Hot tip offs (NO Live Auctions Please!)

[Malibu]

If you have some money left.
https://www.ebay.it/itm/Matchbox-Superf ... :rk:1:pf:0

[Idris]

If you have some money left.
https://www.ebay.it/itm/Matchbox-Superf ... :rk:1:pf:0

Surely it should have narrow wheels?

[paelzermaen]

So, WHAT is this???

The most rare Gift set in the world or the most stupid way to make some big money?

https://www.ebay.de/itm/MATCHBOX-Lesney ... 0008.m2219

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[mmi]

So, WHAT is this???

The most rare Gift set in the world or the most stupid way to make some big money?

https://www.ebay.de/itm/MATCHBOX-Lesney ... 0008.m2219

1/2 dozen of those improvised sets floating around IIRC $ price is lower than last month

[A-Man-Called-Bwian]

If you have some money left.
https://www.ebay.it/itm/Matchbox-Superf ... :rk:1:pf:0

Surely it should have narrow wheels?

It should certainly have a slimmer price.

[paelzermaen]

Somebody in the US wants a RW36c Opel Diplomat with GREY engine for a tenner?


https://www.ebay.de/itm/Vintage-Matchbo ... 1438.l2649

Shipping to Germany is to expensive, and I already have one.

Who´s first?

[tjlglass]

No base text.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 4160006053

[paelzermaen]

Sometimes I wish I would be a dentist or a pharmacist and have some surplus of money......

https://www.ebay.de/itm/MATCHBOX-LESNEY ... 4244597959

Is the seller a member here?

[Idris]

Sometimes I wish I would be a dentist or a pharmacist and have some surplus of money......

https://www.ebay.de/itm/MATCHBOX-LESNEY ... 4244597959

Is the seller a member here?

Worth adding the blurb I think:

"c/78 Triumph T110 Motorcycle And Sidecar (Metallic Steel Blue Body With Short Mudguard Bracket, Roll/Spring Pin Axle Fitted To Front Wheel, A Few Very Early Production Models Are Known To Exist With This Type Of Axle Fitting, The Main Axle Is Dome Head With A Rounded End, 11mm Wire Wheels With 16x36 Black Plastic Tyres, No.78 On Base And No Baseplate Braces, One Handlebar Damaged.)

NOTES: At least one more No.78 baseplate exists. Vintage British Diecasts Website states several in it's production table, but in it's site forum it is mentioned that one was discovered in London and sold to a collector in the United States and subsequently sold again back to the United Kingdom. At least it can now be confirmed that two exist!

12b Land Rover Series II (Military Olive Green, No Silver Trim, Unpainted First Type Steering Wheel, 11x24 Black Plastic Wheels, Unpainted Baseplate With No Tow Hook Brace, Dome Head Axles With Crimped Ends)

17c Austin Metropolitan Taxi (Bare Metal, Grey Plastic Wheels, Dome Head Axles With Crimped Ends, No Interior Ejector Ring, No Raised Area Around The Rear Split Rivet And No Number To The Baseplate)

NOTES: This model was believed to have been intended to be released as No.77 This models shows no number to the rear of the model. As the production model had no.17 on a raised platform then just maybe there was a pre-pro with no.77 on the baseplate which later had to be corrected.

27c/76 Cadillac Sixty Special (Yellow Body With No Roof Rivet For The Windows, No Silver or Red Trim, Tow Hook, 9x20 Grey Plastic Wheels, Unpainted Baseplate With No.76 Cast)

NOTES: This model was intended to be No.76 prior to Matchbox changing their mind and limiting the Matchbox range to 75 models. Grey plastic wheels on this pre-pro, the first production models had silver plastic wheels.

28b Ford Thames Trader Compressor Truck (Bare Metal Body With No Infill And No Front Rivet Web, 10x24 Black Plastic Wheels, Dome Head Axles With Crimped Ends)

61a Ferret Scout Car (Military Olive Green, Dome Head Axles With Crimped Ends, Matt Black Baseplate With No Lettering)

NOTES: This model has the first type body no infill or ejector rings. Baseplate has not been put on in reverse as the inside of the body shows the centre strengthening running down the centre of the baseplate (See photo). Interestingly a baseplate on this model exists with the model number on a raised platform, could this mean the model was intended to have a number outside of the 1-75 range? The time frame fits for the no.76 up period and maybe this model had nothing on the baseplate as the numbering of the model was undecided?

75a Ford Thunderbird (Yellow, Silver Trim To Grille And Headlights And Rear Bumper, No Red Trim To Tail Lights, No Window Rivet To Roof, 9x20 Grey Plastic Wheels, Dome Head Axle With Crimped End To Front, Unpainted Baseplate With No Lettering Or Tow Hook)

NOTES: Another pre-production model in yellow, several other pre-production models have been in yellow from this period. Same as the Cadillac above there is no roof rivet and strangley no tow hook has been cast on the baseplate, which is unpainted with no lettering cast at all

All models have some marks to the paint work."

I would recommend that all Members copy the photographs for their archives!

[tractorboy]

Amazing line up! Here's the UK eBay link