From Reader and Collector “T” … a cool prototype/test version of the other ‘more official and correct’ Mack & trailer that is also coming – probably closer to Christmas time. Cab (yellow portion) is all metal – all other aspects of the cab are plastic as of course is the trailer all plastic. For those […]

What is a variant? (and of course, specifically to toys & toys collecting) There are really four criterias: A variant is simply a variation that is also available that is different from the “correct” design, different from the first-release design or different from the current release and more importantly, REPLACES it. It is a “variation” […]

Via WordPress: “Notice: Because of an issue with Amazon’s S3 service, some images maybe unavailable for viewing after upload. We are working on resolving this issue.” So, if you see any post with blank boxes – in lieu of some photos, this is the reason, it’s not a 100% problem so it must be just […]

I don’t often shop at Kmart here in the SF Bay Area because when it comes to toys, it’s the ‘Land That The Purchasing Department Has Forgotten.’ If you only buy CARS at Kmart here in the SF Bay Area, You know what it’s like to shop for CARS in Belgium. But maybe you live […]

Mattel’s Disney Pixar CARS are like 15-year olds … if you don’t watch them carefully, they’ll just wander away and are soon splashed all over the internet 🙂 So, here are some unofficial unboxing photos … Of course, you’ve already seen the box from our last post so we’ll skirt over the technical details of […]

Do you need to save your Starbucks? Here is the official list so far … Click on the link to access an interactive map courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: Or you can view and/or download the official PDF of Store Closings from Starbucks. Google search link to SAVE OUR STARBUCK’s online petitions though I […]

2008 is drawing to a close. CASE T might be one of the last cases for the Mattel calendar year 2008. They like to start the year a few months earlier than most people 😉 So, not a bad case as it will give people a chance to catch up though there’s really only two […]

(NOTE – THIS IS A REPEAT POST MANUALLY COPIED OVER FROM 2ADay so “old news” for some) So, here’s just a quick revision for what’s coming. Okay, I studied the list some more and now feel confident this is correct. Mattel has combined one CAR from case Q into case R and deleted some new […]

The APP STORE will let you know if there’s an update to one of the apps you bought/loaded with a numeric note – nice. (In this case, it’s EVERNOTE – not shown on page 1) And when you press UPDATE, you even get a nice ‘uploading’ bar – very thoughtful. I even did it over […]

Make sure you’re using the official wipe … (WM – $2.88 … no CARS to buy though ;-( …).