I own lots of original boxed Dinky Toys, many are boxed from late
sixties and early seventies - about 40 items in total.

I am interested in selling all of these at the best possible price.
Would an auction be the best place to sell these?

If so - which auction houses in the UK England would be ideal to
realise the full value of these?

Are they any specialist auction houses that have Dinky Toy enthusiasts?

Ryan Brown

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Clarification of Question by astonishingape-ga on 06 Oct 2004 18:43 PDT

Here is a brief run down on some of the toys:-

matchbox series
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11 - mercedes scaffolding
69 - rolls silver shadow coupe 1969
mazda rx500 1971
80 - lotus super seven 1971
40 - vauxhall guildsman
mercury
alfa carago
wildcat dragster
road dragster 1970
beach buggy 1970
7 - refuse truck
39 - ford tractor
model a ford 1979 kellogs

corgi whizzwhees adams drag star/commutter dragster/beach buggy (3 items)

I know personally a UK collector who would buy immaculate boxed specimens,
particularly if they are of the Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space
1999, Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, James Bond or similar variety related
to movies or TV series. Though of course this wouldn't guarantee the
highest price for your Dinky Toys, or if he would be interested in all
your collection.

regards

lot-ga

I would go to www.ebay.co.uk
and do a search for 'Dinky Toys'
I found 660 items for sale.

If you spend a few days watching the auctions you should be able to
spot a pattern and get an idea of the going rates.
If you sell your toys to dealers you will certainly not get top price.
I would also check out 'Authorized EBay Assistant's

Another thing to try is to
Google: dinky toy collectors club