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I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:24 pm
by Brad Pittiful
but why do i keep finding the same ones?
and at ridiculously low prices...so they are hard to pass up and i am the only bidder
just picked up another GPW #57 land rover fire truck and another #16 scammel snow plough with open/closed step
now onto cataloging them to see if i have a new or needed variation!
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:42 pm
by motorman
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:47 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
...and yes, there are some folks round my area who have never seen #57 with GPW, so you'd better send one my way, please Dan...
Ghosty.
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:38 pm
by Brad Pittiful
hahaha guys...like i said...ill have to catalog these to see if they are a new variation or a variation i need in my collection (ive bought things before i thought i could sell or trade and they turn out i need that variation
)...but if not...a trade or sale could happen!
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 2:31 pm
by Matchboxpat
Brad Pittiful wrote:hahaha guys...like i said...ill have to catalog these to see if they are a new variation or a variation i need in my collection (ive bought things before i thought i could sell or trade and they turn out i need that variation
)...but if not...a trade or sale could happen!
A few customers are already crossing their fingers !!!
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 3:29 pm
by durangokid
Brad Pittiful wrote:but why do i keep finding the same ones?
and at ridiculously low prices...so they are hard to pass up and i am the only bidder
"Eagle Eye" strikes again! Well done Dan --- you are the master of finding hard to find models at a very reasonable price.............
Bill
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 3:45 pm
by yellowfoden
Brad Pittiful wrote:...... #16 scammel snow plough with open/closed step,now onto cataloging them to see if i have a new or needed variation!
Hello Dan,
Can you tell us if this one has the small braces on the tipper pivot support stands like Jason has shown in the 16c open step unlisted thread please.
Thanks
Bert
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:26 pm
by matchbox_n_molars
Like Dan, I love finding rare and hard to find variations. Quite clearly however, there is a genuine method that some, like Dan have developed that allows for the unearthing of these otherwise obscure ebay posts that so many of us miss. Well done again Dan and so nice of you to share the wealth when you do come up with duplicates.
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:53 pm
by Kiov
I do agree that hard to find models that go for good prices are the best to find.... I just got a #41 yellow ford GT40 for a really good price and a red fiat 1500 too. It proves that you can be lucky getting some rare models for cheap, but you need to look for them!
Re: I love finding rare and hard to find models.
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:15 am
by mrmoko
Kiov wrote:I do agree that hard to find models that go for good prices are the best to find.... I just got a #41 yellow ford GT40 for a really good price and a red fiat 1500 too. It proves that you can be lucky getting some rare models for cheap, but you need to look for them!
They are out there but you need to look . Like Dans gems i just scored a 31b fairlane for 5 Euro ? I'd be happy to buy a nice green 31b model for that . I actually forgot to raise my bid and forgot about it . The next time i see it it's in my won items . You can be lucky . Its like , bid high but only on a few (just in case you win , you can afford it ) or , bid low on heaps of models and maybe score one or two a week .
