Timmee Army Truck Reissue European Knights, we start off with a preview from BMC Toys. Next, Detlef Heerbrand sends us some photos of European knights which will show us some other catapults than the Marx catapult.
Timmee Army Truck Reissue
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Timmee Army Truck Reissue European Knights
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RE:Timmee Truck hopefully will now see the Ebay price on Timmee trucks crash,LOL,Now how about a re mould of the Marx Training Centre Troop Truck??
I just paid $5.50 USPS plus .57 CT sales tax on a $3.50 winning eBay bid for a total of $9.57 = 273% of the $3.50 item price. Let’s see how many weeks it takes USPS to get it to CT from TX for $5.50, if they don’t lose it; and why CT deserves .57 sales tax on an eBay purchase is way beyond me. I actually put in a $20 initial bid for the Mattel toy parts I have searched for longer than 10 years, that nobody else bid on, so I’m OK with it. Does anyone else get the feeling that “government” is a total fiasco???? FEDEX and UPS may cost even more (to cover LOWERED fuel prices), but at least they actually work!! Rant over……
Ebay is now required to charge sales tax on where the buyer resides.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2019/10/02/new-sales-tax-rules-take-effective-this-week-in-more-than-a-dozen-states/#161955005cfb
If not mistaken is been over two years now that taxes imposed I think ..
It all start with the states not the fed who been pushing it.
So at the end every state decided. For now no all.Soon will be as every state need more money.
Ebay got a part too back in as they get credit back.
Soon they will charge interstate tax fees as transaction as made in internet .
And regardless how we dont like it unfortunately.They no us will always win.
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Oh, I’m WELL aware of this since I have been paying and charging it. The question is WHY is CT entitled to a sales tax on items that are not bought in state and delivered by a Federal, NOT state, agency. CT has NOTHING to do with out of state eBay purchases and are just exploiting us for ANOTHER money grab.
Let’s say (hypothetically) , I travel to Utah and purchase a pair of boots. Is CT entitled to sales tax on my purchase?
Technically you should pay use tax on your purchase. Most people do not.
It has been an annoyance for years that in-state entities had to pay tax, while out of state did not. It has been a battle for years that finally resulted in the situation we have now.
PS Hopefully they have plans for the Timmee “Squarenose” in the pipline too,one can dream.
In my opinion .TM-PP truck vintage are overrated and oversold ,plenty out there for modic price 20.00 to 35.00 top each in many sales plus shipping in good to very good condition .Unless these clone recast sale x half these i do not see much profit in my personal view.
Beside is a late 50 s era produced truck ,not suitable x others war scenes unless not care and made x 1/30 scale more than 1/32 as very large versus 54 mm figures .It was made to match the 65 mm scale viet nam Gi’s figures .
The M35 truck that is the model made in this toy was introduced 50s and not much used in Korea but much more after ,it has been call often “deuce and a half truck”,but that name was first used by very different early model used in WW2 and Korean wars , the m 135 instead .
Once M35 was introduced was known as The Eager Beaver first and then in a traditional inherits way continue use his pretdesor nickname years after
Yet it is nice addition to any collection and in large scale enough x 1/32 to up to 1/25 scale figures suitable for plenty war s periods from 1960s till early 90s and i bet many will like have many to play with now .
Interesting note is the fact TM-PP made this truck ,the odd late armored car(Lockheed XM800W) ,the T17E1 Armoured Car scout car,one jeep and one cannon in scale with the 60 to 70 mm figures ,yet the M60 tank was complete underscale and small and two other tank made after such M41 tank were far huge above 1/30 scale .
no luck with tanks i guess !!!
my thoughts
My summary is: when I’m paying 273% of the price of an eBay toy in tax and shipping, waiting 90 days for an order from Russia, can’t buy toys from Germany because USPS won’t accept them, and shows are cancelled, all due to the pandemic, it’s kinda hard to pursue “the hobby” these days. I made it to age 69 this June, and don’t suspect too many new “kids” are collecting toy soldiers. Wonder what these high price hoarder dealers are going to do????
In my opinion. Not idea in dealers.
As they depend in makers prices cost ..
So far the media age in central and eastern Europe collectors is 30 to 50 for more half are about .
Many are with middle class income or more.They have plenty money to spend generally versus older generation retired..
Europe collectors pay high price per figure overall than here in US as most figures are painted and vintage figures of European makers were less massive produced versus US brands
So more scares and hard get in good condition.No painted later production from Europe from 70s and 80s is less value but less people buy it and most will if they paint it.
European were culturally raise with painted figures while here complete opposite.
New generation “collectors here are more in to wargame and move to that hobby.While older generation are most on our hobby but retired and over 60 most
I think hobby is transitioning or is doing in order survive but the high price per figure trend started in Russia in 2000s is the result of plenty buyers consistently buying .Otherwise won’t continue.
These makers are people with money that decide make what they please and very unique sets using not cheap production limited run machinery and great sculptors in many cases that definitely make production very expensive.
About ebay prices ,taxes else .Is a thing we will have to take a choice of buy or not buy .
I recently receive an order from Germany and sold 3 there .So I had not issue w toys in my case …
Russia one order took very long retained in Russia. Not here while other arrive quickly.
So is very unsecure these days and we have take risk.
The buying had decreased considerable because all above,shipping issues and Ebay’s new laws plus taxes.
It will definitely be a a huge reduction here especially.
My thoughts..
Manurba- dom full set knights are still very common around.i love their poses and armor weapons.
Kent just carry some stock of then.
But also fairly common in bags off ebay now from Germany.
JH catapult and ballista are great .Also not hard to found but as not recast more expensive and most from Europe sellers.
Nice pictures mint samples of Detlef.
Thank u x sharing.
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I’ve made it a point to get email contact with vendors on ebay to buy offline to avoid taxes and often get an item discount. Between shipping charges and taxes ebay is not the place to buy anymore.