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For those who blinked and missed the K37 pre-production on Ebay (first here and then here):
Did a Forum member get it?
What do members think of the price? (Just to be clear, although I was watching it, I did not buy it.)

I have to say - hats off to whoever spotted it, there are so many military repaints on ebay I wouldn't have even checked the listing out to see the incomplete date! Having never even held a pre-pro I have no idea if that's value for money or not.

Beat me to it yet again Hugh, I never saw it the first time round. I had made an offer initially but could not wait so had to buy it. I checked vectis auctions and thought he was offering quite a fair price,
do you think it was a bit high?
Very happy with the model, added a Met green tailgate which goes quite well for displaying. J

nearlymint wrote:I checked vectis auctions and thought he was offering quite a fair price, do you think it was a bit high?

I thought it was a little on the high side for a later issue, Superfast version of a not very exciting model in a not so highly collected range. Certainly it was more that I would have been prepared to bid on it but, there again, I don't really collect anything except 1 - 75s.
At the end of the day, if you and the seller consider it to have been a fair price, who am I to say it wasn't (especially if it was in line with Vectis hammar prices)? We all pay what we want to (or, perhaps more realistically, can afford to) pay.

Another great addition there Jason and a further snippet of Matchbox history. I haven't a clue on prices for these, but who knows how many of these are left?

Well done again Jason - undisputed Forum Pre-Pro (Super)King

Well done Jason
I like it. I'm jealous
Had I been out of hospital I would have fought you for it - but no hard feelings!

Very nice model Jason, it seems that there are not so many modifications to the standard model is not it?
Antonin

Thanks Wolfie, its in pretty good condition which was a main reason for me buying it straight away. Most of my ones are a bit playworn so its nice to get a good one now and then.
Antonin there are very small casting differences only but these could be on first production runs anyway,
J

Good find,price seems right to me,reminded me i have a pre pro base for this truck,it came from a plastics toolmaker so i would guess there were changes inside the cab.I have left the photos big so you can see them clearly ,model shots i do use bucket lol.
dave