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Title: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 09:31:14
Hello everyone :wave:

Look at what arrived last night from ebay! The lot had only been on ebay for a few minuites with a very reasonable buy it now price and so it was snapped up with no hesitation! <:>

(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6658/200910280001.jpg) (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/200910280001.jpg/)

(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4281/200910280002.jpg) (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/200910280002.jpg/)

(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4120/200910280005.jpg) (http://img171.imageshack.us/i/200910280005.jpg/)

(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1803/200910280006.jpg) (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/200910280006.jpg/)

So far I have sussed out that there is a pottery house, a tailors house, and an inn house. There is also an ambulance station, a fort, sheriffs office, numerous Nuremburg gaurd sets with cannons, hospital bits with ambulance, police car and mottorbikes with lots of policemen. Also lots of pirates :arrr:

All the sets seem to be in one block of the collectors book betwween '81 and '84, so the houses are late ones.

The condition is rather amazing, some of the white building parts are a bit off colour, and quite a few of the Klickies have been coloured in with pen but this seems to wash off with a good scrub. None of the sets are 100% complete, but there is a lot for each set.

I would like to request some help for putting the houses and sets together please, as I have no idea at all, and only have the little catalogue pics of the fronts to look at :P

Damo :)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: playmofire on June 17, 2010, 10:44:33
Another great Damo catch from eBay!  Well done!   :)9 :)9 :)9

I think once you've sorted the parts into sets or partial sets, if you post further photos people can come in with ideas on missing parts etc.
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 10:49:20
Another great Damo catch from eBay!  Well done!   :)9 :)9 :)9

I think once you've sorted the parts into sets or partial sets, if you post further photos people can come in with ideas on missing parts etc.

Thanks, Gordon!

I am in the process of doing that today, and so far I have the ambulance station built, and half of the pottery and tailors houses from what I can see in pics, but I am struggling with how many roof windows, and who has chimmneys etc.

My eyes are going 8}

i will begin to take pics soon to aid completion and identification :)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Gis on June 17, 2010, 11:45:25
Very nice haul indeed Damo!! Gratzies.

Should be fun getting everything thing back together, Good luck!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Lindama on June 17, 2010, 11:57:19
Am excited for you Damo...well done!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 12:29:19
My first vaguely complete set:

(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5389/200910290001.jpg) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/200910290001.jpg/)

Only missing 1 sword and 8 cannonballs :)


I have enough Klickies and another cannon to make another one, with the left over shields and flags being in the alternative heraldry
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Gis on June 17, 2010, 13:26:05
That is just great Damo, we all know how hard those guys are to get a hold of!
/me wonders how long it will be before Giorginetto "smells" this thread now that it contains pictures of Nurmberg Guards :-)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Indianna on June 17, 2010, 13:26:22
 :omg:  You are a lucky fellow, Damo!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 14:21:00
Another set, nearly complete :)

(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1951/200910290002.jpg) (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/200910290002.jpg/)


Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 14:38:12
Some police sets

This one is complete (3494):

(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1703/200910290004.jpg) (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/200910290004.jpg/)


Likewise, this one (3564):

(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2657/200910290003o.jpg) (http://img294.imageshack.us/i/200910290003o.jpg/)


A green police car 3215 - missing front bumper and 1 horn:

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9422/200910290005.jpg) (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/200910290005.jpg/)


Loose bits which don't really make up much of a set:

(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/1131/200910290011.jpg) (http://img580.imageshack.us/i/200910290011.jpg/)

Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 14:55:40
3247 helicopter. Missing it's end, and a side board. The red wheeled unit is also damaged.

(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1227/200910290007.jpg) (http://img529.imageshack.us/i/200910290007.jpg/)

Does anyone know how to get the top rotor off safely, as it appears to be on upside down :-\
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 15:00:33
Ambulance station 3432. Missing two pavement pieces and a few filler toasts. One of the signs that hangs on the front is missing it's tab, and the other one is missing all together.

(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/7128/200910290008.jpg) (http://img294.imageshack.us/i/200910290008.jpg/)

Not really sure what goes with this set. How many red cups, jugs, ladels should there be with this set? as there were a million in the box :-\

(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6724/200910290009.jpg) (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/200910290009.jpg/)

A great and very immpressive building which I have wanted for ages for my safari layout :)


Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Giorginetto on June 17, 2010, 15:04:11
Great sets all of them !!! great buys and these nuremberg guards look very tasty !!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 15:16:11
Ambulance set 3254, and various jumbled hospital sets 3490's:

(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9352/200910290012.jpg) (http://img529.imageshack.us/i/200910290012.jpg/)


The ambulance is missing it's rear door flap, and both blue roof lights:

(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6267/200910290013.jpg) (http://img149.imageshack.us/i/200910290013.jpg/)

Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Martin Milner on June 17, 2010, 15:59:46
Great Haul!

I particularly like the ambulance station, that's not one that comes up often, and very useful in many situations.

I always wonder what people were thinking, getting rid of ALL their Playmobil in one unsorted job lot. If they'd bothered to sort it out and auction separate sets, even incomplete, they'd have made so much more money.
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 17, 2010, 16:08:23
Oh wow wow wow wow wow Damo!!! What a great haul!!!! Congratulations!!! Such variety!!! So many sets reminding me of my childhood!!!! The ambulance and police sets in particular!!! The ambulance station is great!!!!! And of course the Nuremberg guards!!!! Bravo!!!!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Gepetto on June 17, 2010, 16:17:35
Congratulatons Damo!  :clap: :clap: :)9 What a wonderful haul, like Christmas in June and I am sure you needed those sets!  :lol:
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 16:58:53
So here are the houses 0) (where my area of expertise doesn't stretch too)

The potters house

Missing - canopy off stall, woman's shall, man Klicky and pots accessories

(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1259/200910290022.jpg) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/200910290022.jpg/)

(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3048/200910290021.jpg) (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/200910290021.jpg/)

(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/5421/200910290023.jpg) (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/200910290023.jpg/)

I sort of need help with what goes with these houses as I haven't really much idea :-\

Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 17:14:55
Next it's the tailor's house

As far as I am aware, it's only missing the legs for the table

(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6986/200910290019.jpg) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/200910290019.jpg/)

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4699/200910290020.jpg) (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/200910290020.jpg/)

Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Giorginetto on June 17, 2010, 17:16:12
Awwwww, coloured steck houses... my favourites !!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P :P :P :P
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 17:19:51
And finally the Inn

An issue with the Klickies, as the ones I found are a mix of fixed and movable hands :-\
I am unsure of the accsessories on this one, and as far as I can see there is a fair amount of small structural bits missing as you can see in the pics :(

(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6931/200910290017.jpg) (http://img149.imageshack.us/i/200910290017.jpg/)

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9715/200910290018t.jpg) (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/200910290018t.jpg/)

If anyone has any missing pieces to this set or any of the other sets here I would very much be interested in either buying or trading for them as I would really like to complete these new sets :)

Damo :)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 17, 2010, 17:28:29
The pottery house does not missing anything else, apart from the ones you already have noticed Damo! I think I have a spare blue shall...I can send it to you...

And the tailor shop is indeed missing oly the table legs...and a sign like the oval sided on the pottery house has...

This in is version three and the klickies did indeed have movable hands...you are missing two more klickies (female red dress and yellow shal, male is exactly the same as the one in the 3443 farm house, and the 3442 blacksmith..

Lets see more !!! Lets see more!!!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 17:43:55
The pottery house does not missing anything else, apart from the ones you already have noticed Damo! I think I have a spare blue shall...I can send it to you...

And the tailor shop is indeed missing oly the table legs...and a sign like the oval sided on the pottery house has...

This in is version three and the klickies did indeed have movable hands...you are missing two more klickies (female red dress and yellow shal, male is exactly the same as the one in the 3443 farm house, and the 3442 blacksmith..

Lets see more !!! Lets see more!!!

Oh no, more missing than I had realised :'(

This is just the help I need - I suddenly thought and checked my spare klicky drawer and found the two missing peeps for the inn, and the blue shawl, but thanks for your offer :)

In the catalogue pic of the inn, the guy sitting on the rail playing his instrument appears to have a pegleg ???
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 17:46:28
And just found the potter man, although I haven't got his hat or bib :(
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 17, 2010, 17:48:29
In the catalogue pic of the inn, the guy sitting on the rail playing his instrument appears to have a pegleg ???

The dog is covering half his leg!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 18:16:54
The dog is covering half his leg!

What dog? the only dog I see is down the bottom next to the waiter guy :hmm:
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: playmo1989 on June 17, 2010, 18:27:06
great buy damo!!!!!! who did all of these cost??
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 18:28:30
great buy damo!!!!!! who did all of these cost??

£55 for the lot :)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: playmo1989 on June 17, 2010, 18:36:59
what !!!!!!!  :o :o :o  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
 
 
55?  55 does not even cost the pottery shop iteself ,you're very lucky damo ;) must probably this person didn't have a clue from playmobil !!!!!!! how long did the auction stayed??
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 18:41:14
what !!!!!!!  :o :o :o  :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
 
 
55?  55 does not even cost the pottery shop iteself ,you're very lucky damo ;) must probably this person didn't have a clue from playmobil !!!!!!! how long did the auction stayed??

The seller was an animal rescue centre, who sell donated goods on ebay, and this lot was donated by someone :o

They started to try and build the sets, gave up, and just sold it as one lot. Although they had listed the police car and ambulance sepertley, with other Klickies so I bought them all as well. Annoyingly they had already sold an old fir engine with three Nuremberg guards as they didn't really know what they were doing! The pics were a blur and I didn't really know exactly what I was buying - but I just knew I had to have it! ;D ;D ;D

The auction was a Buy it now, which had only been on for a few minutes :)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: playmo1989 on June 17, 2010, 18:43:29
The seller was an animal rescue centre, who sell donated goods on ebay, and this lot was donated by someone :o

They started to try and build the sets, gave up, and just sold it as one lot. The pics were a blur and I didn't really know exactly what I was buying - but I just knew I had to have it! ;D ;D ;D

The auction was a Buy it now, which had only been on for a few minutes :)

mmmmm intresting!!!!!!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 17, 2010, 18:51:04
What dog? the only dog I see is down the bottom next to the waiter guy :hmm:

which collector do you have? 2nd edition page fifty is indeed the 1st version of this inn (and the picture you are reffering to)...however, you have version three....collector page 95...(the picture i am reffering to)you can tell by the different sign....

55 GBP!!!! WOW !!!
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 17, 2010, 18:56:10
I was looking at the pic on Collectobil:

http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3448.htm (http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3448.htm)

Or perhaps this wierd guy only belongs to this version one :-\

BTW, I am still on ye olde 2nd edition - I completely forgot to bid on a 3rd on ebay and it went for £4.50 :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:

I didn't sleep that night.
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Ali Baba on June 17, 2010, 19:22:34
Very good, flatcat. Great treasure and very good price.

Also respect for the fact that you could muster the patience to post your procedings here. If it was my loot, you wouldn´t have seen posts from me for days.
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 17, 2010, 19:31:19
I was looking at the pic on Collectobil:

http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3448.htm (http://collectobil.com/catalogue/items/3448.htm)

Or perhaps this wierd guy only belongs to this version one :-\

BTW, I am still on ye olde 2nd edition - I completely forgot to bid on a 3rd on ebay and it went for £4.50 :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:

I didn't sleep that night.

Don't worry!!! Plenty of 3rd editions out there to get!!! Hmmm this image is strange...he does look like he is missing a leg...
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: skypurr on June 18, 2010, 00:13:08
WOW Damo, that is some collection.  I'm green with envy.  I think I've seen this site before   :hissyfit: but can't think what it was they were selling then, unless it was the fire engine. 
Are you sure you'll be able to find a place to store those houses now that you've sorted out all your Playmobil collection  :lol: :lol:
If you haven't space for them on your shelves I'm sure we could find a storage space at our hall  ;D ;D
Well done for spotting the auction and at such a good price too.  :clap:

Elaine
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 18, 2010, 07:31:34
WOW Damo, that is some collection.  I'm green with envy.  I think I've seen this site before   :hissyfit: but can't think what it was they were selling then, unless it was the fire engine. 
Are you sure you'll be able to find a place to store those houses now that you've sorted out all your Playmobil collection  :lol: :lol:
If you haven't space for them on your shelves I'm sure we could find a storage space at our hall  ;D ;D
Well done for spotting the auction and at such a good price too.  :clap:

Elaine

Don't worry, Elaine - I reserved a box whilst I did my sort because I knew they were coming ;D
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 18, 2010, 07:38:19
Now for the Western goodies from the big box of treats:

An incomplete Fort Randle, missing sign, 1 hitching post and back of watch tower. Klickies are in an absolute state and cannon is completely kaputt. No worries though, because I already have an incomplete one, but has all the accessories so I can make a great complete one between the two :)

(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6978/200910290015.jpg) (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/200910290015.jpg/)


A sheriffs office, which will be complete once I find his hat from my draw in the shed.

(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/4885/200910290014.jpg) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/200910290014.jpg/)

There's not supposed to be anything else with it?
And also, the rifles that go with this set - should they be the long ones or the short ones ???
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Wolf Knight on June 18, 2010, 07:43:02
The sheriff's office does seem to be complete... But I have no clue as to the fort...I never had one... :( :( :(
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: playmofire on June 18, 2010, 12:03:09
The blue lights for the ambulance are still available.
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 18, 2010, 12:04:53
The blue lights for the ambulance are still available.

Are they? - but they are very old :-\
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: playmofire on June 18, 2010, 12:40:20
Are they? - but they are very old :-\

They never seem not to have been available as they were used with the 3781 fire engine and then with the reissued old fire engine on DS.
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: playmofire on June 18, 2010, 12:44:12
What really intrigues me is how with over 6,000 Playmobil lots on eBay, flatcat happens to spot this one!   ???
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 18, 2010, 13:00:37
What really intrigues me is how with over 6,000 Playmobil lots on eBay, flatcat happens to spot this one!   ???

 :shhhh: It's a close guarded secret! ;D
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Sir Gareth on June 18, 2010, 20:22:39
Hi Damo,

Great haul, there's lots of set's there that I have never had of ebay.

The sheriffs office is missing the bed but the long rifles are the right ones for that version.

You will find the scan of parts on the disc.

Good look with completing those framed houses, they are great little treasures to keep.
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on June 18, 2010, 20:30:23
Hi Damo,

Great haul, there's lots of set's there that I have never had of ebay.

The sheriffs office is missing the bed but the long rifles are the right ones for that version.

You will find the scan of parts on the disc.

Good look with completing those framed houses, they are great little treasures to keep.


Thanks, Garry - I found the Sheriff's hat, and will go and look in the shed tommorow for the bed.

As always your scans are invaluable, and they helped me to build the inn (and tell me that I had a lot of bits missing) ;D

Damo :)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Indianna on June 18, 2010, 22:18:32
You got a real bargain, Damo, especially since all the sets you have shown us so far look to be very clean and in excellent condition!   8-)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on July 25, 2010, 14:08:25
This week I got the instructions for the potters house with a load of parts for it and for the 3050 pirate ship for £2.20! :woohoo:

(http://a.imageshack.us/img824/5037/200912060006.jpg) (http://img824.imageshack.us/i/200912060006.jpg/)

Damo :)
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Wolf Knight on July 25, 2010, 16:48:48
Fantastic Damo!!! Well done!!! The potters house was the first one of these houses I got when I was a kiddo!

I still remember the first day it was given to me as a pressent!! Lost the box and nstruction in the flood though...early 90's :(
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: Lindama on July 26, 2010, 10:50:29
Excellent Damo - great buy...well done  :love:
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: baden-wurttemberg on July 26, 2010, 16:52:30
Excellent buy Damo!! Well done!!  :) For a good price also.  :yup:




Baden  :wave:
Title: Re: I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Post by: flatcat on July 26, 2010, 16:55:04
Unfortunately, the parts that came with it wern't any that I was missing, but an extra potters wheel and loads of pottery is always useful 8-)

It was this manual I was most after :yup:

Damo :)