June 18, 2004 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

TAKARA ANNOUNCES #16 RE-ISSUE SET - INSECTICONS! The next re-issue set from Takara will be the timeless G1 Insecticons - Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel. Demand for the original G1 versions has steadily grown so its great to see a re-issue. All three figures will be packaged together in the #16 box and pre-orders are available for $39.99 (Takara priced this one a bit higher than the standard release since there are 3 figures included)

20% OFF VINTAGE SALE: I've decided to have another 20% off sale on all vintage items so there is a little more news for this newsletter other than the #16 re-issues. Any vintage menu item order placed by Sunday 6/20 at 8:00 PM Central time will receive 20% off our listed prices. Please be sure to view the sale rules so you know how it works. Many new items have been listed this week including a ton of late 90's Toybiz Marvel items and many early McFarlane figures. Also listed are more G1 transformers.

ITEMS ARRIVING SOON - all these items will be arriving in early July - pre-orders are available now:

-- BT-03 Silverstreak and BT-04 Hound - each available for $54.99 - this is our first major restock of these figures

-- Superlink - The SD-15, SD-16, SC-16 and SC-17 figures are all arriving in early July

-- Transformers: The KT figure collection series and 'History' Pvc series are each arriving in a few weeks

-- Gundam: Zeonography #3 figure

ENERGON: Omega Supreme - arrives around Monday, we have lowered prices on the now heavily stocked Energon Mega Jetfire ($14.99) and Mirage ($22.99)