January 7, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

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10% OFF SALE
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Get 10% off every item in our store (excluding 'new' and 'preorder' items) - this sale will run 2 days - until Noon Central time on Monday January 9th. Be sure to take advantage of these savings on many of the thousands of items we have in stock!

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NEW PREORDERS
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LUKE SKYWALKER GREEN FX LIGHTSABER: Master Replicas has just recently made these available to us and our shipment should arrive in January. The Green Episode VI Luke FX is available to preorder now for $99.99.

SIDESHOW 12" OBI-WAN: The third release in Sideshow's very popular 12" Star Wars lineup has just been announced. Obi-Wan is up for preorder in limited quantities at $49.99 - another great looking figure and stay tuned for their 12" Lord of the Rings figures as well, Aragorn will go up for preorder in around a week!

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NEW ARRIVALS
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BATMAN: We have a variety of new Batman figures from various companies:

-- THE LONG HALLOWEEN: This cool set of 5 figures is now available for $59.99 and it includes one each of Batman, Catwoman, Joker, Mad Hatter, and Two-Face

-- BATMAN EXTREME POWER: Another new line for BBTS from Mattel. The Batman EXP figures we now have in stock include five various versions of Batman plus Clayface, The Joker, and Riddler.

-- BLACK & WHITE STATUE: This cool series continues with the next entry from Joe Kubert - priced at $44.99 this is another attractive piece.

BBTS VINTAGE DEPARTMENT: The vintage department has listed a wide variety of GI Joe, Transformer, M.A.S.K., Masters of the Universe and other vintage and modern items including a boxed Fortress Maximus! The most recent listings are found here, but be sure to browse the menus of your favorite lines for the complete product listings.

LORD OF THE RINGS STATUE: From one of the coolest scenes in Return of the King, Sideshow brings us the Mumak of Harad statue. This piece is limited to just 3000 pieces worldwide and depicts the giant mammoth as its about to fall in battle - in stock now for $309.99

WETA'S NARNIA - PETER ON UNICORN: This beautiful piece features Peter atop a white Unicorn from the final battle scene. We have it priced $70 under the MSRP at $229.99! Weta is only producing 3,000 pieces of this item.

WETA'S BRONZE KONG BUST: Weta is only producing 200 pieces of this high-end bust. We have it listed at $450 below the MSRP at $1049.99. Only a few of these are in stock so act fast if you'd like it

MASTERPIECE ULTRA MAGNUS: This item sold out quite a while ago, but one of our specialty suppliers was able to find a few more. They are back in stock for $134.99 and sure to become even harder to find in the future.

MARVEL LEGENDS 11 & 12 - ARRIVING SOON! Our next shipment from Toy Biz will be arriving in roughly 10 - 14 days. We have preorders available for both ML11 and ML12, so be sure to reserve a set now, the wait is nearly over!

DEVILMAN STATUES: Four cool new resin statues from Kaiyodo have just arrived. We now have statues named: Between Death, Cliff of Life, Man or Beast, and True Eyes in stock for $36.99 to $62.99

STAR WARS STATUES: Attakus brings us two nice new statues - Luke X-Wing and Han Solo in Carbonite - each priced about 10% off their MSRP. We also now have the Sideshow Premium Format Han Solo 1/4 Scale statue - priced at $229.99 - just a few of these remain unsold.

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED: A third restock of the very popular 3-packs has just arrived. Sets now in stock for $8.99 each include: Batman, Superman & Wonder Woman; Lex Luthor, Copperhead & Mirror Master; and Tomar-Re, Green Lantern & Kilowog. Don't miss out on the upcoming JLU preorders we have listed as well.

WWE CLASSICS: We received a small restock of WWE Classics Series 8, most of the figures are currently in stock.

CORPSE BRIDE: The Victor collection doll that accompanies the recent Corpse Bride figure has just arrived and is now in stock for $79.99 - another larger scale high quality figure with real cloth outfits.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: A new prop replica - the Orb of Thesula is now in stock for $94.99