Auction Alert #3213 Highway Wrecker Set

[biddle]

I think these folks with rough items take crappy, low-res photos on purpose. But even with bad photos you can tell there are issues like the sticker on the Shell Roadside Service sign.

Tyco US1 Trucking 3213 Highway Wrecker | eBay

All originals except for tires on wrecker and semi. Wrecker and semi run. Lights on wrecker works. Missing Highway sign stickers and gravel hopper sign. One broken tab on double turnout.

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[biddle]

Seller just posted a photo of the Shell sign. What a pity that got damaged over time, everything else actually looks pretty decent, I think it's just the photos that make a bad impression. Like many old toys, it may have been stored in an attic, garage, or crawl space or out building for decades.

Tyco US1 Trucking 3213 Highway Wrecker | eBay

All originals except for tires on wrecker and semi. Wrecker and semi run. Lights on wrecker works. Missing Highway sign stickers and gravel hopper sign. One broken tab on double turnout.

www.ebay.com

 

[Tyco Trucking]

Looks like it had a piece of tape on it or something.

I’m amazed some many of these have posted the last couple years. This was a set you hardly ever seen. I suppose the last two years have been pretty good though, a couple 3918’s came up, that complete Stomper set, quite a few 3951’s.. Even seeing that export Canadian Sear’s Empire set.

I’m split about the prices though, it’s nice a lot of stuff is going for cheap, but it kinda hurts the “investment portfolio” at the same time. Wait and see where this 3213 ends, I don’t know if it’s going to hit the $750 threshold they been known to do.. I’m gonna bet it will hit just below $600..

 

[biddle]

a lot of these 3213’s have posted recently.?

I guess "a lot" is subjective. Attached are all the wrecker-related items that have been listed/sold in the last three years that used proper keywords in the listing. Note two of those in 2023 are the same set where I bought one and cleaned it and sold it again.

As you can see 10 3213 sets were sold between 2021-2023.