Post by kessie on Jul 7, 2011 14:51:29 GMT
Hi guy and gals, this is a plea to anyone living in or close to Sheffield, Uk.
I work closely with a good friend in Germany to help his 12 year old son collect dinosaur figures from the UK, most especially WWD and Invicta. One figure continues to elude him, the Invicta Lambeosaurus. He has tried, tried and tried again but the result is always the same. Now this is both due to rarity but also the price which some collectors are willing to pay, always pricing him out of the market. This is both disheartening and frustrating for them both.
In order to put perspective on this (we all get outbid I hear you say) Frank has allowed me to elaborate a little about his treasured son Mats.
Mats is twelve, lives in Hamburg (Germany's second city), living and dealing with profound Autism. He is passionate about and has a very introspective fascination with dinosaur toys and this burns within him and drives his every day. He plays football with his local football team, does very well at school and brings great pleasure (and worries) to his mum and dad. In order to help Mats get through difficult situations such change at school, bullying or many other factors affecting a young autistic child, dinosaur toys are a God send, being used as a reward and an incentive.
Mats is at an age where market forces, supply and demand are not within his comprehension. He sees the figure, pictures them within his reach and then sees them slip through his fingers like grains of sand or drops of water.
Last night we bid for his personal ‘holy grail’ but could not receive the items as it ‘buyer collects’ only. The seller was reluctant to change this. I tried to negotiate around receiving 3 items only out of the bundle but unfortunately I was unsucessful. The item has been relisted but hopefully Frank and I can with it and ensure a proper price is paid for the collection too and not left to someone to grab an unfair bargain - upsetting Mats even more.
Now if someone who lived in or around Sheffield could pick this up and post some of the items I would be so grateful. There are some very nice figures in this joblot and I am sure Frank would be happy to give this to the volunteer to mark his gratitude. This would be the antidote to Franks summer worries as Mats is moving to a new class within his school and this will present him many difficulties.
Thank you for reading and hopefully someone on the Forum lives ‘oop North’ and could help out a ‘soft Southerner’
Steve
I work closely with a good friend in Germany to help his 12 year old son collect dinosaur figures from the UK, most especially WWD and Invicta. One figure continues to elude him, the Invicta Lambeosaurus. He has tried, tried and tried again but the result is always the same. Now this is both due to rarity but also the price which some collectors are willing to pay, always pricing him out of the market. This is both disheartening and frustrating for them both.
In order to put perspective on this (we all get outbid I hear you say) Frank has allowed me to elaborate a little about his treasured son Mats.
Mats is twelve, lives in Hamburg (Germany's second city), living and dealing with profound Autism. He is passionate about and has a very introspective fascination with dinosaur toys and this burns within him and drives his every day. He plays football with his local football team, does very well at school and brings great pleasure (and worries) to his mum and dad. In order to help Mats get through difficult situations such change at school, bullying or many other factors affecting a young autistic child, dinosaur toys are a God send, being used as a reward and an incentive.
Mats is at an age where market forces, supply and demand are not within his comprehension. He sees the figure, pictures them within his reach and then sees them slip through his fingers like grains of sand or drops of water.
Last night we bid for his personal ‘holy grail’ but could not receive the items as it ‘buyer collects’ only. The seller was reluctant to change this. I tried to negotiate around receiving 3 items only out of the bundle but unfortunately I was unsucessful. The item has been relisted but hopefully Frank and I can with it and ensure a proper price is paid for the collection too and not left to someone to grab an unfair bargain - upsetting Mats even more.
Now if someone who lived in or around Sheffield could pick this up and post some of the items I would be so grateful. There are some very nice figures in this joblot and I am sure Frank would be happy to give this to the volunteer to mark his gratitude. This would be the antidote to Franks summer worries as Mats is moving to a new class within his school and this will present him many difficulties.
Thank you for reading and hopefully someone on the Forum lives ‘oop North’ and could help out a ‘soft Southerner’
Steve
I was also unsuccessful in convincing the seller to ship. The painted invicta tric continues to elude me. Twice now I have found one in "hidden" auctions and both times it was local pick up only. If anyone can win the lot I want that stupid bloody tric!
