Anyone know what Corgi toys are worth?
Discussion
I have some LTD EDN Corgi Ferrari 250GTO's that i'm looking to sell.
They were commissioned in 1991 and is called the Ferrari Tourist Trophy Set (No 3510 of 5000).
The picture was taken tonight, but they are never taken out of the box anymore,
Does anyone know what they might be worth or where it's worth selling them? Don't really want to try ebay.
Thanks in advance, Chris.
They were commissioned in 1991 and is called the Ferrari Tourist Trophy Set (No 3510 of 5000).
The picture was taken tonight, but they are never taken out of the box anymore,
Does anyone know what they might be worth or where it's worth selling them? Don't really want to try ebay.
Thanks in advance, Chris.
Hate to break it to you, but not a lot it would seem.
Using eBay as a guide (it's about the best for realistic achieved prices) gives the following result;
eBay Corgi Tourist Trophy Set
auction ended with a bid of £12.51
I'd be tempted to hang onto it if it's not in the way.
Using eBay as a guide (it's about the best for realistic achieved prices) gives the following result;
eBay Corgi Tourist Trophy Set
auction ended with a bid of £12.51
I'd be tempted to hang onto it if it's not in the way.
To answer the original question...
Not very much, and then only as much as someone is prepared to pay for them.
I just wish people would wake up to the fact that there is no money to be had from diecast models. Anything produced today is worthless. Just buy something that excites you or interests you.
Model shops, web site retailers and giant mail-order companies, along with diecast magazines, only take about this subject becuase it helps them stay in business. Take the hype over Lewis hamilton F1 cars, a well known company hype the model up and then you see silly prices on eBay! Just bloody crazy - nothing is worth that much to want to pay 3, sometimes 4 times the RRP.
Look at Exoto models, buy direct from the manufacturer in the US because they always have huge money off offers every month - makes you ask the question are then really worth their original RRP in the first place which we pay for here in the UK?
Even the large models by the likes of Amalgam are not worth anything, apart from say their original selling price because they too produce in such large numbers.
It's like the art world - mass production = low value. One off's = very rare = very expensive.
Ignore what anyone says about making money off models, you might make a few quid here and there but you'll never retire on it. Most of my huge Eddie Stobart collection (now own every model Corgi ever produced) was bought on ebay, espceically when trying to source the old back catalolgue models, and I've never had to pay over the original selling price, in fact most are around half the value if not more. Take inflation into account and it makes you realise you should not buy new, wait 2 - 3 years and then buy NIB off ebay
Makes sound finacial sense really. I'm not interested in being the first to own it, I can wait and save loads in the process. It's a win win situation.
Yes I know is pisses off retailers, but hey, it's called market forces!
It's like the real world my friend, buy a new car and drive it off the showroom and loose half it's value. Very rare cars will go for silly money at auction, like that Ferrari Chris Evans recently secured. Then you have the situation with companies like BMW who hype up the New MINI to the extent that demand far out strips supply and people are profitting off those who are desperate to have one. Who's the winner in that deal?
To summarise...
Enjoy collecting, sell off those you don't want and do not worry about making any money off them, simply use the money to buy some other little gems of ebay, then everyone's happy
Not very much, and then only as much as someone is prepared to pay for them.
I just wish people would wake up to the fact that there is no money to be had from diecast models. Anything produced today is worthless. Just buy something that excites you or interests you.
Model shops, web site retailers and giant mail-order companies, along with diecast magazines, only take about this subject becuase it helps them stay in business. Take the hype over Lewis hamilton F1 cars, a well known company hype the model up and then you see silly prices on eBay! Just bloody crazy - nothing is worth that much to want to pay 3, sometimes 4 times the RRP.
Look at Exoto models, buy direct from the manufacturer in the US because they always have huge money off offers every month - makes you ask the question are then really worth their original RRP in the first place which we pay for here in the UK?
Even the large models by the likes of Amalgam are not worth anything, apart from say their original selling price because they too produce in such large numbers.
It's like the art world - mass production = low value. One off's = very rare = very expensive.
Ignore what anyone says about making money off models, you might make a few quid here and there but you'll never retire on it. Most of my huge Eddie Stobart collection (now own every model Corgi ever produced) was bought on ebay, espceically when trying to source the old back catalolgue models, and I've never had to pay over the original selling price, in fact most are around half the value if not more. Take inflation into account and it makes you realise you should not buy new, wait 2 - 3 years and then buy NIB off ebay
Makes sound finacial sense really. I'm not interested in being the first to own it, I can wait and save loads in the process. It's a win win situation.Yes I know is pisses off retailers, but hey, it's called market forces!
It's like the real world my friend, buy a new car and drive it off the showroom and loose half it's value. Very rare cars will go for silly money at auction, like that Ferrari Chris Evans recently secured. Then you have the situation with companies like BMW who hype up the New MINI to the extent that demand far out strips supply and people are profitting off those who are desperate to have one. Who's the winner in that deal?
To summarise...
Enjoy collecting, sell off those you don't want and do not worry about making any money off them, simply use the money to buy some other little gems of ebay, then everyone's happy
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