Re:Interesting item on eBay web site

[Arthur.L.Berrier@sealedair.com]

The Tamiya's Quattro rally model has been discontinued for some time 
now but the street version is still available.  I was able to pick one 
up at e-bay early this year for $6 and have seen them at the local 
hobby shops for $20.

With all the interest for this item from the quattro list (check out 
the bidder list at e-bay) I just wanted to mention an alternative which 
may be cheaper.  There is a hobby web site in Japan which sells all 
types of models including the Tamiya Quattro model.  Their current 
price for the Audi model is 800 yen (about 6 USD).  Add some shipping 
(it depends upon the number of items ordered but runs from 880 yen for 
one to around 500 yen each for four) and you can probably get one for 
around 13 USD give or take.  Don't know how many they have in stock but 
a group purchase may be in order.

Their address is:

http://www.iac.co.jp/~hlj/index.html

HTH

Arthur Berrier
85 Coupe GT

>I actually built Tamiya's Quattro rally model, but never the street
>version. They make (or at least made, when I was in junior high) great,
>high quality models.

>I probably didn't pay $15 for it ten years ago, but I suppose it might be
>worth more to someone now, what with the increasing collectability of the
>ur-q and all. If only I'd kept it sealed in the box! :)

>- Wallace White
 > still looking for a 5kcstq in the Bay Area

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>>Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 06:27:16 -0400 (EDT)
>>From: mxbreed@lancnews.infi.net
>>Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site item#15320955: Audi Quattro
>>Model car Kit by Tamiya

>>I saw this item for sale at eBay, the Internet's largest person-to-person
>>auction site, and thought that you might be interested.