I wonder what I will find at the local car boot sale this year?

[StarWarsFan]

Hi Guy, did ok today,

Got the Troop Transporter for £15 missing the hatch and back guns, the Sabre was £3 changes from blue to red, key ring was £1, ice cube tray was 30p, corgi Batmobile was £2, Jr one 50p, R2 10p.

 

[Stubbs]

Great price for the ATAT scruffylooking i would be really happy with that.

And nice rebel transport i think i would have picked it up aswell for £15.

 

[StarWarsFan]

I picked up these two items today i got the POTF 2 R2D2 for £1 and the he man figure for 50p i picked the he man up for a freind.

Nice finds Stubbs

 

[Sabreman]

Scruffy, brilliant on the AT-AT as for me not a bad morning, got myself a lap counter for a TCR, a data cassette recorder for an Acorn Electron. A mixture of vintage Matchbox and Airfix 1:32 scale soldiers including the Zulu's which I have never seen but best of all. Power of the Force Tie Fighter.
I don't do modern but as it's from the original mounds I couldn't say no.
I also couldn't resist the series one of Buck Rogers on DVD


Bosk70 if you want to sell the buck rogers ship you got yesterday I'd be interested.

 

[bosk70]

Scruffy, brilliant on the AT-AT as for me not a bad morning, got myself a lap counter for a TCR, a data cassette recorder for an Acorn Electron. A mixture of vintage Matchbox and Airfix 1:32 scale soldiers including the Zulu's which I have never seen but best of all. Power of the Force Tie Fighter.
I don't do modern but as it's from the original mounds I couldn't say no.
I also couldn't resist the series one of Buck Rogers on DVD


Bosk70 if you want to sell the buck rogers ship you got yesterday I'd be interested.

Sorry Sabreman I have a bit of a Buck Rogers fetish anything with Erin Grey in a skin tight jumpsuit gets my vote, did the conversion on a beater corgi BR ship where you take out the support between the guns and re-spray came out nice will post a pic soon Love the track counter with the IDEAL brand mark, I always love the randomness of finds at boot sales

 

[Sabreman]

Sorry Sabreman I have a bit of a Buck Rogers fetish anything with Erin Grey in a skin tight jumpsuit gets my vote, did the conversion on a beater corgi BR ship where you take out the support between the guns and re-spray came out nice will post a pic soon Love the track counter with the IDEAL brand mark, I always love the randomness of finds at boot sales

No worries mate, I love Buck Rogers but never collected it, I picked two annuals up several weeks ago so might start to track some of the vintage toys down

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Love this thread so much. It's like all the things I would love to see in a collectibles shop if I walked in. And at the prices I'd like to see them at, too! I think you did OK on the transporter for £15. It's just nice to find vintage at a car boot and makes it hard to leave. Like the lightsabre as well, looks good.

Love the Acorn cassette deck and the TCR track counter too. Nice to find that boxed. Always look at the Airfix soldiers because I remember them so well. Got about 100 stashed away somewhere. Really must dig them out. I would have probably bought that Tie, too I don't mind the POTF II stuff anymore, as long as it's priced accordingly. My mum actually got her first vintage find the other week: 5 Jabba goons (necked, of course), 3 x POTFII figures and a couple of incomplete POTFII speeder bikes for 50p an item. Fair play at that price, I say

 

[Stubbs]

I think nowadays just seeing vintage at a boot sale does it for me. Not just getting a good deal sometimes I do. But just finding it in the wild is great that wye i love this thread. And understand wye starwarsfan would create.

But i didn't find anything today.

 

[Sabreman]

Love this thread so much. It's like all the things I would love to see in a collectibles shop if I walked in. And at the prices I'd like to see them at, too! I think you did OK on the transporter for £15. It's just nice to find vintage at a car boot and makes it hard to leave. Like the lightsabre as well, looks good.

Love the Acorn cassette deck and the TCR track counter too. Nice to find that boxed. Always look at the Airfix soldiers because I remember them so well. Got about 100 stashed away somewhere. Really must dig them out. I would have probably bought that Tie, too I don't mind the POTF II stuff anymore, as long as it's priced accordingly. My mum actually got her first vintage find the other week: 5 Jabba goons (necked, of course), 3 x POTFII figures and a couple of incomplete POTFII speeder bikes for 50p an item. Fair play at that price, I say

I have always loved the TCR, I never had one but my mate did, I had a scalextric. I couldn't resist the lap counter, I paid £2 for it, when I opened the box to look at it, it says made in the UK 1981 so that was it I had to have it. Do we actually make toys in this country anymore.
My main focus is Vintage Star Wars but anything that takes my fancy ATM I can't resist, it isn't just Vintage Star Wars that takes me back to my childhood.

 

[Sabreman]

I think nowadays just seeing vintage at a boot sale does it for me. Not just getting a good deal sometimes I do. But just finding it in the wild is great that wye i love this thread. And understand wye starwarsfan would create.

But i didn't find anything today.

Always next week mate, that is the beauty of carbooting, you really never know what your gonna come across. Last week I got a backend for a Raleigh Chopper, this week a lap counter for a TCR amongst other things.
I also love this thread, it's fantastic what some of us come across, it is also good to share knowledge as even tho this is a Vintage Star Wars forum so many of us have collections of other vintage stuff.
Sadly it's becoming harder and harder to find stuff but it makes it so much sweeter when you do.

 

[StarWarsFan]

Love this thread so much. It's like all the things I would love to see in a collectibles shop if I walked in. And at the prices I'd like to see them at, too! I think you did OK on the transporter for £15. It's just nice to find vintage at a car boot and makes it hard to leave. Like the lightsabre as well, looks good.

Love the Acorn cassette deck and the TCR track counter too. Nice to find that boxed. Always look at the Airfix soldiers because I remember them so well. Got about 100 stashed away somewhere. Really must dig them out. I would have probably bought that Tie, too I don't mind the POTF II stuff anymore, as long as it's priced accordingly. My mum actually got her first vintage find the other week: 5 Jabba goons (necked, of course), 3 x POTFII figures and a couple of incomplete POTFII speeder bikes for 50p an item. Fair play at that price, I say

Thanks , glad you like it

 

[StarWarsFan]

I think nowadays just seeing vintage at a boot sale does it for me. Not just getting a good deal sometimes I do. But just finding it in the wild is great that wye i love this thread. And understand wye starwarsfan would create.

But i didn't find anything today.

Always next week mate, that is the beauty of carbooting, you really never know what your gonna come across. Last week I got a backend for a Raleigh Chopper, this week a lap counter for a TCR amongst other things.
I also love this thread, it's fantastic what some of us come across, it is also good to share knowledge as even tho this is a Vintage Star Wars forum so many of us have collections of other vintage stuff.
Sadly it's becoming harder and harder to find stuff but it makes it so much sweeter when you do.

Thanks , glad you like it

 

[theforceuk]

Not looked at this thread for a while, some great pick up's and bargains. The AT-AT for £12 is my favourite! :shock:

Well done everyone, back to the 90's. 8)

 

[bosk70]

Not looked at this thread for a while, some great pick up's and bargains. The AT-AT for £12 is my favourite! :shock:

Well done everyone, back to the 90's. 8)

And the 80's and the 70's :lol:

 

[StarWarsFan]

Not looked at this thread for a while, some great pick up's and bargains. The AT-AT for £12 is my favourite! :shock:

Well done everyone, back to the 90's. 8)

And the 80's and the 70's :lol:

lol :lol:

 

[Stubbs]

Not a great morning for vintage for me but did pick up these force awakens moc's of a guy who had a few sealed boxes of them he only wanted £3 each so picked up one of each and a tub of figs had a nikto in for £1.50.

Anyone else have any luck

 

[pizzathehutt]

Those hook and Jurassic park figures are pretty cool

 

[pizzathehutt]

I got to my local one at 830 this morning

Plenty of stalls and not many punters so I thought I'm in with a good chance.

Lots of modern Star Wars mainly episode 1 crap, some 80s Barbie dolls which I know nothing about.

That same stall with the bloke who wants a fiver for a ropey looking ree yees

In the end I found a chief chirpa without weapon in s box of crap for 50p and some 1970s bang and olufsen speakers for £2

I still think I need to get there earlier

 

[StarWarsFan]

Nice finds better then me, today it was big but just a load of crap, one ******* seller said he would save me something so went back about 10 minutes later and it was gone arse hole. Also had one of the local dealers there with his son and they are both a couple of ******s always been so rude and winding people up hopefully someone will smash their faces in one day. vintage wise nothing Star Wars. Some force awakes and episode one crap. Number of Lego sets but I don't really do lego. Got the picture for £10, the R2D2 50p, Ghostbusters car for £2.00, the badge was a freebie. Will post some pictures later. All-in-all a waste of time and them two arseholes made it 10x worse!!!!!!!!!!

 

[apack7229]

Not much for me today but I did find a twin cloud car for $7.

 

[Cazza]

Went to Cirencester Toy Fair this morning and got this little lot. All in great condition and well priced 8)

 

[Sabreman]

I arrived at my local carboot at 7am raring to go, all I ended up with was a scalextric car for 50p. To make matters even worse as I was leaving I passed a father and his young son at the snap van.
Nothing unusual about that, however the young lad was holding a vintage X Wing in one, a vintage Tie Fighter in the other. I don't know how I missed them but I was and still am gutted about it.

 

[bosk70]

I arrived at my local carboot at 7am raring to go, all I ended up with was a scalextric car for 50p. To make matters even worse as I was leaving I passed a father and his young son at the snap van.
Nothing unusual about that, however the young lad was holding a vintage X Wing in one, a vintage Tie Fighter in the other. I don't know how I missed them but I was and still am gutted about it.

I feel for you Sabreman, you can't be all over the boot sale as soon as you get there (and there's always next time), I see people get nice things 10 feet from me before I get there ,( that's just fate ) but the reverse happens some times to and you just have to say that it's the fun of the hunt or it will mess with your mind.
I am not one to grab things out of cars etc. as I think that's just bad manners, as I would not allow people to do that to me, but if I see something on the way out of a car I will ask politely if I could take a look at it. It is just a fact of life that the best stuff always goes within the first 20 minuets of the boot sale opening, but I have a rule that I never pay the higher entrance fee to get in 20 minuets earlier and joint the grabbing kayos as that's just not me
I do the occasional boot sale too and its just a fact that I take about half my money for the day in the first 20 minuets its mad but also quite fun

 

[bosk70]

Went to Cirencester Toy Fair this morning and got this little lot. All in great condition and well priced 8)

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nice Acton Man collectors booklet Cazza, that brings back memories of collecting the stars for gifts as a kid and like green shield stamps when you had collected about a hundred thousand of them (seemed like that as a kid :lol: ) you could send of for the basic action man could you post a pick of the inside of the card , (a steel at a £1)

 

[Mini99]

All-in-all a waste of time and them two arseholes made it 10x worse!!!!!!!!!!

Nothing unusual about that, however the young lad was holding a vintage X Wing in one, a vintage Tie Fighter in the other. I don't know how I missed them but I was and still am gutted about it.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

This boot fair attending is relaxing and fun!!!
Better luck next time guys, remember every dog has his day... :wink:

 

[Cazza]

Went to Cirencester Toy Fair this morning and got this little lot. All in great condition and well priced 8)

20170827_122206.jpg

nice Acton Man collectors booklet Cazza, that brings back memories of collecting the stars for gifts as a kid and like green shield stamps when you had collected about a hundred thousand of them (seemed like that as a kid :lol: ) you could send of for the basic action man could you post a pick of the inside of the card , (a steel at a £1)

Thanks mate- have been watching these on Ebay for a while, as they bring back such memories. They're always around a tenner, so very pleased with today's purchase 8)

Here are a couple of pics for you...

 

[bosk70]

Went to Cirencester Toy Fair this morning and got this little lot. All in great condition and well priced 8)

20170827_122206.jpg

nice Acton Man collectors booklet Cazza, that brings back memories of collecting the stars for gifts as a kid and like green shield stamps when you had collected about a hundred thousand of them (seemed like that as a kid :lol: ) you could send of for the basic action man could you post a pick of the inside of the card , (a steel at a £1)

Thanks mate- have been watching these on Ebay for a while, as they bring back such memories. They're always around a tenner, so very pleased with today's purchase 8)

Here are a couple of pics for you...
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thanks for that Cazza I remember it took me ages to save up the 21 stars all my action man stuff I sold in the early 90's wish I still had it all now

 

[StarWarsFan]

Nice finds today everyone well done, sorry to hear about you missing the X-Wing and Tie fighter bloody annoying. Purchases from today.

 

[StarWarsFan]

Did anyone go to any yesterday? Though about it but decided not to bother was annoyed about Sunday.

 

[Mini99]

Did anyone go to any yesterday? Though about it but decided not to bother was annoyed about Sunday.

"Anger leads to the dark side"... :roll: