Mattel Disney Pixar CARS Diecast: The Ivan & Muggsy Unboxing
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 5 July 2013
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Well, it seemed real straightforward and simple. For every $20 worth of Mattel Disney CARS, get a free Ivan! For “BMW,” it was pretty straightforward. Mattel packed it nicely in a box – not just shoving it into a padded envelope AND on card – nice! The Kmart snipe is a sticker – easy to […]

Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: Collectors & Completist 2008
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Posted in Advertising, Film, Marketing, Toys on 1 January 2008
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This is update to our previous post – it seemed easier just to refresh the post entirely instead of trying to shoehorn it into the previous post. Being a completist in the Mattel Disney Pixar was fairly simple in the first 12 months but got much more difficult in the last 6 months and it’s […]

Mattel Pixar Cars: I Want to Buy But Where? (Winter 2008 Update)
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Posted in Advertising, Film, Financial, Marketing, Toys on 3 October 2007
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The Mattel Pixar CARS line is a runaway international phenomenon hit … and yet, over a year later, supply is nowhere near meeting demand – what happened … and what is happening? First, we need to backtrack a little. For the past 10 years, the toy market has been losing kids earlier and earlier to […]

Mattel Pixar Cars Checklist: How to Collect (Updated)
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Posted in Film, Marketing, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 September 2007
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“Mary” asked: “I have been collecting since the first wave. I’m confused a little about which Cars to collect. Is everyone getting each car depending on the wave and normal vs. supercharged set? Do I collect all the same cars with each wave? This is getting to be a very expensive collection for DS but […]