The good old days (1 Viewer)

[Flammenpanzer]

I found this old web page which is good for a reference. Look at all the cool items and prices I wish I started to collect back then.
http://www.greystoneonline.com/kc/ww2.shtml

 

[Warbuff26]

A higgins boat for $150...almost makes a grown man cry!

 

[jazzeum]

Before anybody goes crazy and calls them (like me ), they don't have any of this stuff. Pages like that make me want to get sick.

 

[Alexdakar]

I wish they would get rid of that page because I called them about 2 years ago and they didn't have any of those items.

 

[gk5717]

I found that page a month ago and called and the guy told me he thought he had some of the Arnhem sets in the back room.
So he told me he would look. Well for about 3 minutes I was counting my profits, well needless to say they had nothing.
I believe I have posted this before but about 14 months ago I did find a dealer that still had 2 winter 88,s, winter motorcycles, winter panther, ambulance and a few more all at regular retail.
I told my buddy Fullautomatic and we scarfed them up.
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Just 2 months ago I found the 2 dress marines I needed from a dealer in Ca. got them for $16 each with free postage.
So I guess it,s not completely impossible to find retired stuff.
Gary

 

[CannonFodder1971]

Similar heartbreakers are Ken Yamamoto's website:

http://www.masudaya.com/king/ww2.html

and Pete Paschall's site:
http://www.alnavco.com/kingandcountry.asp

or the old pages from the Soldier Gallery (eg a WS03 for $38? Boo hoo, grown man cries):

http://www.soldiergallery.com/kingandco.html

Honourable mention also for disappointments to be had at the following links:

http://www.djtoys.bizland.com/

http://www.historicaltoys.com/dday_metal.html

 

[CannonFodder1971]

A higgins boat for $150...almost makes a grown man cry!

Not the only source of tears on that item. See:

http://www.toysoldiermystic.com/toy...cn&recnum=1679&-max=12&-recid=12736348&-find=

You could spend all day visiting from one K&C graveyard to another. (For many years there was no K&C dealer on my island, so I spent my time buying far and wide. Well, looking more than buying, and boy do I wish I had an extra $1,000 to spend 4 years ago!)

 

[Peter Reuss]

To think that we used to have shelf upon shelf of these things ... We could be retired by now ...

 

[Fullyautomatic]

Are you sure Shannon isn't holding out on you Pete??I'm sure she has a couple of Winter Tiger's and Stug's tucked away somewhere..

 

[CannonFodder1971]

Actually this nostalgia thing is getting the better of me. How about Steve Balkin's website too:

http://www.burlingtontoys.com/BT/se...token2=true&Page=1&CID=2139423923930200464311

So much K&C to view on the net, just so little of the websites are up to date.