I posted this original thread some years back, and have a question for UK based members.
Has anyone bought anything from Vectis auctions?
Or taken part in one of the auctions?
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Yes, several, maybe ten times. They have a new show on the Yesterday TV channel which started last night.
I'd buy online & sometimes have them sent on to a toy show they'd be at. That way I can take them home from there. I have met a couple of them a few times (they are very nice to speak to & really interested in the hobby) Other times, I'd just have them sent if it was only a few models. It depends on where they have come from, some models I've had have not been out of the box before (still strapped up, like old UT's and AutoArt's etc) I bid online as they are so far away from me, the auctions are fast, really fast sometimes & the prices shoot up a lot too. Most of the time the models always sell for the going rate or more, great if you are keeping them yourself, but hard to sell any on (if that's your thing) unless you ask crazy prices for them like some deluded eBay sellers!
The first time I bought there (about ten years ago) I bought over fifty models, loads of sought after older AutoArt & Minchamps mainly. I kept a lot that I wanted and sold some on. For some lots I only wanted one model out of say, four, so I sold the others on.
Sometimes though, the models (and boxes) are often dusty / need a wipe over where they've been out / there for so long. Also sometimes they've come with wipers snapped off or something, so someone there viewing them has done that since the photos were taken, otherwise they'd mention and show it.
All in all though, they are a decent auction house and sort out any problems without fuss. I will buy there again and always check out their auctions.
