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Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:20 pm

No whine thread on toys/memorabilia, so here goes.

This Wiking van would be worth the money if it were all intact. That's a $150 chip of plastic missing from the nose! (It could be repaired, but would still not be original.)

Also, the box is for a different model, because the end flap indicates Sealing Wax red rather than Dove blue!

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2643956

None of this is to say I wouldn't want to bring it home! :D

Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:44 am

Photo says it all :popcorn:

Sat Nov 25, 2023 8:39 am

$1700 for horns?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2653655

This seems crazy to me. I recall these being around $250 or so but maybe that was years ago.

Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:36 pm

That would be something you would put under glass rather than actually use.

Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:44 pm

EverettB wrote: $1700 for horns?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2653655

This seems crazy to me. I recall these being around $250 or so but maybe that was years ago.
Euros

Sun Nov 26, 2023 10:05 pm

Glenn wrote: EverettB wrote: $1700 for horns?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2653655

This seems crazy to me. I recall these being around $250 or so but maybe that was years ago.
Euros

True, it's more in USD. :D

Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:07 am

Photo says it all . . . . :popcorn:

Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:05 pm

Less of a whine and more of a simple reality. Germans spend crazy money on Wiking 1/40th.

What this one has going for it (aside from being an early convertible) is that it appears to be a Standard model. (Plain gray seats, black steering wheel, lack of chrome and so forth). I've never seen one before. Unusual variations can blow the price sky high.

Nothing I hear about Wikings really surprises me these days. Those who were all aboard the Wiking train early are the lucky ones. For the rest of us, that train ticket will be expensive!

Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:08 pm

OK, Photo says it all . . . . $15,600 :!: :!:

Send me a "pm" if you would like to read an "out of this world" article I wrote about
this R-10 Space Patrol VW Cabrio for the HotVWs Magazine - Nov 2018 issue. :popcorn:

Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:52 pm

Blaupunkt Autoradio display Price: 125 USD OBO

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2650241

Radio not included.

Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:54 pm

$200. Used to be $4.95 at the drug store automotive aisle.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2553945

Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:36 pm

KTPhil wrote: $200. Used to be $4.95 at the drug store automotive aisle.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2553945

I don't get it. Are these that rare? Maybe I'm out of the loop.

Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:37 pm

Blue Baron wrote: Germans spend crazy money on Wiking 1/40th.

The Type 3 Wikings always seem to go for big money. I've snagged a few and passed on most.

Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:38 pm

Yes, and even the cheap ones that don't click well are pricey. And before you think you found a deal from overseas, check shipping... $50 - $75!!

Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:58 pm

squaretobehip wrote: KTPhil wrote: $200. Used to be $4.95 at the drug store automotive aisle.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2553945

I don't get it. Are these that rare? Maybe I'm out of the loop.

No, just insanely priced nowadays from most sellers, eBay included.

Big thread
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=522861

Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:56 am

Ay carumba!

Some rare accessories are really going up in price!

Early Volmac Folding Shifter Price: $3,250
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2676691

Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:28 pm

LOL, $406 for a tube of Chromlin

Idiots...

Wed Jul 31, 2024 1:12 pm

I don't know why I see people asking crazy money for these sorts of cans all the time...

Volkswagen brake fluid can Price: $399 shipped
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2696466

I have a bunch of these, they were like $5-$10 a few years ago.
They are probably worth more but no way it's that much.

I mostly see polish cans for crazy prices... Those I have seen sell for $75-$100 (or more) on eBay.

Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:35 am

EverettB wrote: I don't know why I see people asking crazy money for these sorts of cans all the time...

Volkswagen brake fluid can Price: $399 shipped
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2696466

I have a bunch of these, they were like $5-$10 a few years ago.
They are probably worth more but no way it's that much.

I mostly see polish cans for crazy prices... Those I have seen sell for $75-$100 (or more) on eBay.
Shipping costs have skyrocketed---and brake fluid is hazardous, so...... :lol:

Fri Aug 30, 2024 9:39 am

If anyone knows the value of a vintage accessory, he should. Serious offers? $1. ;)
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2701365