August 10, 2005 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has a quick update about their sale and some notes on the Transformers Botcon 2005 Convention.

10% Off Orders $40 to $199.99 & 15% Off Orders $200 & up!

This may be the very last sale of this kind from BBTS - our new and hugely improved website will be going live in the not too distant future and the new site will most likely operate without these across the board discounts. So take advantage of this sale now, the sale ends on Thursday August 11th at 7:00 PM Central Time and as always - Pre-Order items are not included.

Discount levels are:
10% Off Orders of $40.00 to $199.99 - potential savings of $4 to $20
15% Off Orders of $200 & Up - potential savings of $30 and up!

Please read the important sales info about how the discounts will be applied to your order: http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/10.asp

TRANSFORMERS - BOTCON 2005: The Botcon Transformers convention is now under new ownership and I'd like to invite Transformer fans to attend the show and stop by our booths. We will be attending the convention with a huge variety of imported and domestic Transformers. I've spoken with Brian Savage, the owner of the company who is now organizing Botcon and I was impressed with his enthusiasm for the show. He is working with a group of past convention organizers and insiders such as the Hartman Brothers to make sure the show is fun and exciting with many events and features including a casino night with prizes! There will of course be a nice dealer room filled with tons of Transformers merchandise.

Botcon will be held near Dallas, Texas from September 22nd to the 25th, with activites planned throughout the weekend and even before the dealer room has opened. We'd love to see you there so be sure to stop by our tables and say hello. For more information on where to stay, how to register, and the planned events, please visit their website: http://www.botcon.com/ - here is the link to the 2005 show brochure - http://www.botcon.com/botcon05.cfm

The exclusive this year is a seven figure set! We won't be preselling this since I'm unsure how many of them we'll be able to buy or trade for at the show, but we'll get as many as we can and list them after we return for those of you who can't make the show.