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2,000 - 2,500 GBP
Timed auction
Lot location
Kenardington, Kent
Scarce Matchbox Series Regular Wheels UK Issue Shop Retailers Display Stand, yellow wooden/card stand, complete with fixing bolts, yellow/red/blue wooden header with “Matchbox” Series No’s.1 to 75- 1/11d Each, in very good original used condition, Perspex cover to front complete with seventy five loose original models, including: 1c Diesel Road Roller, light green fair, 2b Muir Hill Site Dumper, green/red, metal wheels, 3a Cement Mixer, blue, orange metal wheels, mint, 4b Massey Harris Tractor, red body, gold rear hubs, near mint, 5b London Bus, red body, grey plastic wheels Buy “ Matchbox” decals, near mint, slight loss to one decal, 6a Quarry Truck, metal wheels, 7a Horse Drawn milk float, pale orange, metal wheels, near mint, some paint loss to horse, 8c Caterpillar tractor, yellow body, green rubber tracks, black plastic rollers, fair to good (one track perished), 9a Dennis Fire Escape, red body, gold trim, metal wheels, near mint, 10b Scammell Mechanical Horse, metal wheels, red cab, gold trim, beige trailer, very good, 11b ERF Esso petrol tanker, red body, silver trim, grey plastic wheels, fair to good, 12a Land Rover, near mint, 13a Wreck Truck, tan body, red crane, metal wheels, near mint, a couple of paint chips, 14b Daimler Ambulance, cream/metal wheels, 15a Diamond T Prime mover, orange body, metal wheels, fair to good, 16b Super Atlantic Trailer, orange, black plastic wheels, fair to good, 17c Austin FX3 Taxi, maroon body, grey plastic wheels, very good to excellent, 18b Caterpillar Bulldozer, yellow, metal wheels, one rubber track has perished, 19b MG MGA Sports Car, off white, metal wheels, silver tim, very good, 20a ERF Stake Truck, maroon, silver trim, metal wheels, very good, 21b Bedford Coach,dark green, grey plastic wheels, near mint, slight decal loss,22b Vauxhall Cresta, metallic copper, grey plastic wheels, near mint, casting fault to boot, 23c Bluebird Dauphine caravan, metallic mauve body/base, silver plastic wheels, near mint, 24a Hydraulic Excavator, metal wheels, good, 25a Bedford 12cwt van dark blue body, metal wheels ‘Dunlop’ near mint, 26a ERF Cement wagon, orange, silver trim, metal wheels, good, 27a Bedford Low Loader, green/tan body, metal wheels, fair, 28b Ford Thames Compressor, yellow, blk plastic wheels, near mint, 29a Bedford Milk delivery van, metal wheels, near mint, 30a Ford Prefect, grey plastic wheels, mint, 31b Ford Station Wagon, metallic green body, pink roof, silver plastic wheels, very good, 32a Jaguar XK140, off white, metal wheels, near mint, 33a Ford Zodiac metal wheels, mint, 34a Volkswagen 15cwt van metal wheels, near mint, 35a ERF Horse box, silver trim, metal wheels, near mint, 36a Austin A50 Cambridge, metal wheels, good, 37a Karrier Bantam Coca Cola Lorry, uneven load, metal wheels, fair, 38a Karrier Bantam Refuse truck, grey, metal wheels, 39a Ford Zodiac pale peach, light green base, grey plastic wheels, near mint, some fading, 40a Bedford 7 ton tipper, metal wheels, near mint, 41a Jaguar D Type metal wheels, fair, 42a Bedford Evening News Van, metal wheels, very good, 43a Hillman Minx, metal wheels, very good, 44a Rolls Royce, metallic silver blue, blk plastic wheels have been added, 45a Vauxhall Victor, metal wheels, very good, 46a Morris Minor, dark green, metal wheels, 47a Trojan Van, metal wheels, mint, 48a Meteor Boat, metal wheels, 49a M3 Personnel carrier, metal wheels, small part of decal on front missing, with rubber tracks, 50a Commer Pick up, metal wheels, very good, 51a Albion Chieftain Portland Cement, metal wheels, mint, 52a Maserati 4 CLT lemon, wire wheels, very good, 53a Aston Martin, metallic green, metal wheel, 54a Saracen Personnel, good, 55a DUKW grey plastic wheels, 56a London Trolley Bus, black wheels, near mint, 57a Wolseley 1500, grey plastic wheels, 58a AEC BEA coach, grey plastic wheels, good, 59a Ford Thames Van Singer, grey plastic wheels, very good, 60a Morris J2 Pick Up, without rear window, black plastic wheels, mint, 61a Ferret Scout Car, near mint, 62a AEC General Service Lorry, near mint, 63a Service Ambulance, very good, 64a Scammell Breakdown, mint, 65a Jaguar blue, grey plastic wheels, near mint,66a Citroen DS19 grey plastic wheels, near mint, 67a Saladin Armoured Car, mint, 68a Austin Radio Car, fair, 69a Commer Van Nestles, grey plastic, good, 70a Ford Thames Estate Car, grey plastic near mint, 71a Austin 200 gallon water truck, good, 72a Fordson Major Tractor, very good, 73a Leyland RAF 10 Ton Refueller,grey plastic wheels, very good, 74a Mobile Refreshments, silver body, blue base, grey plastic wheels, near mint and 75a Ford Thunderbird, dark blue base, silver plastic wheels, fair.
Matchbox Lesney Toys Timed Format Auction
Timed
Venue address
Unit 4 High House Business Park
Kenardington, Kent
TN26 2LF
United Kingdom
Matchbox Lesney Toys Timed Format Auction

Auction dates
Starts: 12 Apr 2024 16:00 BST
Ends from: 28 Apr 2024 14:00 BST
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MailBoxes TunbridgeWells 

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Unit 4 High House Business  Park

Kenardington

Nr Ashford Kent TN26 2LF.

 

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C&T Auctioneers and Valuers  offer an in house postal service for this auction, unless stated. However if an item(s) are too large or need specialist shipping methods, this will be conducted by a third party firm.This also relates to lots of a certain value.

C&T Auctioneers and Valuers are not responsible for any damage caused when items are in transit with postal or courier firms. We are also not responsible for any package sent either by ourselves or any third party company which is lost in transit.

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16:          C&T Auctioneers and Valuers do offer an in house postal service for most items in our auctions, unless stated. However if an item(s) are too large or need specialist shipping methods, this will be conducted by a third party firm. Details of the firm we recommend will be passed onto buyers in this case. This also relates to lots of a certain value. PLEASE NOTE C&T AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS ARE NOT A SHIPPING COMPANY, WE WOULD ASK ALL BUYERS TO BE PATIENT AND ITEMS ARE DEALT WITH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.

 

17:          C&T Auctioneers and Valuers are not responsible for any damage caused when items are in transit with postal / courier firms. We are also not responsible for any package sent either by ourselves or any third party company which is lost in transit.

 

18:          C&T Auctioneers and Valuers declare the full value of any lot sent to international buyers. We are not responsible for any customs import charges of the country of destination. It is the buyers responsibility to make sure they can legally import the item into their country. We advise international buyers if they are not sure of any import issue, to obtain independent advice.

 

19:          C&T Auctioneers and Valuers accept the following methods of payment, Cash in UK  pounds sterling up to £3,000, Personal Cheques (must clear before goods are dispatched), Debit cards, Credit cards (2% surcharge will be added if paying with a credit card from clients outside the EU only), Bank Transfers (Please note that if paying by this method the amount received after the deduction of any bank fees or currency conversion of payment to UK pound sterling must not be less than the sterling amount payable as set out on the invoice).

Credit card payments where the card holder is not present will only be accepted for transactions up to £500.

 

 

20:          If you purchase an item and you are not happy with the originality of an item you must contact the auction house within 7 days of receiving the lot(s), it is then solely up to the auctioneers discretion to issue a refund. Proof of error in description may be required, this is the responsibility of the purchaser to obtain this information and any fees associated with this are not refundable by C&T Auctioneers and Valuers. We will only accept information by a professional in the chosen field, we will not accept any information from a private individual or internet collectors forum. Any payment fees or postage fees associated with any lot can not be refunded.

 

21:          If originality of an item is accepted proven after the vendor has been paid for a lot, it is up to the vendor, if they are willing to issue a refund. C&T Auctioneers and Valuers are unable to offer a refund without having an agreement from the vendor. Refunds will only be issued to the purchaser of the item and not if the item has been given or sold to a third party.                

23:          Items purchased must be posted, collected and removed from our premises within two weeks following the sale. Thereafter a daily storage charge of £2 per lot + VAT at prevailing rate. Continued failure to collect or arrange shipping will result in the goods being sold without further notice and without reserve to recover the costs for storage unless agreement has been made in writing with us. 

24:          All items sold are sold as collectors items, recommended for display use only and we do not advise or take any responsibility if used for the purpose for which they were designed for.

25:          Any lots with the following symbol ^, will indicate that a CITES license will be required before the lot can be shipped outside of the EU. 

26. Sales to other EC member states

Sales made under the Auctioneers’ Scheme to other member states are treated in the same way as sales within the UK. The sales are liable to VAT in the UK.

.This is a timed format Matchbox Lesney Toys auction.

Vierwing is by Appointment only, please contact our office 01233 510050 for further information.