Dinky Jeep and Champ Surrey, BC, Canada $75

6 Comments

1. charlesMay 29, 2019 at 11:47 AM

   dear david have also these for sale -- 1 jeep in red - 1 in green + austin champ -dinky toys -greetz
2. Craig in MEMay 29, 2019 at 2:42 PM

   You owned an Austin Champ at one time? If so, what was wrong w/it? (Since you don't want one again.)
3. Colin PeabodyMay 29, 2019 at 4:37 PM

   Had one of those red Dinky Toys Jeeps when I was a kid, 60+ years ago!
4. David EilersMay 30, 2019 at 3:22 AM

   Craig, I owned 3 non runners. I saved them from being crushed. Before I bought them in 2010 I contacted the Austin Champ FB guys and asked them about the value. Oh, they said, they are worth far more than the $2000 asking price. So, I pulled the trigger and bought them. It turned those guys couldn't have been more wrong. This champs weren't worth much at all... In the end, I was lucky to find someone who was willing to take them off my hands for what I paid for them. Here are the pics: http://www.ewillys.com/champs/index.html
5. Dave from MnMay 31, 2019 at 1:49 AM

   They certainly don’t look all that bad. But I know nothing about them. Personal opinion if you were trying to sell them around 2010-2011 markets for projects were poor unless they were priced way under market.
6. David EilersMay 31, 2019 at 2:51 AM

   The problem was the guy I bought them from offered to let me keep them where they were until I could find buyers, but then turned around after I bought them and said I needed to moved them soon. Unfortunately, I had no practical way to move them. Again, I was lucky to find someone who would buy them and move them.