1/64 Model Collectors Thread

[AerodyManiac]

So, after putting a model of my collection on sale at a local auction site, a foreigner living in the US contacted me and displayed interest in buying the model. (How the hell did that guy manage to find it? The whole item description is written in Chinese. ) So now I have to determine the shipping costs of shipping things to the US. But before I proceed with that, I’d like to ask: what should I declare the package as in order to minimize the costs (as well as the fuss)? Also, I remember reading that you need to fill out a customs declaration form before shipping the package out. Is there anything I should take note of when filling it out?

Also, thanks for answering my question previously, @a6m5 and @AOS- .

 

[a6m5]

Uh hello? Monoposto? Hyperliner??? TOONED TOYOTA MR2???!!!

*flips table* What is this no favourites you speak of?!

Not a fan. I said I did like a couple from there, nothing personal!

Another one that I got by luck:

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*Wipes drool*

I don't get the hate for the original R32 casting. It's actually a damn good replica of the M's Factory demo car from back in the day:

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The proportions are good and it also has full chassis detailing which a lot of the newer Skyline castings seem to omit.

Sure a (more) stock version would have been better, but it was released at a time when HW mainly focused on tuned models.

It's a shame they never released a version in a flip paint (or something close to it) and gold wheels to replicate the original.

Casting looks bricky to me. I've featured them on my blog couple of times before, but I don't care for how blocky they look(to me) in the photos either.

Maybe it's just me, but sorry, don't really care for it. *shrug*

So, after putting a model of my collection on sale at a local auction site, a foreigner living in the US contacted me and displayed interest in buying the model. (How the hell did that guy manage to find it? The whole item description is written in Chinese. ) So now I have to determine the shipping costs of shipping things to the US. But before I proceed with that, I’d like to ask: what should I declare the package as in order to minimize the costs (as well as the fuss)? Also, I remember reading that you need to fill out a customs declaration form before shipping the package out. Is there anything I should take note of when filling it out?

Also, thanks for answering my question previously, @a6m5 and @AOS-

No problem. I'm sitting this one out though. Andy's the man on this. 👍

 

[AOS-]

It shouldn't be all that complicated to be frank. Your name & address, their name & address (phone numbers optional).

Declare what it is: toy cars, mark a quantity if you like. Optional: include "(no batteries)" to avoid the chance someone might think these are battery-operated toys.
Declare whatever store value theses cars are (a ball park number is sufficient honestly). Your shipment of toy cars isn't going to shake that person's economy that largely, but just don't do some painstakingly obvious low number (especially if you import into the States, because paranoid governemnt).

Whatever customs the buyer gets charged is not, and should not be on you. You do your part in declaring the item's value as truthful as you can. Whoever their customs officer is may or may not choose to slap a tax on the goods they've imported, that's totally down to their discretion. Just make sure the buyer understand that. Really though, if the stuff is under $100, it's probably not going to be a huge concern for either one of you.

Just do like SAL Registered Air. It's fairly inexpensive and arrives probably 2-4 weeks. Or whatever's the cheapest that has tracking.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Found two of the five hot wheels 50th red line cars on a side shipper of course it was only the Cougar and Beetle that were left. Also found a euro speed Gulia

 

[CodeRedR51]

Found two of the five hot wheels 50th red line cars on a side shipper of course it was only the Cougar and Beetle that were left.

Want the rest? My local Walmart and Kroger store are LOADED.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

Want the rest? My local Walmart and Kroger store are LOADED.

I’ll try and find them I have a few Meijer's I haven’t checked yet and only one store had the shipper.

 

[Polsixe]

Found these waiting on the pegs at TRU, patience is a virtue!

 

[AOS-]

View attachment 738444 Found these waiting on the pegs at TRU, patience is a virtue!

I probably won't bother going to the exact same store, but humour me: which TRU location if I may ask?

I really like the art on that Guilia card. I'd get it just for that.

 

[GTboyz]

About time the Jurassic Mercedes hits the stores here.

 

[Polsixe]

I probably won't bother going to the exact same store, but humour me: which TRU location if I may ask?

I really like the art on that Guilia card. I'd get it just for that.

Richmond Hill Hwy 7 High Tech Rd.

 

[Gotbeefboy564]

About time the Jurassic Mercedes hits the stores here.
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6x6 is a old casting I’ve seen the G500s but haven’t got one yet. Did score on the 50th redlines just need the blue camro now

Kinda mad that I’m completing these faster than the van series and euro speed.

 

[RCKakashi14]

Latest addition to my Porsche collection:

 

[shellac10]

Pulling an @a6m5 and getting out of the hobby (partially). So I'm offloading a lot of my collection on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/shellac10/m.html?_trksid=p3692

 

[domalorite]

 

[AOS-]

It's too bad they couldn't just use Watanabes. However this is probably the first time they put 10SPs on this casting.

 

[a6m5]

Pulling an @a6m5 and getting out of the hobby (partially). So I'm offloading a lot of my collection on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/shellac10/m.html?_trksid=p3692

I'm sorry to hear it, but seriously, use my name only for cool references. Like, "I just spent $200 on a gasser casting!" or something like that..... Jk

 

[shellac10]

I'm sorry to hear it, but seriously, use my name only for cool references. Like, "I just spent $200 on a gasser casting!" or something like that..... Jk

Ha! I'm selling some cool cars!

 

[GTboyz]

Omg it's ugly

 

[a6m5]

Still not as ugly as the Matchbox. lol

 

[GTboyz]

Still not as ugly as the Matchbox. lol

Still though, look at those painted details, just ew..

 

[Spacegoat]

Omg it's ugly

Just a little.

What's up with the headlights?

 

[a6m5]

Yeah, don't get me wrong. GreenLight looks exceptionally ugly to me, too. M2 front end didn't impress me a whole lot, but they are TLV-like compared to these GreenLight JDM cars.

Edit: It looks like a Hakosuka kit car based on a 1980 Honda Prelude. lol

 

[ScottPuss20]

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Omg it's ugly
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I don't go anywhere near Greenlight because of this.

 

[RCKakashi14]

Double (or rather quadruple) X:

 

[AOS-]

Sometimes it's enough for customers that their favourite brand even makes their favourite car(s).

Perhaps that is the case with Greenlight and their Hakobsuka.

 

[a6m5]

Hakobsuka.

Why are you so awesome. 👍

 

[Spacegoat]

I don't go anywhere near Greenlight because of this.

They do produce some nice stuff on occasion. Just a shame how inconsistent they are.

 

[shellac10]

They do produce some nice stuff on occasion. Just a shame how inconsistent they are.

Yup. The Greenlight/ACME Parnelli Jones Mustang exclusive is beautiful and a highlight of my collection.

 

[AOS-]

Yup. The Greenlight/ACME Parnelli Jones Mustang exclusive is beautiful and a highlight of my collection.

That could be due to Greenlight borrowing GMP/ACME's mold to make it. They've got the best casting for this model at the larger scale.

 

[shellac10]

That could be due to Greenlight borrowing GMP/ACME's mold to make it. They've got the best casting for this model at the larger scale.

Hmmm. Maybe. If I understood you correctly, though, I believe the molds are Greenlights as evidenced by the included ramp trucks being the same as the standard releases.