Article Archive for May 2008

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Mom! Dad! Look What We Found!
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 May 2008
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In case you forgot why we collect CARS … CARS fans Tim & Sarah received a little box in the mail today and I think Jack and Ethan might already know what’s inside … 🙂 Lucky kids, why, I remember when I was growing up, I had to walk through 10-feet of snow just to […]

Mac’s: 66% Market Share – Facts Not Spin
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Posted in Advertising, Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Design, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, Marketing, Media, Retail on 21 May 2008
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It would be hilarious if it weren’t so sad. NPD’s report that Apple Mac’s market share of $1,000+ personal computer is 66% is not really subject to interpretation – except apparently for the last dying gasp of PC fans. Here’s how this works. Of the people who had and were willing to spend $1,000 on […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Speedway, Factory Set-Red Line Exclusives
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 May 2008
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For everyone who wanted a set in the US, I hope you got in under the relatively relaxed time constraint and I know for international collectors, you had to jump through some hoops. This is a general recap and an assessment of the situation. eBay? First, it depends on what kind of collector and of […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Speedway of the South-Live Blogging (SOLD OUT! 11:30 AM PST)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Computing, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 May 2008
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Oh, is that buying the Motor Speedway of the South thing today? Tick, tick, tick … Are you in or out? Here’s a song to listen to while you decide. “CarsMama” notes now all the individual CARS are now available in high res mode at the Club. Be sure and report in after the zero […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Motor Speedway Display – Large View
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, Computing, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 May 2008
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There is some dispute about the display box itself so I’m providing you the large view photos that “S” originally sent along – I had to shrink to fit in WordPress’s 8″ limitations … so if you’re interested in examining it further, just follow the link to ZSHARE to download and view on your own […]

Yahoo – Exists Solely for Shareholders? For Customers? or For Employees?
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Posted in Computing, Internet, Media on 19 May 2008
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The Yahoo situation brings up some interesting issues. Does the right of a majority shareholders trump everyone else? Or perhaps better phrased, does a shareholder who bought last week (Carl Icahn buys 50 million or 4% of Yahoo) have the same say as long time shareholders? AND is it simply that every stock you hold […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Speedway Set Conspiracy Theorists Unite
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Computing, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 May 2008
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Mattel seems to jumping on the gun on the website. For SECOND-CLASS citizens, you know the first level Hot Wheels Collector Club members, they have already pre-announced the Motor Speedway of the South for you is a sell out. For Red Line Club Members, it merely announces the date it will go on sale, the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Motor Speedway of the South – Back of the Box Photos
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 May 2008
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Detailed look at the back of the box – no real surprises except it is SPARE MINT and not Spare-O-Mint or Spare Tire Mint … Other than that … now we wait … Thanks again “Steve.”

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Motor Speedway of the South – Or Buy This …
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Gadgets, Retail, Toys, TV on 18 May 2008
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Ultimately, that’s something you have to decide for yourself. It’s limited, it’s nice looking and you get to have CARS before anyone else (other than about 1,100 other people in this world) in a nice box … can you logically argue for and against buying this set? Of course. It’s certainly not “cheap” by most […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Red Ransburg – Worth Thousands or Tainted? (Updated)
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Computing, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 16 May 2008
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For those unaware, there are eBay auctions going for Red Ransburg’s. But there are a couple different versions floating out there for you to decide if it’s worth $50 or thousands. There are only TWO official and REAL Red Ransburg’s. The two photos above are of a legitmate and authentic Red Ransburg given out at […]