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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: Tiermann on July 05, 2011, 13:54:55
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Fairly recently I won a nice auction on eBay for a box of Steck castle parts.
The box was this one - for set 3446
(http://animobil.info/playmo/3446-3.jpg)
(http://animobil.info/playmo/3446-2.jpg)
It was priced at a starting auction price of $75 plus about $20 in shipping to me. That's a little high for this set especially when there is a lot of discoloration, which there is.
Here are 2 of the pictures from the original auction. If you are a Steck fan you may notice what I did that made it worth bidding on. In the first remember you are looking at a top view
(http://animobil.info/playmo/479207984_o.jpg)
(http://animobil.info/playmo/479207943_o.jpg)
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Here is a photo I took after arrival, much more obvious what the first clue was that made me look hard at the auction.
(http://animobil.info/playmo/3446-1.jpg)
I forgot to bid on it and the auction ended with no bidders. Fortunately they relisted it and I bid that time. I won the auction with no other bids. About $100 is a little high if it was just the 3446 mentioned in the auction. It's a great price though for a nearly complete 3446 and 3445 - with the 3445 Guard Tower being complete with the hard to find balcony, bell, and bell frame pieces.
I had to bleach soak a lot of the parts to get the brown color knocked down, but they mostly came out fine. A few are still brown but not any significant ones. The tower will be making a cameo appearance in the upcoming Marketon Joust. I really like this tower, more than I thought I would. Int he end, one of my better eBay buys for certain.
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It is indeed alot of monies, but you have got a lot of the rare Steck pieces in there!
Nice buy :)9
Damo :)
Ooooooooh I do love Steck! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
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Oh goody goody!! Thats an excellent haul!!!
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I spotted the balcony right away - that is usually the first thing I look for in any Steck auction. With the bell, too, that's a great buy - congrats, Tim! :)
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Nearly $100 well spent, Tim.
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looks like a mess but there sure are a lot of nice pieces in those bags
congratulations on getting some great rare parts
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A rare win Tim, congrats. ;D
Joe
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Congratulations!! Very rare, but wonderful :love:
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Nice win indeed. I am about to buy 20 wall pieces and 10 connectors for 16 quid, but post will be the same price again.
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A very nice hauls with some rare signs etc it it. There is never enough steck but hauls like that remind us that its worth every penny invested in it. I still have steck from the late 70s and is working 100% . What a superb system and what a great buy Sir Tim !!!!! :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:
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