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Post by plastimatic on Mar 8, 2014 15:46:37 GMT -6
Some items I picked up a local hobby shop I hadn't shopped for a while. They mostly do RC stuff, so their kit section is modest, but I guess they still do some consignment.  All are complete, except the Quicksilver is missing instructions... no biggee. The bike still has its original seal. All three were $1.98 each. At that price, I could get a nice return for the buck, but I'll probably end up building 'em someday  |
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Post by AL on Mar 8, 2014 17:36:42 GMT -6
Some items I picked up a local hobby shop I hadn't shopped for a while. They mostly do RC stuff, so their kit section is modest, but I guess they still do some consignment. All are complete, except the Quicksilver is missing instructions... no biggee. The bike still has its original seal. All three were $1.98 each. At that price, I could get a nice return for the buck, but I'll probably end up building 'em someday DAMN !!! .... Those are some KILLER Scores Dude !!!!!! ---I'd build 'em too !! -AL |
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Post by showrodjohn on Mar 8, 2014 19:33:53 GMT -6
I like the mods on that so far are you going to continue along that line? Please don't put a pool in the rear  Heres what I picked up on E-Bay.  |
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Post by A.J. on Mar 9, 2014 9:37:06 GMT -6
Some items I picked up a local hobby shop I hadn't shopped for a while. They mostly do RC stuff, so their kit section is modest, but I guess they still do some consignment. All are complete, except the Quicksilver is missing instructions... no biggee. The bike still has its original seal. All three were $1.98 each. At that price, I could get a nice return for the buck, but I'll probably end up building 'em someday You did really great! That Quicksilver box is somewhat scarce. I think it's only the second one I've seen. If I'm thinking right, it's a bit larger than the typical white box kits from the era but the face graphics are definitely different from the more readily available version. Very nice find! |
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Post by plastimatic on Mar 9, 2014 12:12:46 GMT -6
You did really great! That Quicksilver box is somewhat scarce. I think it's only the second one I've seen. If I'm thinking right, it's a bit larger than the typical white box kits from the era but the face graphics are definitely different from the more readily available version. Very nice find! After looking on the web, I was kinda wondered about the box scarcity. Unfortunately, the previous owner used that brown packing tape to pin down both sides. Other than that, it's not in bad shape. Did find that the only part it's missing was one rear spring. Probably rattled itself out of the box.  |
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Post by Dennis M on Mar 14, 2014 16:33:09 GMT -6
Hi John' Im going to make it a 6 wheel custom van I hope. lol
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Post by Dennis M on Mar 14, 2014 16:36:35 GMT -6
I picked up a grail off e-bay a couple of weeks ago.  |
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Post by Mysterion on Mar 14, 2014 16:58:17 GMT -6
I picked up a grail off e-bay a couple of weeks ago. I love those C-cabs. Nice find Dennis! |
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Post by Dennis M on Mar 15, 2014 21:12:57 GMT -6
Thanks Dave' im working on her.
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Post by chromecop on Mar 16, 2014 5:03:47 GMT -6
I picked up a grail off e-bay a couple of weeks ago. Nice score! These are really cool Showrods and I have a couple of them myself. |
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Post by Dennis M on Mar 16, 2014 12:34:42 GMT -6
Im putting her together slowly' trying not to break anything. lol
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Post by Mysterion on May 3, 2014 15:02:07 GMT -6
It's going to take a ton of work, but I finally got a Cheetah body. It's cast from a Strombecker slot car body and is WAY out of proportion, so I'm going to make a a modernized street car out of it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, someday.  |
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Post by Dennis M on May 3, 2014 16:16:27 GMT -6
Nice score Dave.
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Post by donculley on May 19, 2014 11:06:16 GMT -6
Just got this off of Evilbay , for once there was no sniping and everything worked out . This was a Young Model Builders Club kit , just like the one that I got in the mail back in the day. My kit was long gone, and though I remembered having the kit, I couldn't remember the name of it. Just a lucky shot I punched in builders club and it came up . I got a really good deal on it ; it brought back a lot of memories too.  |
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Post by tuffone20 on Jun 1, 2014 12:04:20 GMT -6
I got these kits over the last few months and some I have been looking for for some time now!!  I had been looking for the "Olds 442 Street Freak" for a very long time and come to find out a guy in our club who sells a lot of newer kits at our club meetings and swap meets and I picked up the Vega Mini Van from him and told him I was also looking for the "Olds 442 Street Freak" kit and he was oh yeah I have that kit at home, you can have it for $20!!!! Oh and the hub caps are for my '74 Plymouth Duster... And when I went to his house I also picked up the Touch Tone Terror kit!!!  So the reason I have been looking for those kits is because of this Christmas photo of kits I got in 1977 and I now have 4 of the 5 kits and only have the MPC Brooks NASCAR to find and I know where a mint one is, but the asking price is $200!!!  Thanks for looking guys!! |
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Post by A.J. on Jun 3, 2014 8:29:41 GMT -6
Very nice finds and it's awesome to see my thread still kicking along. Keep on hunting guys! The stuff is out there!
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Post by timj on Jun 3, 2014 15:01:52 GMT -6
I haven't been around for a while but I have picked these up over the past couple of months.   |
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Post by donculley on Jun 5, 2014 9:19:02 GMT -6
I got these kits over the last few months and some I have been looking for for some time now!! I had been looking for the "Olds 442 Street Freak" for a very long time and come to find out a guy in our club who sells a lot of newer kits at our club meetings and swap meets and I picked up the Vega Mini Van from him and told him I was also looking for the "Olds 442 Street Freak" kit and he was oh yeah I have that kit at home, you can have it for $20!!!! Oh and the hub caps are for my '74 Plymouth Duster... And when I went to his house I also picked up the Touch Tone Terror kit!!! So the reason I have been looking for those kits is because of this Christmas photo of kits I got in 1977 and I now have 4 of the 5 kits and only have the MPC Brooks NASCAR to find and I know where a mint one is, but the asking price is $200!!! Thanks for looking guys!! Nice scores - and if I'm not mistaken the kits are in a Dusters trunk - right ? |
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Post by tuffone20 on Jun 5, 2014 18:37:42 GMT -6
Yes they are in the trunk of my '74 Duster, I even picked up those hub caps at a yard sale that day. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by donculley on Jun 9, 2014 11:57:02 GMT -6
Yes they are in the trunk of my '74 Duster, I even picked up those hub caps at a yard sale that day. View AttachmentThat Duster looks great ! I had many A bodies back in the day , I still have my 73 Duster that I bought out of high school in 1979 |
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Post by donculley on Jun 11, 2014 14:57:41 GMT -6
Dont know why this one went so cheap,but I'm glad I threw a bid on it - $15.50 shipped and its 99% complete ! I've seen incomplete gluebombs go for $30- $50 . I haven't scored a deal on Ebay like this in a looong time . r.ebay.com/Dex2oM
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Post by TooOld on Jun 11, 2014 16:14:58 GMT -6
Dont know why this one went so cheap,but I'm glad I threw a bid on it - $15.50 shipped ! I've seen incomplete gluebombs go for $30- $50 . I haven't scored a deal on Ebay like this in a looong time . r.ebay.com/Dex2oM Great score Don ! I've noticed that the winning bids have been getting lower lately , what was $100+ last year now is going for half that or even less . Good for us , bad for the sellers ! And there are some really good deals like you got . . . recently I won a Blue Thunder bug body for $16 and a Dune Rat body + parts for under $5 dollars !! I need to take some pics and post them . |
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Post by donculley on Jun 11, 2014 18:23:20 GMT -6
Dont know why this one went so cheap,but I'm glad I threw a bid on it - $15.50 shipped ! I've seen incomplete gluebombs go for $30- $50 . I haven't scored a deal on Ebay like this in a looong time . r.ebay.com/Dex2oM Great score Don ! I've noticed that the winning bids have been getting lower lately , what was $100+ last year now is going for half that or even less . Good for us , bad for the sellers ! And there are some really good deals like you got . . . recently I won a Blue Thunder bug body for $16 and a Dune Rat body + parts for under $5 dollars !! I need to take some pics and post them . You could be right on the prices-in less than 30 days I won this and the Rough Rider chopper kit - no sniping and great deals . |
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Post by 70spop on Jun 11, 2014 19:01:41 GMT -6
Dont know why this one went so cheap,but I'm glad I threw a bid on it - $15.50 shipped and its 99% complete ! I've seen incomplete gluebombs go for $30- $50 . I haven't scored a deal on Ebay like this in a looong time . r.ebay.com/Dex2oM DANG!! I'm envious! I've been checking periodically for Horn Toads, but I obviously missed that one. That's a crazy good score. Well done! Brian |
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Post by 70spop on Jun 11, 2014 19:12:08 GMT -6
Dont know why this one went so cheap,but I'm glad I threw a bid on it - $15.50 shipped ! I've seen incomplete gluebombs go for $30- $50 . I haven't scored a deal on Ebay like this in a looong time . r.ebay.com/Dex2oM Great score Don ! I've noticed that the winning bids have been getting lower lately , what was $100+ last year now is going for half that or even less . Good for us , bad for the sellers ! And there are some really good deals like you got . . . recently I won a Blue Thunder bug body for $16 and a Dune Rat body + parts for under $5 dollars !! I need to take some pics and post them . I've noticed some stuff going pretty cheap, but other items you can't touch for less than crazy prices (Don's Horn Toad being an exception!) I recently picked up a built green Poison Pinto, complete except for the rear nerfs, with the box and instructions for $20, and it was te only bid. Not a nasty glue bomb, either, but a pretty clean unpainted build that will come apart easily. Other TD stuff shoots up over $50-100 almost every time. Maybe some models go in and out o eBay popularity. Brian |
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Post by donculley on Jun 12, 2014 19:28:22 GMT -6
The good and the bad- I got my Horn Toad. The seller taped it tightly in a little ball of bubble wrap and the shipped it in a large box with no packing !  Good thing the glue was so good back then as this kit bounced around like crazy from Kentucky to Connecticut. Only the rear axle broke off, it could have been a lot worse  Anyone have some old Rattlers or Horn Toad junkers lying around for parts ? LOL |
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Post by TooOld on Jun 13, 2014 5:33:26 GMT -6
Seriously ? What the heck is wrong with people ? I think these guys do this intentionally and get a big kick out of it !  You got lucky , sorry I can't help with any parts . |
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Post by ira on Jun 13, 2014 7:55:02 GMT -6
The good and the bad- I got my Horn Toad. The seller taped it tightly in a little ball of bubble wrap and the shipped it in a large box with no packing ! Good thing the glue was so good back then as this kit bounced around like crazy from Kentucky to Connecticut. Only the rear axle broke off, it could have been a lot worse Anyone have some old Rattlers or Horn Toad junkers lying around for parts ? LOL  |
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Post by 70spop on Jun 26, 2014 17:25:18 GMT -6
Woohoo! Not so much a "great find" or a steal, but just catching eBay at the right time. Scored a builder Unreal Roller last night on a Buy It Now. I can't say it was cheap, but it was much less than what I've seen them go for. Looks to be mostly complete - possibly missing the handbrake and maybe one taillight, and is unpanted and comes with the box. Happy happy!
Brian
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Post by ira on Aug 5, 2014 12:21:30 GMT -6
From the Bay!Just received this Starfury kit from Ebay only $25.99 delivered! I've been looking for one of these for a while. I'm a Happy Guy... 
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