May 1, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

20% OFF INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE: Get a great discount on your next order - a full 20% off all our inventory other than 'new' and 'preorder' items! Vintage items and the thousands of other items now have been discounted. This sale will end on Wednesday 5/3 at 7:00 PM Central Time, be sure to take advantage of the savings.

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STAR WARS TRANSFORMERS: Three brand new SW-TF's will be here in around a week, including the Clone Trooper ARC 170, Emperor Imperial Shuttle, and Jango Fett Slave 1. All priced between $16.99 and $17.99

NINTENDO DOTS: These fun imports from Japan bring back all sorts of memories from the days of classic 8-bit fun. Zelda, Mario, Dig-Dug and more will be arriving in a few days.

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PREMIUM FORMAT DARTH VADER 1/4 SCALE: This is the ultimate Darth Vader figure made by Sideshow, limited to 2500 pieces and already sold out from Sideshow. Vader stands nearly 2 feet tall and is highly detailed.

PIXAR'S CARS MOVIE FIGURES: The first round of Cars items is now available. We have a variety of items in stock including Lightning McQueen, Mater, playsets and more, and other items on preorder as well.

BLUE BOX 1:18: Two new arrivals from BBI include the 1/18 'Old Crow' Mustang, and the Marine Corsair. Nicely detailed high quality items.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: NECA's Captain Barbossa bust has just arrived and is now available for $36.99

CULT CLASSICS 3: A fresh restock of this popular series of figures - sets and singles available.

MOVIE ICONS: A new series from Dark Horse - Steve McQueen, Charlie Chaplin and Laurel & Hardy are available for $24.99 each.