Micro machine collecting interest is much smaller than Hot Wheels. It might be considered to be a 1990s item, which some say is not long enough ago to generate adult interest. Some other reasons are that one had to buy a pack at a time, and typically only one would be a new model in any given year, and the toys are smaller and easy to lose. Most sets are worth less than the $5 retail, though some like Civil War can command over $10, and the Aliens set of three are on eBay stores for $50. The rare US version of the action fleet Aliens jump ship has been asking over $70. Some rare Star Trek sets and ships are being sold for $100 to $370 by online eBay stores. Some of the hardest to find packages of cars have commanded prices around $100. Those packages often contain prototypes never released to the public. Often large lots can be had for pennies per vehicle on eBay.
Micro Machines kept sealed in the package take up a lot of space, but ones which are loose don't take up much space at all. One can use one of the original showcases for Micro Machines, or some collectors use fishing tackle boxes to store their collection.
Some individual cars such as the SVO Mustang have changed hands for over $25 in the early 2000s, though with the appearance of traders who have nearly every vehicle for sale all the time, it is much more difficult to see values over $5 for any one vehicle. However, there are some rare models that continue to trade at high values such as the collector #CE3R Corvette from 1999. Some military vehicles are remarkably good models, those in accurate markings or Soviet equipment such as the T-80BV can also be quite valuable. Rarer collections such as Star Trek or Star Wars are also valuable. A solid gold Star Trek model that was a grand prize in a drawing sold for over $5,000.
There are a couple of comprehensive Micro Machines web sites, but no books, and cars can be identified by the name Galoob on the under carriage, though a jewelers scope is needed. It helps to be an expert on classic or not-so-classic cars and military tanks and aircraft.
Micro Machines were featured in the 1990 Christmas movie Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin. In the movie, Culkin's character, Kevin McCallister, sets dozens of Micro Machines out at the bottom of the stairs. When the burglars steps on them, the tiny cars cause them to lose his balance and fall.
Micro Machines kept sealed in the package take up a lot of space, but ones which are loose don't take up much space at all. One can use one of the original showcases for Micro Machines, or some collectors use fishing tackle boxes to store their collection.
Some individual cars such as the SVO Mustang have changed hands for over $25 in the early 2000s, though with the appearance of traders who have nearly every vehicle for sale all the time, it is much more difficult to see values over $5 for any one vehicle. However, there are some rare models that continue to trade at high values such as the collector #CE3R Corvette from 1999. Some military vehicles are remarkably good models, those in accurate markings or Soviet equipment such as the T-80BV can also be quite valuable. Rarer collections such as Star Trek or Star Wars are also valuable. A solid gold Star Trek model that was a grand prize in a drawing sold for over $5,000.
There are a couple of comprehensive Micro Machines web sites, but no books, and cars can be identified by the name Galoob on the under carriage, though a jewelers scope is needed. It helps to be an expert on classic or not-so-classic cars and military tanks and aircraft.
Micro Machines were featured in the 1990 Christmas movie Home Alone, starring Macaulay Culkin. In the movie, Culkin's character, Kevin McCallister, sets dozens of Micro Machines out at the bottom of the stairs. When the burglars steps on them, the tiny cars cause them to lose his balance and fall.
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