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Title: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: WeeWars on 18 October 2013, 01:45:52 PM

How much for a piece of old cardboard? How much would you pay for some old packaging with no defining marks? More than £100 starting bid.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Original-Corgi-497-Man-From-Uncle-Inner-Packaging-Extremely-Rare-/321229466778?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item4acac4ac9a (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Original-Corgi-497-Man-From-Uncle-Inner-Packaging-Extremely-Rare-/321229466778?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item4acac4ac9a)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Original-Corgi-497-Man-From-Uncle-Inner-Plinth-Support-Packaging-/221299498995?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item33867a5ff3 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Original-Corgi-497-Man-From-Uncle-Inner-Plinth-Support-Packaging-/221299498995?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item33867a5ff3)

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Steve J on 18 October 2013, 03:21:47 PM

Frankly they both look extremely modern and, as you say, they have no defining marks to prove their provenance. I think someone is trying it on.

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: WeeWars on 18 October 2013, 03:28:18 PM

Aside from being worth whatever someone is willing to pay, even if they are what they say they are, are they worthy of those starting bids?

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 18 October 2013, 03:35:36 PM

Someone must be taking the rip! :o

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: WeeWars on 18 October 2013, 03:45:32 PM

Shame you can't put comments on eBay pages. Like: "Would you care to swap with my Ikea packaging I was about to throw out?"

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Sandinista on 18 October 2013, 03:57:22 PM

Just sent him a message asking if he can prove he has not just pulled it from a skip :)

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Sandinista on 18 October 2013, 04:00:37 PM

he does have a nice N gauge church up for sale though

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vollmer-N-Traditional-European-Church-Kit-built-/221295514014?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item33863d919e

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: WeeWars on 18 October 2013, 05:03:04 PM

Quote from: Sandinista on 18 October 2013, 04:00:37 PM
he does have a nice N gauge church up for sale though

Yeah, I was shopping for N scale churches when I found the cardboard. Not the other way round! ;D :)

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Sandinista on 18 October 2013, 06:58:15 PM

Quote from: WeeWars on 18 October 2013, 05:03:04 PM
Yeah, I was shopping for N scale churches when I found the cardboard. Not the other way round! ;D :)

:D :D

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Leman on 18 October 2013, 07:36:59 PM

Just plain daft!

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Hertsblue on 19 October 2013, 09:17:03 AM

It's a wind-up, surely - just to find out how gullible some people are. However, there's always one.... =) =) =)

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: NTM on 19 October 2013, 02:00:22 PM

No bids yet plenty of time to get one in though :-w

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Techno on 19 October 2013, 04:20:58 PM

I've got quite a few used padded envelopes from Leon, if anyone wants to make me an offer. ;) :P
(Thinking about that.....I expect you've all got more than one of those already.)
Cheers - Phil.

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: howayman on 19 October 2013, 05:32:45 PM

Yes but not with YOUR name and address on ;)

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Techno on 19 October 2013, 09:09:58 PM

GOOD POINT !!
So if I destroy all bar one....Then that one will be unique.....and I can sell it ebay as a true rarity. ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: WeeWars on 19 October 2013, 09:23:41 PM

Likewise the cardboard tube from my last toilet roll.

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: get2grips on 20 October 2013, 07:44:37 AM

Quote from: Techno on 19 October 2013, 09:09:58 PM
GOOD POINT !!
So if I destroy all bar one....Then that one will be unique.....and I can sell it ebay as a true rarity. ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil

I'll bid. Would you take a "buy it now" offer of £3:50 and a Curly Wurly? :D

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Techno on 20 October 2013, 07:52:20 AM

;D ;D ;D ;D
The only flaw I can see in this plan, is that Leon will be producing more of these items.....So I could never really claim it to be the only one in existence.
Cheers - Phil

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: get2grips on 20 October 2013, 10:33:47 AM

Quote from: Techno on 20 October 2013, 07:52:20 AM
;D ;D ;D ;D
The only flaw I can see in this plan, is that Leon will be producing more of these items.....So I could never really claim it to be the only one in existence.
Cheers - Phil

Okay...no Curly Wurly then. ;)

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: howayman on 20 October 2013, 11:22:21 AM

You could always have any new orders sent to someone else's address (say mine) then that package would still be unique.
You could be the Banksy of the wargaming world. "The Faceless Orderer" " The Unrecipient" Its Art after all. ;)

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 October 2013, 11:24:40 AM

Quote from: get2grips on 20 October 2013, 10:33:47 AM
Okay...no Curly Wurly then. ;)

Nooo! not the 'no Curly Wurly' clause!

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Hertsblue on 20 October 2013, 11:28:48 AM

I have enough padded envelopes to flood the market with fake Techno reproductions. Can't understand why I'm not making a fortune. :D

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Techno on 20 October 2013, 12:50:17 PM

But have you got enough of the Pendraken 'slips' to go in each one Ray.....The ultimate proof of 'authenticity'. ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil.

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: get2grips on 20 October 2013, 05:53:23 PM

Quote from: Techno on 20 October 2013, 12:50:17 PM
But have you got enough of the Pendraken 'slips' to go in each one Ray.....The ultimate proof of 'authenticity'. ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil.

;D ;D ;D

Each one impregnated with clone DNA :D

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 21 October 2013, 08:30:52 AM

Quote from: get2grips on 20 October 2013, 05:53:23 PM
;D ;D ;D

Each one impregnated with clone DNA :D

Eww! That just sounds wrong, WRONG, WRONG!! :o :-&

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: Orcs on 21 October 2013, 10:11:42 AM

Quote from: get2grips on 20 October 2013, 05:53:23 PM
;D ;D ;D

Each one impregnated with clone DNA :D

Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 21 October 2013, 08:30:52 AM
Eww! That just sounds wrong, WRONG, WRONG!! :o :-&

ESPECIALLy as we know the clones play on the Xbox naked :-&

Title: Re: The Most Expensive Piece of Cardboard?
Post by: O Dinas Powys on 21 October 2013, 10:40:09 AM

Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 21 October 2013, 10:11:42 AM
ESPECIALLy as we know the clones play on the Xbox naked :-&

:o X_X :-t

I think this conversation may have reached a(n un)natural conclusion... :O) 8-}

Cheers (I think... :'( )

Meirion

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