Web Changes and News
This is where we'll announce the most recent
additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's
changed, take a look here first.
JULY 2008- We are excited to anounce
our new XToyz 3 Case for mid-2008
McFarlane Figures. We also have our new 'Quik-Flip'
magnetic, hinged card holder. What an easy loader when you
don't have time to use a screwdriver.
JUNE 2008- We have a couple of new
announcements and a new item. Many are writing about a soft shell
case for anniversary Joe's. The Original Star Case works perfectly
well for that item. We also have a new loose figure display for Jakks Pacific loose wrestling figures. View both
here.
MAY 2008- We have bad news about
international shipping. In January, the Postal Service stopped all
surface or economy shipping to all non-US. destinations. On May
12th, the Postal service instituted size restriction applied dimensional
surcharges on many shipments outside the U.S.
MAY 2007- We will up-grading our
website to incorporate a shipping calculator for more accurate domestic
shipping assessments and will be adding the ability to accept Paypal.
We know that this is great news for many of our returning customers.
There will also be a FedEx calculator for international shipments.
SEPTEMBER 2006- Now in stock and
ready to ship, our new protector cases for the
new JAKKS PACIFIC wrestling figure line. Fits most figures. We have
also discontinued our Beanie supply.
SEPTEMBER 2006- We have added many
new limited edition Hot Wheels selections to our combination special
Buy a full case (250) of Car Case protectors and
get a car not available in stores for only
$10 more. Better than the virtual vending machine because you can choose
what you want ahead of time.
AUGUST 2006- Now in stock. The
full blown final version of the Star Case 4.
"One case to fit them all." Our new Star Case has been smartly designed to
fit all the movie series carded designs. (Okay this doesn't fit every
single individual piece, but it comes pretty darn close.) This
includes Vintage, Trilogy, Original Saga, POTF, Episode 3, & Saga 2.
JUNE 2006- Purchase sneak preview
version of the Star Case 4 made for Saga 2 Star
Wars packaging. Great prices for a very limited time.
MARCH 2006- We now full a full line
of Full Size Riddell Replica Helmets. Our
introductory special includes a CC10BM Deluxe Helmet Case combo special.
FEBRUARY 2006- Check our growing
inventory of top loaders.
Extra large movie poster and oversize photo sizes available for will call
customer only. E-mail for more details on larger sizes
FEBRUARY 2006-
Premium Action Figure Case for Star Wars.
Similar to our Hot Wheels case, the Action Figure Acrylic Display has
larger compartments for 4 inch loose figures.
NOVEMBER 2005-
CC-3 Crystal cube for Gentle Giant and other
mini-busts. This long time product of ours has been re-commissioned
and now available. Also new this month is the
Star
Case UL for Unleashed figures.
SEPTEMBER 2005-Lightning
Case 2. These new clam shell type cases fit most of the shorter card
versions of the very popular Johnny Lightning cars. This case will
eventually replace our original Lightning case which was designed for
bo5th
SEPTEMBER 2005-Gold
Glove Acrylic Displays for Baseballs. These awesome displays are
perfect for those highly treasured autographed or collectible baseball.
Two styles now available, simulated cherry wood or our uniquely designed
gold riser version.
AUGUST 2005-CC11BM
Basketball Display finally completes our high quality economy display
line. Now you can have elegant, low-cost matching displays for
basketballs as well as footballs, helmets, mini-helmets and baseballs.
JUNE 2005-The
Acrylic Star Case for EPIII figures are now in stock. Specially
designed to fit the unusual shape of the EPIII blistered figures.
MARCH 2005-The
Star Case III for Episode III Star Wars Figures are now live and ready
to ship. These are the only cases on the market that fit the new
figures and they are selling fast.
FEBRUARY 2005-NOW IN. A
loose action figure shadow
box similar to our loose Hot Wheels Shadow box. Twenty-four
compartments with mirrored backs will display your loose Star Wars, G. I.
Joe's, or similar actions figures with a touch of class.
JAN-FEB 2005-JUST A REMINDER. We will be
closed for shipping between 1-25 and 2-10-2005 to operate our center and
the NFL Experience in Jacksonville, FL during Super Bowl week. Our
website will be up and completely functional during that period.
DECEMBER 2004-As a thanks for the huge response for
our November Surprise shipping special and in celebration of our improving
economy, we are presenting a December Special. Any size order
shipped for only $15 for retail customers living in the continental U.S.
We are also proud to introduce 2 new products, the
GI Joe™ Action Figure Stands and the
Battlebox 2™ Duelers Box for larger cards like Magic™ and similiar.
We are also expanding our closeout lists this month so check it out.
SEPTEMBER 2004-Now taking orders for October
deliver. Coming soon is our new action figure
stands for loose 4" G.I. Joe™ Figures. The increasing popularity
of these figures from the 1980's to present have drawn enough demand for
us to introduce this new item.
JULY 2004-A few new items to report this month.
Coming soon, we will be restocking acrylic display
cases for carded Hot Wheels cars. It has been a few years since
we've produced these and now we are bringing them back. We also now have a
low cost display case for those 2 car boxed
sets from Mattel. We have also added a few new toploaders to our
Collectors Supplies line. The new sizes
are now available for modern comic books, 11 x 17 in. and 11 x 14 in.
documents, photos, or posters.
JUNE 2004-Are those display cases that you were once
very proud of now dull and embarrassing. Have you done the all-time
"no-no" of using Windex on your nice plastic products. The
NOVUS Plastic Polish system to the
rescue. These economical products will renew your best plastics at a
fractions of the cost of replacements. Coming soon, The
MiniSlab™, patent pending, self-slabbing, card holders. A design that
should revolutionize the mail-order dealer concerns about card swapping on
non-graded card sales.
APRIL 2004-We now carry and sell Rawlings Official
Major League baseballs & baseball bats. Use them for
Autographs of your favorite players.
APRIL 2004-First practical new product for gaming in
years. The Battlebox™ 2-sided Dueler's
Tournament Box for battle decks and side decks.
FEBRUARY 2004-Buy a case of Xtoyz protectors for
McFarlane figures and add a Shaq/Brand
All-Star Exclusive for only $10 more.
DECEMBER 2003-Anouncing the limited time return of
the Starting Lineup Case for the extinct,
but still collectible, Hasbro Starting Lineups. Supplies are limited
and continued production is dependent on sales.
OCTOBER 2003-RETURNING IN DECEMBER! Returning
soon will be "The Lineup Case" for Hasbro Staring Lineups.
Preorder now and received 1999 pricing.
Buy a Riddell mini helmet and get a free display
case, $5 value.
OCTOBER 2003-Lots of great Red Line Club and Hot
Wheels Convention limited edition cars now on
sale. Buy a 250 count case of space-saving Car Cases™ and get a
great limited edition car for only $10 more.
SEPTEMBER 2003-Now in stock are our new
ProSaver™ 2 semi-rigid card holders.
Super high quality at an excellent price.
AUGUST 2003-We hope you are enjoying our easier to use, new look, web
site. A wise person would a sharp eye on our
Specials & New Stuff page. Items are being added weekly
AUGUST 2003-We are doing a "soft" introduction on
several new items. First off, we are taking preorders on a much
requested Masters of the Universe display.
We have also decided to offer to the public several items that were
originally available to our fine Super Bowl customers. The first is a
high end acrylic display brick or "ice cube"
for cards and ticket stubs, the second is a pair of high end
display cases for programs formed from
hand made acrylic. We have also added a bunch of great stuff to our
closeout page.
AUGUST 2003-After 2 years of planning and
perfecting, we have finally produced a low cost, full-sized helmet display
case. We have the only version at this time that is available with
an optional mirror for an extremely low price. Check our our new
Economy Displays page for other great
prices.
JULY 2003-A lot of exciting things have been
happening since we last posted here. We have broken our website
apart to be more product specific. We have started our new
Gaming Supplies Page as we mentioned
earlier and our offerings will hopefully be growing over the months.
"Role Playing Games" is now officially one of the fastest growing fields
in "The Hobby" and we will address the more obvious needs as quickly as we
can.
APRIL 2003-We have started a new
clearance page with many of our
closeouts products. Most items are far below wholesale prices.
Take advantage of some great items at great prices. Coming soon will
be a page with many of the collectibles and exclusives that we have
acquired from the many conventions and shows that we have attended.
If you've ever missed out on any of the convention specials, we may have
what you have been looking for at prices that you may have been waiting
for.
MARCH 2003-Three new soft shell cases to introduce. Our new
5-Stack, space saving, 5 car soft shell
protector for 2003 Hot Wheels carded 5 car sets. Also joining the
5-Stack is the 4-Stack
carded Hot Wheels soft shell protector which is 1/4 smaller than our
4x4 Car Case and both are patent protected.
To complement our high-end acrylic display for those $$$ McFarlane
Sportspicks™ is our new XToyz Case.
The XToyz soft shells protector and its
deeper version, the XToyz 2, are both an
equivalent versions of our extremely popular Starting Lineup Case.
The Starting Lineup Case was the most asked for brand several years ago
and the only case licensed by the Hasbro Corporation.
FEBRUARY 2003-Coming soon! Due for April delivery will be our new
McFarlane Soft Shell storage case for Sportspicks and some of the
newer Spawn and Monster figures of the same size. Due in March is
our new 5 compartment carded Hot Wheels Display case for the 2003, 5 car
series. Dealers,
e-mail to get pre-order pricing information.
JANUARY 2003-Even though we will be closed for shipping and telephone
orders on the dates above, our internet site is always open and order
placed on these days will ship with 48 hours of our return.
JANUARY 2003-Several new exciting soft shell protectors to be
introduced very soon. Keep checking in.
DECEMBER 2002-In and in time for the holidays or post holidays supply
purchases is our new carded Hot Wheels 24 car holder and display.
The new EZ-Stack Car Caddie holds 24 cars each
in their on individual display module. You can remove, add, or
interchange cars without disturbing other carded cars on the rack.
Coming soon, The "5-Stack" Car Case for 2003, 5-car series, carded Hot
Wheels.
NOVEMBER 2002-We are slowly expanding our supply line to include gaming
supplies. The first product of this new venture is our Gaming Card
Deck Boxes. We should have colored sleeves very soon.
NOVEMBER 2002-Finally, the harbors are open and product is landing.
We have several new products. The first is a fine quality economy
Bobble Head displays
¼ the cost of our acrylic Bobble case. We also have a very high
quality acrylic single baseball display
for your most special of signed or collectible ball. The price is
right too.
AUGUST 2002-With the popularity of Bobble Head products growing every
month, we've produced a very high quality hand crafted acrylic display
case with mirror back and riser at a very affordable price. We have
also been finally able to produce a McFarlane display case with the advent
of a somewhat standardized size package. The new McFarlane also fits the
newest series of Spawn figures with the standard sized packaging.
AUGUST 2002-We are glad to welcome back a few old favorites into our
lineup. Wheaties™ cereal box
acrylic displays are available again along with 8 oz. Coca-Cola®
Bottle displays.
MAY 2002-You can now track your shipments
without leaving our website by using your bCentral order number or UPS
tracking number that we will start e-mailing to you. Click on the
UPS tracking link on the top of the page or
the UPS logo on the left hand portion of
every page. Please be sure that you enter your correct e-mail
address during checkout. (This feature is no longer
available.)
APRIL 2002-We have just acquired a number of bulk-packaged 9-pocket
pages for sale. They will come in 1000 count boxes and sell for less
than 1/2 of the what the most popular brands go for. See the
Collector's Supplies web page for more details.
We have also produced a soft shell storage case for the Star Wars Deluxe
figures that are up to 2¾ inches deep. See the
Star Wars web page for ordering information on
the Star Case Deluxe and Star Case 2.
APRIL 2002-A few minor refinements had to be made to the Star Case 2
and they will be delayed a few weeks. We are expecting them my
mid-May. Patience young Jedi.
APRIL 2002-They're here....DOH!. Play Case 2 & 3, Simpsons
actions figure cases are now in stock and the first shipment is almost a
complete sell out. Another shipment coming in May. Remember,
there are two depths to choose from and the Play Case 3 also fits Upper
Deck Playmaker Bobble Heads. A few remain, get them
now.
MARCH 2002-Coming in April. "Play Case 2" & "Play Case 3" cases
for the World of Springfield Simpsons carded figures and Upper Deck
Playmaker Bobble Head figures. We will be accepting preorders very
soon.
MARCH 2002-Coming in April. "Star Case 2," 3/8" deeper for the
new larger Episode 2 figures like the Episode 2 R2-D2 or the Episode 1
Destroyer Droid.
February 2002-After many requests from our customer base, we have
developed our own uniquely designed "1-Screw Card
Holder." They are stackable and our thoughtful design allows the
cards to nestle into each other without making any contact on either the
front a rear surface. We also have produced a 3rd 1/24 scale die cast case
to compliment our very popular FV-3 & FV-3M. The new
FV-3MB for die cast now comes with a black base
and mirrored back.
January 2002-We have just discovered that our "Star Case" will fit the
new wave of Hasbro "blue carded" figures for Episode 2. Pictures of
our new gold-riser acrylic display cases
are now on-line.
December 2001-New to always growing stable of protectors is our
Cap Case. Many months of planning has
produced a patent pending case that unlike others, fits a wide variety of
baseball cap shapes & sizes. We will also be re-releasing the
ProTech utility case for the next wave of Hasbro Star Wars Deluxe Figures.
November 2001-As you may notice, our site is undergoing some subtle
changes. We are adding on-line shopping cart and are going through
minor construction. We hope to be fully capable on accepting 100%
on-line orders before the end of the month. Thanks for your
patience.
October 2001-New acrylic cases for football & basketball
memorabilia. We now have in stock our own design of "Gold Stem
Riser" acrylic display cases. Pictures to come soon. E-mail
us for more information on this new line.
September 2001-Just in and very hot, our new Stackable Race Case for
Hot Wheels NASCAR, Revell, Racing Champions, etc. Also just
released, a new stackable hockey puck display case designed after our very
popular baseball display. Pictures to come soon. Check out our
new Hot Wheels carded display racks.
These have rails to slide a large number of blister pack cars into a very
small space.
July 2001-Look out for the release of the new *Stackable* Race
Case. The new cases will have a half dome and allow for more
compact storage of all Hot Wheel Pro Circuit, (also known as Hot Wheel's
NASCAR, Revel, Winner's Circle, and older Racing Champion 1/24 scale
carded die cast cars.
June 2001-Due to the recent announcement by Hasbro to discontinue it's
Starting Lineup product line, we may not be replenishing our Starting
Lineups offering as we did in the past. Future Starting Lineups
cases may be produced with a ProTech logo only.
April 2001-Our bat tubes, football cubes, mini-helmet cubes are now
live and ready for shipping. We also have few new products for
our 1/64 scale die cast cars, 40 & 80 car
displays. All made of clear and mirrored acrylic.
March 2001-We will soon be carrying a line of "low cost"
football and mini-helmet cases. Nicer looking and better priced than
most of the dull "cubes" that most collectors are used to
buying. See our supplies page for more
information.
March 2001-Call or e-mail
to inquire about our line of baseball card top loaders and sleeves.
We also have photo, magazine, pennant holders & bat tubes in stock.
Pictures soon to come on this web site.
January 2001-Check out our new
scooter
stands. These great little devices are an idea long
overdue. Works on all standard mini scooters, the hottest
collectible of 2000. (These are now closeouts)
August 2000-We are consolidating to this web site our Angelic
Beans plush bean toy line. We produced these throughout the year
of 1999. And now we are clearing out the remainder of our
line. E-mail us if
you have any inquiries on this product. (This
product is completely sold out.)
August 2000-Check out our newest section.
In fact, these were our original and oldest products. We have
revitalized our acrylic line and will very soon be selling our football
and basketball cases direct to the public. Also visit our supplies
section and see all the new neat stuff for baseball & football collectors.
July 2000-There here! Our latest products
for Vintage Red Lines and Boxed Limiteds.
June 2000-Coming very soon, two new cases for Hot Wheels cars.
First, the "Vintage Case™" which will fit Hot Wheels
"Vintage Red Lines" packaged cars. Second, is
the "LTD Case" which will fit "Boxed Limited" cars
like the J. C. Whitney cars and others.
Apr. 2000-We have acquired and substantial quantity of "Cubbie
Cube" Horizontal beanie displays on a fabulous closeout deal this
winter. We are offering this 9 in. x 4 in. x 3 in. display case for
pennies on the dollar for quantity purchases. For more information
contact us via e-mail or
call 909-468-0706. (This offer is sold out)
Apr. 2000-Our 9-pocket pages are in. Being
ProTech, you can expect the highest quality for the
great pricing that you've come to expect. Dealers
inquiries are now welcome.
Jan. 2000-We are glad to announce that we will be producing "9
pocket" pages for the baseball card industry in a very few weeks.
Nov. 99-Look for our new soft shell case designed to fit the most popular
Johnny Lightning™ carded 1/64 scale collectible die cast cars. Here
now.
Oct. 99-We are happy to announce that we have released a "new and improved"
Star Case for Kenner Star Wars figures. They have been made larger and
deeper in order to fit new "Phantom Menace" figures.
