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Heres the results of my eye test,3 and 4 ,and a shot of the back end
dave

Not long ago someone came here and asked for advice on a rare matchbox soap box racer http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=9069&hilit=+soap It looks like it was sold here https://www.lskauctioncentre.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2357---matchbox-original-lesney-soap-bo...

Not long ago someone came here and asked for advice on a rare matchbox soap box racer http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=9069&hilit=+soap It looks like it was sold here https://www.lskauctioncentre.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-2357---matchbox-original-lesney-soap-box...

Looking at it logically it,s either a "pre pro trial" or a repaint.To be a repaint someone would have had to take it apart carefully ,spray it white,rebuild carefully then play with it to death ,which i think makes no sense :D So i would put money on it being a colour trial,not for the col...

What a lovely collection,the lledos are worth very little ,and i wouldn,t show them the auctioneer,your 28 series are,and has been said many times very desirible and my guess at auction on a good day would fetch £4000 to £7000,the tootietoys may make £200,the other dinkies are pre war ,you have a ch...

That beater looks like a rare apple green one
dave

I,m flicking through some old buster comics as you do and in one dated 4 september 1965 was this advert ,check out the hook
dave r

It really depends on what you are selling and if you know the exact price its worth and the exact price you want,if its rare and desirable then an auction is a good idea.Both ebay and an auction house will let you set a reserve but you may be still be liable to charges if it doesn,t sell at an aucti...

[quote="Bill Manzke"]Anyone have one of those yellow CJ Land Rover wreckers?[/quote]
i had not heard or seen avon cubs either ,the avon rescue set was the source of the white police wrecker,so it now looks like there is a yellow wrecker out there... ,
great info
dave

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:That blue prototype posted by Mr Mokosex (fabulous username by the way!) looks a bit like the Vauxhall Guildsman...is it?

These are the saved auction photos of the bodies
i don,t think its a guildsman but not sure
dave