December 19, 2002 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

ARMADA - SHORT TERM PRE-ORDER: We have guaranteed stock of Armada Jetfire, Supercon Optimus and Blurr from Hasbro. We expect the shipments to arrive in roughly 2 weeks. A new short term pre-order has been opened for the set of Optimus & Blurr figures for $25.99, as well as a set of Optimus, Blurr, Sideways & Smoke for $44.99. These will ship as soon as they arrives in late December or early January and pre-order payments are due at the time of order placement. We have also restocked the full sized Armada Optimus Prime - Super Base.

GI JOE - SPYTROOPS: This fantastic new set has just arrived - one figure in each package comes with extra weapons, clothing, accessories that function as a disguise so they can 'infiltrate and spy' on the other side. A new packaging style and great new figures make this a refreshing new line from Hasbro! Set of 6 two-packs is $46.99 and available now.

ROBOTECH - MASTERPIECE #3: The Roy Fokker VF-1S has just arrived, the 3rd in Toynami's Masterpiece series. We have limited stock of this figure remaining. Volume #2 Ben Dixon is on sale for $54.99!

STIKFAS: We have restocked the tan, green, and black figures. The next wave of figures & the Deluxe Knight should be out in early to mid January, pre-orders still available on those items.

MUPPETS: Series 2 set of 4 is now available for $34.99 and we still have some of the Animal Electric Mayhem sets.

STAR TREK NEMESIS: These great new figures have just arrived - set of four for $39.99 and single Picard and Data figures are available on the Art Asylum menu.

STAR WARS: We have restocked many of the unleashed figures as well as
several of the previously sold out deluxe figures. Many basic figures from recent waves are still in stock.

MEGAMAN / ROCKMAN: We have received the new boxed set of rockman figures and many single rockman figures are also available on the 'Other' Menu

TRANSFORMERS: A variety of restocks and new items: D-21 God Neptune - Sealed sets complete with all parts to make God Neptune, various other Japanese Beast Wars have been restocked, Vintage Cyclonus and Scourge are back in stock, Clear & Clear Red C-1 Optimus Prime Apes, various re-issue sets including Cross Cut & Road Rage, and an extremely limited edition silver optimus prime ring (jewelry) - only around 100 were made and the ring face opens revealing optimus prime's head - $169.99 on the lower part of the re-issue/pvc menu - this is a heavy duty bulky ring that is more of a display piece than functioning jewelry, but still very cool.

HOLIDAY SHIPPING INFO: Orders placed with UPS 2nd Day or Next Day shipping will ship the same day if placed before 3:00PM Eastern Time. After 3:00PM they will ship the next business day. To ensure delivery on or before 12/24, you will need to use UPS 2nd Day or Next Day. Flat Rate Orders ship by UPS Ground and may still arrive on or before 12/24 if the shipping address is in the Midwest because we ship from Wisconsin. UPS does not guarantee delivery times on Ground Packages