BMW 1M Orange City MBX * Matchbox 2013 Case M Release avaible

[Harlequin]

Nope. Doesn't ship outside America.

[IEDEI]

wow these things are going waaaay more than a couple bucks now. this one is up to $26.

i got one last night on ebay for $2.45.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Matchbox-201...item43c09c05c1

[rad doc]

Probably everyone in the forum bidding it up!

[OrangeCrush]

Won't they be in stores like toys r us and walmart soon? I don't understand paying a premium for this.

[LukeM3]

Looks like there's 3 on eBay right now and wheelcollectors is selling 2 of them

[rad doc]

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush

Won't they be in stores like toys r us and walmart soon? I don't understand paying a premium for this.

Time. Some of us don't have time to go to toysrus.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by rad doc

Time. Some of us don't have time to go to toysrus.

radiologists have time. lol :P

[IEDEI]

OMG it's at $51 now. lol

[Dee Pee]

Guys...

Hold your hawses. I have been communicating with the MBX ambassador for a few months now regarding this model.

Let me reach out to him and see if they can talk to MBX for a group buy. I suspect the interest will be quite strong from all of our worldwide membership.

I hit a Toys r Us just now and the car wasn't there. The customer service rep said that they get two trucks a week, but it will increase to five as holiday season approaches.

Hang tight while I post a poll to gauge interest please...

[rad doc]

Good idea! Lets stop raiding each others pocket books. 25 is fine but 51 is getting ridiculous. IEDEI, oh if only it was true that radiology is one of those cush lifestyle specialties! Nope, we're 24/7 365 rarely ANY down time!

[Dee Pee]

Ok poll is up.

Pound those answer dots and let's see how it goes.

[Dee Pee]

Ok straight from the MBX guy.

Bad news first...

"As far as a group buy, Mattel normally doesn't do that. I have others inquire to no avail. But my guess is this batch will be hitting stores in the next week or two. Walmarts are usually the first to get them, followed by Target. I will let you know as soon as I see them in store."

GOOD NEWS:

"And I know there are more versions coming. Mattel told me the 1M will return in the 2014 lineup, and I hear rumors of another version as well. I hope some if the ideas come to fruition..."

So don't succumb to the early eBay buying frenzy.

And please keep hitting that poll if you are interested. Maybe it will influence Mattel do different colors etc.

[LukeM3]

To someone it's possibly worth that much, if not more and I suspect the bidding may go even higher
That's what you got to love about supply and demand
You know the seller has to be chuckling, especially if he has more and so is wheelcollectors
I remember see some of the minichamps models going for close to $200
Must be a lot of people out there with too much money
Nothing about the 1M is cheap

[Dee Pee]

Originally Posted by Harlequin

Nope. Doesn't ship outside America.

If I am able to get my hands on enough of these, I will ship them to people.

It will be a royal pain in the ass, but I see it as a small price to pay for all the great advice and camaraderie from this site.

If the timing works out, I will actually be in Hong Kong mid-November for a couple days. I can comb the toy stores there (they usually have TONS of great toys from Japan, China, etc) and see what I find.

Mailing stuff from HK to Oz or anywhere else in the region is a snap. I'll have web access and will post updates.

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by LukeM3

To someone it's possibly worth that much, if not more and I suspect the bidding may go even higher
That's what you got to love about supply and demand
You know the seller has to be chuckling, especially if he has more and so is wheelcollectors
I remember see some of the minichamps models going for close to $200
Must be a lot of people out there with too much money
Nothing about the 1M is cheap

I wonder if its only worth that much now to them so they can say they were one of the first. Soon this toy will be in every store in the US and will be easy to find for cheap just like every other matchbox car.

[1M SUSI]

$51 Really!? to the highest bidder

[carchrism5]

That is a little out of hand for a toy car that will be out soon. I'm just going to stop by Walmart or Toys R Us when I get bored and see if they have them.

[LukeM3]

At $50 a pop, I wish I had a suitcase full. It's amazing what people will pay.

[discoboy1]

Originally Posted by elitt13

It is finally out! The highly anticipated Matchbox BMW 1M and other Batch M models are now available at Wheel Collectors...
It has finally arrived...

It has been 15 months since the folks at Matchbox announced they were doing the ridiculously cool BMW 1M. Which means it has been 15 months of impatience, waiting for one of my most highly anticipated Matchbox models.

And I made sure the folks at Matchbox knew it. During my time as Matchbox Ambassador, the status of the 1M was always my first question to the design team, and I know when they finally had pics they were happy to share them with me (to at least get me off their backs). They even let me take preview pics at the most recent Matchbox Gathering. And if you want anymore evidence of my feelings about the casting, find out how much I paid at auction for the prepro 1M Mattel donated to the Gathering...

So this is a happy day at the Lamley offices. Wheel Collectors just called to let us know that Batch M has arrived, and among many great models, the BMW 1M is here. There is one on its way to us, and we will make sure to show it off as soon as we can.

And we think this will go fast. So head over to Wheel Collectors if you want to snag one, and be sure to mention Lamley for a 10% discount.

Follow the link below to see all the models:

Matchbox 2013 Batch M

Looking at the bottom right corner of package "111 of 120"
Could that be the reason prices are going up so fast...?

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by discoboy1

Looking at the bottom right corner of package "111 of 120"
Could that be the reason prices are going up so fast...?

No...they all say that. #111 is the 1M.

[Dee Pee]

Hey guys,
Lamley Group (the MBX/Hot Wheels/etc collector site) is going to feature the 1M tomorrow and are using a brief write-up I did. I couldn't have done the work without the resources from this forum so I wanted to thank you all.

The Lamley site admin gave these shots for me to share with everybody. The yellow car is the pre-production model. It's the rarest 1M model to date.

Annnnnd of course now I gotta find an MBX E30 M3 in addition to the 1M.

[eeghie]

The first 20+ sold way too fast for the whopping $5.99 for a matchbox car. Wheelcollectors had no choice but to limit supply through bidding auctions, and milk anxious 1addicts before these hit the stores. Well done.