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  • Rare Matchbox toy cars can fetch more than the cost of a real one - but there are still bargains to be found...

    06/23/2021 1:39:56 AM PDT · by Impala64ssa · 15 replies
    This is Money (UK) ^ | 6/21/21 | TOBY WALNE
    Rare Matchbox toy cars can fetch more than the cost of a real one, but there are still bargains to be found – so collecting them could set you on the road to a fortune. Recently, a collection of 900 Matchbox cars went under the hammer for £281,000. Among the record-breaking prices achieved was £15,600 for a 1970s ultra-rare pre-production 'Superfast' Lincoln Continental. Another toy that sold for a top price was a 1960s green refrigerator truck. Even with a scratched windscreen it was snapped up for a cool £9,600. Other sales in this auction by toy specialist Vectis included...