Article Archive for 1 July 2009

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Kmart CARS Collecting – The Hard 9
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Posted in diecast, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 1 July 2009
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Anyone can just walk into a store or click BUY IT NOW … How about 9 the HARD WAY … That’s right. 9 RIGHT CARS. 9 WRONG NAMEPLATES. You want easy? Go back to sorting dynamite in a blasting cap factory on the high seas. 3 down, 6 to go, who’s in? Thanks for the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Haulers Update 2009
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Posted in check list, diecast, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 1 July 2009
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The whole Hauler distribution plan is its own weird universe. To save money, Mattel offers them as Direct Import which the large retailers won’t do because they have to arrange and pay for their own shipping so the large retailers just wait until it shows up at Mattel’s warehouse – hence the long time gap. […]