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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 429953, member: 51"]Seems like these cars have a following on Ebay, although asking prices and "sold" don't mesh up. Several asking over $2K, sold more like $500 or a bit more. </p><p><br /></p><p>Probably your best bet is to get better photos with more angles as suggested, clean it up, and list internationally, letting the market decide value. If you are not an Ebay seller, becomes a bit more complicated. Be careful when cleaning. I would treat it very very carefully and not use any kind of harsh soap at all. Maybe get advice on what is best. There are probably websites devoted to this kind of collectible.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as AJ said, condition on this kind of thing really impacts value. Hard to know what you have until it is cleaned up, but if you got it inexpensively, I think you did well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 429953, member: 51"]Seems like these cars have a following on Ebay, although asking prices and "sold" don't mesh up. Several asking over $2K, sold more like $500 or a bit more. Probably your best bet is to get better photos with more angles as suggested, clean it up, and list internationally, letting the market decide value. If you are not an Ebay seller, becomes a bit more complicated. Be careful when cleaning. I would treat it very very carefully and not use any kind of harsh soap at all. Maybe get advice on what is best. There are probably websites devoted to this kind of collectible. And as AJ said, condition on this kind of thing really impacts value. Hard to know what you have until it is cleaned up, but if you got it inexpensively, I think you did well.[/QUOTE]
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