Car Boot Find

Posts : 110 Join date : 2011-06-14

Good to know there is still stuff out there - although this is my first decent HW find at the car boots in around a year - picked up for rock bottom prices cheers

ohw 1 - early reffed box
ohw 18 - early reffed box
6 - unreffed box but lovely condition
21 - unreffed box but lovely condition
41 - reffed box - average condition

Car Boot Find 3b6b6a13

just a shame when I asked if they had any more - the horror reply "Woooh we had loads, but we got rid of it a while back" was forthcoming

Oh well - it will encourage me to keep getting up early Fridays ..Saturdays...Sundays

Cheers

Paul.

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:42 am

nice find paul Very Happy

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:57 am

yeah nice one paul.
how much did that lot set you back? £10?
obviously worth a while lot more than £10 but just curious what people are prepared to accept at a boot sale

yep the question you should never ask is "have you got anymore?" as i reckon nine times out of ten you will get the answer you got.

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:58 am

that ohw red is pick of the bunch

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Embarrassed to say really, Jon

A pound a team. :-)

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Not really up on Ohw prices. What do tou think the 2 teams are worth ?

Only just realised that the ohw1 is actually the same as a he 161!

Not sure if the ohw2 has a direct hw match. Any thoughts?

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:12 am

dont be embarassed - be proud!
after all,we spend a lot of time seeking out the bargains so when they come along celebrate them!
look at me with that 178 last week.

ps - wanna double your money and sell them all to me for a tenner! Wink

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:13 am

thats an ohw 18 there paul.
an ohw ref 1 does not come up that often so you might do well on that one.maybe £30 - £40.
sold an ohw 18 not long ago - think about £15 - £20

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:15 am

makes you wonder a bit about these carbooters.i mean,surely worth a quick peak on ebay from their point of view isnt it?
i mean - £1 a team!! are they mad?

Posts : 169 Join date : 2011-06-02

I picked up 5 Hasbro teams yesterday all for £1 each at a car boot. They were ex shop stock, the boxes were still sealed with the original tape! Not quite the haul that Paul has got, but its definately out there. I usually miss out on it though as there's a trader in my area that gets up a lot earlier than i do and usually gets all the good stuff which does end up on eBay

Posts : 429 Join date : 2011-05-29 Location : Londonderry

Great finds, guys!

Not in the same league at all, but I picked up my first piece of Subbuteo in a charity shop last week while on holiday - sadly it was nothing more than the modern 'Dream Team Stadium' Crying or Very sad

But ... a start is a start ........

Posts : 110 Join date : 2011-06-14

subbuteo forever 207 wrote:: thats an ohw 18 there paul.
an ohw ref 1 does not come up that often so you might do well on that one.maybe £30 - £40.
sold an ohw 18 not long ago - think about £15 - £20

Hi Jon

realise that its an OHW 18 that I got yesterday, but seeing the OHW 1 as a match for the HW 161 got me thinking if there was a direct reference for the OHW2 in HW form - i.e blue shirt - no trim / white shorts / white socks with blue top - the 126 is close but has shirt trim & the 166 is close but with the socks the wrong way round

a tenner for the lot....mmmmm let me think..throw in the 178 & we might have a deal ;-) alternatively I'm considering contacting our Irish correspondent to see if I can prise that dream stadium out of his grasp

btw HW - some great results on ebay this weekend - seems that when the buyers see that its you selling teams they are prepared to pay way over the odds - great reflection on your standing withing the collecting community

Cheers

Paul.

Posts : 429 Join date : 2011-05-29 Location : Londonderry

akumulator wrote:: btw HW - some great results on ebay this weekend - seems that when the buyers see that its you selling teams they are prepared to pay way over the odds - great reflection on your standing withing the collecting community

Cheers

Paul.

Highly pleased with most of them, some terrific prices ... though there were some bargains in the middle of that batch - I think a HW208 in reffed box went for £13.

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fantastic results on the 203 , 214 & especially the 185

been offered a 185 for just shy of a ton - was going to buy with a view to making some money on ebay

the last two 185's before yours went for around 65 - one being sold by DukeBentheforth - so a respected ebay seller

so was going to give the 185 a miss - yours then goes for 3 1/2 times Bens!!

I think their is a simple solution to this

we send our stuff to you & you sell it for us - taking half the profit - everyones a winner cheers

Posts : 429 Join date : 2011-05-29 Location : Londonderry

akumulator wrote:: I think their is a simple solution to this
we send our stuff to you & you sell it for us - taking half the profit - everyones a winner

As long as I have the right to keep everything I like........ Razz

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Heavyweight021 wrote:

akumulator wrote:: I think their is a simple solution to this
we send our stuff to you & you sell it for us - taking half the profit - everyones a winner

As long as I have the right to keep everything I like........ Razz

oooh you really had to throw the spanner in the works of my masterplan Sad

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:36 am

Great finds. Your quids in chaps.

Posts : 19 Join date : 2011-06-12

Hi Chaps.

I saw your teams go Ian and was well impressed. With regard to the 185 - my box was pretty shot and one player had a slightly different skin tone but that was still a pretty sweet price you got!

Ian - In my opinion, the reason your stuff goes so well is down to 3 main things:

1) Numerous very clear photos
2) The rarity of the teams

But probably the most important...

3) A good customer base who trust you and respect your reputation.

This is something that can't be underestimated on ebay and valued customers are exactly that to a seller. I have regular buyers who purchase from me most times that I list anything (as I expect you do) and this trust is something that takes time to build - I know this as I had a few rough sales at the beginning!

Anyway, well done on your recent sales. It must be very exciting coming into the last few seconds of the listings!

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Oh yeah Paul, nice Car boot find by the way! I was up at 6.45 yesterday morning to go to a car boot and what did I get for my trouble?

Very tired about 4 O'clock in the afternoon!

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Big_Ben wrote:: Anyway, well done on your recent sales. It must be very exciting coming into the last few seconds of the listings!

Thanks!

Usually I'm never about for the end of the auctions ... so I miss all the excitement! affraid

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Big_Ben wrote:: Oh yeah Paul, nice Car boot find by the way! I was up at 6.45 yesterday morning to go to a car boot and what did I get for my trouble?

Very tired about 4 O'clock in the afternoon!

hopefully my find will inspire you to set the alarm 30 mins earlier next weekend ;-)

Subject: Re: Car Boot Find Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:33 am

i hope in the tradition of the car boot sale , you did a bit of bartering on the price of these teams paul Laughing

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was sorely tempted Lee

" a fiver, ? a fiver , man...are you deluded - these boxes of tut are over 40 years old - they are no use to man nor beast - everyone is playing with photo real players now , dont you know!!! tell you what I'll give you a couple of quid...save you having to take em home "

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