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The only two Ebay auctions of pale blue SF47 Beach Hoppers that I've seen have both been French (e.g. here).
Could it therefore be that a number of these pre-productions were shipped to France for retail sale?

Idris wrote:The only two Ebay auctions of pale blue SF47 Beach Hoppers that I've seen have both been French (e.g. here).
Could it therefore be that a number of these pre-productions were shipped to France for retail sale?

Yes it could possibly be, I think I have had 1 from France and 1 found in the UK.
J

I have one found at an essex boot sale several years ago

BTW someone beat me to this one whilst I was waiting for the seller to reply to a bin request .....was only listed for about 30mins

Hi Reg,
That was me , parcel arrived today with a note from Royal Mail saying the parcel had been opened and the contents have gone. That’s 2 of my parcels now that have been opened.
J

Open and then resealed parcels are now a common site with me. One model so far was damaged by the stanley knife they used to cut open the parcel!!

Ghosthunter.

Is that another red-on-red example?

Yes it was, now lost in post?

That lost in post business: it seems to me that someone in the Post Office knows that you receive interesting (and potentially valuable) items in small boxes, and is helping him/herself to the contents. Have you considered taking a P.O. box or having the models sent to your work address?

nearlymint wrote:Hi Reg,
That was me , parcel arrived today with a note from Royal Mail saying the parcel had been opened and the contents have gone. That’s 2 of my parcels now that have been opened.
J

gutted for you mate that was a great prepro with the windshield ....i don't feel so bad knowing where it should have gone

how do you stand about compensation ??

...and how much is the model worth, potentially...LOTS!!

Ghosthunter.