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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: skypurr on March 18, 2010, 15:56:05

Title: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: skypurr on March 18, 2010, 15:56:05
 I paid £10.49  ($15.92) on ebay on Sunday for this - (advertised as Knights and Castle spares) ......

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/knights.jpg)

and ..............this..................... .............. ;D

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/castle2.jpg)

The gallery photo was of the knights etc in picture 1 and unless you really looked at the second picture it looked as if the castle spares were only the few bits in with the knights when in fact there are 113 castle pieces -

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/castle1.jpg)

the auction ended around 10am on Monday morning too which really helped. Some of it's a bit discoloured, but it's steck!  ;D ;D   :yippee: :yippee: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Elaine
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: skypurr on March 18, 2010, 16:03:10
Together with this house I got a couple of weeks ago for £9.99 I'm one happy bunny  ;D  ;D
It ended on a Sunday evening and I was the only bidder! - it was advertised as a medival house - just shows the importance of learning to spell! :D


(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/house1.jpg)

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/Playmo%202010/DSCF1968.jpg)

I think it's probably from the castle but with some changes - what do you think?
I don't mind what it is, it's my first timber framed house.  Hopefully the first of many  ;D

Elaine
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Indianna on March 18, 2010, 16:27:04
:clap:

Congratulations, Elaine!  You got the pot(s) of gold at the end of the rainbow!   :irish:
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: playmo1989 on March 18, 2010, 17:02:20
9p that's a good price +shipping or with shipping ?

 i think the house is from the catalogue with the extra sets ,not of any castle or set. but it's clean and nice ,  usually the original sets are old  and they turn  brown if they are not in the box. many sellers change  the dirty part's with some new from the extra catalog so more people will bid. you can find many of these houses in the extra catalogue (in good i can say prices 30 euros in greece)i think at the time there is a blue a yellow one and the classic white one in greece on the funpark
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Martin Milner on March 18, 2010, 17:37:17
 :lol:  When I only saw the first picture I didn't think much of your bargain, but with the second picture suddenly I saw your point!

That's a great price for that load of steck, and if you can use the figures and bits all the better! The lanterns and their sconces should certainly prove useful, and there's some useful hats in there.

The Medival (sic) house could be the add-on version, but more likely it's from the 3666 castle, both have three solid walls on the ground floor, but the add-on single houses have dormer on both sides of the roof, and not the open roof panel, or at least the current crop do. The House with Barn still features the open roof panels on one side.
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: flatcat on March 18, 2010, 17:40:01
You outbid me Elaine!

Only joking :D I can't believe I never spotted these myself 8}

Great haul Elaine, there's some great pieces in there :)9
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Richard on March 18, 2010, 17:41:21



WOW !!! ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/bigeyes.gif)

Elaine, as Anne said, you really did get the "pot of gold" ... (http://www.gardenwargamer.com/images/potofgold.gif)

CONGRATULATIONS !!!


Hope you find more of those lovely treasures!
Richard
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Sir Gareth on March 18, 2010, 18:05:53
That's not a bad buy at all.

looking at the parts I'm almost certain that what you have there is an almost complete 3446 small castle. The big clue there is the cockerel weather vane, it was also used on the watch tower 3445 but you have to many parts plus the double gates for it to be 3445.

So it's a really good price for a castle.
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Gepetto on March 18, 2010, 19:45:17
Bravo Elaine!!  :clap: :clap: :)9 That is a wonderful haul, congratulations!!  :wave:
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: WarriorOfToys on March 18, 2010, 21:20:51
 :o :o :o
Amazing!
Thats all I could croak out after seeing the first picture... (I dont have any old chrome pieces...)
Then I scrolled down, and woke up in my room with my family staring a tme woridly!
(Just Kidding..)
That is an amazing buy! For $15!!!!! Im going to start mistyping things now!!! :lol: ;D
You lucky, lucky person! :irish: :clover:
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Justindo on March 19, 2010, 01:29:43
That's an excellent buy! :irish: :clover:
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Klickus Mobilius on March 19, 2010, 07:20:50
Congratulations on a great buy!  Wow!  I am jealous!   :clover: :irish: :clover:
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 19, 2010, 07:35:55
Great find, Skypurr! CONGRATULATIONS  ;)!
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: playmofire on March 19, 2010, 16:08:43
Congratulations, Elaine!  You've got a real bargain there.  8}  Look forward to seeing it all assembled.
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Giorginetto on March 20, 2010, 16:01:16
Excellent buy !!!!  ;D ;D ;D. Steck houses are so nice and really hope they bring back in the catalogues the green, blue, white, yellow , red houses, they are all soooo lovely !!!!  :love: :love: :love:
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Pirateclick on March 20, 2010, 18:46:57
Congratulations!! That's a fantastic bargain  :love:. Everyone is jealous now, hehe. Enjoy all of this items, specially the steck. Have a nice day  :wave:
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: skypurr on March 21, 2010, 00:12:07
Many thanks everyone for all your nice comments   :)

looking at the parts I'm almost certain that what you have there is an almost complete 3446 small castle.

I think you're right Sir Gareth, I'm going to try and build what I can (I may need some help with instructions though) and I'll post a photo when I've finished, however it'll probably be next weekend as it's my 'produce fair week' so I'll be busy baking for most of the week   8}

Just to add to the collection I treated myself (it was Mother's Day last weekend and I knew Sandy wouldn't think to take the boys shopping   :() these klickies cost more than the castle though!!

(http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/klickies.jpg)

Elaine
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Gustavo on March 21, 2010, 00:54:03
Cool .. The blacksmith tools are one of my dreams, but _I'm_ currently out of market, so I'll have to wait a little more .. (they come in the new castle ..)

The girl's shoulder bucket carrier is, according to Richard, among the two rarest bits in the playmo universe ...

blackhair
Gus
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Richard on March 21, 2010, 01:05:20



The girl's shoulder bucket carrier is, according to Richard, among the two most rare bits in the playmo universe ...



The shoulder bucket carrier might be called a "yoke", Gus.

Gus, what's the other one of "the two most rare bits in the Playmo universe"?

All the best,
Richard
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Gustavo on March 21, 2010, 01:09:12
Oh .. yoke, sorry =/

That prison tower (3445) balcony
http://www.collectobil.com/images/items/3445.jpg

(It's been quite a while I heard this ...)
Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Richard on March 21, 2010, 02:01:54



That prison tower (3445) balcony




That's probably true, Gus!

I remember when David and I built Thornrose Castle (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=4207.0), we could only find two balconies in my entire Steck collection!

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Title: Re: BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!
Post by: Giorginetto on March 21, 2010, 10:38:50


That's probably true, Gus!

I remember when David and I built Thornrose Castle, we could only find two balconies in my entire Steck collection!

These balconies are rare. I guess i have a fair amount of steck and mediaval sets etc etc , only 3 balconies though , 1 froo 3445 and two from  old mediaval castle sets.. They do look very nice and they are hard to find ....  :love: