I know many of you will cry, weep, laugh and curl your hands into fists … at the announcement of the restock of the W case (up to 3 CASES per stores) so in theory you should see more of WOC Dexter Hoover, WOC Sally with Cone & WOC Spinout McQueen. Dazzling04 reports that the […]

Guess what the REAL Darth Mater will auction for this Saturday at the CAAF-Mattel Dream Halloween event and win next best thing! We won’t be giving away a Darth Mater or even anything closely resembling this beacon of toy art. Darth Mater was conceived by geniuses and brought to life by craftsman, artisans and brilliant […]

“The Mattel Warehouse is MINE!” I will take ALL the oversized CASES B and maybe C! I will take all the HAULERS for my stores! MINE! MINE! MINE! And after December, whatever … So, sorry to say – you will only find the oversized CARS (Marco, Mack Cab & Dinoco Helicopter) only at Wal-Mart for […]

For those still on the lookout for Sally with Cone, Fred (re-scaled) or Edwin Kranks – don’t worry – they are ALL coming back in the next shipments. We know for certain CASE B is all WOC: Race O Rama and I think it’s safe to presume that for the WM pallet coming also but […]

Toys R Us just launched a loyalty rewards card program – FREE to sign up. For every $150 you spend you get $5 of free booty. Even better news for all the new TakeFive Readers who just birthed some babies, Babies R Us is included in this program and best news – diaper purchases count! […]

I know I posted my Comic Con photos of Dustin Mellows I can’t recall if I already posted these particular angled shot or these specific photos so here they are as big as can be … Appreciate the art … Ricky was also kind enough to send along the Mini’s from the Kmart CARS Collector […]

Some of you may have read about the SMART UNION TOY FACTORY closing due to the economic slowdown but as we might selfishly ask, “How does this affect me, CARS collector extraordinare?” This particular factory did not work on any CARS 1:55 diecast items. Though they are probably cursing Mattel for making them work on […]

The Piston Cup Racers … 36 gem jewels of the CARS diecast line … all bundled together in the Motor Speedway of the South set … yes, many people were unable to get it when it was available but technically, all the Piston Cup racers have been released. So, the next question is whether they […]

While the card design changes again this autumn, for the third year in a row for those keeping track, the World of CARS banner actually continues as the umbrella name. The new singles mainline is now called WORLD OF CARS: RACE O RAMA … And now as the last WORLD OF CARS cards (without the […]

Please vote YAY or NAY … This applies to everyone – it’s either all on or all off … this can save you time in the trading forum – everyone will know to simply check your PROFILE for email address or would you rather just keep it not visible and those who want to give […]