The OFFICIAL "what I picked up today"

[simonize25]

Sorry for the crappy pics but i had to share

1996 Greater Seattle Toy Show edition

[kamzcab86]

The Sunagon is back I need the new one!

Someone posted the new one on TheSamba... and I immediately went out to eBay. Good thing I did because all the stores I went to in my area had none. So, my Orange and well-played-with Blue Sunagons now have a brand new stablemate:

[OneSixRight]

so, i saw a Matchbox 5 pack of classic volkswagens... ive never seen them before so i bought the remaining 6 packs, are these rare?

[86vwgti8v]

[OneSixRight]

so ive been buying anything volkswagen matchbox & hotwheels, not sure if their rare or not, i clean the shelves of them.. ive got buses & bugs and drag buses, and what not, plastic models too.. anyone interested?

[crazydub_]

just so you guys know on these "hot ones" series cars look for ones that have red lettering on the tires that says "the hot ones" that is actually the "Chase" piece. basically the treasure hunt of the whole series. kinda like the old larrys garage cars how they had signatures on the bottom.

also the new treasure hunts for 2012 ARE on green stripe cards. it's the $UPER treasure hunt that is not and it is a completely different car than the regular one.

so the easiest way to find it is to look for rubber tires and the spectraflame paint job.

the regulars are still on green cards but are utterly worthless as far as trying to sell them. your lucky to see $3 out of the regulars. still worth buying i guess but not worth looking for.

[GS Audio]

I've been a bad boy the past month or so.......but it is the holiday season, so I deserve to treat myself!!!

1:200 Alitalia Ferrari Livery



1:400 Alitalia "Bvlgari" Livery



Bullitt Mustang w/McQueen figure



Bullitt Charger w/ "Bad Guys" figures

[abeR]

so ive been buying anything volkswagen matchbox & hotwheels, not sure if their rare or not, i clean the shelves of them.. ive got buses & bugs and drag buses, and what not, plastic models too.. anyone interested?

lets see what you got

[Cousin Eddie]

What scale are the Bullitt cars and how much?

[9golfgl0]

picked up and built a mk3 vr kit and scooped the bus on ebay limited edition 500 made

[9golfgl0]

ebay score, really stoked on the 007 beetle

[okanTDI]

New here, just found the sub-forum. So it's because of all of you that I can't find my vw's!

[mad max001]

Bought this a few days ago. Didn't intend to buy anything but i couldn't let it pass for $1.50.

Nissan skyline 2000GT-R

[MickR]

I picked up a Nichimo Lotus Esprit 1:24 kit, new in box. It has a decal from Toyway Letchworth England on the box. Scored at a thrift store.

What is the thinking on kits these days - assemble or leave un-assembled in box?

[Ridicoulus]

so im curious, what are you paying for hotwheels these days? ever since the gas spike earlier this year, hotwheels/matchbox in Oregon are at $1.20 and some places upto $1.75

i stopped when they hit $1.20...

[PanzerVW]

so im curious, what are you paying for hotwheels these days? ever since the gas spike earlier this year, hotwheels/matchbox in Oregon are at $1.20 and some places upto $1.75

i stopped when they hit $1.20...

that's nuts!

1.07 at walmart and target..1.10 or so at TRU

[okanTDI]

I have been collecting any VW's for about 2 years now, but never paid attention to anything else. I started reading this thread and learned about treasure hunts only yesterday.

I figure I should look for other things too while I look for my VW's.. Any tips on what I should be looking for? Someone also mentioned to look fire red writing on the tires of "the big ones" series.. Does this mean I can just look at them from underneath without reading the card just to see if there is writing on the wheels?

I found one green treasure hunt yesterday, but if I read correctly, the good treasure hunts aren't green and have rubber tires?

I am a truck driver and frequent many walmarts and targets and kmarts all over the place. And I always check the toys for VW's.. I might as well look for some real collectors stuff while I'm at it.

I'd really appreciate some tips on what to look for and how to look fast.

[iamsuperdan]

Good score at Wal Mart last night.

Couple of Hot Wheels I haven't seen locally before.





Ansd finally found the Mega Bloks McLaren! They had this one, and about a dozen of the Datsun GTRs.

[mikegilbert]

Picked this up off ebay. Just need to find the companion van and trailer.




Soon:

[Cousin Eddie]

^ Mike, if you stumble across extra availability of those on E-Bay shoot me a PM would you?

[sbvwfanatic]

Sorry if it's a re-post but I get very little computer time these days.

http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/L...shop&sku=V0493

[vwjoem]

so im curious, what are you paying for hotwheels these days? ever since the gas spike earlier this year, hotwheels/matchbox in Oregon are at $1.20 and some places upto $1.75

i stopped when they hit $1.20...

In Canada it went up too...
@ Walfart $1.44 & matchbox $1.29
@ Zellers $1.49 & matchbox $1.59
@TRU $1.49 & matchbox $1.39

[iamsuperdan]

WalMart is getting all the hard to find Mega Bloks now!

Found thsi one last night. Mustang RTR-X





I think I'll end up getting the GTR, jsut so I have all of them.

[Herbie3Rivers]

so, i saw a Matchbox 5 pack of classic volkswagens... ive never seen them before so i bought the remaining 6 packs, are these rare?

They just came out. The 5 packs aren't generally rare. They warm the pegs longer than individual cars. That is unless there's a sale on.

[Ridicoulus]

In Canada it went up too...
@ Walfart $1.44 & matchbox $1.29
@ Zellers $1.49 & matchbox $1.59
@TRU $1.49 & matchbox $1.39

geez, their goes my hopes & dreams of moving to canadia

[blackwabbit]

Grabbed these the other day at walmart looking for the red line custom beetle






On another note, has anyone noticed no one seems to carry the higher end maisto products anymore or is it just me??

[PanzerVW]

Grabbed these the other day at walmart looking for the red line custom beetle






On another note, has anyone noticed no one seems to carry the higher end maisto products anymore or is it just me??

I need those brasilias... Scored two of each of those buses

[LC6X]

I need those brasilias... Scored two of each of those buses

I'm so jealous. I RARELY find anything anymore. Got one of the FTE brown hw things recently, but thats it

[Ridicoulus]

Grabbed these the other day at walmart looking for the red line custom beetle






On another note, has anyone noticed no one seems to carry the higher end maisto products anymore or is it just me??

lol i found the green brasilia last week and bought them all, then found that one and bought all of those..

and i dont see the high end ones either, only at the local hobby stores

[LM Spec]

My "early" Christmas present from Wifey

[Ridicoulus]

found the caravan and beetle on the "hot ones" cards..

anyone else find that the plastic bubble on the card is very weak? i picked two up to find the vw's and they fell right out of the bubble. quite a few others were cracked and or sliced..

[Cousin Eddie]

If anybody is looking for one I was at my local Wal-Mart last night and they had two of these. I didn't buy them as I don't collect VW's, but I know majority of you guys do. Just PM me if someone is trying to track these down and I can pick 'em up:

[chamster]

Some of my pickings from the last 2 weeks. Running out space at work, which is where I keep most of my 1/43s.
Bunch of IXOs, Brumms, with some Spark/Kyosho/Autoart thrown in.

[vwjoem]

If anybody is looking for one I was at my local Wal-Mart last night and they had two of these. I didn't buy them as I don't collect VW's, but I know majority of you guys do. Just PM me if someone is trying to track these down and I can pick 'em up:

we have them up here in Canada too. I dont like this model, the scale is all wrong. The wheels are too big, the roofline is chopped.

[Cousin Eddie]

we have them up here in Canada too. I dont like this model, the scale is all wrong. The wheels are too big, the roofline is chopped.

I'm in Ontario.

Should change my location back I guess.