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I’m a 60-year-old Aspergic gardening CAD-Monkey. Sardonic, cynical and with the political leanings of a social reformer, I’m also a toy and model figure collector, particularly interested in the history of plastics and plastic toys. Other interests are history, current affairs, modern art, and architecture, gardening and natural history. I love plain chocolate, fireworks and trees, but I don’t hug them, I do hug kittens. I hate ignorance, when it can be avoided, so I hate the 'educational' establishment and pity the millions they’ve failed with teaching-to-test and rote 'learning' and I hate the short-sighted stupidity of the entire ruling/industrial elite, with their planet destroying fascism and added “buy-one-get-one-free”. Likewise, I also have no time for fools and little time for the false crap we're all supposed to pretend we haven't noticed, or the games we're supposed to play. I will 'bite the hand that feeds', to remind it why it feeds.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

News, Views Etc . . . Vectis Action Tomorrow

I missed the Doll & Bear sale yesterday; problems with Girly-girl, but it seems to be asthma, not the dreaded 'C', so sigh of relief for us, fortnight of drops and a lung-draining for her; fussa-russa! I'll find her a nice box to sit in!

Tomorrow's sale is a majority single-collector collection of Matchbox, but some nice pieces including lots of military lots;

Lot 17

The Wayne Laughman Matchbox Collection - Part 1
Thursday 10th September 2020 - Sale Starts 10:00am

"Part 1 of The Wayne Laughman Matchbox Collection is to be held on the 10th of September; the sale includes Matchbox Regular Wheels, Superfast and Matchbox of Yesteryear. There are a number of interesting variations, including some 1980s production anomalies, such as an 8c De Tomaso Pantera, narrow profile, with rare factory 5-arch wheel error. Plus, group variations, including colour, wheels and interiors, and tampo printing variations, as seen in Lot 330. There are a number of interesting lots in this sale and a large selection of lots which would interest newcomers to the collecting market."

There is also more instructional bumph than usual, mostly Covid-19 related!

COVID - 19 RESTRICTIONS

Please note there is still NO viewing, or attendance in person at these Auctions.

Absentee bids can be emailed to admin@vectis.co.uk, or placed via the Vectis or Invaluable website, up until 2 hrs prior to the auction commencing.

ON THE DAY OF THE SALE, LIVE BIDDING is available on www.vectis.co.uk or www.invaluable.com, or TELEPHONE BIDDING can be arranged.

For telephone bidding please contact Vectis prior to the day of the auction. We will arrange for you to be involved live via telephone on the day of the sale. We will call you two or three lots prior to the lot being offered for auction. There is no charge for telephone bidding.

SHIPPING

Please be aware there is still a slight delay with our current despatch times.
Our packing team have been working hard to catch up with the 5 weeks closure we experienced in March/April.
When we re-opened in April we did so with a skeleton staff, we are now back to full capacity and they have been working tirelessly to ensure your parcels are packed as quickly and professionally as possible; the team are now currently packing and despatching August Sales.

We thank you for your understanding and patience in these unprecedented times.

COLLECTION

If you wish to collect items, we would ask customers to first call and pay for their purchases. Ask for a collection appointment date and time. This will allow the packing team to prepare your items and have them ready for you, reducing waiting times.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU WEAR A MASK WHEN COLLECTING LOTS (UNLESS EXEMPT)

Thank you for your understanding.

And Vectis are contactable as always here;

Vectis Auctions

Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ
Web. - www.vectis.co.uk
eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk
Tel. - 01642 750 616
Sales commence at 10:00hrs at the moment

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