Are the best finds often the best and cheapest bargains

[birdy]

Not been collecting die cast that long in fact about the first 50 I bought I gave as presents to my brother as he had already started collecting mainly buses and formula 1 cars I even gave him an orange bubble car in very nice cond that I found for 50p and later found was worth a good few quid.A fair % of my collection come from car boots and usually come very cheaply due to sellers not knowing what they are selling thinking they are pretty worthless kids toys .Got a minichamps formula 1 for my brother and paid a £1 I have seen the similar on eBay for £100 .I have also purchased some fantastic models from eBay at very low prices ,I am up all night so anything finishing 3/4 am has little audience to purchase so that way I have had some good finds .i would have to dig them all out to list all the super bargains most have a post it note attached with the price I paid, got a set of battle kings from eBay 3 tanks and a transporter less than £10 inc postage and they arrived in fantastic condition .I also gotta rare Automec copy of a dinky 621 army truck from a car boot for £5 and that's pretty mint.

[mboxmike]

Speaking of bargains there's a fellow on ebay that has those Kemlow Sentry Box army trucks for $8 US which is pretty darn close to 5 quids. They must have old store stock cases as they have sold a ton and they are pretty mint in boxes. Just search ebay Kemlows Sentry Box. They do ship to UK too.

[SMS88]

Yes I agree - the best finds come from sellers who dont know exactly what they are selling - ignorance is a blessing in a world where profit accrues to those with enterprise skills and superior knowledge -especially essential in antiques and collectables fields

[SMS88]

Yes I agree - the best finds come from sellers who dont know exactly what they are selling - ignorance is a blessing in a world where profit accrues to those with enterprise skills and superior knowledge and perfect timing being in the right place at the right time -especially essential in antiques and collectables fields

[birdy]

I have often thought of ordering the Kemlows sentry box items from USA but I have visions of postman arriving and demanding a large sum in import duties/vat etc .i got caught out once having to pay about £40/50

[birdy]

Plenty out there picked up a few Lesley items today at 50p each and 2 corgi trams and a corgi The rover boxed van for £10

[Tinman]

I consider finding any much sought after model a best find. Only a handful of them where what I would consider cheap.

[birdy]

Each collector is different with different financial restraints . Some will go all out to find and pay for exclusive expensive models others are happy to get variety and don't see perfection as being of great importance.

[birdy]

Well i took the risk and ordered the kemlows off ebay - armoured car and 3 ton truck mint in boxes cost a total of $16.99inc postage - They arrived after about 5 days and no surprises from postman .Unsure as to authenticity - Made in england stamp looks rather amateur - tailgate on truck is a different colour green than rest of truck - axles look very shiny and not crimped ends like i have seen before more a rough mushroom head.Boxes look ok but printing is im sure pretty basic anyway on genuine so could easily be copied.

[nickjones]

Hi Birdy.
Your Kemlows models sound fine to me, The axles are rounded over but not by a machine, see
http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk ... sentry.htm