If you need to fill out your Piston Cup racers, the Mack box set is on sale at Walmart for $39.39 (a slight discount on getting 11-CARS – @$3.58 a diecast). Plus you get a “free” box – a nice gift format. You basically get the 11-singles as you find them at retail. Also available […]

There is a new listing for CARS Diecast singles 2015 … There’s no real information other than there are 93 diecasts on the list for 2015 – about average per year. This of course includes re-releases … there are only two specific listings – Lightning McQueen & Max Schnell. Two diecast characters that surprises no […]

You can check out part 1 HERE and part 2 HERE. It’s been pretty amazing so far and we haven’t even opened the box yet … it’s not just comes with a high end classy cloth “furoshiki” covering wrap with sweet graphics … the box itself is first class thick stock with glossy patterns … […]

This is an oddity listing … no specific listings but it seems to imply there is a “classics” line going to Kmart … Does this replace the Radiator Springs Classic’s line at Toys R Us? Or is this another line? Of course, the one major issue is that Kmart seems to be barely hanging on […]

The switching of CARS diecast in packaging has reached a new low. “Frank C’ found this. This is idiotic on several levels. First, you really have that much free time? Second, how much are you saving in replacing it with another toy and then driving back to the store to “return” this? Did you steal […]

MagCloud is becoming part of Blurb so they are having a sale – 20% off. ENDS at 11:59 PST tonight. You need to sign up to become a member (free signup) but I think you have to become “a member” to order anything anyway … Coupon Code WELCOME You get 20% off the wholesale cost […]

Do you remember this from back in the day? The photos are a little fuzzy because there’s a custom plastic cover that fits over the CARS to protect it during shipping. Of course, old, old school collectors will remember this case generated some interest because … of the 5 OTHER CARS! 🙂 It was actually […]

If you’ve got a question for the Mattel CARS & PLANES Design team, they might agree to answer it for you. 🙂 So, ask below and I’ll forward it to them. No promises. 🙂

MagCloud is becoming part of Blurb so they are having a sale – 20% off. You need to sign up to become a member (free signup) but I think you have to become “a member” to order anything anyway … Coupon Code WELCOME You get 20% off the wholesale cost so it’s around $1 to […]

This may not apply to every Mattel product line or every toy company as smaller companies are more flexible but this is the general process. For purposes of simplicity, I’ll just cover the CARS diecast process but since diecasts are the most complicated in the CARS lineup as they cover the most characters, here is […]