Tamiya 1:12 288 GTO diecast

The "coming soon" is removed from the official website, and below the picture it says "finished model"! Anytime now!

 

Still shows "Coming Soon" on the Tamiya USA site...

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=23211

 

Coming Soon, Coming Soon..There s too much years i m waiting for this model, so i can wait some month more...

 

I am having some of these flown in from Tamiya - and will get a batch the second week of April. The MSRP is $695 - email me directly at [email protected] for the FChat 'VIP' pricing...

Morry

 

email sent... when are they coming...?

 

The second week of April...look at the post above yours.

 

wow... i'm an idiot... thanks. Still waiting on the price email...

 

Okay everyone just got a second email with another option to buy one with a 'bonus'....

 

Got 2nd email... THAT's a pretty good deal... see reply...

 

didn't get it yet?

 

E-mail sent.

 

I didn´t get the 2nd mail...

 

Just ordered with Morry...

Hey Morry: do yo know - it this beast a diecast body? My Tamiya F50 is, but the Tamiya Enzo isn't...

 

$695 is ridiculous i think!

 

That's just the MSRP, it can be had for less (not a lot, but enough to matter). I don't think this one is going to end up like the Enzo/F40/F50 - going for ~$400...

 

Here's the bottom line.
I am paying a bit of a premium to get these 288s flown in a good month or so before others, but at the end of the day, there is very little profit in these. YES you may find them in 6-12 months or even earlier being sold by someone in Hong Kong for $400 (which is, by the way, less than dealer cost)....but then you need to spend at least $100-$150 to fly the huge/heavy box in (and it may take weeks to get). You will then have to pay duties, customs, taxes and so on, usually at least comprising 20-40% of the price. And if you ask the vendor, usually someone working out of their basement, to put a small invoice value on the package, and it goes missing, then you are, as they say "s&*^ out of luck". Furthermore, if you do wait and find one cheaper off ebay or somewhere else far away...and it arrives damaged, missing a part, defective, etc. etc. you have no recourse 90% of the time. So at the end of the day, you have to ask yourself if the risk is worth it??

Are these worth $695? As a vendor of quality models that go as high as $50 000, I would have to say absolutely YES. There is an immense amount of detail in these, and 5/8 years ago when economies of scale were different I could see them easily selling for over $1000. Also keep in mind that the MSRP is higher than usual due to the very weak $USD.

I have already sold a few dozen of these since listing them here just 2 days ago. The first batch will sell out at my shop and most others that carry it. For those of you looking to complete the 1/12 SuperCar set at a reasonable price, this is it.

It's already very difficult to find the 1/12 Tamiya Enzos - even in red, especially in black. Many of these 1/12s are made but they are still 'limited'.

 

Hey Morry... You got a line on the Autoart cases (90012) by chance?

 

Yes I sell them for $85 for the 1/12s....

 

Sent you a PM...

 

I'll wait for a cheaper one, $695 as MRSP is too much given my past experiences with Tamiya models, way too much.

 

I've sold over a hundred 1/12 Tamiyas with hardly any complaints...for those that can afford it, this is a great model.

 

435$ OR 300 Euros and no more.

 

You have a source for them at this price - or that's all you're willing to pay?

 

hi christian
if you can get them for 300 euro, i would gladly take one

 

No I think he's talking about what a sensible price is.