Matchbox cars (1 Viewer)

[Mitchell0618]

I have some of these cars from when I was a child (48 now) and I want to look into selling them to a collector. Can anyone give me some leads or maybe places to look online to sell them.

Thank you

 

[Ignoramus]

www.eBay.com

 

[daddo39]

I would suggest sitting on them for a while, the current economy has crippled pretty much any collectible market, unless you have an ultra rare item, the shipping would cost more than you will get for them

 

[grateful zed]

www.craigslist.com

 

[jon_mx]

Real men played with hot wheels.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I'll trade you Phrozen's soiled underwear for a 1980 Chrysler LeBaron

 

[KCitons]

I'll trade you Phrozen's soiled underwear for a 1980 Chrysler LeBaron

was it owned by Jon Voight?

 

[Fariq]

Real men played with hot wheels.

Any "man" who played with Hot Wheels was not a real man. When I was a kid I liked Matchbox and Hot Wheels, but I tended to have more Matchbox ones.

 

[Courtjester]

Matchbox cars tended to be cheaper and just were not as well made.

Hot Wheels tended to cost more and were packaged better.

Just my ,02. I still have a bunch of Hot Wheels stored somewhere in a tub. They are in the fancy carrying cases, but overall they are basically worthless because they are out of the original packaging which is the only way collectors want them.

But what kid in the 1970s bought these things and didn't play with them??

 

[Fariq]

I always thought Matchbox cars were made better than Hot Wheels cars.

 

[Spanky267]

I always thought Matchbox cars were made better than Hot Wheels cars.

Some matchbox cars were better made and had more details than their hot wheels counterparts. I had both.

 

[arrow1]

Garage sale

 

[TheIronSheik]

Matchbox cars tended to be cheaper and just were not as well made.

Hot Wheels tended to cost more and were packaged better.

Just my ,02. I still have a bunch of Hot Wheels stored somewhere in a tub. They are in the fancy carrying cases, but overall they are basically worthless because they are out of the original packaging which is the only way collectors want them.

But what kid in the 1970s bought these things and didn't play with them??

I always felt like Hot Wheels were cooler looking cars. Like I'd have a Hot Wheel Ferrari and a Matchbox Cadillac.

Of course, this is me going off of what I remember from my collection some 34 years ago.

 

[glock]

I'll tell you where you can excavate a bazillion of them if you like...

 

[glock]

Real men played with hot wheels.

Hot Wheels came out way after Matchbox cars and were designed to race, not build mini-communities with...

 

[KCitons]

Matchbox cars tended to be cheaper and just were not as well made.

Hot Wheels tended to cost more and were packaged better.

Just my ,02. I still have a bunch of Hot Wheels stored somewhere in a tub. They are in the fancy carrying cases, but overall they are basically worthless because they are out of the original packaging which is the only way collectors want them.

But what kid in the 1970s bought these things and didn't play with them??

The only ones that are worth much are the ones from the late 60's and early 70's. Even without the box, they are still worth some money.

 

[Das Boot]

I'll tell you where you can excavate a bazillion of them if you like...

I'm interested, where?

I'll tell you where there's a crapload of buried Atari ET video games in exchange.

 

[simsarge]

Find a 5 year old boy and say "Here you go"

 

[audiophile]

But what kid in the 1970s bought these things and didn't play with them??

Agree AND......that is exactly why they're worth so much more $ in the original packaging

 

[glock]

I'll tell you where you can excavate a bazillion of them if you like...

I'm interested, where?

I'll tell you where there's a crapload of buried Atari ET video games in exchange.

86 Raynham Dr, Syosset, NY- mostly along the east side of the foundation towards the rear. Also along the back fence. They've only been in the ground since the mid Sixties...

 

[Guest]

Not sure why, but this was my favorite Matchbox car. Wish I still had it.

Brown Sugar.

Hot Wheels were better quality in my era though.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Not sure why, but this was my favorite Matchbox car. Wish I still had it.

Brown Sugar.

Hot Wheels were better quality in my era though.

I feel like it would be a little tough to see out of the windshield of that car.

 

[KCitons]

Not sure why, but this was my favorite Matchbox car. Wish I still had it.

Brown Sugar.

Hot Wheels were better quality in my era though.

I feel like it would be a little tough to see out of the windshield of that car.

If you fit in that car, seeing out the windshield is the least of your worries.

 

[mquinnjr]

Real men played with hot wheels.

Ryan Dunn?

 

[Guest]

Not sure why, but this was my favorite Matchbox car. Wish I still had it.

Brown Sugar.

Hot Wheels were better quality in my era though.

I feel like it would be a little tough to see out of the windshield of that car.

It would also never land back on it's wheels when jumped off a ramp. Too top heavy.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

A traumatic moment in my early life came at the hands of Hot Wheels...

IIRC, I must have been about 3 years old, so this is probably just after the 1969 group was released. I've tried to block out the entire thing, but I do remember that I was playing in the back yard, there was a hole in the ground with a pipe leading down, and I don't know how many of my/my older brother's collection went down that hole before one of my parents spotted what I was doing and stopped me. I remember some yelling and the realization that those cars weren't coming back, and probably there was the faintest preconception of the inherent value those toys would have much later on. I don't remember all of the cars I lost, but I'm pretty sure the 57 T-Bird, the Custom Charger and the Continental MK III were among the casualties. I'm sure some of the 1968 collection were lost as well, maybe some Matchbox cars too...

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Real men played with hot wheels.

Real men understand politics.

 

[belljr]

I had hundreds upon hundreds of matchbox, hot wheels, and penny racers.

my mom gave them to my cousins who were not too well off.

she regrets doing it since they basically trashed them.

 

[Fariq]

I liked the orange Baja Breaker van which I think was a Hot Wheels concoction.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

I liked the orange Baja Breaker van which I think was a Hot Wheels concoction.

I thought the Baja Breaker was more of a Bronco/SUV type vehicle as opposed to the 70's style panel van. Either way, it was one of my later favorites, along with the Smokey and The Bandit Trans Am.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I loved more Corvette with the hood that came up. But came up from the windshield and not the front! To a kid, that was awesome. Also, it was usually the car I used to designate a wreck.

And cars that had opening doors could fly.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

I loved more Corvette with the hood that came up. But came up from the windshield and not the front! To a kid, that was awesome. Also, it was usually the car I used to designate a wreck.

And cars that had opening doors could fly.

Even the Mercedes with the gull-wing doors?

 

[TheIronSheik]

I loved more Corvette with the hood that came up. But came up from the windshield and not the front! To a kid, that was awesome. Also, it was usually the car I used to designate a wreck.

And cars that had opening doors could fly.

Even the Mercedes with the gull-wing doors?

Especially that one. Although that one flew more like a bird than an airplane.

 

[glock]

A traumatic moment in my early life came at the hands of Hot Wheels...

IIRC, I must have been about 3 years old, so this is probably just after the 1969 group was released. I've tried to block out the entire thing, but I do remember that I was playing in the back yard, there was a hole in the ground with a pipe leading down, and I don't know how many of my/my older brother's collection went down that hole before one of my parents spotted what I was doing and stopped me. I remember some yelling and the realization that those cars weren't coming back, and probably there was the faintest preconception of the inherent value those toys would have much later on. I don't remember all of the cars I lost, but I'm pretty sure the 57 T-Bird, the Custom Charger and the Continental MK III were among the casualties. I'm sure some of the 1968 collection were lost as well, maybe some Matchbox cars too...

 

[Rick Harrison]

How much are you looking to get out of them?

 

[TheIronSheik]

How much are you looking to get out of them?

 

[Statcruncher]

This was my favorite.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Mongoose vs. Snake was Hot Wheels, right? That was the coolest set evah.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

This was my favorite.

Mongoose vs. Snake was Hot Wheels, right? That was the coolest set evah.

My brother had that set, but the Snake car disappeared. We were in a different house by the time he got that set so I'm fairly confident I didn't' lose that one. The Mongoose car is still with the rest of my collection somewhere at my parents house. The dragsters sucked, though...

 

[Ignoramus]

What do you want to do with them, pawn 'em or sell 'em?

:wheezylaugh:

FYP

 

[The Noid]

And cars that had opening doors could fly.

And any Big Wheel could become an ice cream machine by turning it upside down!

Speaking of Big Wheels, these are what the kids are riding these days. The Ziggle looks flimsy and the Cyclone looks like junior Murderball.

 

[dickey moe]

How much are you looking to get out of them?

Great shtick