News, Views Etc . . . Vectis, Thursday (Tomorrow)

Looking out of the window (4-p.m. Wednesday) and I see something which looks vaguely apocalyptic, or a scene from The Birds; a mini-tornado type gust has just passed through the neighbourhood, ripping all the remaining leaves off the trees over the road and they are now whirling around in huge clouds, in the failing light, like demented starlings and falling on everything like a damp, brown snow of contaminated alien poop!

There's a definite malaise setting in; while it's nice we have two vaccines and they both seem effective, Trump's lost and Cummings' gone, the problems, locally, nationally and globally are greater than Biden can sort in an instant or even in four years, while the Orange Loon is determined to do as much damage (particularly to America's standing abroad) in the next two months as he has in the last four years and is clearly trying to create the atmosphere for revolution, without being blamed for it, if it happens, while there are plenty of idiots to be fed his idiollogy, not wear masks, buy gas-guzzlers/patio heaters/trailer-mounted BBQ's and the like as if there's a Planet B to go to and generally carry on like there's no problems at all - even though they know damn-well there are or they wouldn't be voting for these gobshite snake-oil salesmen!.

But seasonal depression, Covid and other things are bearing down on everyone as well, now, I think, tempers are short, motivation is lacking and even when you've got the stuff and shot it, it seems to sit on the desktop while you opine on Faceplant from bedtime-to-bedtime!

Amusing that having got a bit of mojo back the other day I seem to have woken TJF as well! And he's going to give us what I posted on a mutual Faceplant group weeks ago, having bought them in . . . just to follow me [again!!]? How sweet! I'll put mine on the back burner and carry-on with new-to-hobby/Blog/internet, Polish small-scale!

Anyway, roundabout way of saying I forgot Tuesday's Vectis sale despite having the info' for a couple of weeks, soz! Better quickly tell you about tomorrow's sale while there's still time to follow it up!

Lot 3610
(loving that A/Car!)

Specialist & Tinplate Toy Sale

Thursday 19th November 2020 - Starts 10:00hrs

"The Specialist and Tinplate toy sale to be held on the 19th of November starts with Part 2 of The Argentinian Collection, featuring over 200 lots of Matchbox Regular wheels, plus King Size, Yesteryear and catalogues, the collection includes cars and commercials, buses, military, construction and emergency vehicles. Tinplate & Plastic lots include clockwork, friction drive, battery and steam operated models from Mettoy, Bing, Schuco, Tipp & Co, and many others and includes vintage Scalextric cars, Britains, Meccano and a very scarce large scale Remote Control Military Jeep. The sale continues with Part 2 of The Mike Linham Fire Engine Collection and a further Private Owner Collection, features construction vehicles, Corgi Aviation archive and Airfix amongst others."

Catalogue and Download

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The ongoing global health scare means various special instructions are still in place . . .

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 September 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)

And Vectis can - as always - be contacted here;

Vectis Auctions
Fleck Way, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 9JZ
Web. - www.vectis.co.uk
eMail - admin@vectis.co.uk
Tel - +44 (0) 1642 750616
Fax - +44 (0) 1642 769478
Sales [currently] commence at 10:30hrs 10:00hrs

Southern Office:
Unit 5A, West End Industrial Estate, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 1UB
Tel - +44 (0)1993 709 424