hugely popular line is now in stock in limited quantities. Get all four sets of wave 2 figures for just $89.99, or select them singly from $24.99+ each. The sets include the Fett, Jedi, and Sith Legacy, as well as Vader's Secret Apprentice.

SUPERHERO SQUAD: The third wave of large-scale Mega Superhero Squad figures is now in stock. The set includes 2 boxed sets which contain Fin Fang Foom & Iron Man and Cyclops & Sentinel. The Fin Fang Foom Set is also available individually.

BBTS VINTAGE DEPARTMENT: A variety of vintage GI Joe and many Beast Wars items have just been listed. Be sure to check again tomorrow afternoon as up to 100 more new items will be published.

HALO - COVENANT PLASMA PISTOL - LASER PURSUIT WEAPON: The 1:1 scale functioning laser pursuit weapon is now in stock for $79.99. This can be used along with the Covenant Plasma Rifle

MOVIE MASTERPIECE - SUPERMAN RETURNS - JOR-EL: Another new release from Hot Toys, Jor El is now in stock for $139.99

SPORTS PICKS - COOPERSTOWN SERIES 5: Cobb, Sandberg, Aaron, Mantle, Eckersly, and Schmidt have all just arrived - another great series from McFarlane

MORE NEW ARRIVALS: In addition to what is listed above, there are a variety of other items that have arrived in the past few days - take a look at them all