Hawkeye's Sealed Bid Sale

[matchbox_hawkeye]

Matchbox SF 13F Snorkel Fire Engine

Hi All

Hawkeye's Sealed Bid Sale - once a week stock permitting I will list a matchbox here for sale on a sealed bid basis. I will accept only one bid from any VBD member for the model on offer, the offer will remain open to the VBD community for one week, the highest bidder at the close of the offer period wins, in the event of the highest bid being equal between one or more members the earliest bid will win. I will post the winning bid value here.

This week I offer for sale a Matchbox SF 13F Snorkel Fire Engine in red (blue tint glass), this model is offerd boxed, model condition is excellent in a very good condition box, opening bid £25.00, please see link below for detail images, PM me your bids, offer closes on Saturday 20th Sept 14 @1800hrs, good luck.

Details - http://www.pwdnet.co.uk/MB/EB2G5_Matchb ... ehicle.htm

Matchbox_Hawkeye

[numi]

Hi Hawkeye,welcome to the forum.
Not sure what ure trying to achieve here but perhaps some research from your end is required with regards to auction runs (demand preferences whether common,scarce,htf,rare) choice of quantity per week(conducive),single items postage bother and loss to buyers if uncombined,etc and most importantly your model pricing cos u really dont want to waste precious time sitting and hoping for a sale.
numi

[matchbox_hawkeye]

Hi Numi

Thank you for your reply - what I am trying to achieve is to learn from matchbox experts on this forum - this is a new market for me - so it looks like I am learning another valuable lesson.

I take it I am in the correct area of the forum?

Matchbox_Hawkeye

[tjlglass]

Have to agree with Numi, I sold one two weeks ago at Huntingdon toy fair for £9 or did I sell too cheap ?

[motorman]

Have to agree with Numi, I sold one two weeks ago at Huntingdon toy fair for £9 or did I sell too cheap ?

No Tim, for the £25 opening bid Hawkeye is asking i would expect to buy at least 3 of these!!!! IMHO

[fixer]

Have to agree with Numi, I sold one two weeks ago at Huntingdon toy fair for £9 or did I sell too cheap ?

No Tim, for the £25 opening bid Hawkeye is asking i would expect to buy at least 3 of these!!!! IMHO

I must agree Alex I got a mib with amber glass for £12 a short while ago

[motorman]

Have to agree with Numi, I sold one two weeks ago at Huntingdon toy fair for £9 or did I sell too cheap ?

No Tim, for the £25 opening bid Hawkeye is asking i would expect to buy at least 3 of these!!!! IMHO

I must agree Alex I got a mib with amber glass for £12 a short while ago

I recon you paid too much Reg!!!

[matchbox_hawkeye]

Hi All

Hmm...Interesting found this following on from earlier comments on this thread .... is the sale price of £31.77 on 13th July 2014 just down to the window colour variation? or has the buyer simply paid too much? as a newbie would be interested in any further comment.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lesney-Matchb ... 27e70453e3

Hawkeye

[tjlglass]

Amber glass is harder to find and the winning bidder really wanted it as did the under bidder. Good price for the seller.

[Idris]

...what I am trying to achieve is to learn from matchbox experts on this forum - this is a new market for me - so it looks like I am learning another valuable lesson...

Especially with Superfast models, the devil really is in the detail, and a non-standard colour of a single plastic component can transform a model's value. The standard models were produced in such numbers that they remain comparatively cheap, even mint and boxed.