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Blue Baron
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 Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:20 pm Post subject: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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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! 
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Photo says it all 
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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That would be something you would put under glass rather than actually use.
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Glenn
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| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Euros
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Hacksaw-BoB
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:07 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Photo says it all . . . .
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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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!
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Hacksaw-BoB
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| Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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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.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Blaupunkt Autoradio display Price: 125 USD OBO
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2650241
Radio not included.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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$200. Used to be $4.95 at the drug store automotive aisle.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2553945
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| Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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I don't get it. Are these that rare? Maybe I'm out of the loop.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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| 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.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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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!!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:56 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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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
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| Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2024 4:35 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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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......  |
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