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EverettB 
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 Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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I agree that must be AI, it looks more like a shitty plastic model than an actual Bus and massive weird errors in how a real Bus looks
In the Amazon listing they have some nice photos of actual Buses down below - Why not use those? 
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2025 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Interesting calendar product:
https://www.amazon.com/RISA-Collection-Volkswagen-...6&th=1
However...
Despite being a VW-licensed product, it is either airbrushed, or more likely, an AI creation.
- The sign is WAY out of proportion to the Bus.
- The front clip has obviously phony headlight and turn signal bezels, and "V" trim.
- Squared corners of skylights.
- Wrong hubcaps for a Split.
- Metal window trim.
It actually makes me nauseous the more I look at it.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 4:48 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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how much bucks
for an xbox box
if an xbox box
is worth bucks?
pssst! do you want some genuine 1950s tyre air? 
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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| Glenn wrote: |
| There was a guy on ebay selling a Xbox box. |
When sold, does he put his Xbox box in a box for shipping?
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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There was a guy on ebay selling a Xbox box.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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NOT picking on the seller here.
The high price must reflect perceived demand.
Note this is not a set of spray cans. It is the empty box they originally came in.
Empty box.
250€
We collectors have a sickness.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2758109
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2025 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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I see over $3K in the Wiking models alone.
There are some high roller bus collectors who want everything, and an asking price has to start somewhere!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2025 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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I remember seeing one or two at ed Economy's toy show back in the day.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 1:57 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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how much?! 
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2752594
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 7:40 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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offering from temu
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| Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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| And it’s missing many of the repro tools |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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Not sure what they are worth now but I believe they cost $100 when they were produced.
Obviously inflation and they are not available now but $750? Nah
I looked and there's been one for $380 and one for $385 in the past year
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EverettB
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| Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2024 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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'real photos'  |
Weird comment but maybe he's trying to say this is the actual item and current photos?
There have been people who used old photos in the past, often for cars.
There's also a guy on the site that buys things off eBay and resells them here and he used to and maybe still does use the photos from the eBay auction, often listing it here before he even receives the item himself. Really bad idea...
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| Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2024 9:03 am Post subject: Re: Official whine/discussion about toys/accessories for sale |
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'real photos'
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