Hot Toys for Christmas 2003?

[coleslaw]

So what's it going to be this year, folks? Last year (from what I remember), those mini-RC cars were a hot item. Bratz maybe?

As much as I hate thinking (or being forced to think about) Christmas before Thanksgiving, what will the hot toys be this holiday season? Any ideas? Any insider information?

I'd love to be able to stockpile some toys right now and sell them for a hefty profit on Ebay in about a month. :P

[welfareloser]

i've been closely monitoring the situation, and i have yet to see any clear candidates for sold-out madness.

in this house, the hot toy is mighty beanz. the rare ones sell for $10 each on ebay... eg has several of those... i have a philisophical problem with ebaying them and making him play with the common ones.

my philosophy will be out the window if we happen upon the $250 mighty moose bean, tho...

[kei2]

Originally posted by welfareloser
my philosophy will be out the window if we happen upon the $250 mighty moose bean, tho... Does this sound weird to anybody else? All the talk of Bratz and Mighty Beanz. Mighty Moose Bean. :heh: Of course, my tune would probably change if I came across a $250 bean...

[bachviet]

Too old for toys

[welfareloser]

Originally posted by bachviet
Too old for toys

you're never too old, you can only be too lame ;)

[bachviet]

Originally posted by welfareloser


you're never too old, you can only be too lame ;)
Hardly anybody could get my my toys (cars, computers, and electronic stuffs) so I have to get my own.

[attgig]

tickle me.... oh wait...that was about 7 years ago :P

[revil]

tickling you 7 years ago was as hellish as it is today. I can't image anyone paying you to play with your toy. :disa:

[chrissy]

Video Now is supposed to be big.

Neopets are another

The Fur-real animals again

The new Elmo -- does the hokey pokey

But I have seen a lot of gaming systems, store brand toysets, RC cars, barbies/brats being sold and layawayed also.

Haven't seen anything that "won't stay on the shelves" just yet.

[Memo]

Wtf is this mighty bean thing? I just looked them up, its like a big horse pill, do they do anything?

[zenbooty]

I want that mortar that shot bowling balls that was posted here some time ago.

[welfareloser]

Originally posted by UT Memo
Wtf is this mighty bean thing? I just looked them up, its like a big horse pill, do they do anything?

the capsule is hollow, and has a metal marble inside, so as the marble rolls down a track, they flip end over end. they're cool. eg has 34 different ones, and knows all their names... actually, it's rather scary. i'm beginning to think he's autistic. he can walk into the room, see his pile o beanz, say that one is missing, and after about 20 seconds, tell me which one it is. :confused:

they sell racetracks for em for $30 (not available in the us yet... you can buy them from australia and sell them on ebay for a small profit)

i'm building eg (yeah, uh, it's for him) a massive mighty beanz racetrack... for $30 worth of dowels, nails, liquid nails, a new drill bit, and plastic tubing. it'll be 4 feet tall, on an 18inch by 4foot base, with at least four different tracks that go up and down and all around... crazy. and he is not yet old enough to think my homemade stuff looks ghetto. i'll post a pic when it's done :D

oh and did anyone notice that the white-trash fist-fight inducing toy of twenty years ago is BAAA-AAAACK...

cabbage patch dolls!

[RoniMan]

beans? in that case...i happen to have a magical bean, jack...err i mean whoever is interested...:D

[welfareloser]

hehe... mighty beanz series one is about to be gone, series two has arrived (with cool stuff like glow in the dark beanz!!!)

so, i have bought 5 three-packs (which seem to have more rare beanz :hmm: ) and two 6-packs which i am going to sit on... mighty beanz will only become hotter... and in a few weeks, all series one will be gone... and then i will ebay mine... unopened packs at massive profit!! bwahahahahahaha!

i suggest doing the same. it's almost a sure thing.

and if it's not, imma open the sumbitches and play wif em.

[DaFunkyUnit]

Originally posted by revil
tickling you 7 years ago was as hellish as it is today. I can't image anyone paying you to play with your toy. :disa:

:heh:

[Sir_Froggy]

Originally posted by zenbooty
I want that mortar that shot bowling balls that was posted here some time ago.

you know I was watching some documentary on PBS the other night where these guys all built a huge siege machine they used in the middle ages, I think it'd be cool to have one of those

your post just reminded me of that

[cheapchinese]

can't afford to buy toys

[Dirty Sanchez]

I think the toy for this season will be XMODS (http://www.xmodsrc.com) from Radio Shack. All the little kids that got the mini-rc cars last year have grown and are ready for the next level.

[coleslaw]

CNN.com has a Top 10 list (http://money.cnn.com/2003/11/18/news/companies/nrf_toys/) of hot toys for both boys and girls. The stats come from the National Retail foundation, so I guess this is an indication of actual sales to date.

[donnar]

my daughter wants the fur real dog or kitty, my son wants anything spiderman he loves him, and my other son wants the wiggles stuff

[brainsmile]

there's this really hot toy that's really expensive that will be the talk of the town. It's gonna cost $400 each but I can get it to you for $250. Just send the money to CASH... :P PM me for the PO Box and address :D

[coleslaw]

Originally posted by brainsmile
there's this really hot toy that's really expensive that will be the talk of the town. It's gonna cost $400 each but I can get it to you for $250. Just send the money to CASH... :P PM me for the PO Box and address :D

Sounds like a great deal. Put me down for 4. I sent you a PM. If the check goes out tonight, when can I expect the toys to arrive in the mail?

[Ladogaboy]

I saw an armored Elmo in Toys'R'Us the other day. Well, they tried to cover the armor plating with fake, red fur, but that sucker was a brick. :2far:

[The Happy Squirrel]

hookey pookey elmo from what i hear

[Showtime]

bah! i thought this year we were all pitching in for the battle crusier boat thingy.

-jel:halo:

[Ladogaboy]

Originally posted by The Happy Squirrel
hookey pookey elmo from what i hear

How did you know? :shifty:

[brainsmile]

Originally posted by coleslaw


Sounds like a great deal. Put me down for 4. I sent you a PM. If the check goes out tonight, when can I expect the toys to arrive in the mail? soon... but no later than that...

[kei2]

Originally posted by brainsmile
there's this really hot toy that's really expensive that will be the talk of the town. It's gonna cost $400 each but I can get it to you for $250. Just send the money to CASH... :P PM me for the PO Box and address :D If it's that hot, put me down for 10! Can I paypal it to you?