Trixum Template TF01
Hello and welcome to Harveys Matchbox!
I set up this ID especially for my USA listings, see my other listings on Germanyhere More then 3000 more Matchbox items listed there, models from all ranges, catalogs, empty boxes, Gift Sets...
I ship worldwide ( with a few exceptions ) and will always combine shipping, even across my different stores.
Guarantee of authenticity
I do guarantee the authenticity of each and any model or box i sell, no fakes, repaints, customs, replacement decals/labels/parts or fotocopied boxes! All my offered pre-production models are genuine Lesney-made items! This guarantee covers ALL my listings including the vintage Matchbox related paper material. Also i do offer no squibble 14 day return policy, i will refund the full price you have paid but you will have to pay the return shipping costs.
Dealer Catalog's
A special area for very advanced collectors. As the name implies there were special catalogs for dealer/retailers, much more extensive then the pocket catalogs issued for the normal customer or collector. These dealer catalogs usually never got in collectors hands, they were intended for "internal" trade use only. These catalogs contain the entire product ranges of Lesney, including all accessories and sales aids which could not be seen in the normal annual collectors catalogs. The dealer catalogs are invaluable reference works for display - and packaging type collectors as they are the only available reference of what was available when or which package was introduced exactly when. This field has evolved in recent years and became one of the most interesting of all paper related collectible area's. Since these catalogs were printed only in very small numbers and were usually thrown away as soon as a new one was issued it is an exclusive and expensive hobby as the available number of these interesting catalogs is not that big. Until 1969 these types of catalogs were only issued for the US from the Fred Bronner Corp. but since 1970 such dealer catalogs were issued worldwide.
1959 Lesney / Fred Bronner USA
One of the earliest catalogs out there, the 1959 Fred Bronner dealer package consiting of just 4 loose pages stapeled together: a double sided colour page showing the 1-75 Matchbox range ( only up to number 60 at that time ) and the first two Major Pack models at one and the Yesteryear range ( Y-1 to Y-12 ) on the other side, both series shown with the models on a corresponding display! Plus two b & w pages for the Merit & Mertens HO scale plastic accessories and the 1959 department store price list ( listing Presentation sets No.1 to 7 for
3.98 each ). The pricelist shows signs of wear, the other pages are very good, no rips, tears or tape. Near mint apart from a rubber stamp from "Trost Modelcraft and Hobbies Chicago" on 3 pages. Very rare, dealer catalogs from the 50's a rarely turning up on the market these days.
TRIXUM: Mobil-optimierte Auktionsvorlagen und Bilder-Hosting
Any more questions? Just ask! Will provide more pictures if needed. I have listed much more Matchbox models on mygerman site
feel free to browse through those listings and ask any question you might have, will translate the description for you.
Returns: I do offer a 30 day return option in case you are not completely satiesfied with your purchase. Will refund full price paid by you once the item has been returned in the same condition as it was shipped from here, buyer will have to pay the return postage.
Shipping:
Shipping: I ship worldwide ( with a few exceptions like North Korea and Swasiland )! And yes, i will of course combine shipping for items bought on different sites from me whenever possible. All my items are located in Germany and will usually shipped from there.
Returns:
Returns: I do offer a 30 day return option in case you are not completely satiesfied with your purchase. Will refund full price paid by you once the item has been returned in the same condition as it was shipped from here, buyer will have to pay the return postage.
Corona shipping update
I can still ship using the standard postal service ( $ 10 ) but that is VERY slow these days, sometimes even shipped with container and ships so it can take up to 6 weeks to the US. If you're willing to pay around $ 25 i can offer you shipping with UPS, around 1 week to the US.