January 2016 Archives

It is a classic case of "where worlds collide." Here on Ebay is a really neat tin scooter toy. I believe the scooter is a Zundapp Bella. In any case, this is a collectible that has appeal to lots of different types of people. You have your scooter people, your tin toy people, and your general motor memorabilia people. I think it is the tin toy folks that are driving the price on this toy. It sure looks like it is in perfect condition. However, with four days to go on the auction, the bidding is already higher than the amount I have paid for many actual scooters! I wonder where it will end up!

This is one for you scooter memorabilia collectors. Lambretta dealer postcards, here on Ebay. I think these were produced for the U.S. market only. They were given out at dealers as promotional material, back in the 50's when postcards were a thing. Some of them are hilariously quaint. In fact, two of them have been reproduced - the woman at the grocery store, and the guy in Manhattan. I believe that the two others in this group have not been reproduced. In any case, these postcards are original, and pretty rare. I have several of these that I got from an old defunct scooter dealer, but you don't see the originals often, and even less often in a group like this. If I didn't already have multiple copies of these cards, I'd be buying this set!