June 5, 2006 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several new items of interest to collectors:

NEW CLEARANCE SALE: We've just listed two new sale menus! The first features 20 overstocked items with discounts from $10 to $150 - including Star Wars, Transformers, Chogokin, Marvel, Alien, Corpse Bride & more. The second part of the sale features 20 menus with discounts from 35% to 60% off! There are Transformers, Star Wars, Sports, Kong, Narnia, LotR, Movie Figures and more on these menus. Be sure to browse through both sale menus and take advantage of some very meaningful discounts on a variety of products.

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NEW ARRIVALS:
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PIRATES 2 - THE DEAD MAN'S CHEST: NECA brings us the first round of figures from the further adventures of Jack Sparrow. This set of 4 figures includes Davy Jones, Will Turner, Maccus, and Jack Sparrow himself - priced at $45.99. We also have single figures for Jack and Davy starting at $11.99

ALEX ROSS JUSTICE LEAGUE 3: The third round of DC Direct's most popular series had just arrived. Sets of five include The Joker, Poison Ivy, Green Lantern, Plastic Man, and Wonder Woman - in stock now for $59.99

TRANSFORMERS RESTOCK: We've just restocked a nice variety of sold-out items from Japan - we have limited quantities available now for: Predaking, #19 Perceptor, #13 Hot Rod, Hasbro Reissues: Jazz, Grapple, Dirge, Silverstreak; E-Hobby Exclusives: Cobalt Sentry, Desert Hound, Orion Pax, Gold Jazz; Binaltech: BT-03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 12, 14, 15, BTA-01. Micromaster Landcross and Sixturbo, and TF History PVC figures.

THE SIMPSONS BUST-UPS WAVE 2: The latest wave of Bust-Ups is available for $20.99 - this set includes Apu, Homer, Marge & Bart, and Wiggum

WRESTLING FIGURES: The vintage department just listed over 120 different older wrestling figures - take a spin here to see what you can find.

CARS: With the release of this new Pixar gem just around the corner, now is a great time to pick up a few cool collectibles from the film. We have a variety of them in stock including the freshly arrived Mack Truck Playset for $14.99

MARVEL & DC STATUES & BUSTS: A wide variety of new items just arrived:

-- PHOENIX SAGA - STORM STATUE - A great piece $15 under MSRP

-- MINIMATES MAX: Galactus and Sentinel add some bulk to your collection

-- MARVEL MILESTONES DAREDEVIL STATUE: By Frank Miller

-- J JONAH JAMESON BUST: $41.99

-- SPIDER-MAN VS SANDMAN VS VENOM BOOKENDS: Great for DVD's too

-- SUPER MAN MINI-STATUE: A classically posed Superman for $44.99

-- SUPERMAN RETURNS 'IN FLIGHT' STATUE: Large Scale Statue - $139.99

NEW BOME ARRIVALS: We've just restocked Volumes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 from Monsieur Bome & Kaiyodo. These figures are all under $20 and very well done.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: The new 'Lessons' Dawn and 'Chosen' Buffy figures have just arrived and are priced at $13.99 each.

TIME SILHOUETTE: Another new Roman - the 1st Century Imperial Legionary has just arrived for $64.99. Julius Caesar and others are also in stock.

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PREORDER NEWS:
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MP-04 CONVOY & TRAILER UPDATE: Our sources in Japan have confirmed with Takara that the new Trailer will indeed open up in a similar fashion to the G1 trailer - no news on what goodies will be inside the trailer, but it's sure to please.

CYBERTRON METROPLEX: This new release from Hasbro will be arriving in under 10 days - we have a few preorders remaining for the incoming shipment at $44.99

REAL ACTION HEROES (RAH) X3 WOLVERINE - PRICE SLASHED! We are now buying this item domestically instead of importing it from Japan, and the price has dropped from $169.99 to $99.99 - don't miss out on the great deal.

NIGHTMARE BEFORE X-MAS: A new preorder for the high-end Miracle Action Figure DX Jack Skellington has just been listed at $249.99 - $30 under the MSRP. This figure comes with 11 alternate heads to fully animate Jack.