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Very hard to find. Been in my closet since '86.

askbob wrote:Been in my closet since '86.

Ummmmm......

gomachv wrote:

askbob wrote:Been in my closet since '86.

Ummmmm......

My mint Edinger gold pan items dammit!

I put it in all my ads on ebay cause more than likely those are the only type of people interested in buying a collector car. If I listed it as just the item it might not get half the views. I do what's in my best interest.

When I find stuff I actually want to buy more than likely vintage is in the title.

Yes, that makes sense, but follow this logic. The following are current numbers for various searches:

vintage 3,119,230
vintage, toys & hobbies 300,667
vintage, toys & hobbies, RC 8753
vintage, toys & hobbies, RC, RC10 1151
toys & hobbies, RC, RC10 5521

If I'm looking for RC10 stuff, I will get my best search from NOT using the word "vintage". It's a limiter... If I want to sell or buy stuff, the adjective means nothing to me. It just peeves me due to its poor usage.

I never include "vintage" in my search terms because almost all the items that appear are way overpriced, because some guy figured "it's old, therefore it's vintage, therefore I have a greatly exaggerated idea of the item's worth". If I was a collector with money to burn, why not? But if you're looking for good deals, items with "vintage" or "rare" in the description indicate the seller either knows it's worth a lot, or assumes it's worth a lot...and in either case, it's probably worth more than I'll ever spend. So I avoid that keyword.

I use "vintage rc car" a lot cause I'm looking for those cars that people don't know what they have. If I want to limit my search I leave it out. But I like cars that some don't know the name of.

Don't forget the word "rare"

marlo wrote:Don't forget the word "rare"

We're covered for "rare".

Coelacanth wrote:

shodog wrote:Get ready to be more annoyed by the use of "mint"

"Minty" is even worse.

I'll add "rare".

"lightly used"

Coelacanth wrote:

marlo wrote:Don't forget the word "rare"

We're covered for "rare".

Coelacanth wrote:

shodog wrote:Get ready to be more annoyed by the use of "mint"

"Minty" is even worse.

I'll add "rare".

Rare is used so much it was used twice in this thread

or worlds

iam tired of every rc10 being called an EDINGER!

How about WOW!!!!! LOOK!!!!! in the title or HUGE TEXT IN THE LISTING

Do to the nature of this hobby.........