Best, reasonable prices for scale models

Best, reasonable prices for scale models

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jagdpanther

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19,633 posts

226 months

Monday 28th January 2008
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Just wondering whats the best place to buy 1/18 & 1/43 scale model cars at a reasonable cost?

Eric Mc

122,858 posts

272 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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Define "reasonable".

Mk3Escy

1,401 posts

225 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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Modelenium(sp?) & JM Toys

ferrisbueller

29,822 posts

234 months

Tuesday 29th January 2008
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The dealers and traders won't like me saying this but........eBay. I don't think I've ever had a bad experience, as long as you're careful with who you buy from, and the choice and variety is amazing. It's also the best measure of the true worth of anything and very occasionally you'll find someone who has listed something incorrectly or doesn't know what it is and you'll pick up a real bargain smile

jagdpanther

Original Poster:

19,633 posts

226 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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Eric Mc said:
Define "reasonable".
Ie: Not having my pants taken down for relatively small items...seen some places wanting £40+ for 1:43 Minichamps & Trofeu single pieces


Mk3Escy said:
Modelenium(sp?) & JM Toys
I'll check them out, cheers Escy thumbup


ferrisbueller said:
The dealers and traders won't like me saying this but........eBay. I don't think I've ever had a bad experience, as long as you're careful with who you buy from, and the choice and variety is amazing. It's also the best measure of the true worth of anything and very occasionally you'll find someone who has listed something incorrectly or doesn't know what it is and you'll pick up a real bargain smile
wavey Howdo fella

Thats what Ive been doing for the past few weeks and I have seen some things wrongly listed that havent made a bean, one of which was a BMW M3 touring car which I was going to bid on until I noticed damage to the paintwork on the wing so changed my mind. So far all of my purchases have been on Ebay smile

Nicholas Blair

4,109 posts

291 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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Trawling fleabay mostly, but I also use Jumblies for new Corgi stuff.

jagdpanther

Original Poster:

19,633 posts

226 months

Wednesday 30th January 2008
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So far Ive managed to get the Del Prado (which are damn fine models for the price) pieces:

R.Burns 2000 Impreza
1967 Lola T70 MkIII
Ford GT Mk2 Le mans
1970 Toyota 7 Le Mans
And the BRE Datsun 240Z. 66 Racing Cobra & D Type jag which are on their way, all for less than £22

Im quite selective in what Im buying and I must admit, trawling Ebay for last minute bargains has become fun hehe

Seen some lovely older Porsche GTs on there which I MUST get my hands on, plus a Jaguar XJR6/9/12 which Ive gotta get smile

Edited by jagdpanther on Wednesday 30th January 17:34

motormania

1,143 posts

260 months

Thursday 31st January 2008
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eBay all the way now for me. We don't need mail-order companies dominating this sector anymore and the quicker collectors see that, the harder they will fall bandit