1) Sell the cat, keep the kit
2) Failing that, toss it up on EBay, put a large reserve on it, see what
people bid for it (or no reserve but long auction).
Ya never know what this stuff is worth. Some people collect barbed wire,
for chrissakes. Really.
I think that the box having wear-and-tear is not good, but by sealed you
mean "still shrink wrapped"? If so, that's probably good. Still, I doubt
it's worth a fortune, but it might be good for fifty bucks. Worth a try...
- Tab
At 04:45 PM 2/22/03, Bud Krueger wrote:
>Thirty-ish years ago I received a kit to construct a 1:12 scale model of a
>Lotus
>49 Ford F-1. The kit's produced by Tamiya Model Rectifier Corp and even
>includes an electric motor. I've been moving the box from closet to
>closet for
>a long time and the box shows wear and tear, but the contents are still sealed
>up. Doubt if I could find a cat-proof spot in the house to even think of
>building it. Have no idea what it's worth today, and have even less of an
>idea
>of where to look to find a new home for it. Any of you folks in the know
>about
>these sort of things? TIA.
>
>Bud Krueger
>52TD
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