January was a relatively calm month for collecting, I didn’t go crazy but I still picked up 14 models. At a cost of around $1 a piece on average. For the first 12 days’ hunting, I only had one model to show, a Hot Wheels ’63 Studebaker Champ found in the Secondhand Toy Store. On 13th January, I picked up 5 models from the cheap secondhand store for just 5 lari. They were playworn and missing parts but still interesting.
Three of the five models were made in Europe…
- ERF Fire Engine (Corgi Juniors) … missing a ladder this is a model from the seventies. Made in Great Britain.
- Volvo “Ferrymasters” Truck (Matchbox)… missing a canopy. Made in Macau. Issued in the late eighties.
- VW 181 (Siku). Missing a lot of parts: canopy, aerial, lights, siren
and a windscreen. The one I picked up is on the left, how it should look on the right. Made in West Germany.
- Porsche 928 (Bburago). This model is not missing anything, just a little playworn. Made in Italy.
- T 34 Tank. Don’t know much about this it is plastic and has been painted by a previous owner.
So got to the 20th having only spent 8 lari in the first 19 days of January. On the 20th January there were sales in Super Toys, XS Toys and Pepela. I picked up a half price HW Exotics 5 Pack in Pepela for 19.95 lari and a ’64 Chevrolet Impala from the Hot Wheels Black and Gold 50th Anniversary series (at 30% discount).
I also picked up a couple of secondhand models made in China a Maisto Porsche 911 Turbo which closely resembles the Matchbox Porsche 911 Turbo and a Toyota Celica Supra by Yatming.
Bilan
Totals: 14 Models: 1 Matchbox, 7 Hot Wheels, 1 Siku, 1 Corgi, 1 Yatming, 1 Maisto, 1 Bburago and 1 Unidentified brand
6 bought new, 8 bought secondhand
Outlets: 8 Secondhand Toy Stores, 1 Super Toys and 5 Pepela
Net expenditure: 38.82 lari ($14.57)
1 lari = 38 US cents
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