[challenger01]

i am new to this forum but have been collecting minichamp german 1/35th scale
tanks for a couple of years.
i have the first issue minichamp panther with "RO1" on the turrent-mint cond. w/orginal box,etc
i also have the minichamps german 1/35th scale "king tiger" with no#222 on the turrent.mint w/box
how collectible and scarce are these 2 tanks-i saw on themotorpool.net they are saying the
panther is going now for 500.00 roughly and the king tiger is going for over $400.00.
how collectible are these 2 tanks and desirability in the collecting market?
thanks joe

[PappyB]

I think those estimates are a bit... "optimistic" generally. A few have gone for those prices, but the real average I would say is closer to $300-350 for the R01 and $150-200 for the KT. At least that's what I sold mine for not too long ago (6 months?). And I've seen several go for less on ebay in that time.

[ZS-VAN]

Hi Joe, welcome to the forum. These tanks are very desireable, especially the Panther. They can fetch very high prices too. I watched the Motor Pool auction of a King Tiger today and it ended just over $256 with the reserve not met. Two Panthers went for $299 & $316 on ebay recently. King Tigers went for $158 and $185 all within the last week or so. I picked up a King Tiger for $80 last weekend. It's all about timing. If you're looking to sell, I'll take the panther off your hands in a heartbeat!

[challenger01]

Zsvan-i Sent You A Private Message Regarding The Panther-joe

[Martin Baker]

Originally Posted by challenger01

i am new to this forum but have been collecting minichamp german 1/35th scale
tanks for a couple of years.
i have the first issue minichamp panther with "RO1" on the turrent-mint cond. w/orginal box,etc
i also have the minichamps german 1/35th scale "king tiger" with no#222 on the turrent.mint w/box
how collectible and scarce are these 2 tanks-i saw on themotorpool.net they are saying the
panther is going now for 500.00 roughly and the king tiger is going for over $400.00.
how collectible are these 2 tanks and desirability in the collecting market?
thanks joe

The king Tiger sell for $200.00 & the Panther for $300.00 average price , but I think in general the Minichamps 1/35 armour price is on the way down going by ebay the last two months

[Martin Baker]

Originally Posted by ZS-VAN

Hi Joe, welcome to the forum. These tanks are very desireable, especially the Panther. They can fetch very high prices too. I watched the Motor Pool auction of a King Tiger today and it ended just over $256 with the reserve not met. Two Panthers went for $299 & $316 on ebay recently. King Tigers went for $158 and $185 all within the last week or so. I picked up a King Tiger for $80 last weekend. It's all about timing. If you're looking to sell, I'll take the panther off your hands in a heartbeat!

I would not pay top $ for that Motor Pool auction of a King Tiger when it did not have a photo of the tank or the box & did not say if it was new

[challenger01]

thanks for the info.i feel themotorpool is way overpriced on minichamp first series-
they are beautifully made tanks for sure and i knw they have a higher percent of diecast
compared to fov .you have to remember themotorpool wants to sell diecast items
also they want you to think there is a collectible market on everything they sell-i
buy and sell o gauge trains and have been in this market a long time-i used to belong to ebay
-i have over 275 positive feedbacks.a woman ripped me off for over 600.00 selling a postwar lionel
steamer as mint when it was crap-she had no feedback and yet the ebay safe harbor sided with her.
my years of using their site was nothing to ebay-i filed a fraud charge with the uspo and won-fs
from south afrika i sent you a message.thanks joe

[challenger01]

skywalker-please read your private message on this forum-joe

[Cruver Collecter]

challenger01, welcome to the forum. Just noticed that these were your first posts today. This is a great place to get information with regards to diecast models.

[dasboot]

thanks for the info.i feel themotorpool is way overpriced on minichamp first series-
they are beautifully made tanks for sure and i knw they have a higher percent of diecast
compared to fov .you have to remember themotorpool wants to sell diecast items
also they want you to think there is a collectible market on everything they sell

Your not the only one that feels this way towards mototpool. Personally, I would never buy from them as I think their prices are overkill++