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exactly the reason why i could never find anything and gave up collecting.
haha.
it was a lot easier when i was in the army living in germany though.
haben sie mehr hot wheels im lager? was something i learned really quick.
i used to come away with every treasure hunt in the store. it was like i was
the only collector in the country.
between the helpful clerks and walking into a wal mart over there and
finding 3-5 treasure hunts on the pegs every time.
ahhh the good 'old' days.
k.
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> keith corcoran wrote:
> > since we're OT.
> >
> > i have about 3000 hot wheels, standard issue, treasure hunts, limited
> > editions, etc. most all mint on mint card.
> > if anyone is interested maybe we can work out a trade for a working
> Vid.
> >
> > i'm WAY too lazy to ebay them in lots or singles so they sit in their
> cases
> > in the closet.
> >
> > keith
>
> I'll bet my ex-father-in-law has you beat. He worked for Chrysler
> (retired now) and had to get to work real early, but never had much to
> do. So, he'd go to work, screw around for 1/2 hour or so, then go to
> all the stores in town early in the morning to "help" the toy
> department open their new shipments. He had a daily route and got to
> know the toy dept. clerks REAL well
>
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