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General => Trains! => Topic started by: Rasputin on August 15, 2010, 02:45:55
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Hello
With the recent disappointment of our local Target stores I just had to cheer myself up a bit. On the local used market I was able to locate a set I just wanted a second of. I recall how members were finding unusual items in local classifieds under Playmobil but misspelled. The search word I remember is where people spell it Playmobile. I tried and came up with a 3958. A good part was it was $50 the bad was it was about 150 miles away. Now on this classified web site there is a lot of scamming that goes on so I was in for an up hill battle to try to get the owner to ship it to me. Well what ever I did or said worked as she even shipped it to me priority for and extra $10.
Here it is in all its glory. She runs great, had a transformer, a circle of track and is only missing a few items. If anybody has or sees any items I am missing please send me a note. The missing Klickies/accessories do not bother me as much as the missing train parts
(http://a.imageshack.us/img404/5782/p1010001lk.jpg)
coffee pot ---------30 60 696
smoke stack ------30 60 696
mattress ----------30 04 779
brake handles-----30 03 727
red buffer----------30 03 757
2 front posts-------30 02 230
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Very nice train Ras. I had bids in on one too a couple weeks back, but allowed myself to be outbid after I won the 4033 set. Unfortunately I can't help you with the missing parts.
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A very nice buy, Ras. Well done. :wave:
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a very nice buy rasputin i want one of these msib ...... i know an impossible dream .. but you never know i might face one :)
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Great find Ras!!! Weel done!!! Did I read correctly Ras? Did you get that second hand from an ad in a paper or a store?
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Congratulations on getting such a rare train! - and your second one am I right?
Damo :)
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Great find Ras!!! Weel done!!! Did I read correctly Ras? Did you get that second hand from an ad in a paper or a store?
i've placed adds here in greece as well pano wanting a 3740 3750 ..... at xrisi eukairia but no luck :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
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i've placed adds here in greece as well pano wanting a 3740 3750 ..... at xrisi eukairia but no luck :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
I think nobody is interested in buying or selling their old toys.... what a shame really!!! I thought about puting an ad asking to buy old playmobil. Anyone I asked, relatives or friends, they were all bored to even go looking for them in basements, attices etc... and their replay usualy is ''what? playmobil ? still playing with these? grow up man'' >:( >:( >:( >:( Then I show them the prices old playmobil get sold for on ebay and they are going crazy!!! They all believe they can buy a porche by selling all these old toys....still, after that, they do not even bother to go looking.... ::) ::) ::) ::)
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still playing with these? grow up man'' >:( >:( >:( >:(
who says so?
i've received a couple of calls to buy some old lyra playmobil he wanted 300 euros for a used lyra fort >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( and one other had a super set from around 2002 -3 or something he asked for a crazy price but i don't even remeber it ??? ??? ???
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Hi
Thanks everyone :)
It made me feel a little better about the apparent loss of Playmobil in our 2 local Targets. They are building a 3rd in a town 15 miles away and this time it is going to be a Mega-Target so I do hope Playmobil gets stocked.
Great find Ras!!! Weel done!!! Did I read correctly Ras? Did you get that second hand from an ad in a paper or a store?
I search on a computer based classified ads. It is a hosting site that you can put up ads for free. It is called CraigsList and it has always been a great source for Playmobils. The only thing different this time was the search under "Playmoible" that I was able to find this great buy. Ads in our local county newspaper are so expensive that only car dealers use them now.
Congratulations on getting such a rare train! - and your second one am I right?
Damo :)
Yes it is my second small western train. When I finally get organized I plan on having one freight and one passenger line
I think nobody is interested in buying or selling their old toys.... what a shame really!!! I thought about puting an ad asking to buy old playmobil. Anyone I asked, relatives or friends, they were all bored to even go looking for them in basements, attices etc...
I usually run wanted ads and have come up with great items. Once a lady left me a complete Noah's arch on her porch for me as she knew it was going to a loving home w/kids. You may offer to your relatives that you will do all the work to finding the lost treasures. Attics are only so big. I would recommend some Ouzo first :lol:
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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. You may offer to your relatives that you will do all the work to finding the lost treasures. Attics are only so big. I would recommend some Ouzo first :lol:
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
to offer them as bribery you mean? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Cause I doubt I'll get very focused on the search after the ouzo!!!
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I've tried Craigslist a few times but it's pretty thin on Playmobil round here. A couple of yard sales have popped up mentioning Playmobil (or Playmobile) but they're old ones.
Is there no function for alerting you when a keyword appears in an ad?
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Is there no function for alerting you when a keyword appears in an ad?
Yes there is I just can not recall what it is. I never wanted to upload software of any kind from the web. My little precious mac might get unwelcome ideas :lol:
Also it helps to check a little out of your are as many people commute and travel so I have met up with people from far away. They just wanted to sell the sets. Also if you ever put in ads state how you do not care about condition. You would be surprised how many people fell ashamed of even giving away a dirty toy let alone a broken one.
More times than I like to think about (all those precious toys in the land fill) I have been at peoples houses buying sets and I would ask what the box in the corner is all about ? "Oh those are for the trash, they are _________"
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Nice on, Ras!
If you ever find a deal like that please ship it to me 0)