An Excellent E-Bay Seller and Photographer

Monday, November 25, 2013
   (Sunny and very cold:  -12C  10.4F)

Tonisattic

(An Excellent ebay Seller and Photographer)

     Sometimes you do a search on with Google or ebay, and you don't always get the results that you want. Yesterday that happened to me, but one of the results that I saw caught my attention. My search was for antique toy cars,but a 1950's promo plastic toy came up in the result. I think it's plastic,because it appears like plastic, but the description didn't say so. Nevertheless, when I explored the listing, the photography immediately caught my eye. There were lots of photographs, and they were well taken. So I looked further and the more I searched, the more I liked what I saw. Every listing had at least 4 photos, and most of the photos were well-taken and thought out. By thought out, I mean that the photographer looked for the features that a potential buyer would want to see in an item up for sale. Not only that, but most of the toys had well-written descriptions with the good parts and the lesser (a scratch here or there), as well as information about the toy.

   The owner of Tonisattic is Toni Oconnell and after a few emails, Toni simply said that she trusted me to post - go right ahead. And so I did,and here are just some of the results. Of course, I did cross my' line in the sand", as some of these toys are post 1940, but for such great photography, and an excellent ebay seller, I can occasionally break my own rules. 

   I know how hard this work must be for Toni, as she sells a lot of merchandise and she takes a lot of photographs.  You then have to resize the photos, and upload them to  ebay, and add the written description, and so forth. So without further adieu,as they say, here is Tonisattic.

Please click here to visit Toni OConnell's fine ebay store

Toni's Own Description

 "This listing is for a rare vintage pre WWII  "1939 thru 1940's Structo Streamline Mechanical Dumper Dump Truck. To the best of our knowledge, Structo Streamlines were made in three versions.  The first & second versions, made 1936-1838, having a "V" grille, and looking similar to a Studebaker.  The third version, introduced in 1939, had a change in the grille, making it "not a separate piece" and added the opening hood & the Fireball Six Motor.  The first & second versions also had variances in the headlamps, listed as clear #446, red #447 and green #448.

This truck is stunning, dark red paint, dump bed & working tailgate, hood latch in place and functional.  Fireball Six Motor in place and in good condition.  There are a few minor paint scratches here and there, please look at pics.  The truck is a large one, measuring 19" long, 6-3/4" wide and 6-1/4" high.

We believe this old toy to be restored.  If so it was nicely done, the headlight cannisters were painted red and the headlights painted silver.  It is also worthwhile to mention that some of these trucks were never decaled.  Our reference book shows a Structo Mechanical Dumper, no decals, straight paint.

This was obtained from a collector who had it wrapped, boxed and stored for year."

** I've added the written descriptions from Toni's ebay site.

I like the introduction and information on this Structo truck. Also, it's only the third or fourth vintage or antique toy that I've seen that comes with an engine.

What I always liked about pressed steel toys is the fact that the designers or engineers needed to figure out how a large flat piece of steel would be folded to crete a part of any toy. Nowadays,there are probably hundreds of programs that allow the same professional to do this on a computer screen! 

"Here we have a Vintage all original condition Post War Tin Lithograph Friction Motor Dual Tire Single Axle Dump Truck.  Most likely from the late 1950's to early 1960's, the condition is very nice!  It has a push button on the drivers side that raises the dump bed.  It has dual tires on the single rear axle, tin hub caps and rubber tires.  Looks to be complete and gently played with.  The friction motor is on the front tires and is strong.  Measures about 12-1/2" Long and about 4-1/2" high.  The only identifying marks that we find is "NBB WYPS" under the door on the passenger side. A nice example of a now antique tin toy.  Looks great, displays well and all original!" 

"Here we have a Vintage "Georg Fisher" or "George Fisher" Tin Penny Toy.   Georg(e) Fisher made tin penny toys and other novelties in Nuremburg, Germany from the early 1900's through 1914 and his surviving works are highly sought after by collectors.   This fine example has the GF trademark on the doors and is in beautiful condition.  Hard to imagine a tin toy like this having survived all these years.  It measures about 4-1/4" Long, 1-7/8" high and 1-1/4" wide.   The litho is excellent as you can see in the pictures, minimal scratching or loss. 

An excellent example of an antique tin penny toy that is a century old!  Looks great, displays well and all original! "**

"Here we have a Vintage WIND UP SANTA REINDEER AND SLEIGH.  It has the MIKUNI trademark on the left rear of the reindeer.   Made by MIKUNI in Japan, this is an older tin lithograph key wind tin toy most likely dating to the 1950's.  MIKUNI toys came in many versions, birds, horses, mules, donkeys, etc.  The reindeer has antlers but the horse, mule and donkey were all the same body.  They simply put ears in place of the antlers.  These are among the favorites of tin toy collectors, and this one is complete and in working condition.  We do notice that the reins have come loose on one side, an easy repair that we will leave to the new owner. "

"Here we have a Vintage 1965 Chevy Impala S.S.  Promo Car.  This is a 2-door hardtop & has the S.S. & "327" markings.  The condition is about as good as they come.  We've seen and sold a lot of dealer promotional cars over the years and this is one you will be proud to own and display.  There are a few small scratch or rub marks but they are barely noticable. You won't be disappointed so bid with confidence!" 

The '65 Chevy was having a large number of people bidding on this item. The item itself is quite nice, and I'm sure lots of older people who actually drove one of these cars were bidding on this. Of course, I have to say that excellent photography in this case helped the bidders decide to bid.especially North Americans, and especially on American Thanksgiving. 

After all,what would  American Thanksgiving be without a great sale?

Thanks for dropping by to visit,

and have a great part of the day or noight,

wherever you may be.

Stacey

toysearcher@gmail.com