As an experienced collector, one of my favourite things to do is to buy job lots then sort through them and pick out the ones I need for my collection and sell the rest. This is how I have gradually built up most of my ERTL collection. Over the years I have bought job lots in charity shops, table top sales and online. I will then go through and swap out those that are in better collection and sell my duplicates. I decided to do this recently and saved the boxes for an unboxing video.
I am very close to completing my collection of opened ERTL engines and vehicles so I decided to buy some job lots and see if I could make a small profit in the process! I hope you all enjoy the un-boxing video, admittedly it is probably a bit too long as I don't voice over the recording.
I have been focussing most of my attention on ERTL in recent months. I enjoy looking back through the history of the range and trying to collect all the different engines, vehicles and rolling stock they released. They are all very high quality and although they are not without their faults they are far superior to the merchandise of today.
I hope you enjoy the video and if you have any questions you know how to get in touch!
If you are interested in ERTL you may also like:
ERTL Personalised Money Box: https://youtu.be/BHanzlYnjkI
The Early Days of ERTL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz4bhgaqW-0
ERTL Haul: https://youtu.be/YXfVEICOdag
Thomas Merchandise on SiF: http://www.sodor-island.net/merchandise.html
