Tinman Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Way too many of these things popping up...I'm not a fan of the colors either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Yeah, the find is throwing off the whole market for them. Not that I care -- I'm not interested in owning any of them. A seller contacted me today (via my blog) and said he has one to sell if I'm interested. Nope... I'm sure it'll appear on eBay any day now (if it's not already on the site). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 This is a fascinating situation. I can't recall another example of such a remarkable space toy flooding the market in such a public way. I've seen other spectacular finds but everyone involved has kept quiet about them. You don't kill the market by blabbing. The space gun is, in my opinion, an absolute beauty. If one or two had appeared I think most of us would have been impressed and keen to own one. The problem is that the warehouse find of guns has come into the hands of a number of dealers who are falling over themselves to sell quickly. The first example sold for $1500 and I thought that was a very reasonable price. That sale provoked the Ebay goldrush and the sellers are exercising little control. The price is tumbling and no-one knows how many are yet to emerge. It's just a wild rush to cash in. The economic situation in Portugal is not good, so you can't blame them, I suppose. The gun is acquiring a reputation. You can, however, blame some sellers for blatant examples of shill bidding: it's so obvious that it is ridiculous. One dealer has evidently bought back his own stock and the guns will probably soon reappear. This will give the impression that there are even more available. The multiplicity of color combinations is just adding to the confusion. I can understand the annoyance and the tendency to say to hell with it. On the other hand I'm confident that this is a truly beautiful rifle and I for one will give it a home (at a reasonable price). In a year or so the market will have settled and we''ll know what these are worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Luckily for me, I don't collect rifles! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 What is the supposed age of these guns, are we certain they’re not being produced as we speak? Many toy molds appear to be surfacing south of the U.S. border; take for example the Archer Mars Men sets and Marx futuristic planes which have recently sold for high dollar amounts. Both of these appear to be made from the original molds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 are we certain they’re not being produced as we speak? Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 are we certain they’re not being produced as we speak? I think not. All the guns have a crack in the vents and could be factory rejects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 12 more rifles are now for sale! Ha ha, I would like to see the face of the guy who paid 1500 for the first one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbang Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I have a couple of these and they look vintage and original. The castings are also different from the ones from Brazil, Argentina, Spain and USA. The quality is not as good as the other examples; lots of glue runs and splits at the vents, and crappier plastic. With that said, I really like these and I like most of the color combos. Some wacky, some more sophisticated. Somewhat cheazy but all lots of fun. According to a source they came six in a box in various color combos. Too bad there are so many of them. Eventually they will get absorbed into collections and become hard to find again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzo el Jefe Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Bang on. May I still question the appearance of an arsenal of examples and market possibilities that pistols may be the next on this band wagon. This reminds me of the Austin Magic Gun except on a larger `tulip bulb`scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 They have not discovered the rifles, they have discovered that they can sell them at high prices. Probably those rifles were lying on the shelves for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian.. Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Twenty for sale as I speak. The find clearly runs into three figures and the rush to sell is turning this into a farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Yes, there is also a "2 for the price of 1"! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtrsomar Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Hello I'm from Portugal and I can guarantee that rifles are all original , Were found in a closed wharehouse a long time, original packing in hard card boxes of 6 colors combination. The colors combination i know are 17 but maybe exis more orange/black orange/blue orange/green orange/ light green orange/yellow neon blue/red blue/yellow blue/orange black/yellow neon black/orange blAck/blue black/light blue black/green black/light green red/yellow neon red/green Light green/orange To complete this mess the orange and blue colors can be found in different shades. Its a great toys made in naif colores combination very popular and usual in Portuguese toys from this age, You can find especially vehicles with combinations of bright colors from other brands. When Portuguese ebay sellers see the value of this toy were some who bought them only to make profit but were not very smart and confusion started now want to recover their money at any cost. This is a unique opportunity to make a smart purchase, not only is a great toy for any collector but olso a great investment. I have buy same of ther for me i have sell 3 on ebay and i keep the other for my collection My English sucks but I think I managed to convey my idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinplate6 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Honestly, in my humble opinion, with so many of these suddenly flooding the market, I would not be surprised if they were fakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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