Hey Frank,
I doubt Oliver Heritage has anything at all to do with that. Sherry is a very close friend, she would tell me otherwise, and that isn't compliant to her line of merchandise, which we refrain from duplicating as much as possible. What you are finding is Ebay sellers who are dupeing the public! They will tell you anything to make a sell. Do their toys come in a special collectors box? Probably NO, are they serial numbered, probably NO! Do they have the Goodison decal? I doubt it! By the way, boxes are bringing as much or more than the toys at auction now a days. Ours are, we did need to allow AGCO to produce an equal number of toys using our dies in order to get licensing, but it was specified they be shelf models, not collectables. It is my understanding we do sell a limited number to dealers at a discount, that price would still be higher that the quote you gave me, and it is my understanding the dealers are not buying like they did the 2255. I would double check with the seller to be sure you are getting the qenuine article, and if they are in the business of losing money, more power to them. But I think they probably are selling a expensive version of a shelf model that they bought from an AGCO dealer, which does not have any purchase limits, once those are gone there is no more. I've heard of this before, and normally refer it to committee. I'll mention it to Marc, but he watches Ebay, and it hasn't thrown up flags for him. Marc is a really good guy when is has the proper direction, I guess most of us are. I am not going to get anything started with Sherry, she throws rocks, and might just spit tobacco juice at me. We do have somewhat if an agreement that it is not to our mutual benefit to duplicate merchandise sales though. We were doing some of that and it wasn't working out for any of us, so we have both backed off some. Eventually, we both hope to have distinctly separate lines.
How are things working out to get a Chapter going, and a show down your way? I'd like to see more activity down south!!!
Take care!!!
Andy