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Haslab Giant Man’s UNREAL Last Day

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Join Jay as he breaks down the Unprecedented run of the Haslab Giant Man. While the Marvel Legends team listened to fan feedback on the failed Engine of Vengence and made some big changes to their next crowdfund. The Haslab Giant didn’t light the collecting world on fire and didn’t fund until an unreal last day spike that nearly hit every tier. Jay digs into the numbers with the help of Brian Brink’s Chart Mastery.

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Giant Man Reveals Future Problems for Marvel Legends Haslabs

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Join Jay and Doell as they breakdown the latest in Toy News! The Marvel team at Hasbro reveled their latest Marvel Legends Haslab, and while it looks great and is priced well, it reveals problems Marvel Haslabs may have in the future. Mattel is letting fans vote for their new big Mattel Creations Masters of the Universe Crowdfund and the options have fans excited. We’ve got more holiday Star Wars figures and we’ll try to Stump Doell tonight on Toy Geeks!

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Does Hasbro’s X-Men ’97 Toys Capture the Toy Biz Magic?

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Join Jay as he reviews the new X-Men ’97 main retail line from Hasbro. The first wave features 3 Figures, a Vehicle and Figure set and a 14inch tall Sentinel. X-Men ’97 looks to recapture that 90’s magic, do these toys capture the old Toy Biz magic? Watch this 4k review to find out!

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Kidults are SAVING the Toy Industry?

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Sarah Whitten from CNBC just released an article today saying that adult toy collectors or as they called us “Kidults” now make up 1/4 of all toy sales or 9 BILLION in revenue. What does this mean for toy collectors? How does this change the previous notion that we were an unimportant slice of the action figure industry? Watch to hear my thoughts and share your own in the comment section below!

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Countdown to Camo Khan | Toy Sweats LIVE

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Join John and Jay as they stressfully prepare for the live sale of Camo Khan on Mattel Creations. It’s better to share the stress together than alone. Come be a part of the live support group, or watch how things went down after the fact on this special edition of Toy Geeks!

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MOTU Origins Wun-Dar Pre-Order Support Group LIVE!

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Join Jay and potential special guests as we anxiously wait, and try to pre-order, the Mattel Creations MOTU Collectors Release of the MOTU Origins Wun-Dar. This is the most stressed Jay has been on a pre-order in years, and he felt why not be stressed together lol.

Mattel Creations Wun-Dar Link:
https://creations.mattel.com/products/masters-of-the-universe-origins-wun-dar-figure-hdy24

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New Joe Wave Shines, But We’re 3 Waves Behind

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Join Jay and John for a special mid week edition of Toy Geeks! They’ll talk about Wave 3 of GI Joes Ultimates from Super7 and whether or not they should have revealed this wave before they have shipped any of the previous figures. They’ll also talk about Gargoyles and their troublesome wings.

All of that and more on this episode of Toy Geeks!

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Playmates Rehash TMNT AGAIN… The Party Wagon Returns!

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Join John and Jay as they cover the week in toy news like Playmates re-releasing old Turtles toys for the 5th time in A YEAR… There are new Marvel Legends to oogle over and new McFarlane figures to get excited about. All that and more on Toy Geeks!

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MOTU Origins Keldor & Kronis LEAKED box art!

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Join John and Jay as they talk about the latest in toy news, like the leaked images of the Rise of Evil Keldor and Kronis 2 pack. That new NECA TMNT Disguise deluxe set, Hasbro’s Marvel Legends Fan First Friday Event, and Mezco’s Toy Faire. They’ll start with Special Guest Blake Wright Author of the Toys That Time Forgot series. He is currently Kickstarting Vol 3 and will chat about why you should back this set!

Link to Toys That Time Forgot Volume 3 Kickstarter!:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/712321210/toys-that-time-forgot-volume-3

00:00 Start
02:17 Introducing Blake Wright
04:35 Our Recent Toy Hauls
14:30 Toys That Time Forgot Volume 3
46:17 Toy News!
46:38 MOTU Origins Rise of Evil Keldor & Kronis
56:15 NECA TMNT Turtles in Disguise Set!
1:00:50 Jurassic Park Dennis Nedry Jeep and Dilophosaurus set!
1:05:05 Hasbro’s Angry Action Figure Collector
1:07:40 Hot Toys Mando Boba Fett!
1:09:15 Amazing Custom TMNT April’s News Van

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MOTU Origins Wave 6 News : Stinkor swapped for Faker!

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Join John and Jay as they discuss the latest in toy news like the announcement of Faker getting added to wave 6 of MOTU Origins in place of Stinkor. They also discuss the latest details with Super7’s Massive Thundertank. They’ll also review that Mattel Creations exclusive Skeletor. All of that and more on tonights Toy Geeks!

00:00 Start
05:54 Recent Toy Hauls
11:20 Crystal Skeletor Arrives!
22:00 Additional Thoughts on TMNT Ultimates Wave 2
27:08 NC Underground Toy Swap
38:40 Toy News!
39:00 Mattel Swaps in Faker for Stinkor
50:08 NECA Teases Kong and Universal Monsters
52:33 New Boglins up on Walmart.com
55:28 Thundertank Ordering Updates!

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