January 20, 2003 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

NEW PRE-ORDERS:

LIVING DEAD DOLLS: Series 5 Set of 6 = $109.99, Set of 5 Minis = $29.99
MCFARLANE SPRING LINEUP: Many new pre-orders for McFarlane's upcoming releases including: Spawn, NBA, MLB, NHL, The Matrix, Terminator 3, Movie Maniacs 6, Wizard of Oz and More!
SIDESHOW-WETA: Series 1 - 3 of the new Statues & Busts

PRE-ORDER ITEMS ARRIVING SOON

TRANSFORMERS: Armada Jetfire, Korean Brave Maximus (1/22), Transformers MyClone PVC figures, Micromaster Sixwing, MEGA PVC Armada Prime & Megatron, Heroes of Cybertron - Wave 3.
STIKFAS: Omega Knight and wave 4 Figures
STAR WARS: Marmit AT-AT Driver

All these pre-orders will be charged fairly soon.

NEW IN-STOCK ITEMS:

GI JOE: The Dreams & Visions GI Joe / DC Comics Blackhawk Set and Men of Easy Company Sets are in stock (more Mademoiselle Marie arrive soon) GI Joe wave 5 figures have been listed individually on the site as well. We still have the GI Joe 8-Pack, Busts, and many other items.

BLUE BOX: 50th Anniversary Green Beret Set is in stock for $79.99 - this item is limited to 2000 pieces worldwide and about 1000 pieces for the US market. Cy-Girl Aurora has arrived and other recent Blue Box items are also in stock.

ART ASYLUM: Quite a bit if new stuff from Art Asylum - including: Star Trek Away Team, Minimates for KISS, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and Star Trek. 'N' The Box KISS and Iron Maiden.

NFL SERIES 5: We have limited stock of the NFL 5 figures - a few variants were listed, but they will most likely sell out quickly.

TOY BIZ: We have found some Doombot variants from Dr. Doom and a small amount of unmasked Wolverine variants from Marvel Legends 3. Many great Lord of the Rings, Spiderman, and Marvel items are in stock.

U.K. BEAST WARS: A variety of older Beast Wars on the U.K. cards has arrived. Small numbers of each are available.

ARMADA: Megatron and Super-Base Optimus have been restocked, many other Armada items in stock as well.

BOOKS & COMICS: Dreamwave Armada #5 and War Within #4 are now in stock. A great new book for vintage loose collectors has arrived - the 'Transmanual' - includes photos of all weapons and figures, great book for sorting out weapons.