Rare Tamiyas

[DavidB1126]

Oh my

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[Lukedavis]

Dude, why would someone spend that much on it? It surely can't be worth it right?

 

[DavidB1126]

Dude, why would someone spend that much on it? It surely can't be worth it right?

1. Money for the seller
2. Collectors
3. Shelf Queens

 

[Lucifur10]

That's nuts! $$$$$$$

 

[WickedFog]

I wouldn't give them $25 for that piece of crap

And it can't be "new old stock" if it's fully assembled. I hate stupid people.

 

[Rowdyray]

Ridiculous. I could see the unassembled one going for decent money. To a collector. And only if it's truly a first run kit. 450.00 is more realistic.

And the second one....look at the battery packs. They've been hacked open and rebuilt. And the janky charger. Some people have truly lost their minds.

Many of these were re-released. If you really want to relive your childhood. Buy one of those.

 

[Grizz03]

Many of these were re-released. If you really want to relive your childhood. Buy one of those.

That's what I've done. They look the same sitting on the shelf. Only minor differences which nobody cares unless they are a true collector. For example, my friends and family look at my re-release Monster Beetle and only talk about how either they had one or always wanted one when we were kids. For me the re-releases are the way to go.

 

[9x19]

I had one back in the day... was in the USAF, stationed in Korea and the base hobby shop had a lot of Tamiya stuff. It was actually a decent performer given the old battery chemistry in use at the time, but an really high center of gravity made it prone to rollovers. I sold mine when I transitioned back to the states. Never really wished for it back.

 

[Lucifur10]

The re-release is $210 brand new. Looks about the same. Smh!

 

[Panko75]

The only "rare" Tamiyas are the ones that actually get driven!

Just get one of these for barely a fraction of the price, at least your kids (or maybe YOU!) can have fun with it!

https://bigtoysdirect.com/collections/jeeps-trucks

Or get a re-release and enjoy a shelf-queen that won't crumble apart if you have to move it around.

 

[Lucifur10]

Damn, I should of kept my original "Blackfoot" Truck. Could be worth 15k!!!!

 

[Panko75]

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Damn, I should of kept my original "Blackfoot" Truck. Could be worth 15k!!!!

I have an old Tamiya hump pack battery, think I could get $1000 for it?

 

[Lucifur10]

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I have an old Tamiya hump pack battery, think I could get $1000 for it?

Absolutely!

 

[DavidB1126]

 

[WickedFog]

He has a very skewed view of the Holy Grail. For me it would be the Kyosho stuff. I always looked at the Tamiya, Nikko, and other brands like that back then as the more entry level and toy grade stuff.

 

[9x19]

A Cox Scorpion would raise my eyebrows, a Grasshopper, nope... as my youngest Grandson used to say: Booorrring!

 

[Panko75]

Ehhh, I'd say that the original RC10 could be a "holy grail" with how many models it would inspire over time. But using a Grasshopper gets more clicks I guess.

 

[Grizz03]

Ehhh, I'd say that the original RC10 could be a "holy grail" with how many models it would inspire over time. But using a Grasshopper gets more clicks I guess.

I'd agree that the RC10 was the car of choice over the Grasshopper that was raced back in the day when I was growing up.

Between Mark Santa Maria and Razor RC the titles are becoming more of a "click bait" than what the subject matter is about.

 

[Panko75]

Between Mark Santa Maria and Razor RC the titles are becoming more of a "click bait" than what the subject matter is about.

Unfortunately that's part of the YouTube "game", more often than not I find the comment section more useful than the videos themselves.