[tmnt_ppn]

A local seller here got a 1/18 HWE F50, used condition with missing Ferrari lettering on the engine cover, for around 117 USD. Is this a good price? How much desirable is this car today? I'm thinking with so many new releases of Bburago and Maisto today, does the HWE F50 price drops?

EDIT: price including shipping.

 

[ironsim]

I would not pay 117us for a HWE F50 with lettering missing but thats just me, I think its just not worth this price, especially if shipping is not included in the price

 

[tmnt_ppn]

Shipping already included in that price. Sorry, forgot to give that info.

Anyway, do you think it is not worth 117 USD? A quick search on ebay shows some in yellow ~155 USD excl. shipping. I remember some time back (before the newer Bburagos), a lot of people would ask more than 200 USD for this, which I personally think is also too much. But 117 today still to much?

 

[ironsim]

Well it sells for those prices only because its the best diecast f50 but I paid better HWEs for 100cad which is about 75us so it kinda sucks to pay for an old HWE not as good even if its the F50

 

[StratosWRC]

I had a few. Nah they're not worth it

 

[jazzy426]

I guess if that HWE F50 is your grail USD117 might seems like a reasonable price to you if it is comparatively cheaper than the going rate, taking the defect of missing photoetch part into consideration but that should be an easy fix? I paid almost 160 bucks for an unboxed HWE 288 GTO few years ago as it was my grail model and it was the cheapest deal I could find even though the model has aged and quality wise is on par with sub 50 bucks model. Have you ever considered the foundation F50 at all? I don't know how much differences there are between the foundation and elite but it can still be bought at fairly reasonable price. I owned F50 from all 3 makers before (bburago, maisto and hotwheels) and hotwheels one is easily the best out of them.

I suppose the market rate for F50 HWE will take a hit if Maisto ever get around to release a high detailed version of F50 in a distant future.

 

[CreepyVanMan]

I know it doesn't open but looksmart is making an F50 soon. It doesn't open but the details on all the other brands that open make me never want to open them haha.

 

[tmnt_ppn]

I know it doesn't open but looksmart is making an F50 soon. It doesn't open but the details on all the other brands that open make me never want to open them haha.

Well, that I haven't heard yet. Thanks for the info. I'll be on the lookout for them.

 

[Eric]

If only the photo etching is missing then make the seller an offer. The emblems and photo etching can quite easily be replaced.

 

[ferrariforever]

I think $117 is a very good price considering the rarity. I would not worry a sec what Bburago will do to effect hwe prices. They are in completely different leagues. The hwe will only go up and the Bburago will only depreciate, assuming no other high end opening model comes.

 

[Mike K]

I would not take it, the missing badge alone is enough to put me off and I just don't think that it's a good model in the first place. Mattel could almost never get the wheels and the stance on their models right, the F50 doesn't have it quite as bad as some of the more blatantly wrong ones (288 GTO, F430, etc) but if you look especially around the back wheels, the tires are too thin and there is way too much empty space in the wheel arches. It looks like the whole model sits too high. For me, no amount of fine detailing can make up for those kinds of fundamental problems, and that's why I've never wanted so many of the Elites, unless I find one for a very good deal.

Saying that it's the best F50 available really only highlights how bad the current options are.

LookSmart has their F50 announced as coming out in Q3 2017, so it could be out any time now, they don't really follow a schedule with their releases. I don't think that it's a bad car to have in resin, especially if they leave the top off. I am expecting that it will be significantly better than the Elite.

 

[tmnt_ppn]

Well, after having a second thought and considering the model itself is not mint-as-new, I decided to skip it and wait for the LookSmart F50 instead. Thanks for all your input.