the $1,499 tamiya grasshopper

[FESTER2004]

their is a guy on ebay selling selling a tamiya grasshopper new in the package from 1984

http://cgi.ebay.com/1-OF-1-ORIGINAL-TAMIYA-GRASSHOPPER-NIB-IN-SHRINK-WRAP_W0QQitemZ320188249585QQihZ011QQcategoryZ44022 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


his starting bid is $999 and his BIN is 1,400 bucks!

for a orginal grasshopper,uh no thanks,i ll have what ever he is smoking?

maybe $1,499+ for a bruiser but for a grasshopper ,i'll pass-thanks,lol

[Demon-TC3]

no doubt its unique, but in no way worth 1,000!

[FESTER2004]

i gree,lol

[NotWalkinBlind]

I wonder how this dude decided that now is the perfect time to take it out of his smoke-free dresser drawer and try to sell it.

After all these years. :roll2:

I hope he doesn't get any bids... but I won't be surprised if he does.

[NotWalkinBlind]

I just "asked the seller a question."

Dude, how did you decide that NOW is the perfect time to take it out of your dresser drawer and try to sell it? Don't say "because it's almost Christmas"... I mean why this year and not some other year?

[ericem]

He's defined as a "funny man".

[NotWalkinBlind]

He is? How do you know?

[FESTER2004]

nwb-did he answer u back?lol

[RespirologyRC]

we should all start bidding on it till it reaches a million dollars. LOL
A friend of mine was trying to sell his horrible paintings just to cover the cost of paints and some of use did raise the price. EBAY ultimately stepped in and shut it down. LOL

[NotWalkinBlind]

nwb-did he answer u back?lolNot yet.

[Tamiya84]

haha im going to be like, Hello, I recently saw you're listing on ebay and after contacting my lawer i have decided to press charges. In you're discribtion it states 1of1, But in fact, I to have a Smoke Free new in the box 1984 Grasshopper. Due to you're lack of research and misrepation of you're product Ill be seeing you in court..

HAHA idk im just bored,

[one]

Before you try to screw me out of a grand, you better be able to spell "ABSALUTELY"

Lol..........

Ebay would end his listing for keyword spamming if he were reported.

[ducati777]

mmmm whoa wait. I was about to be nostalgic about a GH, but the FROG was my first real car, and the grasshopper couldn't keep up... ***? I should have kept the frog and sold a high used, smoked in regulargy Frog for .... one MILLION dollars.... (holding pinky in mouth)

[Tamiya84]

^^ Lmfaoo

[new-guy]

looks like he has updated his starting bid to $399 and $499 for BIN.

[NotWalkinBlind]

I was coming here to post that. ^^^

He never responded to my question.

[FESTER2004]

Thats still too much..i would rather buy a new hi lux!my best offer would be 79.99

[NotWalkinBlind]

Fester, this is a nostalgia item... don't be surprised if he gets an insanely high price for it.

Have you ever seen the prices that vintage slot cars go for on ebay? Lawd have mercy.

[Demon-TC3]

i had a vintage Hornet in reasonable nick go on eBay for about 200 bones, not boxed, no manual, no battery tray even! although, this was when people had just about given up looking for them, they where really rare at one point...

[cuzican]

you can buy a new rereleased grasshopper for less than that. what a dork.

[NotWalkinBlind]

End time: 21 hours 12 mins (Dec-06-07 19:20:55 PST)

History: 0 bids :cool:

[FESTER2004]

oh i know i was just being a smart arse!lol

[Demon-TC3]

you can buy a new rereleased grasshopper for less than that. what a dork.

yes but the vintage ones are worth more...they are vintage.
I think they have changed every component slightly so you can identify between them.



Take care,
Demon

[NotWalkinBlind]

Auction ends in 7 hours and 40 minutes... still no bids. :cool:

[NotWalkinBlind]

Check this out:

COX "LOTUS 40" VINTAGE SLOT CAR KIT 1/24 MIB
Originally sold for $8-12 in the mid-1960s

History: 7 bids
Current bid: $354.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/COX-LOTUS-40-VINTAGE-SLOT-CAR-KIT-1-24-MIB_W0QQitemZ170175217563QQihZ007QQcategoryZ2620QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Demon-TC3]

I beleive i am not alone when i say...IN F***IN CREADABLE!

[NotWalkinBlind]

One more:

MIB Monogram 55 Chevy Chevrolet slot car 1/24
Originally sold for $8-11 in the mid-1960's

History: 7 bids
Current bid: $380.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/MIB-Monogram-55-Chevy-Chevrolet-slot-car-1-24-toy-box_W0QQitemZ170175115715QQihZ007QQcategoryZ2620QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Demon-TC3]

wow...by 2040 my FT TC4 might be worth selling.....

[NotWalkinBlind]

If you took $300-400 and put it in a savings account, you'd have more money than you would if you bought an FT TC4 and didn't open the box and tried to sell it on ebay in 2040.

But maybe that isn't what you were thinking.

[Demon-TC3]

Lol, frankly i would rather have fun with the car while its young, and not care about money to be honest. Cars are there to be destroyed - Not the be kept in film wrapping for hundreds of years!

[AKASHA]

Bidding has ended for this item
History: 0 bids

Now why does that not surprise me?

[Tamiya84]

I can only imagine seeing that NIB at the guys flea market and being like how much for that grasshopper, Thinking to get a great deal and then he says ahh ill give ya a deal how about 1,500 Cash LMAO, I went to Clombus Flea market by my house, There was a Decently orginal but used Tamiya Blackfoot, I was like :) How much he said ahh, Well i see them on ebay go off for 250 all the time but give me 200 now and its urs LMFAOOO, I was like bsshhh and walked away, I couldnt sell my mint one for 150.

[FESTER2004]

as some of you might know i have here a new in the box sealed tamiya king blackfoot!tehy are going for $350 on ebay out of japan!no,lol-i wont sell it,its my brother in laws,i got it for him for a birhtday years ago....i have a new in the box white futuba stick radio,attack r i believe!,lol