discussion When is a kit 'vintage'? A bonkers example

[colin m]

Rick - Can I just point out that selling children is illegal and I'll say no more!! :astonished: :smiling5:

errrr when was this announced, I think I missed the memo. Just in case the above is incorrect I have a 25 and 20 year old available, one's in architecture the other chemistry. Both with reasonable prospects and might just be able to support you in retirement !
No guarantees offered, caveat emptor, no returns, no backsies.

 

[Jim R]

US President Abraham Lincoln once said: 'You can fool all people some of the time and some people all the time. But you can never fool all people all the time."
Maybe he was talking about selling vintage, rare, out of production, limited addition kits :rolling:

 

[adt70hk]

errrr when was this announced, I think I missed the memo. Just in case the above is incorrect I have a 25 and 20 year old available, one's in architecture the other chemistry. Both with reasonable prospects and might just be able to support you in retirement !
No guarantees offered, caveat emptor, no returns, no backsies.

Ok...so maybe not completely banned...but I do know eBay don't allow selling people.....someone tried it once as a bit of a joke....

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Just seen this...
To me,"VINTAGE" is something made in,at the LATEST , the '70's....
And "RARE" is something that's so rubbish,no one really has/sells them anymore....
... But I am a grumpy old git!!

 

[Ian M]

If you ask Airfix a kit it tagged Vintage as soon as the tools are so knackered, you could put a melted plastic cup in the box as sell it as a Vintage kit.

 

[Guest]

US President Abraham Lincoln once said: 'You can fool all people some of the time and some people all the time. But you can never fool all people all the time."

That was when he was a vampire hunter, right?

 

[KarlW]

That was when he was a vampire hunter, right?

About the same time he said, " Don't trust everything you read on the internet."

 

[adt70hk]

Thanks all for your thoughts and comments both serious and funny.

So as I said, I tracked the sale of the aforementioned "vintage" Eduard kit from 2007 as I was curious. As I said the listed starting bid price £45.50 + £2.90 p&p, with it ending lunchtime in the UK and guess what?

Not a single bid.....now there was a shock!

ATB

Andrew