TAIYO COMBINATION TIN VW LOVE LOVE BEETLE NON-FALL W/BUMP 'N GO AND BOX! WORKING

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE VINTAGE, FULLY TIN, TAIYO/CHJ, BATTERY OPERATED, COMBINATION VOLKSWAGEN LOVE LOVE BEETLE WHICH IS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION/ORDER AND COMES WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX. THIS MODEL WAS DISTRIBUTED BY CHJ AND IT IS THEIR MODEL NUMBER: 2001B.
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I HAVE HAD THIS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS ALL OF WHICH I HAVE PERSONALLY OWNED FOR UP TO 4 DECADES! THIS RARE TAIYO AND 100% FULLY FUNCTIONING VW LOVE LOVE BEETLE WAS PURCHASED BY ME FROM A FRIEND OF MINE WHO LIVES IN CHICAGO, IL. BACK IN THE EARLY 1990'S.
HAVING HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON EBAY. 95% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS RARE TIN LOVE LOVE BUG IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
THIS RED VW LOVE LOVE BEETLE IS CLOSE TO BEING IN SHOWCASE CONDITION AND AS SUCH YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO EASILY SEE ANY SCRATCHES OR DEFECTS ON IT'S BODY. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES THIS MODEL HAS OVERALL APPEAL. ALTHOUGH SOME SIGNS OF USAGE IS APPARENT, IT HAS AGED VERY WELL! THE CHROME IS STILL BRIGHT, THE PLASTIC ON THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS IS 100% ORIGINAL AND INTACT. NO CRACKS OR DISCOLORATION EXISTS.  THE PAINT IS SHINY ALL AROUND WITH ONLY A FEW MINOR IMPERFECTIONS (FROM USE) APPARENT.
THE TIRES ARE VERY CLEAN AND HAVE NO FLAT SPOTS OR CRACKS. THE WHEELS ARE 100% ORIGINAL AS WELL. ALL FOUR HUBCAPS ARE HALLMARKED "VW", ALL ARE MADE OF TIN AND ARE ORIGINAL AND IN OVERALL EXCELLENT SHAPE/CONDITION.
THE CHROME ON THIS MODEL IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT ALL AROUND SHAPE/CONDITION. YOU HAVE NO PITTING FOUND AROUND THE CHROME TRIM ON THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS AND BOTH BUMPERS ARE FIRMLY ATTACHED AND HAVE NEVER BEEN ALTERED OR TAMPERED WITH AND ARE TARNISH FREE.
THE CHASSIS LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN USED AND DOES HAVE SOME VERY SHALLOW AND LIGHT SCRATCHES (ALL FROM USAGE). NO RUST APPEARS ANYWHERE AS THIS VW AS IT IS A 100% TIN BODY AND CHASSIS MODEL CAR WITH A PLASTIC BATTERY COMPARTMENT.
THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT LOOKS LIKE IT ROLLED OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE LAST WEEK! THE BATTERY DOOR IS STILL WELL ATTACHED BY TWO HINGES AND THE PLASTIC LOCK IS PERFECT AND WORKS AS IT SHOULD.
AS I MENTIONED ABOVE THAT I HAVE ONLY ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL TAIYO LOVE LOVE BEATLES (WHICH IS A KNOCK-OFF OF "HERBIE".
HERE ON THE CHASSIS, TO THE REAR YOU HAVE THE ON/OFF SWITCH. IT WORKS PERFECTLY. WHEN TURNED ON A LIGHT ALSO FLASHES IN THE REAR WINDOW OR AS THEY SAY "BLINKING LIGHT".
THE INTERIOR IS UNSEEN DUE TO THE DEEP DARK BLUE PLASTIC WINDOWS
THE BOX IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE/CONDITION. NO ADDED TAPE OR GLUE HAS EVER BEEN USED. IN FACT THE ORIGINAL FOUR (4) STAPLES STILL HOLD THE LID FIRMLY TOGETHER, EVEN THE BASE HAS THE ORIGINAL 4 STAPLES HOLDING IT TOGETHER AS WELL. YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!!
BY MY STANDARDS AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON EBAY. AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL? ALL ONE NEED DO IS TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES AND GIVE IT A GO! I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE SELLERS WHO WILL EVER SAY "THIS MODEL IS UNTESTED AND AS SUCH IT IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION" OR , "I HAVE NOT TESTED THE WIND-UP MECHANISM (CLOCK-WORK) AS I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO THIS WILL BE SOLD UNTESTED". THIS TIN TAIYO VW LOVE LOVE BEETLE
MODEL IS FULLY TESTED (AND WORKS PERFECTLY) AND WILL BE FULLY TESTED ONCE MORE, JUST PRIOR TO SENDING IT OFF. I DO THIS TWICE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST TESTING WAS NOT A FLUKE! I AM SURE WE BOTH DO NOT WANT ANY ISSUES HERE AND THIS IS ONE EASY STEP TO AVOID ANY!
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE EBAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING IT AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT
MY
PICTURES AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAY MESSAGING  AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS VINTAGE, BATTERY OPERATED TAIYO VOLKSWAGEN LOVE LOVE BEETLE (IN THE ORIGINAL RELEASE), IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAVE PASSED US BY.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON EBAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD /RATED P~SELLER WITH OVER 8 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND "
PORSCHE DESIGN
" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES.
I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO EBAY. THIS BEETLE
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR ALL, WHILE AFFORDING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION, I HAVE OPTED TO GIVE EBAY'S GSP A GO.
AS SUCH, PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO "NOT" CALCULATE NOR REQUEST ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR "IMPORT FEES OR DUTIES". THIS IS THE SOLE DOING OF EBAY WHO MAKES THIS REQUEST BASED ON YOUR GOVERNMENTS IMPORT REQUIREMENTS. SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO!
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU.......
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED FEEDBACK DUE TO THEIR IGNORANCE!
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON EBAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION.
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT EBAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL "
RED
"  OR "
BLUE
" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON EBAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN "ALBUMS" . I THINK YOU GET THE JIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED AND FULLY OPERATIONAL
, TAI
YO
,
VOLKSWAGEN COMBINATION LOVE LOVE BEETLE
C
AR IN RED WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX (STILL IN
EXCELLENT
SHAPE/CONDITION)
WITH A PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS. THIS VERSION WAS DISTRIBUTED BY "CHJ" ONCE BASED OUT OF TOKYO, JAPAN. ALSO THANK YOU
FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JOE
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT MY DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE DELIVERY HEREOF.