Robot Man Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 6:18 PM, whisp said: I have been still grabbing a few Hot Wheels here and there as I see ones I like. My wall that I set up is almost full. Nice display! Watch it. They can get out of control fast. Got any Super THs? ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisp Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Just the Pixel Shaker. Finding Treasure Hunts is super hard in my city since a lot of the places I go to the staff have already gone thru them before they hit the shelf. Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisp Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Forgot to mention. Couple weeks ago I bought this guide. The humble Watcher lurking and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisp Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Went to a collectibles show today and finally found my Subaru I have wanted. Still looking for the wrx rally in the iconic decals. Was 2 for $5 so threw in a Batcopter. Robot Man, Skylath, Raze and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 On 4/7/2023 at 8:07 AM, whisp said: Went to a collectibles show today and finally found my Subaru I have wanted. Still looking for the wrx rally in the iconic decals. Was 2 for $5 so threw in a Batcopter. Always fun to find one you are looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 Grabbed these for my daughter at Target yesterday. The Japanese cars are always gone from the rack. “Rice Rockets” are REAL popular with the younger collectors. She will love the Shelby GT-500. The Nissan Drift is the hottest of the set. Only one to a box. Target is packing the racks with these right now. ADAMANTIUM and Raze 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) Got these from a guy I regularly see at the flea market. 4 for $10. Pretty cheap for ones that are about 20 years old. Bring a GA comic collector, I really have to laugh when these young guys tell me how valuble Hot Wheels are… The 55 Chevy Taxi is my favorite. Edited April 7, 2023 by Robot Man The humble Watcher lurking, Raze and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 I don’t know about you folks, but it is near impossible to be first on a new restock around here. I thought I “knew the ropes” on a few of my favorite sources but they have changed. If you are #2, the first person cleans out the rack. Tough to collect these dollar children’s toys now days… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) Hit a couple grocery stores this morning and had to grab the 55 Chevy and the Porsche. The 3 b/r/blue trucks are a Treasure Hunt from last year. If any of you folks need any, I have dupes of most of last years Treasure Hunts for trade or sale. PM me. Any fair offer will get them! Edited April 13, 2023 by Robot Man Raze and brownies8701 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhcomics Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Hot Wheels were a big part of my childhood in 1970s. I have about 20 in my collection. These 3 are my favorites. Turnando, rakehell and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 7:39 PM, lhcomics said: Hot Wheels were a big part of my childhood in 1970s. I have about 20 in my collection. These 3 are my favorites. Nice ones Leroy! That surf buss is a pretty valuble one. The pink van probably is as well. In the early days of redlines, every car came in several colors. Anything pink was looked at as a “girl’s toy” and the fact that it was pink usually made the sales lower on that color. They are still using that same casting for that one even today. lhcomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I only get Batmobiles. Or ones I think are neat. I have a couple of boxes that I got for my kids but we never opened them up. Robot Man, ADAMANTIUM and oldmilwaukee6er 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbayrudy Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Me and my boys love checking out Hotwheels whenever we hit Target or Walmart. At $1 we almost always end up getting a couple. They leave them in package most the time but I always open and display mine. Just takes up less space. They like imports and Batman stuff I pretty much only collect the Ford Bronco...fun stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 On 4/15/2023 at 4:39 PM, eastbayrudy said: Me and my boys love checking out Hotwheels whenever we hit Target or Walmart. At $1 we almost always end up getting a couple. They leave them in package most the time but I always open and display mine. Just takes up less space. They like imports and Batman stuff I pretty much only collect the Ford Bronco...fun stuff! I mostly buy them for my younger daughter. She likes vintage American muscle cars and rice burners. She has “educated” me quite a bit. Every once in a while, I buy one for myself. Like this one about a year ago. The humble Watcher lurking, eastbayrudy and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 And I HAD to buy this one at the flea market. So weird and was only a couple bucks. Probably the only one of these I am likely to bump into. crazyhips and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalehamblin Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 My youngest son collects them and we came across this in the shops not long ago and he passed on it as he wanted the green one, only to find out it’s quite rare ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) On 4/18/2023 at 7:44 AM, Dalehamblin said: My youngest son collects them and we came across this in the shops not long ago and he passed on it as he wanted the green one, only to find out it’s quite rare Hard to see because the number of the car in the set is cropped off. These come in sets of five. Each car will say1/5 or 3/5 ect. If it says 0/5 it is called a Chase Car. These are extremely scarce only appearing in 1 of 10-15 boxes. This is a Chase. The regular one is green. These actually sell for a bit of money in the after market. Probably 5 minutes after you passed some HW collector soiled himself… Edited April 18, 2023 by Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalehamblin Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Yes that’s what happened, we went back and it had gone 🤷♂️ oh well it made someone’s day Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 This Corvette is the only one I have ever found. Note the 0/5 in the lower right corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I’m a Matchbox Man. And Corgi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
