Your first, and perhaps only hint

Remember that secret I told you about yesterday? Well, I still can't tell much. I will give you this somewhat altered image.

I need some guesses. Am I alone here in cyberspace? Surely not.

Today is Darin's Birthday!!

Darin is the one who started this entire business, and today is his BIRTHDAY!

Darin is our President & Marketing and IT specialist: he does all of the website programming, internal software development and upgrades, all of our print advertising, and Google/web advertising. If it weren't for him, there would be no 3000toys!

Darin was raised on a farm in SW Missouri. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and a Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in Computer Analysis. He actually wrote his Masters paper on marketing on the internet back in 1990! In March of 1995, he took one of his childhood toy tractors to a local toy show in Kansas City, MO and was amazed by how many people were at that show. He had no idea that there was so much out there for the collector! By August of 1995, he launched this business with 12 products - keep in mind, there was no Ebay or Amazon yet! The business has continued to grow incredibly, and 3000toys now actually has well over 10,000 items. As always, Darin continues to give God the credit for the continued growth.

So, help me in wishing Darin a very

Free Caterpillar Poster

I ran across this site that is giving away a free Caterpillar poster to promote their new K series crawlers. I read several posts on a forum that people actually did receive their requested poster. So, I'm not promising anything, but wanted to be sure all of our construction collectors had the opportunity to try... http://www.catkfamily.com/

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You can find the Norscot replica/model on 3000toys.com here.

We welcome your comments on if this free poster offer worked for you!!

Happy Collecting!

Shhhh..... It's a secret

It's so secret that I can't tell you yet. I can tell you that this is probably the most exciting thing that's happened to me at 3000toys... ever. That's right. Honestly, if I told you much more I'd probably get myself in trouble.... That's how secretive and exciting this is. Watch the website. Watch the newsletter. And definitely watch this blog. Any guesses on what this could be? I'd love to see your input. In the meantime I have to "keep it secret, keep it safe."

No, sorry, that's not a reference to the actual surprise.

Hint coming tomorrow, early morning. If you're good.

New Highway 61 and DCP available for pre-order!

Highway 61 models were probably the best introduction to classic cars for me, when my journey at 3000toys first begun. These high-detailed precision die-cast metal replicas cover cars from high-powered concept cars to a stylish 1957 model, to the standard but always fashionable muscle car.

Likewise, the DCP Harley-Davidson series reaches to bring you the true soul of the open road, with exquisite detail, gleaming chrome, high-gloss paint and meticulous craftsmanship.

DCP also offers semi trucks in 1/64 scale, which give a new meaning to high-detailed:

• exquisite detail
• gleaming chrome
• high-gloss paint
• meticulous craftsmanship.

We have just added over 35 new models from these product lines to our website, for your enjoyment. We are working hard update our website, complete with images. In the meantime, the items may still be found (image or not), so please feel at liesure to browse the website to see all what we can offer!