Congratulations to Paul Biddle at The Toy Peddler who recently announced some impressive milestones for the site that will be achieved this month. There will also be some nice deals on listing credits over the July 4th holiday weekend. Here is the low-down from the latest Toy Peddler e-mail blast:

I have some very exciting news to share with you. This July we will have our 500,000th sale here at The Toy Peddler. In celebration, I am going to be offering some great deals over the 4th of July weekend. First, if you purchase listing credits in any amount on Saturday the 3rd, or Sunday the 4th, you will receive DOUBLE credits. I rarely offer this opportunity, so take advantage of it if you are a seller or planning on selling in the future. Second, on Saturday you can relist any item back to the front page, (where most sales occur) for just .25 cents. Third, on Sunday the 4th of July, you can list any item for just 1/2 the normal listing fee. So, if you take advantage of the listing credit offer and list items on the 4th, it is like you are paying just 1/4th the normal fee! (see how that ties in?) I would love to see us all celebrate our independence from Ebay this weekend and show our support of TTP.

Along with our 500,000th sale this month, we will be seeing our 1 MILLIONTH listing sometime from late July to mid September. I did some calculating and with relistings counting as a new listing, that means we have an actual sale rate of somewhere near 75%! That is huge! Have you ever listed items at Ebay and not had them meet reserve or even get bids? These figures show just how active the buyers are and how reasonable the sellers prices are. SO, I want to have a little contest to see who can guess the closest to when that 1 millionth item will be listed. The winner will receive $100 in cash, $50 in listing credits AND a Johnny Lightning TTP Challenger which will be released this month to Toys R US, Target and possibly Walmart stores. I will personally autograph the card. To enter, just reply to this email or contact me NO LATER than JULY 15TH. Give me your best guess as to date, and exact time of day (pacific time) that the millionth item will be listed. (1 entry per member) Good luck!

For those of you planning on attending the upcoming 24th Annual Hot Wheels Collector Convention Oct. 13th through Oct. 17th at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport, we will be doing something special. I plan on bringing my 1970 TTP Challenger with me and will have it displayed in front of the hotel for the week. You can have your picture taken with it and I will be autographing any Johnny Lightning TTP Challengers that you were lucky enough to find and bring with you. I will also plan a photo op for an all members gathering and will have LOTS of prizes to give away. This is going to be a very special event and I would like to gather as many TTP members as possible. I will have more details on what will take place in an email to follow in the near future.

  If you are a member who has never tried selling here at The Toy Peddler, and has never received free listing credits, please reply to this email with your user ID and I will add $5 in free listing credits to get you started. It’s very easy to list your items for sale here at The Toy Peddler. As always I appreciate your support of TTP and suggestions on how to make The Toy Peddler an even better place to buy and sell your toy cars, collectibles and other items.

Fresh off the heals of the partnership between Johnny Lightning and The Custom Crew comes the news of a new deal between JL and The Toy Peddler. Paul Biddle, owner of the Toy Peddler has been working on a 1:1 scale 1970 Challenger which is scheduled to be revealed in “person” at the Los Angeles Hot Wheels convention this fall. Pictures of the restoration progress have been released over the course of the last year or so and its definitely nearly completion as you can tell from the shot below.

Collectors will be able to get their hands on the Johnny Lightning version of the car as part of a 10,000 piece run that will be included in this year’s mainline. As you can see from the e-sheet, the 1:64 scale version of Paul’s Challenger will even feature the Toy Peddler’s web address on the windshield.

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This piece will be distributed to Walmart, Toys ‘R Us and possibly Target starting in the July 2010 timeframe. Stay tuned for pics of the pre-production samples as they become available.

The Toy Peddler is giving collectors some special deals to help thin those collections after (hopefully) adding a bunch of new pieces this holiday season. In with the new, out with the old, right?!?!

On New Years Eve, existing Toy Peddler members will be able pop their current inventory back up to the top of the pile by relisting for just .25 cents per item. Relisting is a great way to put your inventory in front of a fresh set of eyes.

If listing some new pieces is more your thing, then the Toy Peddler’s New Years Day offer is definitely worth paying attention to. Through-out the day on January 1st, 2010, collectors will receive two listing credits for the price of one. Its an offer that’s only happened once before in TTP history and  might not come around for another year!

The Toy Peddler is a great alternative to eBay with almost 14,000 members dedicated specifically to toys and die-cast collectibles.

Those who are familiar with Neil Rambaldi’s Redline Poker Tournaments know that the act of winning comes with more perks than just bragging rights. The potential of winning one of Neil’s Mattel-produced Redline Poker Buses is well worth the price of admission to his events. However, if you play play like I do, then the chances of winning that top prize are slim to none!

For that very reason I was pretty psyched to learn that Paul Biddle from The Toy Peddler will be sending one of those coveted buses to Summer Smash to be given away to one lucky attendee. The drawing is open to all members of The Toy Peddler attending the convention that sign up, along with all new members that register while there. You will have the choice of winning the Bus or 250.00 dollars cash. Just drop your registration in the Toy Peddler box at Summer Smash for your chance to win!

Be sure to visit the official Hot Wheels Summer Smash web site for more information on tickets, accommodations and scheduled activities.

In celebration of the July 4th holiday (here in the states), Paul Biddle from The Toy Peddler is bringing back 1/2 price listing fees on July 4th & 5th. Not only is this a great deal for sellers listing new merchandise, but it also means that buyers can look forward to lots of fresh new listings to browse all weekend long!

If you’ve never sold anything on The Toy Peddler before, Paul is still offering 5 free credits to get you started. Simply register for a free account on thetoypeddler.com and then email your User ID to pb@thetoypeddler.com.

In addition, Paul’s team is working on many new features and improvements to make buying and selling on the site even more enjoyable. Soon you’ll see a newly freshened home page with easier to use navigation. They are also working to make the site more search engine friendly so listings will be more prevalent in search results. New features will also be added to the member profile pages to allow the addition of a short bio and a profile picture.

In the latest Toy Peddler newsletter Paul mentions “These changes will be taking place over the next couple months, with the revised look of the home page coming very soon. I think that you will really like these new features and changes we are working on.”

[via thetoypeddler.com]