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Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Q4 Update … Cue the Borg Cube Theme …
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 September 2008
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It’s baacccackkkkk … In Wal-Mart’s toy department … no one can hear you scream … your only defense to crush the cube is … Q4 post updated HERE. No real major changes, just some things shifted around and the CUBE returns (nothing seems to be exclusives but just first shipping to THE CUBE) – aka […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: CASE A “2009” Includes …
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 September 2008
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These are the things I do or do NOT know: When will it be out? Probably December. When in December, December 5th at exactly 3:30 PM, I will be wearing a TakeFive t-shirt and drinking a Coke Slurpee … I will give you instructions if you give me the right passcode. Or in actuality, I […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Special CARS Day Netherlands …
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 September 2008
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I know, Toys R Us sometimes feels like a CARS nether region but this one is really in the Netherlands … the TRU’s there (all three) are participating. “Next weekend there will be a Cars event at 3 Toys R Us stores. There will be Mack, Sally & McQueen in real life size and more […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Q4 Planning & Buying Guide
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 21 September 2008
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VERSION 1.1 – September 24, 2008 In case you or your financial adviser hadn’t heard, there are going to release a literal boatload of CARS in the next three months. So plan ahead as you don’t want your CARS to fall down and crush you … and sure, any guy with a keyboard can give […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Shadow Guide
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 20 September 2008
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And now, for something completely different … Yes, it was all so simple then …

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: Collecting Packaging Variants – Twice as Nice?
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 September 2008
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I didn’t set out to collect them but when you have piles of CARS around you and the odds of selling off Crusin’ McQueen now for $150 are pretty remote … might as well stack them by my gold bullion collection … Basically, the original WOC cards featured the CARS in a relatively flat position […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Honey, We Need More Bling Bling …
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 19 September 2008
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Who doesn’t need more Bling Bling? Yes, the shiny kind. Yes, it’s got wheels and it’ll fit in the garage … And yes, it’s Bling Bling Lightning McQueen variant #2 Hard to tell from photo but in real life – the “headlamps” on the Supercharged Bling Bling McQueen (first appearance) is more light orange while […]

CARS Trading Post – Reset
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 September 2008
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I didn’t notice but the # of comments was getting unweldy so I deleted the last post and started over fresh. I tried to save just September comments but it didn’t work and I had to manually try and delete the first 450 comments so this seemed easier so please re-list. Thanks! So the CARS […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: The Buy-By Color Plan Coming Together
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 17 September 2008
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If you missed it, last week, we discussed the new “Cars Die-Cast Collector Guide.” With photos of … “all single 1:55 scale die-cast in 2009. Includes exclusive Night Vision Lightning McQueen and a spiral bound collector guide notebook.” And now, the grand plan comes together … For those that have missed the internet appearance of […]

Mattel Pixar Diecast CARS: World of CARS Numbering & Final Count?
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Posted in Advertising, Checklist, collecting, diecast, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 15 September 2008
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We have updated the WM CASE W post to reflect the new ‘leaked’ info. What’s interesting is there was a list once of CARS to be released – it was not a very organized list so it wasn’t as if I could just copy and print it – but rather it had to be pieced […]