And you thought your car/truck was rare....

[ggdad1951]

found this today, more OT then an EPAY thing, but quite interesting.  An unopened box of 1970's Hot Wheels toy cars/trucks....current bud is 22k!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321413158372

[Brent B3B]

boy, there is a leap of faith!

i'm out!

[Merle Coggins]

Seems like one heck of a White Elephant auction

[Plymouthy Adams]

being shipped from Sucker Falls

[48Dodger]

Being a Radiologic Technologist....I'd wanna have that sucker X-Rayed....lol.

 

48D

[BigDaddyO]

Holy crap, it's over $33,000!

[ggdad1951]

now over 34K and RESERVE STILL NOT MET!  wow....there are some stupid people out there!

[48Dodger]

now over 34K and RESERVE STILL NOT MET!  wow....there are some stupid people out there!

 

Damn....guess I don't know much about toy cars!

 

48D

[Don Coatney]

I see there are 96 cars in the box. At the current price of $34,300 that equates to $357 per car.  As a special to members of this forum only I will sell this unopened bubble pack VW bus for the greatly discounted price of three hundred bucks. I prefer cash and I will pay shipping as soon as the cash clears the bank. Serious inquires only. No refunds. No tire kickers. You snooze you lose. Buy now with pride.

 

[BigDaddyO]

$357.29 each

 

Beat me by a minute.

Edited May 29, 2014 by BigDaddyO

[Plymouthy Adams]

what is .29 among friends..and to match Coatneys offer  I have a few unopened Johnny Lightening series cars here..mainly Tigers..at that price I could probably make it two for one but I insist you pay the postage...

 

and the only way that box of cars will retain its value (however greatly inflated) is never to open it....surprise...no surprise....I think a lot of fluff is floating in the air here...or the world is worse off that I ever imagined

[48Dodger]

 .... As a special to members of this forum only I will sell this unopened bubble pack VW bus for the greatly discounted price of three hundred bucks. I prefer cash and I will pay shipping as soon as the cash clears the bank. Serious inquires only. No refunds. No tire kickers. You snooze you lose. Buy now with pride.

 

 

 

I'll give you 300 bucks fer that there blue elbow prop ya got there.....cash money....I'll send a forklift over ta git it too, so no need fer that shipping deal.

 

48D

[Plymouthy Adams]

sad to say that VW van is the only thing Coatney has left over from his hippie days (beside the hips)

[Don Coatney]

I'll give you 300 bucks fer that there blue elbow prop ya got there.....cash money....I'll send a forklift over ta git it too, so no need fer that shipping deal.

 

48D

This is the only prop I have and it is not blue.

 

 

sad to say that VW van is the only thing Coatney has left over from his hippie days (beside the hips)

Not true. I have my memories but for some reason I don't remember the 60's.

[Plymouthy Adams]

the prosecution rests....

[Don Coatney]

My hippie days minus the hips with my dad.

 

[ggdad1951]

auction closed and reserve not met.......cripes!

 

 

$40200!   WOOOHOOOOO!  

[GlennCraven]

I think here's a second box! Bidding on this one is at $22,000. Must be a different box as it is described as having some of the tape lifting off and not "near-mint" and unopened.

[ggdad1951]

cripes I wonder what this one will get to before the reserve is not met....

Edited June 3, 2014 by ggdad1951

[48Dodger]

Never did understand the "reserve not met" part of eBay.

If you think something is worth $43,000 then make that

the starting bid.

48D

[Plymouthy Adams]

its hard to get a bidding frenzy posting at the tip end of the asking price..each bidder thinks the next bump im price is going to secure that bid..even in life if a auctioneer sets the opening to high he will lower the asking..but in minutes the frenzy is set..

[48Dodger]

Meh.....frenzy is for entertainment....not for ebay IMO.

 

He had a guy who was top bidder.....no one else bidding.....what do you do? Call him up and say "Dude, I need another 5 grand before I'll sell"....... makes no sense....lol

 

48D