Spot the gem (easy) Christmas present edition!

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Spot the gem (easy) Christmas present edition!

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i was going to make a thread about how ebay was lack luster this christmas season...i usually see a few items in the rare realm (not that i get them all :lol:)...but not this year...well a week before christmas i found this lot...never figgered id get it as it was an obvious model saying...look at me!...i bid low as my funds dictate...and luckily won it...so which is the gem? :lol: i told you it was going to be easy!

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#47 Ice cream van in Cream with 'STRIPED' decals, wow, what a find...

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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:#47 Ice cream van in Cream with 'STRIPED' decals, wow, what a find...

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you got it...thats how easy i spotted it...for 9 bucks for the lot i got a great bargain
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Great bargain Dan, but then you have a habit of doing this... :lol:

The Ice cream van looks to be in pretty good condition, should display well and apart from the Fire Engine, the others look OK, especially the #8 Mustang, an all-time favourite of mine and every toy fair I go to I have to look at this model and think to myself...am I ready to buy this, or should I find a slightly cheaper example... so its always on my mind.

Have a Happy New Year Dan.

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Congrats Dan, nice find!

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Excellent find Dan, a good one to end the year on :)
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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Great bargain Dan, but then you have a habit of doing this... :lol:

The Ice cream van looks to be in pretty good condition, should display well and apart from the Fire Engine, the others look OK, especially the #8 Mustang, an all-time favourite of mine and every toy fair I go to I have to look at this model and think to myself...am I ready to buy this, or should I find a slightly cheaper example... so its always on my mind.

Have a Happy New Year Dan.

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happy new year to you too!

yes it is very nice...other than some wear and the ice cream cone thats missing...im very happy to have it

as far as the rest of the lot...the merryweather is missing the rear wheels and the taxis rear part of the roof is crushed...and the pontiac is missing the front wind screen...the snow trac has a missing tow hook and the tractor is missing a front tire and the hay trailer has a broken and bent racks...the lotus is missing the driver...the ford gt has three replacement tires from i dont know what other company...not lesney tires...the mustang is in very nice shape everything is there...i havent checked the code yet but i have a couple extras...if you need one maybe we can do a trade

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Ergomatic wrote:Congrats Dan, nice find!

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thanks Peter!
johnboy wrote:Excellent find Dan, a good one to end the year on :)
thanks John!
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Thank's Dan for the trade offer, but I very much doubt I have anything to interest you. You have been in this game far longer than me and you collect a wider range of items from Lesney than I do, your collection is quite something and the chances of me having the one item to fill one of your gaps, is pretty remote... :D

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What a great find Dan and to get it so cheap makes it even nicer, congratulations mate! :D
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You really did well there. Many might have missed this gem. Merry Christmas
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