My collection of all things western for playmobil including Native aboriginals.

[GrahamB]

What a fantastic collection you have amassed T_M_H! It must be very thrilling to track down a set which is missing from your collection and then 'win' it! Keeping them sealed in their original boxes takes some discipline- I couldn't do it! I read through this topic today as I have been sorting through some Western/ Native American sets to sell (no boxes, nothing on your want list either!). I have a question about yellow cannon shells which you might be able to throw some light on, T_M_H, I will post that in a new topic.

There are some wonderful sets in these themes and I would have loved to have them as a child- my brothers and I certainly watched a lot of Westerns back then as well as classic TV series like The Virginian. It seems to be a genre/ period of history not very familiar to present-day children, at least here in the UK, though some of my children have studied the American West as a topic in History.

By the way, is Molly's face unique, or is it encountered with any other figure? Any thoughts are welcome!

I can answer that! Yes, the Ringmistress in Circus Zirkus 4061 (aka Circus Wild Animal Act) has the same face.
http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-14-2280;pic_num=2 I know this because I was trying to replace the head on a Molly Brown figure which some delightful child had chewed. In the end, I bought a complete Molly on eBay. BTW we won't be selling the Golden Nugget Saloon, its such a great set!

[The_Mad_Hadder]

What a fantastic collection you have amassed T_M_H! It must be very thrilling to track down a set which is missing from your collection and then 'win' it! Keeping them sealed in their original boxes takes some discipline- I couldn't do it! I read through this topic today as I have been sorting through some Western/ Native American sets to sell (no boxes, nothing on your want list either!). I have a question about yellow cannon shells which you might be able to throw some light on, T_M_H, I will post that in a new topic.

There was a time when the older cannons were spring loaded and could fire the shells. If you had a good aim you could shoot klickies down. Playmobil Direct Service set 7317 is spring loaded were as set 7320 is not. The switch to non-firing happened in the mid 90's. The have brought back firing cannons now, but it is those soft tip long projectile type.

[StJohn]

By the way, is Molly's face unique, or is it encountered with any other figure?

I can answer that! Yes, the Ringmistress in Circus Zirkus 4061 (aka Circus Wild Animal Act) has the same face.
http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-14-2280;pic_num=2

Good things come to those who wait. Many thanks, GrahamB! Molly is still among my dearest figures but this Ringmistress is a stunner too. Never noticed her, but have been avoiding the whole circus theme. Great to know, thanks again.

Best wishes
StJohn

[The_Mad_Hadder]

This is a Playmobil, S.A 3902 made in Spain

Box is as mint as you can get.
Front Artwork

Top Artwork

Bottom Artwork

Back Artwork

Side Artwork

Side Artwork


Enjoy

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Playmobil 3346 arrived today.

Of note, I have tried to buy this item 18 times already, I have been in bidding wars where I lost out to snipping at the end with the value of the toy reaching well over 100.00CAD. I have asked sellers if they would ship to Canada who declined. I have seen these go for 60.00CAD out of the box with box and go up to 120.00CAD. Then on December 4th for 32.00CAD the unthinkable happened, a banker in a mint box appeared on Ebay and since I learned how to use the follow function I got a notice pinged to my phone and within 20 seconds that item was bought and paid. I had smiles from ear to ear, not only because I got what I was after, but the box was in pristine condition, better then the one I got snipped on.

To the individual who snipped me and got it for 100.50CAD all I can do is sit here and smile    That's 6 full and a half grin for every 10.00 dollars more you paid then me  .

Now for your enjoyment,

[GrahamB]

Always satisfying to get a bargain! Have you tried sniping? I do it all the time now (I miss out on lots of items,. but win a few to make it worthwhile). Also have you tried asking members on here to act as a postal address for sellers who won't ship to Canada? But it sounds like you can teach us all a fair bit about persistence!

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Always satisfying to get a bargain! Have you tried sniping?

I just follow, not really my thing to snip. Do not wish to do to others, things I do not enjoy being done to me. Personally I wish eBay would preform more like a proper auction, if a bid comes in, then extend the auction to allow the other bidders a chance to up their bid even if it is by 5 min. No one enjoys losing an item for .50 cents when they had their bid in days before and in the last 5 seconds of an auction someone snips. That is just my two cents on the matter.

 

Also have you tried asking members on here to act as a postal address for sellers who won't ship to Canada?

In time, you guys need to get to know me and I need to get to know all of you. So far I have received lots of help, I just do not know if anyone really wants to take on the responsibility of a couple grand worth of toys.

Cheers,
James

[tahra]

No one enjoys losing an item for .50 cents when they had their bid in days before and in the last 5 seconds of an auction someone snips. That is just my two cents on the matter.

Uhm.. if you always give your max, it's a moot point. If you bid a max of 1, and someone else bids 1.50, it's cause the someone else was willing to pay more.... which is the purpose of an action.

Besides, you (almost) never know if indeed you lost by .50 - imagine the winner gave 100! You don't know (unless the new bid is less than the minimum)...

That said, it IS annoying 

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Playmobil 3304 arrived today. This is the 1991 version





Cheers,
James

[The_Mad_Hadder]

Something very exciting showed up today. It is a Playmobil comic from 1977, issued by Playmobil-Merchandising GmbH. in Zirndorf. I will be doing a more indepth posting when I have time.



If a mod could get back to me about how much of it I can post here, it is 48 pages long and I do not know if it is still under copy right.

In Canada and the US  All books initially copyrighted in the US from 1964 through 1977 have had their copyrights automatically renewed (by law) and the copyrights are still in force. The initial copyright term was 28 years; the renewal was for 67 more years. So a book initially copyrighted in 1964 will pass into the public domain in 1964 + 28 + 67 + 1= 2060. However I do not know if Germany copyright works the same and I rather err on the side of caution.

Cheers,
James