Bought: $1.51 Sold: $20.56 Fees: $2.78 Profit: $16.27
I was at Goodwill and I found three Hot Wheel playsets from different ages (2013, 2008 and 1993). They were each between $1 and $2. I quickly bought all three, figuring a sale of one was going to make up for the purchase. This one was the oldest from 1993, and was complete. It is unlike most Hot Wheels sets in that the cars don't race around a track, but rather it is a car wash and/or garage. What is interesting about it is that the parts come off and the base folds up into a carrying case that stores the pieces. This was a series called "STO and GO." This was a quick sale and had a number of watchers, not surprising for a complete set this old.
I really don't understand why people collect Hot Wheels, nor do I understand why some sets are more valuable than others (aside from the obvious age of some), but it is usually easy to find out which set you have and look up. Or, alternatively, if you get it cheap enough it is probably a safe bet. This one I didn't look up in the store and it actually took me a few minutes of Googling to figure out it's name, but for this price it was an easy gamble.
No comments:
Post a Comment