Blue! Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Mermaid has blue hair and a clam friend for some reason. The articulation is pretty good, with a bonus tail joint, and decent bubble deco in case the sea had no actual bubbles around. It's colorful, and was a blind bag pull from about five years ago. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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This might impact quite a bit. Some freight and raw materials, and many deliveries to the end user, could wind up eating into any "what if the tariffs go away?" savings real fast in the mail order spaces.

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Clearly fishy! The Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Swordbill Burst Action Figure shoots dice out of his chest, and does a nice job standing around. Sadly this line never really took off, and also was never sold outside Japan (except at importers.) See what you're missing! Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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You won't want to miss the Transformers Wheels C02 Blokees Blind Box Model Kit Display of 12 either.

Old! The Hasbro Transformers Studio Series 86 Galvatron came out last year, and is one of several versions of this mold as this character. Dirty purple, regular purple, reformatting purple, toy gray, and of course a Straxus retool, just to name a few, may already be yours. This might be the best one for people aiming for cartoon deco, though, so give it a look. Or be happy with what you h ave. Check this one out. Read on!

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Fan backlash before the show aired was, well, it's what franchise fans do when most things get a new entry. As someone who actually watched the whole thing, I am generally unable to find much to bemoan other than the very short length of the season, and I guess now the series too. I don't think any show is going to have a crack at building a fanbase with 1-3 seasons of 10 episodes each, and I hope the studios consider giving people a chance to make the show a regular part of their lives rather than a thing they can binge in a single weekend. Also Sam is great, we love Sam here.

With Starfleet Academy ending after season 2 and Strange New Worlds ending after a truncated season 5, there are no other shows known to be in development. It's possible Star Trek might go to movies or just go away again.

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While only a silhouette, it appears to be Generation 2 Menasor made out of the Legends molds. So far, Hasbro has made and released Shadowstrip - notably painted differently than Drag Strip ever was - as well as Dead End and Breakdown. Dead End's deco and decals appear slightly different in Takara-Tomy's teaser image. As Hasbro hasn't yet made a Wildrider or Motormaster, this set could be pretty compelling.

What will it cost? No idea. The "New Legends" glowing Lio Convoy was around $60, which is expensive for a single Voyager. On the other hand, the Dramatic Capture Series redeco toys have generally been in line with Hasbro's American toys, if not sometimes slightly cheaper. I'll be watching with great interest.

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Retro! Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Nemica Enforcer is a gem of a beast, and looks spectacular. And is long sold out. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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Posted 10 years ago! From 2014, Playskool Transformers Rescue Bots Roar and Rescue Heatwave is a little firefighter robot that can turn into a dinosaur, which we need more of. Kids love this stuff, and it's a nice toy for the price. Do read on, and come back tomorrow for a new one!

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I have also seen a lot of non-functioning tags, as well as items with no price tag in site. For example, the Collector Island pilot program from last year seems to have ended. The remaining products were just strewn around stores in Phoenix and Scottsdale, so it's not obvious if they're on clearance or what they cost. I've also seen batteries labeled as canned vegetables and other similar errors in entire departments.

I assume you can buy thousands of paper tags for the price of a handful of digital ones, and I'm not sure if pricing will change on a whim when it comes time for another tariff adjustment or other "market price" situations. I'd really love to see a return of scanners, because the web site doesn't reflect clearance prices or managerial markdowns. (Fun fact: clearance cake is a thing.)

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Unpainted! Blokees Transformers Defender Version 06 Brutal Fang BW-Megatron-T. rex Action Figure is molded in color, and a fun chunky little dinosaur. You don't have enough tiny dinosaur kits in your life, so this Beast Wars toy is a pretty solid pull if you can find these blind boxes. He has a little fire piece too, which isn't really necessary but I'm not complaining. Read on, and come back Monday for more!

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This one is orange! The Playmobil "Fi?ures" Figures Lumberjack hasis designed with safety in mind - a helmet, eye protection, and a very visible orange jacket keep him from being decapitated in a forest. But due to the figure's unique construction, you can indeed rip his head right out. Read on, and come back tomorrow for more fun!

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You won't want to miss the Transformers Wheels C02 Blokees Blind Box Model Kit Display of 12 either.