NEC today 27 December 2017

DrJeep · Post by **DrJeep** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 7:04 pm

I didn't find anything very exciting, but here's what I picked up:

2x 6c Euclid - one with front wheel nuts (£4) and the other with 12.5 x 40 wheels and silver trim (50p).
45c Corsair, good with silver painted base £2
41b D-type with wire wheels £6
51c AEC Pointer £2
16c Scammell snow plough open steps no hole and Budgie 22 crane (still with hook) £3 the pair
A random collection for £12 - scruffy Benbros army lorry, 23c caravan with door, 27c Cadillac with black wheels and base, 11a tanker in darker yellow, 31a with plastic wheels, green 46c Mercedes, clean 44c GMC refrigerator

Ask if you'd like to see better pictures!

Post by **Idris** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 8:15 pm

Good value for that money!
Glad your trip wasn't a wasted one.

zBret · Post by **zBret** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 9:16 pm

Nice group Glenn, looks like you did well. Good prices too !

zBret

Post by **GHOSTHUNTER** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 10:44 pm

Proof bargains are still around at toy fairs. I think we would all like to see more of the very clean looking Corsiar, please.

Ghosthunter.

DrJeep · Post by **DrJeep** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:59 am

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Proof bargains are still around at toy fairs. I think we would all like to see more of the very clean looking Corsiar, please.

Here you go - it's really quite good, though it could do with a gentle clean.

zBret wrote:Nice group Glenn, looks like you did well. Good prices too !

I think that worn or common Matchbox are often cheaper at toy fairs. For example, my green Cadillac was only £6 (not at the NEC) and I've seen them go for many times this in online auctions. Lots of dealers just want to move stock so there's always a deal, especially if you're buying several. The challenge is to find the good things that are worth having!

DrJeep · Post by **DrJeep** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:08 pm

I think these are the rarest I found - the Benbros number 30 AEC army truck with painted wheels, and the Budgie 22 Bedford mobile crane, complete with hook (yes, this is complete). Scarcity does not equate to value, of course, but they're nice little models. So definitely not a wasted trip!