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Topic starter
25/01/2024 2:07 pm
FYI: does anyone need a green FDS (Italy), white Western Model, or blue Metal 43 (Western for Danhausen) box? A collector sent me some empty ones. I have plenty of unboxed handbuilt Alfas to use them on, but just in case you are missing these exact ones? Photos are examples from the net. (Models not included!)
25/01/2024 2:10 pm
Thanks for the offer. However, I do not need the boxes.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
Christopher Moroni and Karl Schnelle reacted
25/01/2024 6:30 pm
Thanks for the opportunity Karl. Don't need these ones but others might. We rarely get the chance to find missing boxes.
Steve Jacobs reacted
25/01/2024 8:52 pm
@david-green Karl, you mean. But it’s easy to default to Mr. K.
Karl Schnelle reacted
26/01/2024 12:35 am
I understand in some cases, the boxes can be worth as much (or even more) than the models themselves. I think in a couple of situations , the Matchbox video posted by John K. had a mention of occasionally a box being worth more than the model inside !
David Green reacted
Topic starter
26/01/2024 3:27 pm
@mikedetorrice Some Dinky and Tekno boxes are indeed worth more than the models themselves. (I admit to falling into that trap on a rare Tekno blister pack!)
David Green reacted
26/01/2024 4:38 pm
It is astonishing, Karl. I know as a kid, usually the first thing that was discarded was the box the new delight came in !
26/01/2024 5:43 pm
It is astonishing, Karl. I know as a kid, usually the first thing that was discarded was the box the new delight came in !
And I did exactly the opposite and now have totes full of vintage Dinky Toy boxes from 60-70 years ago.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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Topic starter
26/01/2024 11:34 pm
I think that Mike is much more typical - why keep the box? I did keep a bunch as an older kid, but very early on threw them all out. Oh well...
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