I have a friend who is considering buying these 1/43s...

Rio Hispano Suiza T-12 2 tone blue, tan top
Rio Isotta Frashini Tipo 8A Dark blue
Rio Fiat 519 Hard Top Burgandy w/ black hard top
Rio Cadillac v-16 1931 Green w/tan top
Rio Rols Royce 1923 Green W/tan top
Rio Rolls Royce 1931 Teal w/tan top Rumble seat
Rio Renault 1923 White w/ black fenders
Rio Renault Fiacre 1910 Red/Black
Rio Fiat 16/24 cv 1903 orange
Rio Fiat 519 Red w/softop
Rio Lancia Dilambda Red w/tan conv top
Rio Bugatti Royale 41 1927 Creame w/black top
Rio Bugatti Royale 41 1930 Black & Mustard w/ black soft top
Rio Rolls royce 1923 Silver & blue w/tan soft top
Solido Renault 40cv 1926 Green and tan

they are loose but well cared for - any help I could pass along
to him would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Denis

Nice collection. All I can offer is that I sold 30 of them on Ebay last year in lots of 3 and 4. I think the average was $12 each. Those were still boxed.

Thanks for the info Ward.

My buddy has no clue what to offer for these $2 or $20 each
he doesn't want to insult the seller and the seller seems not
to have a clue of their worth either.

There are lots of these available at toyfairs in europe, relatively few collectors seem interested in pre-world war 2 models so the asking price here is usually around GB£5/US$7 each.Buy them if you really like them,andits ok to offer whatever you feel comfortable with and still have a feeling of a good deal without knowing you cheated your friend

Thank you for the information and the advice.

I appreciate all the info I can pass along to my friend.


Thanks again, Denis

Those Rios are not very desirable if they are not boxed. The Rio models are especially fragile. They have lots of tiny, breakable parts that come off the models easily. Unboxed & unprotected signals to me that they have already suffered some damage - or that they will soon. I wouldn't think more than $5 apiece for unboxed Rios. - ranchero -

I would offer more if in person, then you can inspect them and also not relay on the seller's doing a good packing job. Recent Rio Cadillacs went for $7 and 8$ in the US on epay, so the estimates above look very reasonable.

If your friend does not know these cars, then he will not really know what is broken off or missing. So $5 to 10 each including postage sounds about right to me. Those are very nice models and would be a great way to start collecting classic 1/43 cars!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You for all the help and info you
great guys have provided.
I'm pretty sure my friend made an offer and I will post the
result if he decides to share it with me.

Thanks again - you guys rock :)
Denis