That was quite a haul Super, and that is the first 2009 HiT Toys Big Friends release I have BNiB, besides the only other one that I have being that 2008 HiT Toys Douglas BNiB.
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BPT, Now it's getting real. as. heck.
I am at, my 90th Boxed item! And I actually think it might just be a factory error but idk. Anyways, here it is!
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TrackMaster Neville From HiT Toys in 2006!
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Price: $36.54
Shipping: $10.54
Total: $47.08
Location: Buford, Georgia, USA
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Quite the item I've got here today for you all, and the main factors I think that contribute to it being a factory error are these:
Exhibit #1: Neville Himself -
If you look closely at those rubber tires, you can clearly see they're TOMY's rubber tires, meaning that somehow HiT Toys snuck in this specific model of Neville into the packaging somehow, but really I believe the reason its like this is because of its year.
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2006 was the year Neville, as well as Hit Toys as a whole, was constructing these models. And when TOMY retired from making and boxing these, I guess there must've been some leftover stock still left to be packaged, so HiT was like, "we'll just put these ancient models in our Brand New boxes, nobody'll notice!" Well tough luck HiT, I noticed and it only took me being born and 2 & a half years of collecting this stuff New and Used (I began doing this collect-a-thon November 2nd, 2021) but this is quite common in most HiT Toys packaging boxes so I'll let it slide, but I'd just thought I'd bring it up.
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Exhibit #2: That Side Rod -
So based on the way HiT packaged him, you can see his side rode basically bulging out on the axle, like it's trying to get onto it, but because of the wheels (which are the same as Dennis' because both were built by Oliver Bulleid) and the little twisty-tie holding Neville and his tender down to the track.
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Found that part to be slightly annoying, but I think theoretically because it's a semi-factory error with the model + the ACTUAL factory error with the side rod, this could be worth WAY MORE than simply $50, more like $200-$220 IMO, I know value of it isn't important rn, but I was thinking to myself just how rare this combination of year, model, and error actually is. But what do you all think? Is this really an error? or am I overthinking it? Let me know.
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(Btw I have another thing coming that Imma start a whole new thread for once I obtain him, and I predict it will conjure up a lotta gossip on the many ways of packaging and models he's gone through, Hint: it's a Day of the Diesels model)
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BPT, Now it's getting real. as. heck.
I am at, my 90th Boxed item! And I actually think it might just be a factory error but idk. Anyways, here it is!
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TrackMaster Neville From HiT Toys in 2006!
-----------------------------------------------------
Price: $36.54
Shipping: $10.54
Total: $47.08
Location: Buford, Georgia, USA
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Quite the item I've got here today for you all, and the main factors I think that contribute to it being a factory error are these:
Exhibit #1: Neville Himself -
If you look closely at those rubber tires, you can clearly see they're TOMY's rubber tires, meaning that somehow HiT Toys snuck in this specific model of Neville into the packaging somehow, but really I believe the reason its like this is because of its year.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2006 was the year Neville, as well as Hit Toys as a whole, was constructing these models. And when TOMY retired from making and boxing these, I guess there must've been some leftover stock still left to be packaged, so HiT was like, "we'll just put these ancient models in our Brand New boxes, nobody'll notice!" Well tough luck HiT, I noticed and it only took me being born and 2 & a half years of collecting this stuff New and Used (I began doing this collect-a-thon November 2nd, 2021) but this is quite common in most HiT Toys packaging boxes so I'll let it slide, but I'd just thought I'd bring it up.
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Exhibit #2: That Side Rod -
So based on the way HiT packaged him, you can see his side rode basically bulging out on the axle, like it's trying to get onto it, but because of the wheels (which are the same as Dennis' because both were built by Oliver Bulleid) and the little twisty-tie holding Neville and his tender down to the track.
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Found that part to be slightly annoying, but I think theoretically because it's a semi-factory error with the model + the ACTUAL factory error with the side rod, this could be worth WAY MORE than simply $50, more like $200-$220 IMO, I know value of it isn't important rn, but I was thinking to myself just how rare this combination of year, model, and error actually is. But what do you all think? Is this really an error? or am I overthinking it? Let me know.
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(Btw I have another thing coming that Imma start a whole new thread for once I obtain him, and I predict it will conjure up a lotta gossip on the many ways of packaging and models he's gone through, Hint: it's a Day of the Diesels model)
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