Casey Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2014/01/29/scale-model-imperial-sells-for-17500-at-auction/
Jordan White Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Thought you were gonna post one of those Factory Five Cobra replica kit cars.
Joe Handley Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 That $17,500 would pay off the loan on my 1:1 Chrysler?!
chevyfever2009 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Some things just don't make sense...Some things just don't make sense... I second that
FASTBACK340 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 $17.5K for a model? You can build a half a dozen Camaros for that kind of coin!!!!! Or one really cool Mopar…. Hey, we spend on what we want…. I don't think that price is sane or stable, but how many sane & stable people do YOU know?
PappyD340 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Some things just don't make sense... I'll 3rd it!!
tubbs Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 More money than brains. your right, but I would like to try that sometime, the more money than brains thing. I think it would be wonderful to drop $17,000 on a kit and not bat an eye or dent your wallet. now, if that money was for his/her mortgage, then we have a problem.
Brett Barrow Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Guess what's currently on eBay for $45,000?!?!? Exact same picture used in the article. He's got 56 watchers, I wonder how many are just gawkers like us? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Asahi-1962-CHRYSLER-IMPERIAL-Mint-In-Org-Box-Japanese-Friction-Tin-Car-Toy-/281254564576?pt=Vintage_Antique_Toys_US&hash=item417c1412e0 Here's a link to a Fotki album with a few pictures of one of these (It might be the same one if the eBay seller's assertion that his is the only surviving one in Black is correct) http://public.fotki.com/Juppee/model_cars_and_bikes/old-tin-toy-mopars/peltiautojen-20ns.html Edited January 30, 2014 by Brett Barrow
Danno Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 BIN only $45,000.00? No prob. Lemme just dig around in my pocket for the change . . . Yikes!
Erik Smith Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I don't know why people think rich people have no brains. $17000 to some is equivalent to $20 to others.
Harry P. Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Guess what's currently on eBay for $45,000?!?!? Exact same picture used in the article. So that would be the guy who just bought it for $17 thou? Nice profit if he can get his asking price!
Harry P. Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I don't know why people think rich people have no brains. $17000 to some is equivalent to $20 to others. And besides that, it has nothing to do with "brains," it's about collectibility, rarity, and value. If you own an item that is incredibly rare, it has value to collectors... so paying big bucks for it (if you have the money to spend) isn't stupid, it's smart... because odds are the value of that item will rise as time goes by. Think of it as an investment. You can invest in many things... stocks, coins, art... or collectibles. Nothing stupid about that, especially when you sell the item for a nice profit.
DrKerry Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I don't think that price is sane or stable, but how many sane & stable people do YOU know? Ummm, ahhhhh, well.......uuuummmmmmmmmm............... got nothin!!!!
horsepower Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 At least we know that one of the people that hit the big Power Ball is a modeler
horsepower Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Did ya' notice that the only one that has any of the pricing guide info on his Fotki site is the one that's on Ebay?
johnbuzzed Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I wonder about people who would spend that much on a model, but then again, if I hit the lottery, I would spend some $$$ on some goofy stuff. If you have it and can afford to, why not?
sjordan2 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 And besides that, it has nothing to do with "brains," it's about collectibility, rarity, and value. If you own an item that is incredibly rare, it has value to collectors... so paying big bucks for it (if you have the money to spend) isn't stupid, it's smart... because odds are the value of that item will rise as time goes by. Think of it as an investment. You can invest in many things... stocks, coins, art... or collectibles. Nothing stupid about that, especially when you sell the item for a nice profit.I'll go with that, but I wish the article had more information. Were these display models from the factory, or built by home modelers? Etc. It's not unusual for model cars to go for big bucks, especially if you're talking about the custom, commissioned works of art from sources like Gerald Wingrove and Fine Art models, whose museum-quality creations in scales from 1/15 to 1/10 go for prices from $30,000 to $40,000. What's a Fabergé egg worth? (Hint: millions).
Brett Barrow Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I'll go with that, but I wish the article had more information. Were these display models from the factory, or built by home modelers? Etc. It's not unusual for model cars to go for big bucks, especially if you're talking about the custom, commissioned works of art from sources like Gerald Wingrove and Fine Art models, whose museum-quality creations in scales from 1/15 to 1/10 go for prices from $30,000 to $40,000. What's a Fabergé egg worth? (Hint: millions). These are Japanese tin toys. After WWII as part of Japan's rebuilding effort under the Marshall Plan, they were given a lot of the low-cost manufacturing jobs like toys that were imported into the US. They made a lot of these tin toy cars in the 50's and early 60's until molded plastics came in. I think that's what makes this 62 Imperial so rare, it's one of the last of the type made before plastics took over. Plus tin toys are pretty delicate and don't hold up to rough play for too long so there aren't many left.
FASTBACK340 Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 When I was 17 I bought my first "Pro" Bass. It was a 1976 Fender Precision. Black with a Maple neck. Both being extra-cost options. I paid $236.00 out the door without a case (I had one). Traded it in about 6 yrs. later and got $350 for it. I thought I made a killing! Go price that vintage American made Precision Bass today. It's fairly common, so it's only worth about $3,000…… Some late 50's-early 60's Fender Jazz Basses can go for 5 figures. Some musical instruments can go ridiculously insane. Yeowza….. It doesn't matter the niche, there's people passionate about it. Dolls, sports memorabilia, Automobillia, comic books, etc….
george 53 Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 I've got an SMP original two dr sport coupe i'd let go for ALOT less than that...
John Goschke Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Not a model. It's a tin toy with weird proportions. But tin toys are very collectible. Even when I was a kid I hated tin toys because they weren't realistic enough. Still don't do anything for me. I'd rather have the SMP annual.
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