Squid's Matchbox Trader Links

Last Update 03/20/01

MATCHBOX
TRADER
LINKS
(others who buy, sell and/or trade)

These links are mainly to those sites that buy/sell/swap Matchbox cars. There are several other sites that do a bang-up job of giving information on the Matchbox collecting hobby (see them below):

The Vintage Lesney Matchbox Diecast Collector's Board -- A bulletin board for Regular Wheels Only!
Toy Boy - Alan Wank -- Possibly the best selection/price combination.
Remember When Collectibles -- Lots of high quality cars to choose from
Old Tin Toy Shop (New Zealand) -- Choose 'Category', then 'Diecast' - big selection, good prices.
Peter Seaman (Australia) -- Many RW and SF for sale or trade. Also a nice Bulletin Board.
Michael Bowen Collectors Toys (England) -- Specialists in older mint diecast.
Vintage Toys (Australia) -- Reasonable prices on Regular Wheel models.
Trevor Bannistor (England) -- Great selection of pre-1970 Matchbox.
Ross Frank's Models of Yesteryear -- Looking for that MOY model? It's probably here!
Toys and Collectables -- Good layout, good prices, good selection.
Michael Roehr's For Sale List -- List of RW and SF for sale
Neil's Wheels -- Lotsa Diecast stuff for sale including Regular Wheels
Toybox 2000 -- New Section for Matchbox Classifieds.
J.P's Regular Wheels -- Several RW cars for sale.
Steve Flowers Matchbox Parts -- All kinds of parts to restore your Matchbox cars and trucks
Marbleapple in the UK -- Mostly top-notch Mint-In-Box models

The following links are just great Matchbox links. Check them out:

Frank's Matchbox Lesney Pages -- The BEST information and pictures!
Nick Jone's Matchbox Pictures -- Great pictures of nearly every model and good info on them!
Shabbir's Page -- Great stuff! Gotta see it to believe it!
Foster's Lesney Matchbox -- Great and whimsical Matchbox pics and info.
Matchbox World Wide -- Matchbox information (tied to a nationwide Matchbox collectors club).
Bay Area Matchbox Collectors' Association -- If on the West Coast, the best collectors group.
BAMCA Matchbox Lineup -- Database of pre-70 MBs with pictures -- cool!
George and Dana's Page -- Great pictures of variations including many rarities (drool!)
Diecast Metal Car Collector -- Nice page, some cars for sale, various wheel types shown
Tom Larson's Page -- Clean looking, very nice car photos
Gary's Matchbox Restoration Bulletin Board -- Running commentary on diecast restoration
Yough Diecast -- Newer Matchbox for sale with good descriptions.
Steve's Toys for Big Boys -- Pictures of cars by year (1969 only so far).
Dan's Matchbox Picture Pages -- Lots of pictures of modern cars.
Gary's Matchbox Body Shop -- This is the place to go for Restoration stuff!
Alleyguide Matchbox Price Guide -- Current prices for Vintage Matchbox cars
Mattel Wheels -- New site - Buy and Sell Hotwheels/Matchbox online.