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First General Lee, now Kitt..Ertel Crome Version 1:16scale.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:44 pm
by MIKEMAC
http://cgi.ebay.com/ERTL-1-18-KNIGHT-RI ... dZViewItem
I have seen the General Lee many times in pure silver chrome, now check out Kitt with the limited edition series. And why does Karr have a "RED" scanner instead of "Yellow". All the ones I see for sale are all in red, it's kitt with a differnt color, that's stupid, why even come out with karr if yuor not going to make it right!
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 5:45 pm
by MIKEMAC
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:11 pm
by Lost Knight
What the hell? If they're going to tamper with the model at all, I'd rather they make it more accurate instead of painting it chrome. Can't say I care for it much, though. It also looks silly having the whole car chrome and the side fender vents black...
Anyway, nice find, MIKEMAC.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:21 pm
by TurbomanKnight
The seller of the First car was the guy I bought my KITT from. The Seller is a jerkoff when it comes to shipping.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:02 pm
by Michael Pajaro
It sounds to me that this is simply the regular ERTL car which somebody bought, painted it chrome, and stuck it back in the box. If it was an officially-released product, I would think the box would say something like "limited chrome edition!". Unless I'm just missing it.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:19 pm
by PBH
None of the chromed edition cars (General Lee, Starsky & Hutch Gran Torino, Blues Brothers Dodge, Speed Racer Mach 5) had anything different on the box that I've noticed.
Still, I agree in the belief that it is a customization. Especially considering that none of us heard of this earlier and we're not seeing more of these around... especially on eBay.
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:30 pm
by TurbomanKnight
TurbomanKnight wrote:The seller of the First car was the guy I bought my KITT from. The Seller is a jerkoff when it comes to shipping.
Oh Yeah, a few of us experienced the same. I reccomend buying from someone else.
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:22 am
by pewter 02ws6
guys these are legit cars from ertl. if you do a search on ebay, you will see there are a bunch listed from various sellers. the reason why these cars are chrome is because these are "chase cars" . they are produced in very low numbers. ertl does this with every or almost every car they release. the box will not be any different that the normal version, only the car.
the good thing is that you have a chance of finding one of these cars at your local retailer that sells the ertl 1:18 cars. yes, even on the shelf at wal mart and it won't cost you a penny more than the regular version. you are going to pay an arm and a leg anywhere else,especially ebay. the reason you see so many on there is because all of the sellers that have them listed know that they are rare and that they always bring in top dollar. i've seen chrome versions of the general lee go for nearly $500 when they first hit ebay. i was surprised to see "buy it now" prices so low for this version of kitt.
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:27 am
by pewter 02ws6
PBH wrote:Still, I agree in the belief that it is a customization. Especially considering that none of us heard of this earlier and we're not seeing more of these around... especially on eBay.
i just checked ebay and there are at least 18 listed from about 6 different sellers.
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 1:58 pm
by andy-kitt
I don't mind the chrome for something different, but for them to paint the fender vents when they should be body colour goes to show they've done no research.
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:00 pm
by Michael Pajaro
I don't see myself as a collector for collecting's sake (i.e. not about to spend a ton of money on eBay) but I'll take a look at a hobby shop that has had other Ertl collectables to at least get a look. Thanks for the info - I didn't know these existed.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:13 am
by andy-kitt
shows they ripping us off though, look how much cheaper starsky & hutch is
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STARSKY-HUTCH-FOR ... dZViewItem
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:19 am
by andy-kitt
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:12 pm
by Lost Knight
The Gran Torino looks so much nicer than K.I.T.T. in chrome, I have to say. I even like it better than its original red & white colors.
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:51 pm
by andy-kitt
grab a bargain then as the guys not spelt it right LOL, it won't get many hits
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:50 pm
by Lost Knight
andy-kitt wrote:grab a bargain then as the guys not spelt it right LOL, it won't get many hits
I heard about that...apparently sellers who spell the names of their items wrong don't get many or any bids.
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:04 am
by andy-kitt
Thats because people can't find their items unless they use "view sellers other items"