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August 15, 2008

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DIECAST Collectible Model Cars And More

Item#	Description	Stock Status
60153BK	Highway 61 - Plymouth Hemi Barracuda Hard Top (1971, 1:18, Black) 60153BK	New
60153BU	Highway 61 - Plymouth Hemi Barracuda Hard Top (1971, 1:18, Blue) 60153BU	New
60153GN	Highway 61 - Plymouth Hemi Barracuda Hard Top (1971, 1:18, Green) 60153GN	New
60154GN	Highway 61 - Dodge Challenger R/T Hard Top (1970, 1:18, Green) 60154GN	New
60154BK	Highway 61 - Dodge Challenger R/T Hard Top (1970, 1:18, Black) 60154BK	New
31605R	Maisto - Harley-Davidson FLSTS Heritage Springer Motorcycle (1:10, Black) 31605R	Restock
31605BK	Maisto - Harley-Davidson FLSTS Heritage Springer Motorcycle (1:10, Black) 31605BK	Restock
31605W	Maisto - Harley-Davidson FLSTS Heritage Springer Motorcycle (1:10, White) 31605W	Restock
31360/23	Maisto - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Series 23 (1:18, Asstd.) 31360/23	Restock
31360/24	Maisto - Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Series 24 (1:18, Asstd.) 31360/24	New
31147BK	Maisto - Audi RS4 Convertible (1:18, Black) 31147BK	Restock
31147YL	Maisto - Audi RS4 Convertible (1:18, Yellow) 31147YL	New
36171SN	Maisto - Hummer HX Concept (2008, 1:18, Sand) 36171SN	New
34256	Maisto - Dodge Charger Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 34256	Restock
34257	Maisto - Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 Convertible (1968, 1:24, Asstd.) 34257	Restock
34997	Maisto - Ford Mustang GT Coupe Hard Top (2006, 1:24, Asstd.) 34997	Restock
34014	Maisto Pro Rodz - Dodge Challenger R/T Coupe Hard Top (1970, 1:24, Asstd.) 34014	Restock
34016	Maisto Pro Rodz - Plymouth GTX Hard Top (1970, 1:24, Asstd.) 34016	Restock
34327	Maisto Custom Shop - Dodge Challenger SRT 8 Hard Top w/ Sunroof (2008, 1:24, Asstd.) 34327	Restock
91797SO	Jada Toys Dub City - Mini Cooper S Hard Top (2007, 1:24, Asstd.) 91797SO	New
91797TY	Jada Toys Dub City - Mini Cooper S Hard Top (2007, 1:24, Asstd.) 91797TY	New
92041PD	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top w/ Engine Blower (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 92041PD	New
92041PS	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top w/ Engine Blower (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 92041PS	New
91796	Jada Toys Dub City - Mini Cooper S Hard Top (2007, 1:24, Asstd.) 91796	New
91894	Jada Toys Road Rigz Speed Racer - Peterbilt 387 Hauler Tractor Trailer (1:32, White) 91894	New
92040	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Pontiac GTO Judge Hard Top w/ Engine Blower (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 92040	New
91671	Jada Toys Road Rigz Got Milk - Peterbilt 387 Hualer Tractor Trailer (1:32, White) 91671	New
91784/12	Jada Toys - Chevy Camaro Concept Hard Top (2006, 1:64, Yellow) 91784/12	Restock
31500/3A	Castline M2 Machines - Auto-Thentics 3 A (1:64, Asstd.) 31500/3A	New
31500/3B	Castline M2 Machines - Auto-Thentics 3 B (1:64, Asstd.) 31500/3B	New
4103/4	Superior - Big Wheel Roader w/ decals (4.5", Asstd.) 4103/4	Restock
4725/26	Superior - Classic Car (5", Asstd.) 4725/26	Restock
5752D	Superior - Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Convertible (1:32, Asstd.) 5752D	Restock
5854	Superior - Classic Double Decker Bus (5", Asstd.) 5854	Restock
6710D	Superior - Cadillac Series 62 (1959, 1:34, Asstd.) 6710D	Restock
5017D	Kinsmart - Dodge Power Wagon (1:42, Asstd.) 5017D	Restock
5031D	Kinsmart - Chrysler PT Cruiser (1:34) 5031D	Restock
5067D	Kinsmart - Mazda RX 7 Hard Top (1:34, Asstd.) 5067D	Restock
5071D	Kinsmart - Mazda RX-8 Hard Top (1:36, Asstd.) 5071D	Restock
5085D	Kinsmart - Alfa 147 GTA (1:32, Asstd.) 5085D	Restock
5310D	Kinsmart - Shelby GT500 Hard Top (2007, 1:38, Asstd.) 5310D	Restock
5319D	Kinsmart - Ford Thunderbird Hard Top (1955,1:36, Asstd.) 5319D	New
5321D	Kinsmart - Jaguar XK Coupe Hard Top (1:38, Asstd.) 5321D	New
34091	Maisto Pro Rodz - Dodge Charger R/T Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 34091	Restock
32309BK	Signature Models - Ford Model TT Pickup (1923, 1:32, Black) 32309BK	Restock
32422BU	Signature Models - Cadillac Series 62 Sedan Hard Top (1949, 1:32, Blue) 32422BU	Restock
32423GN	Signature Models - Cadillac Series 62 Convertible (1957, 1:32, Green) 32423GN	Restock
18102BK	Signature Models - Lincoln Zephyr (1939, 1:18, Black) 18102BK	Restock
18115GN	Signature Models - Packard LeBaron (1930, 1:18, Green) 18115GN	Restock
18115T	Signature Models - Packard LeBaron (1930, 1:18, Tan) 18115T	Restock
18117BU	Signature Models - Cadillac Fleetwood Towncar (1938, 1:18, Blue) 18117BU	Restock
18122BU	Signature Models - Delahaye 135M (1947, 1:18, Blue) 18122BU	Restock
18131W	Signature Models - Buick Century Convertible Coupe (1938, 1:18, White) 18131W	Restock
20048GN	Yatming - Ford Sportsman Convertible w/ Removable Bonnet (1946, 1:18, Green) 20048GN	Restock
20048YL	Yatming - Ford Sportsman Convertible w/ Removable Bonnet (1946, 1:18, Yellow) 20048YL	Restock
20088BU	Yatming - Lincoln Continental Limo (1961, 1:18, Blue) 20088BU	Restock
30068W	Yatming Shyne Rodz - Ford 3 - Window Coupe (1932, 1:18, White) 30068W	Restock

Toys

Item#	Description	Stock Status
91861	Jada Toys Speed Racer - R/C Mach 5 (1:16, White) 91861	Restock

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God and the Art of Toy and Diecast Marketing
Heaven and the Afterlife
By Lu Su

"Do you believe in heaven?", asked Jill who is my best friend's girlfriend.
This question was presented to me last Winter, in the din of a busy Irish pub/restaurant in Brookline, MA. The night air was particularly frigid, so it made the warm, cozy and welcoming establishment even more inviting. As I looked about the tavern, I thought to myself that this place probably hasn't changed much in 200 years ago. Aside from the waitresses' desire to turn the table, there was little incentive to get up and leave. Like a warm down comforter in Winter time, you often linger a bit longer than you should.
"This is a romantic setting, I had said earlier when we had first sat down. "Ah..........just the three of us."

I was a bit surprised by the question. Jill has had a very interesting spiritual journey. When she was young, she was brought up in the traditions of Judaism. Later in her life while living near San Francisco, she had regularly attended a Christian church. Now that she had returned back to the East coast, she had returned to religion of her youth. She attends synagogue regularly and celebrates all the Jewish feasts and holidays. It had never occurred to me that you could believe in God and yet question whether heaven existed or not.

I then remembered the two different party affiliations in Judaism that were around before Christianity started. (I probably should qualify that last statement by say that I remember reading about the two parties. I know I am getting old, but I'm not that old). The two different parties back then were not called the Democrats and the Republicans. Neither were the called the Whigs and the Tories, nor were they called Caesar and the Senate. There were two dominate political/religious parties back then. Politics and religion were one back in those days (and today in most Muslim countries). The two parties were the Pharisees and Sadducees. Although the great bulk of the Jewish population during the first century were not affiliated with either party. Both of these parties were considered the ruling class, because they could read, interpret the books of Moses, make laws, and enforce them. Interesting enough, the Pharisees believed that there was an afterlife; and I guess by default a heaven or at least some place that you enter into. The Sadducees did not believe in an afterlife; so I suppose by default no heaven. (A easy way to remember this is if there no heaven, that would make me Sad, You See).

I knew the very next question would either be "Why do you believe there is a heaven?" or "What is your basis for belief that there is a heaven?" To simply say that I believe in heaven because Jesus talked about heaven (as well as hell) is an excellent answer in my opinion, but probably not in their opinion. Jill was brought up under Judaism and Madhava under Hinduism. Neither of these world views accept Jesus Christ as God in the flesh -fully human and fully God. I would even dare say the incarnation of God is a unique world view shared only by Christians. Then I remembered that this very same question of whether there is a heaven and a afterlife was directed towards Jesus.

Now please to follow me here. No matter what your view of who Jesus is, the reply to the question was brilliant. So no matter who you think Jesus is (i.e. a wise man, a Rabbi gone bad, a crazed delusional man, a teacher, a prophet, or God himself), his reply to this question heaven and the afterlife was brilliant. The point I am trying to get at is that you do not have to appreciate the man, but you can still appreciate the man's answer.

So let me set the stage so you can better understand the question and the answer. Jesus is in Jerusalem and at the temple. This is not the same temple that his great great grandfather King Solomon built; that temple (the first temple) was destroyed in 586 BC by the Babylonians. Jesus is in the 2nd temple whose construction started in 535 BC and was completed by Herod the Great around 19 BC. This is the same Herod that tried to kill Jesus when he was a young child. Jesus is around 33 years old and is in the temple courtyard.

Matthew 22:23-33 reads:

 

That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
"Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him. Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. Finally, the woman died. Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?"

Notice how legalistic nature of the question. The Sadducees were politicians, lawyers, and religious leaders all rolled up into one package. Normally when our leaders are asked a tough questions, they give vague answer that sounds good but have little meaning. Or the other tactic is to avoid the question by turning it into a joke and then steering the conversation to something you want to talk about.. Certainly in this particular case if seven brothers all died and the one single thing they all had in common was the wife, certainly some joke about Sherlock Holmes or a joke about arsenic being the woman's favorite cooking spice. You know, get the crowds laughing and then avoid the question. What is interesting is the person who asked the question did NOT believe in heaven or an afterlife. But look how direct Jesus' answer was.

 

Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you,'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

Jesus says there is a heaven and he follows with a reason for why there is a heaven or an afterlife. Note the key word "IS". And it does not say "He WAS the God of Abraham". These characters are alive today: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The brilliance of this answer comes in from the fact that Jesus quotes from the Torah. Something this Sadducee accepts as true and as God's word handed through Moses. Jesus could have quoted something from one of the book of the prophets or kings, because there are many references to heaven/afterlife. Some examples. Elijah taken to heaven in a whirlwind. The witch of Endor summons Samuel who had already passed away on earth to talk to King Saul. The book of Psalms is filled with David talking about heaven. There are hundreds of references to heaven in the Bible. Jesus did not quote from any of those books because this Sadducee treated only the Torah (the books of Moses) as scripture (I guess the other books were extra curricular reading or not avaialble).

I realized that I had gotten lost in thought as two faces were starring at me with bewildered expressions on their faces. Both their faces read, "Why isn't he answering such a simple question?"
"Yes, of course," I blurted out, "I believe that there is a heaven".