SCHUCO VINTAGE & COMPLETE FLIPO 930 FROG FULLY OPERATIONAL W/ORIGINAL BOX & KEY.

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HERE I
AM OFFERI
NG
UP ANOTHER ONE OF MY UNIQUE SCHUCO VEHICLES/MODELS/ITEMS/SETS. THIS IS THEIR VERY RARE "SCHUCO FLIPO". THIS IS THEIR MODEL NUMBER:
930
AND IS THEIR CLEVERLY DESIGNED AND FULLY OPERATIONAL "FROG".
HAVING JUST RECENTLY MOVED, I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A BUNCH OF FORGOTTEN ITEMS FROM MY CHILDHOOD, THIS 930 FLIPO IS ONE SUCH ITEM.
I HAVE HAD THIS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED (TO THOUSANDS) OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS THAT I HAVE INHERITED AND/OR COLLECTED OVER THE PAST 5 PLUS DECADE.
THIS SCHUCO FLIPO 930 IS NOT A REPRODUCTION! IT WAS/IS "MADE IN THE US ZONE OF GERMANY" WHICH ORIGINATED IN 1945 AND ENDED IN 1949 AND SO HALLMARKED. YOU WILL FIND ON THE INCLUDED ORIGINAL BOX WHICH IS HALLMARKED WITH, "MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY". HOWEVER, KNOW THIS ... SCHUCO HAS NEVER REPRODUCED THIS 930 FLIPO AS THEY HAVE SO MANY OF THEIR OTHER POPULAR CLOCKWORK AND ELEKTRO MODELS/ITEMS. THIS DIFFERENCE HAPPENS OFTEN AS THEY PRODUCED LITERALLY THOUSAND OF THESE FLIPO'S IN BULK, ONLY LATER .... WHEN WESTERN GERMANY CAME AROUND, DID THEY NEED TO PACKAGE THESE UP AND DELIVER THEM.
YOU HAVE OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO USING THIS FROG. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE ORIGINAL BOX, UNFORTUNATELY, THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE LOST DECADES AGO. THE LEGS ON THIS FROG CAN BE PLACED IN THE FORWARD POSITION, HERE THE LEGS ROTATE OFF CENTERED, SO IT GIVES YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS "HOPPING" HIS BODY WILL RAISE AND LOWER DEPENDING ON WHERE THE AXLE IS.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO PLACE THE LEGS TO THE REAR OF THIS FROG (LIKE IN THE SWIMMING POSITION). HERE HE DRAGS BOTH LEGS WHILE THEY EXPAND AND CONTRACT (LIKE HE'S "KICKING" HIS LEGS TO PROPEL HIMSELF.
AND LASTLY, YOU CAN PLACE THIS 930 FLIPO INTO A GLASS CONTAINER, WITH HIS LEGS POINTING DOWN. THIS WAY YOU GET THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS ATTEMPTING TO "HOP-OUT" OF THE CONTAINER AS HE MOVES UP AND DOWN. HERE YOU DO NEED TO GET THE CORRECT SIZE CONTAINER FOR THE BEST EFFECT.
THE CLOCKWORK SPRING IS STRONG AND ORIGINAL TO THIS FLIPO 930.
THE BOX DOES NOT HAVE ANY TAPE OR GLUE. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE LARGER END FLAPS HAS GONE MISSING (AS PICTURED).
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS FLIPO, YOU DO HAVE A SMALL AREA OF CONCERN. I AM NOT SURE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED, BUT IT HAS NOT GOTTEN ANY WORSE IN DECADES. PLEASE REFER TO MY PICTURES FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THIS AREA.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK MODEL/ITEM AND NOT A REPRODUCTION THEREOF! IT'S OLD AND IT'S USED .... BUT, NEVER HAS IT BEEN ABUSED! AS A COLLECTOR, ONE MUST ASSUME THAT SOME LITTLE QUARKS MIGHT ARISE ON CERTAIN MODELS AND ARE CONSIDERED IN FACT, "NORMAL" AND SOMETIMES EVEN EXPECTED! YOU HAVE NO SUCH ISSUES WITH THIS SCHUCO FLIPO 930. BUT, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WILL WORK PERFECTLY RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX..... EVERY TIME. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TWEAK THE ARMS AS THEY DO SHIFT WHEN IN THE ORIGINAL BOX. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN ONE WILL NOT ARISE! I STATE BECAUSE EVERY NOW AND THEN SOME ROCKET SCIENTIST WITH WAY TOO MUCH MONEY WILL PURCHASE SOMETHING FROM ME WHICH IS 60 YEARS OLD AND THEN HE WOULD EXPECT IT TO RUN LIKE NEW! THEN HE COMPLAINS LIKE A LITTLE TODDLE WHO HAS HIS PACIFIER WITHIN SIGHT, BUT, JUST SLIGHTLY OUT OF HIS REACH! THIS IS FRUSTRATING TO ME, SO IN TIME, I'LL HAVE TO WRITE TWO (2) PAGES OF "WHAT IF'S" OR A HUGE DISCLAIMER TO KEEP THE POWERS THAT REIGN SUPREME AT EBAY AT BAY! AND EVEN THEN ..... IN THE END ..... IT DOES NOT MATTER !! ALL UNFORTUNATE ... BUT TRUE!
IN ORDER TO PROTECT MY INTEGRITY AGAINST THOSE WHO KNOW MORE THEN ME, THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER WILL APPEAR AS A "REGULAR" CUT AND PASTE FEATURE IN MOST OF MY FORTHCOMING LISTINGS! HAVING MY DAD AS A CO-OWNER OF A TOY DISTRIBUTOR IN NYC FOR CLOSE TO A HALF OF A CENTURY DOES NOT MAKE ME AN EXPERT, HOWEVER HAVING THOUSAND OF UNIQUE TOYS BROUGHT HOME OVER THE YEARS WITH TOTAL AND COMPLETE ACCESS TO THEM (SOME OF WHICH YOU SEE LISTED HERE) SORT OF GIVES ME AN EDGE OVER THESE ROCKET SCIENTISTS! I AM NOT AN EXPERT, BUT, I AM A FAR DISTANCE FROM BEING A NOVICE!
WITH THIS BEING SAID, I WILL TRY TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME. I DO ASK THAT YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE. IF, AT ANY TIME .... AND YES EVEN YEARS AFTER YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING FROM ME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR ISSUES, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME HERE ON EBAY AND I WILL RESPOND ONCE I HAVE READ YOUR MESSAGE(S)/CONCERN(S).
I HAVE SOLD MULTIPLE ITEMS TO MUSEUMS AND COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE, I AM ALWAYS AROUND TO HELP, IF HELP IS NEEDED. I HAVE NOT EVEN REACHED 30% OF WHAT I HAVE IN HOUSE TO LIST AND I HAVE DUPLICATES OF MANY ITEMS, SOME LISTED AT THIS TIME AND MANY NOT YET LISTED. IF I LIST IT ...IT WORKS! I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM NOT THE CHEAPEST SELLER HERE ON EBAY, BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT WHAT YOU SEE BEING REPRESENTED HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY OFFERINGS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE EBAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS! THIS
SCHUCO
"FLIPO 930"
WILL NOT NEED TO BE TESTED AS I DO KNOW ITS WHOLE LIFE'S HISTORY AND I AM 100% SURE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY PROUD TO OWN THIS ITEM AND TO ADD IT TO YOUR COLLECTION. AND WITH A LITTLE DUE DILIGENCE EXERCISED HERE, YOU WILL GET AS MANY YEARS OUT OF PLEASURE AND USE OF THIS ITEM AS I HAVE.
AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT
MY
PICTURES AS THEY DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT AND VITAL PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS
RARE, LIGHTLY USED AND COLORFUL
, SCHUCO
CLOCKWORK
,
"FLIPO 930"
IS ANOTHER EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A ITEM AND AN ERA THAT HA
S
LONG PASSED US BY.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON EBAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD T/RATED P~SELLER WITH OVER 8 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND "
PORSCHE DESIGN
" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES.
NOTE
: THIS SELLING ACCOUNT IS NOW ALSO "T/RATED"!
I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO BOTH EBAY AND PAYPAL (IF USED). THIS
SCHUCO
"930 FLIPO"
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD A FEW RUN-INS WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP THIS OFFERS "WE THE SELLERS" SOME ADDED PROTECTION FROM BUYERS WITH THIS STATE OF MIND AND ATTITUDE.
IN ADDITION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE THIS ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR IT'S ACTUAL VALUE, SO PLEASE, DO NOT ASK IF I WILL LOWER IT'S DECLARATION VALUE. BY USING EBAY'S GSP, THEY DETERMINE IF ANY "IMPORT FEES" ARE TO BE COLLECTED AS THEY ARE IN CONTACT WITH YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NEGOTIATE THIS RATE (OR FEE) TO BE COLLECTED. I HAVE NO CONTROL OR SAY IN THIS MATTER, SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME FOR THIS ACTION.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU.....
THIS SCHUCO FROG 930 "FLIPO" IS OFFERED IN A BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTING BY ME AT THIS TIME.
HERE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I WILL BE ADDING TO MY STORE HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS AS IT HAS BECOME A MISSION TO GET UP TO 500 LISTINGS IN THIS STORE PRIOR TO THE HOLIDAYS ....  SO BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT AGAIN AND OFTEN!
I ALSO HAVE A BUNCH OF COOL VINTAGE ITEMS FROM ALPS, BANDAI, TECHNOFIX, SCHUCO AND OTHERS. IN ORDER TO VIEW SOME OF THESE ITEMS IN AN ORDERLY AND CONCISE FASHION, YOU NEED TO ENTER MY STORE HERE ON EBAY. TO DO THIS YOU NEED TO LOCATE THAT TINY DOOR NEAR MY SELLERS INFORMATION. A SINGLE CLICK ON IT WILL "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE.
ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A LIST OF CATEGORIES, SIMPLY CLICK ON THE ONE THAT TICKLES YOUR FANCY AND HAVE SOME FUN LOOKING AT WHAT I HAVE LISTED AT THIS TIME! THE "SEARCH" BAR WILL FURTHER REFINE YOUR SEARCH (IF NEEDED/DESIRED). TO VIEW JUST MY SCHUCO LISTINGS ... SIMPLY TYPE IN "SCHUCO" AND CLICK ON "SEARCH". NOW JUST MY ACTIVE SCHUCO LISTINGS WILL POP-UP FOR YOUR PERUSAL/CONSIDERATIONS.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS LIGHTLY USED, SCHUCO, CLOCKWORK "930 FLIPO" WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX  WITH IT'S ORIGINAL KEY AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN (OR WILL GIVE ME) IN THE PAST (FUTURE).
JOE
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU), WHILE STILL OFFERING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDED PROTECTION.