Post ABSURD -Corvette eBay stuff here.....
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Re: Post ABSURD -Corvette eBay stuff here..... (Cali,68,L-79)
Mattel got the design for the '68 Corvette months before the real car was revealed to the public. Apparently someone at the GM design center didn't think GM payed him enough so he snuck out some of the desigh drawings and sold them to Mattel for a little bonus. Mattel started selling the model months before the real car was revealed to the public. GM slapped a cease and desist order on them threatening to sue if Mattel didn't pull the models from the shelves until the real '68 Corvette was revealed. Some of these models got into people's hands before all the of the models were pulled from the shelves. I've heard that these cars new-in-the-box are worth SERIOUS money. I wouldn't think they'd be worth a much as a real '68 L88 but the article estimated that they are worth thousands of $$'s.
Now the trick is how do you identify the models that got out prior to the recall from the ones that were sold legally? The first runs of these cars are also worth quite a bit even if sold legally. How you tell the real McCoy from a later reproduction is the job of the toy collectors I guess....Just like the judge determining whether a full size rare optioned Corvette is real or not.
As always, "caveat emptor" (buyer beware). And a corrolary would be "One man's junk is another man's treasure". :D
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Re: Post ABSURD -Corvette eBay stuff here..... (427basketcase)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=10076
$65.00 for a sticker?
$65.00 for a sticker?
I paid about $4.95 for my repro and it's shiny, new, & fresh like it just came from the factory. ;)
As for HotWheels......I have about 102 Redlines from 1968-1972 and the collection is supposedly worth around $5,000 :rolleyes:
I like 'em for Nostalgia and never plan to get rid of them. The 1968 Vettes were all 'legal' since Hot Wheels settled out of court with GM and were convinced by attorneys that it actually "helped" their marketing. HotWheel recalls or being pulled from the shelves is a MYTH started by some Hot Wheel dealer. Gotta be careful. This particular car is only worth about $150-$200 even though I'd never pay that. ;)
