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Toy cars - ok to get rid of?

rob_s0
rob_s0 Posts: 51 Forumite
in Marriage, relationships & families
Sorry if this is in the wrong section.

I'm 27 and have just come across my old toy cars I used to play with 15-20 years ago. None of them are in especially good condition and a number of them have been "painted". The cars are mainly from the 1970s and 1980s and don't have original boxes or anything. I am desperate for more space and would like to throw them away as I can't see that there's any way they'll be worth anything. Anybody know whether I'm right?
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  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    Just get rid, why wouldn't you?
  • Kayalana99
    Kayalana99 Posts: 3,626 Forumite
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    A quick ebay search would determine if they were worth anything...but unless they are part of a certain set or something I highly doubt it.
    People don't know what they want until you show them.
  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
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    Pop them into one of the charity shops ....friends with grandchildren are always looking for extra cars for grandchildren to play with!
  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    thorsoak wrote: »
    Pop them into one of the charity shops ....friends with grandchildren are always looking for extra cars for grandchildren to play with!

    In poor condition and 'painted' by the previous owner?

    It sounds like these are just for the bin, really.
  • fluffnutter
    fluffnutter Posts: 23,179 Forumite
    Person_one wrote: »
    In poor condition and 'painted' by the previous owner?

    It sounds like these are just for the bin, really.

    No! Kids won't care! So long as they're not broken and could cause damage to little fingers, a kid won't care they've been painted nor that they're tatty.
    "Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.
  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    fluffnutter wrote: »
    No! Kids won't care! So long as they're not broken and could cause damage to little fingers, a kid won't care they've been painted nor that they're tatty.

    I'd give them to a child if I knew one who'd like them, I don't know that there's much point taking them to a charity shop though if they're a mess. They'd probably end up thrown away anyway as 'not fit for sale'.
  • Mrs_Imp
    Mrs_Imp Posts: 1,001 Forumite
    Freecycle. That way they go to a good home with minimal effort from you. I'd have them for my son, battered or not.
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,609 Forumite
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    People sell old battered bundles of cars on ebay. As long as the wheels kind of turn, kids don't care.

    Try selling them on a local facebook group or give them away on freecyclem
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  • OrkneyStar
    OrkneyStar Posts: 7,025 Forumite
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    Person_one wrote: »
    I'd give them to a child if I knew one who'd like them, I don't know that there's much point taking them to a charity shop though if they're a mess. They'd probably end up thrown away anyway as 'not fit for sale'.

    DS (and me and DH) love the old battered but still usable, played with cars, much more exciting to find than some of the new ones!
    Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
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  • Person_one
    Person_one Posts: 28,884 Forumite
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    OrkneyStar wrote: »
    DS (and me and DH) love the old battered but still usable, played with cars, much more exciting to find than some of the new ones!

    Ok, consider me corrected!

    Freecycle sounds like a good idea then.
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