I am finally getting around to displaying some of my farm toys that I have collected over the years. Going to use the slotted channel irons screwed into the wall studs that have the little adjustable supports which shelves can go on. I don't know whether they should be left in the boxes or taken out. I know toys are more valuable when they have the boxes. They don't look as nice on the shelf in the boxes. If you take them out what do you do with the boxes? Gotta figure this out??? Of course not all of them have boxes. My grandchildren are finally getting old enough to appreciate these things. 1/16 toy collectors what do you do? Thanks.
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retired farmer
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I had a guy build me two plywood cabinets with glass doors and five shelves, only problem is, I have so many stuffed in them that you can't see them all. Threw the boxes in the trash.
I built these cabinets a few years back after getting tired of dusting my tractors. They are built out of barn boards from a barn we torn down here on the farm. The base holds all the boxes from the tractors inside the cabinet. The glass is rather pricy but worth it. I have 4 cabinets now and need to build a couple more so I can take some off some shelves that are still in the boxes or quit collecting.
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farmerjohn
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Why are you collecting them? To enjoy, or as an investment for your estate sale which may or may not bring a lot of money for someone else to invest or squander? Unless you are buying and selling to make a profit do whatever you want and enjoy them. Also, if they are being preserved for future value they should be stored away from light, dust, and temperature variations, and what fun are they if you never see them? My opinion.
In My Opinion only it depends on how deep your going into collecting along with much you pay for an item. another thought is if the toy is a limited addition with only a few made. If get into the really old toys the box may be more valuable than the toy itself. I have paid more for a box than the toy.
Two cases where I paid more for the box than I did the tractor.
Old Toy Pictures.
Two cases where I paid more for the box than I did the tractor.
Old Toy Pictures.
rustyfarmall
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I don't have near as many as most of you guys, and I've already given a couple of them to a grandson. I buy them because I like them. I do not consider them to be any kind of investment.
The whole toy market fell off when the masses had the discretionary spending portion of their income dry up with a lack of full time production type jobs and living items inflation. Two or three years ago people were offering toys on Ebay for under 500 dollars that I paid over 2000 dollars for 20 years before. They are just now being offered at almost what I paid for them.
I should have been buying but my discretionary interests changed to tractor pulling and then to horses.
It has now changed to staying mobile.
^D
I should have been buying but my discretionary interests changed to tractor pulling and then to horses.
It has now changed to staying mobile.
^D
Crazy Horse
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Andy .... that's a tough decision. If it were me, I would contact my financial adviser or maybe my bank manager and ask his opinion. I would go with his advice. That's why they get paid the big bucks, to make those kinds of decisions.
In this area it is still a fairly strong hobby. There is auction house a few miles south of me that has toy auctions about once a month. There will be 400 or more items at every sale and the sales are well attended. The good rare stuff still brings high dollar. The auction sites web address is www.yoderauctionservice.com.
They are having a sale today as a matter of fact.
They are having a sale today as a matter of fact.
RandyB(MI)
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In my opinion, I would question the sanity of anyone buying these as an "investment". That said, take them out and enjoy them. Here's one of mine. Love doing "real life " pics to see who can tell. LOL
Texasmark1
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X3. Agreed. I build fractional scale models of things other than tractors from kits. Some, like the US Constitution, and the Flying Cloud for a couple, I built Plexiglass covers for them but on an individual basis that burns up a lot of bucks and takes up a lot of room.
that_darn_sasquatch
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I think its almost always better to have them out of the box. That being said, keep the boxes in the attic. Should something happen and you need to sell them, you'll get 50% more per tractor for that cardboard in the attic. Farm toys with boxes always sell for more with the box than without. If you have 100 tractors selling for 25$ each, that cardboard really adds up.
Also, there is a big difference between the toys for kids and the ones on the shelf. That's like giving a 16 year old a 1953 Corvette because they need an older car to drive. Just because its a farm toy doesn't mean there's no value to it. Personally I think there's nothing sadder than a toy tractor kept in the box and away from the kids. But 50 years goes by and suddenly that tractor will sell for $750 at the auction. Seen it many times.
Also, there is a big difference between the toys for kids and the ones on the shelf. That's like giving a 16 year old a 1953 Corvette because they need an older car to drive. Just because its a farm toy doesn't mean there's no value to it. Personally I think there's nothing sadder than a toy tractor kept in the box and away from the kids. But 50 years goes by and suddenly that tractor will sell for $750 at the auction. Seen it many times.
The ones that were in the box when I was growing up all got sold. The ones that were taken out of the box and I played with - still have all of those. I cringe when my 2 year old bumps a couple tractors into each other, but I take a lot of solace that he loves toy tractors at 2..... and that some of those tractors have paint chips from me doing the same exact thing at his age.
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