flat4alfa Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Went Tesco. Big one. All Matchbox 5 packs racks empty. Same old singles, same old unsold stock Still no Hot Wheels singles. Must be three months now. I thought to myself - are big Tesco Extras now franchised or summat? The distribution chain is all borked. You get MB 5-packs. I get nowt. Went to the Middle of Lidl. One sole Hot Wheels single left Went to ASDA and someone coughed over me. Remspoor and DoctorRetro 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Sainsburys round here have got Hotwheels on clip strips,I saw the Alpine A110 for the 1st time in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Sainsbury's here just have slim boxes. Nowt in them but dubious special editions like Marvel and Pixar etc Going to furtively attack B&M on way home tonight. That's another proper pestilence central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Slim pickings everywhere really. Entertainer seems to be the best for lots of new stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Remember this tat box refugee? Battered, broken and a bit unloved... Well here it is now. Quite a transformation! bunglebus, vulgalour, Tenmil Socket and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Wonder when/if the 2020 range will come to Tesco, same in my local one it’s just last years crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Tat Wednesday: nothing to interest us here. Now that I have a Volvo 850 I went to The Entertainer looking for more, but didn't find any. Same story in Tesco and Morrisons, didn't even think of B&M but I'm full of dental anaesthetic so I think I can be excused. Might slip in there tomorrow. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 3/9/2020 at 12:32 PM, Datsuncog said: On 3/6/2020 at 9:45 PM, Spottedlaurel said: On 3/6/2020 at 11:50 AM, Datsuncog said: Is the DAF girder truck a Superfast? If so, and they're also £2 each, I'd be interested in that and the tipper version if you're heading back there and they still have them please. I need a top for my Not Mint in Tatty Box example. Just picking up on this now - I honestly can't remember which wheels are on the DAF, but I'll take a run over to the model shop and see if they're both still there. Seemed pretty good value, given how uncommon complete versions of these trucks seem to be. The Ergomatic was virtually mint too, despite the extreme flimsiness of the hut on the back. So took a run over to Smithfield this lunchtime, but no joy - both the DAFs were goneski. In fact, everything in the above pic (bar the Ergomatic site hut truck, the Mod Tractor and the Rod Roller) had now sold through. Some new stuff in the carry-case trays, though - some decent-looking Majorette buses, for one: £1 each on the London buses, £2 on the airport coaches (JAL, TWA and, erm, Coca-Cola) should they interest anyone. Overall a real mixed bag, and prices all over the place - some quite nice early 70s Superfasts in there for £2, but then tatty 2000s Hot Wheels marked up at £4. Most odd. What also bugs me is the abject rubbish stacked up, comprising rows and rows of unwanted Lledo promos... ...while the really interesting stuff is bagged up in these stupid '£30 bags', whereby fairly good Lesneys and other decent-to-resto grade stuff is packed into freezer bags along with broken Days Gone and cheap 90s Maisto rubbish. For example, this no-name 1/43 Fiat 132 is of interest to me, and perhaps others here... But the Matchbox Ford A Series, Scammell Tractor, Majorette towtruck and Bburago Porsche 935 also in the bag are of somewhat less interest (since I have some of them already). £20 for the bag = £4 each, and I just don't think the others are quite worth it. Similarly, this very clean Corgi Ford Mustang III appeals - but I have no desire for the generic Tonka and other Hong Kong pull-back rubbish also in the bag, so it's a bit off-putting. Grrr. The only person who's generally behind the counter of the shop seems to be the owner's mum, so there's little point in appealing to her to let me start opening bags and such. I may well try to have a little chat at some point with the owner, if I can find him, and see what's what... In other news, there are a few more loose models now in display cases outside: These weren't so badly priced: £2 for the Speed Kings Miura; £3 for the Matchbox Dinky Tucker Torpedo. £3 for the Corgi XJS too. Bit dearer down below: £10 on the Superkings Mercury Cougar at the very back; £20 on the Corgi Capri funny car. MoY and Solido vintage cars £3-5 each; Matchbox Dinky around the same. The prices are on a sticker under each car, so to see their price I basically had to lie on the floor and look upwards through the glass shelf. Classy. 1980s US Matchboxes aren't bad value for £5 each, mint and boxed. Atlas Dinky repros each around the £15 mark. Original old stuff unpriced, but probably big money. In one of the cabinets inside, there was a Dinky Triumph 2000 the same as the one I bagged on Friday for Amishtat. The blue-green paint was maybe slightly better, but the white roof was much more scratched. £45 on it. Yikes. The boxed Superfast still make me go a bit weak at the knees, though. Quite a few of those plastic Hungarian pirate Bedford car transporters, too. No price on them, though. Probably best regarded as curios only. And because I can't leave without buying something, apparently... Not bad for £2, though I didn't notice the rear wheel was wobbly til I was taking pics later. The axle's fine, it's just part of the wheel collar that's broken off on the inside. Is there meant to be a moving slidey-bit that allows the 'grit' to pour from the hopper? Might be stuck on this one. Could do with a bit of a scrub, though happy to set it aside if anyone wants it... …and of course, give me a yell if there's owt above that interests anyone, in lieu of this week's Tat Friday! Oh, and there should be a few more Tat Boxes touching down with some folks either tomorrow or Friday - I think I'm fully up to date now, and everything paid in full has now been dispatched. Enjoy, kids! egg, Sudsprint, Amishtat and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Meant to say, I also swung past the Belfast branch of The Entertainer today while gallivanting onwards to Smithfield; a display of Hot Wheels was in situ but no Volvos that I could see. Some white Honda CRXs and rally-liveried Land Rover S3s seemed to be the height of it for shiter interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Did I read right - the boxed Superfasts are £5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I quite like the Maxi Taxi Capri!! A fiver you say....... I'll have a ponder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 £5 is cheap for a Maxi Taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 36 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Did I read right - the boxed Superfasts are £5? Heh, only the US yellow-boxed models from the mid-80s are a fiver - the original Lesney Superfasts start at £20 for late 70s/early 80s models, and go upwards... though I've a hunch at least some of the boxes are repros. There are also some UK Matchbox from the early Universal era in there - light blue window box - between £5 and £8, but some of them seem a bit suss (clearly played-with toy, but in a seemingly sealed box) - plus a few US carded Lesneys, though they're more around the £15 mark, and tend to be less-appealing stuff like construction and agricultural vehicles. 18 minutes ago, junkyarddog said: I quite like the Maxi Taxi Capri!! A fiver you say....... I'll have a ponder. Yup, I believe so - seems not bad! Let me know and I'll make some enquiries! junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 53 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Did I read right - the boxed Superfasts are £5? It was the Maxi Taxi I was intending to ask about in my next question but I seem to have been beaten to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Daah, what are the chances... and I'm sure I've posted about that one before and all. That said, there could well be more than one Maxi Taxi - there's a whole bunch of drawers full of Matchbox under the counter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I’d like one for a fiver, but if he’s playing the repro box fraud game, I’m inclined to give the lot a swerve out of principle! My cynical head tells me that the £30 tat bag nonsense confirms this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I'd be up for a Maxi Taxi too at that price! Couldn't give a monkey's about the box, actually limits the appeal to me, as then I have to keep the box somewhere without damaging it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Agreed but if the price is being inflated just because it has a dubious box, I’d take the model out the box in front of him and offer on that as the box is of no use to me. Might wipe the smug look off his swindling face. The git. / other sweeping generalisations are also available on Tat Wednesdays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Anyone got a spare Deora 1 in tat condition and wanting a new owner please ? Just want to paint in a modern colour and sit it alongside my Deora II and Deora III so I can stop twitching BL Bloke, sierraman and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 3/10/2020 at 6:04 PM, flat4alfa said: Sainsbury's here just have slim boxes. Nowt in them but dubious special editions like Marvel and Pixar etc Going to furtively attack B&M on way home tonight. That's another proper pestilence central. Update Sainsbury's were hopeless. But B&M - despite the mess (which I had to clear up just to get to the bottom of it all) - delivered: Never seen the Buns of Steel before. Made me giggle and that's a good thing. First Vulcan I've seen in the wild Really wanted the Skull Shaker in the red. Anyone have a spare or swaps? Rodger Dodger 2, sucumbed this time. It is quite smart and pulled at my daft mahooosive engine interest. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I think I may have got the panic buying thing a bit confused. Remspoor, bunglebus, BL Bloke and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I might trouble you for an Ovlov if I can't find any in B&M tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Don’t waste the fuel, the top one is yours I’ll send it up to you post haste eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Might even throw in the loo roll HANG ON WHAT AM I SAYING Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 22 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Don’t waste the fuel, the top one is yours I’ll send it up to you post haste Very kind, thank you. I'll adjust the cost of your pending box accordingly :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 20 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Oh, and there should be a few more Tat Boxes touching down with some folks either tomorrow or Friday - I think I'm fully up to date now, and everything paid in full has now been dispatched As TAT COG FRIDAY has been cancelled this week, perhaps I should settle up before post lady is self-isolating Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I paid a visit to the various charity shops in Stourport on Monday for some potential mini-chod fondling. The first two shops had nothing but I had more luck in the third and came out with a couple of Hot Wheels in the shape of a '68 Mustang Shelby GT500 and a playworn '67 Chevelle SS. DSCF1220 by timothy jones, on Flickr DSCF1222 by timothy jones, on Flickr DSCF1221 by timothy jones, on Flickr The last shop had a lot more cars than the others, so many that I came out with a small bag full. DSCF1223 by timothy jones, on Flickr Here are the contents. DSCF1224 by timothy jones, on Flickr Matchbox Bedford Horse Box. No horses but in very good condition. DSCF1225 by timothy jones, on Flickr There were a few Chevy van but I thought one was enough. DSCF1226 by timothy jones, on Flickr Cadbury's Flake liveried Matchbox Transit. DSCF1227 by timothy jones, on Flickr Last Matchbox, a 2006 Bentley Continental GT. DSCF1230 by timothy jones, on Flickr Next up, a Hot Wheels 'Texas Drive Em' Ford pickup. DSCF1229 by timothy jones, on Flickr RATLOOKYO Hot Wheels 'La Troca' 1950 Chevy Pickup. DSCF1228 by timothy jones, on Flickr Welly Jaguar S Type with racing graphics. DSCF1231 by timothy jones, on Flickr Last, but certainly not least, a Corgi Vauxhall Nova. DSCF1232 by timothy jones, on Flickr At 50p each I was happy with my haul. The Horse Box and Nova probably being the finds of the day. DoctorRetro, bunglebus, Datsuncog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 11 hours ago, BL Bloke said: a Hot Wheels 'Texas Drive Em' Ford pickup. At 50p each I'll happily triple that for your '72 Ford Texas Drive EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Thursday could be the new friday, 50p tat box located Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Pull up a comfy chair kids, this might take a while New 50p tat box provided a Skybusters DC10 20200312_143542 by RS, on Flickr Micro Machines size Hot Wheels Corvette Stingray 20200312_143522 by RS, on Flickr Tic Tac (?) 007 Aston 20200312_143444 by RS, on Flickr Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt Dodge van 20200312_143309 by RS, on Flickr For £1 I got this Rolls too 20200312_143410 by RS, on Flickr If there's any interest, He had this Budgie Routemaster missing some tyres for £4 20200312_130036 by RS, on Flickr And this Corgi Yellow Submarine for £5 20200312_130024 by RS, on Flickr Also received a delivery from the Tatcave 20200312_110244 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_110222 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_110154 by RS, on Flickr Think I need to line this up with the Matchbox version 20200312_110126 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_110045 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_110102 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_110009 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105931 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105941 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105909 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105816 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105838 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105757 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105735 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105429 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105600 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105357 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105300 by RS, on Flickr Headlamps work! 20200312_105338 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105234 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_105205 by RS, on Flickr Mrs (quite attractive actually) postie dropped off some goodies too 20200312_104442 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_104519 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_101822 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_101757 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_101738 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_101721 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_101702 by RS, on Flickr Most exciting of all was this 20200312_095151 by RS, on Flickr Which means this is back in its rightful place 20200312_100304 by RS, on Flickr Now I have three complete sets - only other is a German issue with a Merc SL 20200312_100809 by RS, on Flickr I was up early today so had a wander around the town's three charity shops, in one I got this lot; 20200312_095118 by RS, on Flickr Think this is a Zylmex; 20200312_095056 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_094951 by RS, on Flickr Engine donor; 20200312_094927 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_094831 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_094710 by RS, on Flickr 20200312_095300 by RS, on Flickr Spider car is a Buddy L tinplate from 1980 That whole lot cost me £1.40... Tenmil Socket, eddyramrod, warch and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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