Summary: Net profit -23% to $73.3M, revenue edges up 1% to $1.17B. Barbie sales -12%, the fourth consecutive quarterly fall as the iconic brand struggles to stay relevant, American Girl +14%, Hot Wheels -1%, Fisher-Price -3%. North American gross sales -2%, international +4%. Mattel (MAT): Q2 EPS of $0.21 misses by $0.11. Revenue of $1.17B […]

Thanks for the great photos – first on scene – Kevin NascarBronco at San Diego Comic Con 2013! Here’s the CARS – PLANES display. For CARS, they essentially replicated the poster as 3D diecasts … It’s an interesting concept but ultimately, I think it looks a little sparse … But it’s still nice to see […]

Looks like another “normal” year at SDCC … Kevin at the Mattel booth … Monster High! Look out below! Photos courtesy of Kevin NascarBronco & associate “Jill Spectrafan” – you can check out more photos of Monster High at the sales booth HERE.

This is a first, it’s pretty rare to find parts of a line at consolidators/discounters BEFORE the film opens … “John H.” found this at Marshall’s a few days ago … I think Turbo opens today. Good luck!

Sorry to miss the festivities this year – of course, nothing specific with CARS. So, if you’re going or already there, send us some pics or links! Have fun at the greatest show on Earth! Remember when?

Digiarty is giving away copies of MacX Video Converter Pro until July 25, 2013. Download HERE – the registry code is above the download box – just copy and paste in after launching the app. You can go to the above page link to read all about the features but the most important aspects are […]

Walmart has gotten Wave 2 of the re-release of Monster Truck Mater Toon diecasts. Thanks “Damian V.” for the great photos. Nice to get I Screamer, one of the coolest diecasts. Rasta Mater. Rasta Carian. Tormentor’s Biggest Fan – also a fun one to see back. Frightening McMean (Lightning McQueen) was also re-released along with […]

Strike the band, the party gang is almost all here! The expressions on Luigi & Guido even match! Francesca, Guido’s Dance Partner (blue) is a CHASE in CASE H only. France, Luigi’s Dance Partner has already been released but there should be another one in CASE J (or its twin CASE K). Thanks for the […]

Besides John H., who else is collecting all the Micro Drifters? 🙂 Thanks to him, we have a nice visual checklist if you’re collecting ’em all … By theme from Top to Bottom: Piston Cup Racers (CARS 1),  World Grand Prix Racers (CARS 2) and Metallic World Grand Prix Racers. If you’re keeping track, the […]

Apparently Walmart is breaking the Monday embargo by putting them out today … And it’s a CHASE snipe! 🙂 “Wal-Mart had worked with Hostess to make special packaging with the words “First Batch” available exclusively at its stores.” Bet you thought you’d never live to see the day there are FRESH TWINKIES! Our long national […]