ausbeckett, thanks for the box picture. always a treat :thumbsup:
SMS88, thanks for the mercedes info
i recall hearing the mid to late sixties models had a production run of 15 million. if that's true, i wonder how many of each style boxes were produced for the model? i would imaging that the superfast boxes were in less numbers because of models being released in gifts sets, garages, etc. a great deal were released in model only blister packs, so that must cut down on the box model ratio.
i never kept them in the blister packs with the intent of making extra money.
it is a way of proving it is not faked which should not have to be done in the first place, but where there is money to be made it will happen
the switching of labels was probably around as soon as the first labels were produced. the baron of beef label is a prime example. in 73 they started to appear in quantity and in 86 they appeared once again. some well known collectors were aware of this and turned a blind eye to it, i wonder why?
just my opinion
