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Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:29 am

iowegian wrote: dantrefethen wrote: iowegian wrote: dantrefethen wrote:

Most of my stuff came off e-bay. One needs to careful there.

Do NOT buy VW (especially Karmann Ghia) toys on eBay.
Repeat: do NOT buy.
They are all trash. Garbage. Not good stuff.
Turn off your computer and bid no more.

Probably good advice, even as a broad generality.

It seems somebody is always pissing me off with thier priceless treasures.

Dan
Hey, Dan:
Seriously, I've had hundreds of good experiences on eBay.
I've actually had NO bad deals. :D
Sometimes I pay too much, but I've NEVER run into a bad seller.
Keep the computer on and have fun with it. :D

I have never had a problem with e-bay before either. It helps to check feedback and such. Iowegian, You sell toys? e-mail me with a list if you don't mind :)

Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:05 pm

is this thing worth any money? i bought it on here about 10 minutes after it was posted.

Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:11 pm

westcoast-paul wrote: is this thing worth any money? i bought it on here about 10 minutes after it was posted.

Oh, come on , Paul.
Quit screwin' with us. :x
you KNOW it's worth $237.67

Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:15 pm

funny how sarcasm is lost when typing.

seriously - i have no idea (other than what i paid for it, but i bought it as a gift then when i got it - it looked *much* older and vauable than it did in the ad and what i paid for).

so i ask.

Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:46 am

westcoast-paul wrote: is this thing worth any money? i bought it on here about 10 minutes after it was posted.

i have one of these, i think i paid about $8 for it maybe 7 years ago. not old and made in china.

i saw this on a market in france this august. €150. didn't buy. :wink:

my 912 found in a dumpster,some day i'l get round to fitting a radio controlled 4wd chassis:

Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:34 am

westcoast-paul wrote: is this thing worth any money? i bought it on here about 10 minutes after it was posted.

Yea those are not very old and they are pretty common...... I usually see them for around the $15-$20 mark....... and I don't buy them at that.

Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:39 am

I have about 300 Diecast/models of VW'S.. IS this considered an average collection? Just added 2 more this past weekend...

Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:52 am

I have no clue what average is. I have somewhere over 1000 Pcs. in my collection though.

Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:52 am

average would probably be maybe so many but all fairly new.

if you had 1000 diecast 40-50 year old toys then i 'd be interested maybe in seeing pics. :wink:

Tue Nov 07, 2006 1:17 pm

I don't have that many toys.

But I do collect all kinds of vehicles.

Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:42 pm

I don't collect toys...nope, none...dammit alright maybe a couple.

Paul, looks like an old picture of the VWs I think I might even have that one in an old VW Trends. How 'bout an update?

Here's some advice...go out to your local Wallywurld(and others) and collect all the vw related stuff you can...spend every $ you have, store it in a climate friendly area for let's say 15 to 20 years then sell it all to me for a 1/4 of the price. There is too much of the new stuff on the market.

Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:10 pm

Steve, that is an older shot. I don't have any newer pics on the net. Maybe I'll get around to it someday.
The Trends pics that you're thinking of were earlier than the pic shown. I still had hair half way down my back in those pics. :lol:

Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:18 pm

^^^^^^^^^
I have found that when either of the two previous posters are bidding ( I won't reveal their eBay names), it is best to forget about getting involved in that auction. :cry:

Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:30 pm

I am sure I have been out bid by one or both of them in the past :lol:

Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:05 pm

I have a serious EBay “crack habit” with Minichamps Volkswagen 1/43 scale models, Tonka VW's, and Gate VW New Beetles in 1/18 scale models.
And before my eyesight got old-man-bad I was building 1/25 model cars at the rate of 2 a month or better depending on how much time I had to spend at work.
I have a second bedroom that is taken over with all these “little cars”.
Most of the cool Minichamps VW seem to be sold from the Europe so I get a lot of international shipments.
I seem to have good luck with sellers from the UK, but after being burned by 2 sellers from Germany, I’ve stopped bidding on items sold by German sellers.
I hate to write off an entire country, but what the hell.

Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:48 pm

^^^
Today's mail brought a Dux single cab split window pick-up from Belgrade, Serbia (Yugoslavia). Smoooth transaction on a really nice piece. :D

Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:14 pm

iowegian wrote: ^^^
Today's mail brought a Dux single cab split window pick-up from Belgrade, Serbia (Yugoslavia). Smoooth transaction on a really nice piece. :D

Pictures Please!! =D>

Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:48 pm

Iowegian was kind enough to allow me to post a couple of pics of his recent score.....Nice Toy!!!

and

Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:32 pm

L572 wrote: Iowegian was kind enough to allow me to post a couple of pics of his recent score.....Nice Toy!!!

Thanks for putting it up for me.
The piece is far nicer than it looks in the pics. The paint flaws are actually
not obvious in real life. I also think that the Serbian seller cleaned the piece before mailing it to me. :D
Oh--- the clockwork motor works well.

Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:17 pm

I never understood this toy thing. Did you guys miss something in your childhood?....................... Like Micheal Jackson in FAO Schwartz or something, I don't get it but is sure seems like fun. Explain it to me Chuck..........Why do you collect toys? What is the attraction? :?