ford4ever Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 http://thedevonweek.newsandmediarepublic.org/2014/11/05/barnstaple-collector-bags-title-50000-farm-model-collection/#more-9229 Is he on the forum.What are peoples views .He has some collection but sure there are one or two on here to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I saw him at toytrac I think , he was talking to the tomy rep's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 cant tell all his collection is boxed up but is he actualy on this forum im sure one of u lot could beat it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestoys Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Good luck to the guy.I entered but could only send 1 picture of my collection in.All my pictures are on this forum of my collection.Great to see other Britains collections.No sour grapes here and congratulations to him and hope he can put some input into other Britains models that will come out in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Fantastic, good luck to the fellow. I hope he is a member on here as I'd like to see more of his collection especially his consumer and trade catalogues, posters etc, basically his POS stuff. Are dual grey wheeled MF 2680's hard to find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 does it matter that he is a member on here,dont really care if he is or not,good luck to the guy,that is some collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoway Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 it would be good to see more pictures as it looks like has some good stuff, I have heard people say that there is a grey dual wheel massey 2680 but have never seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford4ever Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 does it matter that he is a member on here,dont really care if he is or not,good luck to the guy,that is some collection Not a bit Paul and I'm delighted for him.Only reason that I wish he was on here is that we might get to see more of his collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Not a bit Paul and I'm delighted for him.Only reason that I wish he was on here is that we might get to see more of his collection. yes ,i suppose that is true, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Good luck to him. But 1000 britains models worth 50k? He must have some rare ones. There is bigger value collections out there I am sure, my money would be on Charlie, aka watermill on the forum, he has got a massive collection, ask bazzaaa, he has seen it. Sorry Brian (mr softie) I am sure you are right behind him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 I think Bill (BC) would give him a good run for his money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 shame mine was just too deep in storage...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Well I've seen or know of 20 collections bigger than that. Mr Ford has way more than that...and even yours truly has one or two.....but Mr Charlie Austin well he blows all collections out of the water Drew is aware of bigger collections too so seems a little odd really But hey fair play to that man as if you don't enter you don't win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 He bought the USA version milk tanker off me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 He must have been about the only one to enter, his collection according to the report includes all his Britains models, tractors, implements, figures and animals, I've lost count of all the Britains models I have but I'm pretty close to that amount, if not a fair bit more, I'm sure there are collectors even locally that can top that quite comfortably. As for the value, that is probably the insurance figure and to realise the true value he would have to sell it all and even then it's only worth what someone is prepared to pay. Most of us collectors I think would shy away from publicising our collections, most that I know pretty much keep it to themselves and not wish to brag about it and draw attention to themselves in any way other than in their own circle of fellow collectors and friends, as we are on here, we share amongst ourselves and not every Tom, **** and Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I think you make a very good point Tim, in that most like to keep relatively quiet about their collections - I am one of them. I have a small (350ish piece) collection which I am adding to frequently, but choose not to publicise it, even on here (or have I just done that.......). I think it is fair to value stuff at NRV (New Replacement Value) or SHRV (Second Hand RV) because those are the readies needed to replace..... Often Insurance values are inflated as you say. I raise or lower my values based on Fleabay sold values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I always have the conversation with my insurance rep over values of model collections, I ask the question 'how can you value an item for it's replacement when there is no replacement available?, some items in my collection, and I'm sure also in most others collections also that we have are irreplaceable, you can never put a price on something like that, of course, there's always something that comes along and pops out of the woodwork from time to time but if it were the particular piece you were looking for what price would you have to go to in order to secure ownership, say for arguments sake, you saw it listed on a specialist auction, you are probably in competition with several other bidders, you secure it, pay a buyers premium plus VAT, you've travelled to the saleroom or spent time sitting at your computer 'live' bidding, win it from there, pay the premiums plus post and packing cost and most likely the insurance as well, so the end cost for this 'replacement' could be quite a bit more than your insurance actually covers it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Nice to see other people's collections, but does he REALLY enjoy it all? I find that the more you get, the more gets stored away in boxes and the less it all gets enjoyed. I had my whole collection, (only a couple of hundred items), boxed up until last year, when I finally got my display room sorted and I have to say that I now REALLY enjoy it all and can actually see what I've got and even PLAY with some of it at times... I even find that I buy less, as I am now able to theme my displays and tailor my buying to suit, so a win all round, really! As always, it's horses for courses and whatever floats your particular boat. If I had the space and money, I'd probably go totally berserk! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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