Archive for August, 2008

No Stall and Leak Less 3 Packs Are Out Now

Cars No Stall and Leak Less 3 Pack

On eBay today, I found a seller that has the No Stall 3 pack and Leak Less 3 pack (pictured at left) up for sale. According to the seller, they are in stock, so these are not pre-sales. The No Stall and Leak Less 3 pack are a part of the case E, 3 pack assortment.

Apparently, the Leak Less 3 pack was a part of case D, which I didn’t even know was out because I had not seen it yet at retail. So, I was surprised to find that case E is out already. The No Stall 3 pack contains No Stall, Roman Dunes (No Stall Crew Chief) and Shirley Spinout (No Stall Pitty). The Leak Less 3 pack contains Leak Less, Earl Filter (Leak Less Crew Chief) and Stacy (Leak Less Pitty).

In the Leak Less 3 pack, Leak Less and Stacy have alerady been released, so the only new Car is is Earl Filter, the Leak Less Crew Chief. In the No Stall 3 pack, No Stall has already been released, and Roman Dunes is only just now being released. So although, technically Shirley Spinout, the No Stall Pitty, is the only new Car, collecters may not have Roman Dunes yet, or even No Stall, since No Stall has never been released as a single card.

Obviously, the No Stall 3 pack is a better deal, although if you don’t have Stacy yet, the Leak Less 3 pack may also be a good deal. But it’s also your only chance to get Earl Filter, as I haven’t heard of any plans to release him on a single card, although there’s always the possibility. So as always, whether it is worth it or not is up to you.

Here’s the reported case breakdown of case E.

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Cars Case R, Leroy Traffik, Roman Dunes and Stickers McQueen Out Now

Cars case R has started to show up on eBay in the last week or so. New Cars in case R include Roman Dunes (Chief No Stall), Leroy Traffik, and the first “chase” Car, “Stickers” Mcqueen.

Leroy Traffik

Leroy Traffik

Roman Dunes (Chief No Stall)

Roman Dunes No Stall Chief

Roman Dunes and Leroy Traffik are both 2 per case, but Stickers McQueen is 1 per case and will only be included in 20,000 cases. Limiting it in this way is what makes it a “chase” Car as it will be more hard to find than normal. It won’t be hard to spot on the shelf as you can see in this photo below. The packaging, along with the white wall tires, will make it easy to spot, which means that scalpers will also be able to spot it quickly on the shelf. As a result, you can bet this one will be sought after for a long time, and will likely fetch high prices online.

Chase Stickers McQueen

Here is the full list of Cars in case R.

Cactus Lightning McQueen (2) (first WOC card appearance)
Chick Hicks
Roman Dunes (Chief No Stall) (2) (NEW)
Dirt Track Lightning McQueen
Doc Hudson
Ferrari F430
Hamm (first WOC card appearance)
Kathy Copter
Leroy Traffik (2) (NEW)
Lightning McQueen
Lightning McQueen (”Stickers” - CHASE)
My Name is Not Chuck
Petrol Pulaski (RPM #64 Pitty)
Stacy (Leak Less Pitty)
Tar McQueen

MattyCollector.com = Slowest Shipping Ever

Matty Collector Logo

So, I’m officially dissappointed with MattyCollector.com. I, along with a lot of you I’m sure, placed my order for the San Diego Comic Con exclusive Lightning Storm McQueen on Monday, July 28th. I got a shipping notice that night. A week and half later, I still have not recieved it.

Now, I’ll admit I chose the cheapest shipping option, and only realized later that it had no tracking ability. If I had it to do over again, I would pay more to be able to get it faster or track the package. But, what’s done is done, and have the people who paid more done any better? I would like to hear from those of you who received theirs already, in the comments.

I was afraid of this happening actually. There aren’t many manufacturer collector’s clubs who haven’t messed up on some level. Don’t get me started on Hasbro’s direct to consumer website. So take note that the cheapest shipping option at mattycollector.com is not good. Avoid it unless you want your packge 2 weeks later.

Having said that I’ll probably get it tomorrow.