Collecting Matchbox Vehicles

What is the meaning of Matchbox collectibles?
Matchbox collectibles has two meanings. One of those is the new line of cars Matchbox releases each year under the Matchbox Collectibles signature. The other meaning is the rare older items that are hard to find.

Here is a list of things to consider when collecting the rare models:

1. Learn the history of Matchbox. Lesney Products was the first company to make Matchbox Cars in 1953
2. Understand Lesney in 1982 sold Matchbox Toys to Universal Toys, which, in turn sold to Tyco in 1991.
3. Understand the value of these cars to collectors, such as the fact that early Matchbox cars carried the banner that read "A Moko Lesney," due to the fact that they were distributed by the Moko company. By 1959 that was changed to "A Lesney Product."
4. Learn some of the details that make the cars different. Such as the fact that Matchbox cars 1 through 75 have three different types of wheels. The first cars had metal wheels, the early 1960s introduced plastic wheels, and around 1969 the "superfast" wheels appeared and are still used to this day.
5. Make sure you are interested, there are many different collections so figure out what you want to focus on early.
6. Serious collectors will end up collecting display cases, carrying cases, catalogs, buttons, among other things.
7. Find a good price guide or reference to help you determine the approximate value of the cars you are about to collect.

2008 Matchbox Cars Collectibles

These are suitable for collectors or as toys for younger people. Though they don't have the value of the older models they still make a nice addition to anyones collection. You can usually find these at any current toy store or big box retailer.

To get a full set might be more of a challenge though and browsing the internet for the right items is not that easy. I will try to have lists of places where you can get these in the future.