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As far as taxes, fees, etc., I seem to have it a little better than you. I'm charged a state sales tax of .0635 on the item but also on the shipping f...
Some nice models show up on eBay for example but all seem to have tariffs attached. I've readjusted all my searches to be "US Only". It's too bad!
I finally got around to investigating these high priced Bang models and yes he seems to have sold a 1958 Ferrari for over $103 plus shipping. Incredib...
I went back and did some research on these BANG Maseratis. Go to eBay and type in "1/43 Bang Maserati" and they'll pop up. They're offered for sale ...
I like Bang models and am always on the lookout for them. I think they're decently priced and pretty accurate. But what's the dal with a bunch of Mase...
My primary focus is sports racing cars post-WW II to 1954. Narrowing it down to Le Mans (1949-54) and I'm fascinated with Talbots, Nash-Healeys, Cunni...
@hobbydragon Didn't this car race at Le Mans in 1949 and 1950? Owner, co-driver and crew took it to the track and raced away.
Absolutely love the Stromlinienwagen. I'll bet when that hits the market it'll be close to $200.
I have to admit that I never knew about Stamp Models. Had to Google it to investigate. Highly sophisticated models and unfortunately beyond my pocketb...
Just picked up a 1955 Chevy with everything intact. Simply gorgeous. I'm happy.
To me this is the great thing about 1/43 collecting. You really can get into those esoteric models that are simply gorgeous. Love these examples.
Just curious but who do you think manufactured them for the Franklin Mint back in the day. I always stayed away from them because of the pictures I us...
Just curious, who manufactured the model pictured? What is FM?
One of my focus areas in collecting 1:43 cars is the 1950s-60s American cars. I stumbled across Buby Collector Classics while losing out auction bids ...
Great background history of Box Models. I found most of this info through AI searches because the following are my absolute favorite 1:43 manufacturer...