I enjoy Funko's bobble heads, there's something nostalgic, simple and kind of ohhh, artsy about their little disproportionate bodies under the wobbling oversized heads. They don't just make head nodding wobbles of fun though, they've got some great flash drive designs now.

If you couldn't get your hands on one of MIMO's Limited Edition Boba Fett flash drives, rejoice, because the oh so much easier to come by (and better looking, in my opinion) Funko designed Fett USB flash drive is on it's way.

I swear, it's a conspiracy, everytime I think I'm catching up on my Fett-o-phile wishlist, something new comes along. While I'm on it, I'll remind everyone, I am an Entertainment Earth affiliate, so don't go getting your iPanties in a wad about me advertising their stuff. I'd probably recommend Pinhead the Cenobites toyshop if he was selling Boba Fett merchandise. EE has some Fett exclusives I have yet to get my hands on so click the link and feed my need for jetpacks :P

If you're like us, 2GB isn't a lot these days, though I do still manage to keep my old laptop going that came with a whopping 20GB HDD, HUUUGEE storage there.

Anyway, it could probably be 2kb of storage and I'd still order one, just cause it's made in the likeness of the galaxy's most notorious bounty hunter.

***UPDATE*** The pictured Boba Fett flash drive is / was by MIMOBot. The edition was limited to only 5000 units and good luck getting your hands on one of these specifically.

It will be another "trophy" for the bounty hunter toy collection, that is certain, and EE states pre-order now for a ship date of approximately October '09.

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Anyone who is new around here is probably wondering why on earth we called that category, Not a "Doll". It's a fairly straightforward, though tongue in cheek, play on "action figures", being referred to as "dolls" by people from your Mom to your co-worker who just can't seem to wrap their head around why you have them.

Simple, we never grew up, we still play video games, (hahah) and often, they're a serious investment.


For instance, the current world record for a piece of science fiction memorabilia honestly blew my mind at 576,000 US$. This handsome price for a miniature of the Starship Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation is probably going to fetch the current owner (or owners estate, because this is something you don't part with until death) a really nice return. I'd guess in the 20% to 30% range within the next 20 years, considering the return of Star Trek to the big screen. My personal estimate might even be conservative.

Those of us who don't fall into the category of dropping half a million on our collections, often end up searching through, not Christies, but eBay. Oh, now I hear you, "How provincial, eBay over Christie's indeed *harumph*". Don't knock it people, eBay is a great resource, especially for pop sci-fi merchandise / memorabilia. As I write this, a lower grade Boba Fett action figure, yes, that little hunk of 3 3/4" plastic that orginally sold for 2.49 US$ is now selling for 5,000. Quite a nice turnaround on your investment, let's hope your Mom didn't throw yours out when you went off to college.

Without getting into the perils and benefits of buying and selling on eBay too much, there's some really good advice at Follow the Eight Step eBay Sales Plan. Covering, in easy to read plain language, some of the finer points of selling on eBay, and generally good advice for all online auction sites, it's certainly worth taking a look at.

Some things that aren't covered, are how to use the most often utilized grading services that are particular to collectibles like action figures, vintage toy cars, Pez dispensers, etc. That's a blog post for another day though, until then, may the...finance be with your auction.

If you're a WoW nut, and you probably are, then you know who Amberlash is. The figure is coming out (hopefully) in June.

DC Direct has a pretty good line-up for '09, especially if you're more intrigued with the "art" side of things. Yup, I tell my wife that, "It's art, hon." Yeah, you're right, it doesn't get me very far.

Anyway, for those of you who do get farther than I, you can pre-Order this little vixen from our friends at EE.
Order World of Warcraft Series 4 Succubus Demon Amberlash Figure from Entertainment Earth!