Buddhascuda Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 What are or is there a market for boxes that have the wrong specs or years of a car.I have several that have the wrong year of a car printed on a box. just wondering
Modelmartin Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 You must be thinking of the 429 Corvette box or similar things. I can't concieve of it having any value beyond its weight in cardboard. The only boxes with value are old (pre-75 at minimum) and in good condition.
Biscuitbuilder Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 What are or is there a market for boxes that have the wrong specs or years of a car.I have several that have the wrong year of a car printed on a box. just wondering Considering that model kit boxes are produced in runs of several 10's of thousands at a time, the error boxes aren't at all rare, not such as this anyway. Now, perhaps my still shrinkwrapped MPC '88 Chevy Silverado Pickup kit, with the very clearly printed "Licensed by Ford Motor Company" on the box sides might be worth something? Not really, just kidding, but it sure is a conversation starter! Biscuitbuilder
bob paeth Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 Art, that Chevy pick-up box mistake is FUNNY. The box that came to mind was the AMT "40 Ford 2-door that was printed as being a coupe. You win, though, I can't top your "entry ". bob
bob paeth Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 Art, that Chevy pick-up box mistake is FUNNY. The box that came to mind was the AMT "40 Ford 2-door that was printed as being a coupe. You win, though, I can't top your "entry ". bob
James W Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Someday those kit boxes will be worth something, but we will all be dead and Bob Paeth will have the market cornered.
bob paeth Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Art, I think you have a competitor in the humor department. Khart is giving you some serious compitition. bob
Jairus Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 I cannot understand how mistakes made by stupid misguided persons can have any value! The "coupe" box is just plain stupid as was the AMT "Hemi Under Glass" snafu. To have any value an item must be of such low production and ... have been caught and recalled by the manufacturer to be considered worthwhile collecting. Beatles "Yesterday and Today" Butcher cover comes to mind.... That one was recalled by the producer and three different presses used three different solutions which yielded interesting history, value and mystique. A mint copy of that album could payoff my house at todays market! AMT personnel simply went home and went to bed never caring if their mass produced kits were correct or not..... ... in my humble opinion. They never offered an apology either if memory serves.
James W Posted January 28, 2008 Posted January 28, 2008 Hey Jairus, I've got one of those Lindberg 61 Impalas with the round windshield. They were recalled, LHS owner gave it to me rather then send it back. Nobody has been knocking at my door to buy it. These types of kits won't be worth much until the next golden age of modeling when the guys who have only heard of them want to get there hands on them. Right now nobody cares cause we all saw them on the shelf and they are "common" to us.
Buddhascuda Posted January 28, 2008 Author Posted January 28, 2008 the boxes that I have are 1971 cudas but on the box the manufacturer printed that they were 1970 cuda I got these about 20 years ago I have 8 of them
bob paeth Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 the boxes that I have are 1971 cudas but on the box the manufacturer printed that they were 1970 cuda I got these about 20 years ago I have 8 of them James, If I recall correctly, thee is no difference in the two boxes of Lindbergs '61 Chevy. I think that I still have one of the original releases and I marked on the over-wrap that it has the wrong styled windshield. That being the case, the kit would be the valuable ( someday ) piece, not the box. bob
Phil Patterson Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Now, perhaps my still shrinkwrapped MPC '88 Chevy Silverado Pickup kit, with the very clearly printed "Licensed by Ford Motor Company" on the box sides might be worth something? Not really, just kidding, but it sure is a conversation starter! Biscuitbuilder Is this the one with the two tone red truck on the cover? You made me curious because I've had several of these since 1988 since my eldest daughter was born, and just went and looked and couldn't find anything about Ford on them? Was it something they corrected at some point?
Junkman Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 I still have the 1989 Corvette ZR-1 kit from Monogram. A real 1989 ZR-1 never existed. The kit itsself also has the 1989 dashboard, which didn't make it into the ZR-1. I'm not convinced that it is worth anything, despite it's now extremely hard to find.
Jairus Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 AMT did one of those ZR-1 kits too in 1989. It was a giveaway at the '89 GSL and the box was printed with "King of the Hill". From what I understand... AMT only printed 27,000 boxes with that statement on it. Not rare by most standards but more rare than the Silverado I expect.
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