YONEZAWA TIN, MECHANICAL FERRY BOAT COMPLETE & WORKING WITH ORIGINAL BOX! SWEET!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE, VINTAGE,
MECHANICAL (CLOCKWORK)
, FULLY MADE OUT OF TIN, FERRY BOAT WITH IT'S ORIGINAL (AND COMPLETE) TWIN ISLAND WATERWAY CROSSING WITH THEIR OWN TIN LIGHTHOUSES WHICH IS MADE BY YONEZAWA TOYS CO., LTD. FROM TOKYO, JAPAN, THIS IS THEIR "MECHANICAL FERRY BOAT". TO SWEETEN THIS OFFERING, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX, YOU ALSO HAVE YOURSELF AN EVEN RARER, COMPLETE AND FULLY OPERATIONAL EXAMPLE OF THIS ITEM NUMBER:
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HAVING HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY. 95% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS
YONEZAWA FERRY BOAT
IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
MY DAD ONCE WORKED FOR A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NYC. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF PURCHASING AND OUTSIDE SALES,  AS SUCH, HE WORKED A LOT OF SHOWS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. COMING FROM A LARGE FAMILY, HE NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT TO COME HOME EMPTY HANDED AFTER ONE OF THESE SHOWS!
THIS WAS ONE OF HIS HOMECOMING GIFTS TO THE FAMILY, MANY A YEARS AGO! ULTIMATELY, THIS ENDED UP IN MY ELDER SISTERS POSSESSION AS SHE HAD A THING FOR WATER.
THIS FERRY BOAT WAS/IS MADE BY THE FAMOUS TOY MAKER "YONEZAWA" NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH "YONE" WHO ALSO ORIGINATED IN JAPAN AT OR AROUND THE SAME TIME. BOTH MADE QUALITY TOYS, BUT "YONEZAWA" DIVERSIFIED QUICKER INTO BATTERY OPERATED TOYS AND LASTED LONGER IN THE MARKETPLACE.
EARLIER TODAY, I PULLED THIS ONE OUT OF ONE OF MY STORAGE ROOMS AND DECIDED TO SPEND SOME TIME ON IT TO SEE IF IT WAS WORTHY ENOUGH TO BE LISTED AMONGST MY ITEMS HERE ON EBAY.... IT QUICKLY BECAME OBVIOUS WHY YONEZAWA AND THIS PARTICULAR FERRY BOAT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR TIME. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLETE SET WHICH I AM SELLING ON EBAY. THE FIRST SET JUST SOLD LAST WEEK!
THIS ENTIRE SET-UP WENT TOGETHER IN MINUTES AND WITH A QUICK WINDING, THIS FERRY BOAT WAS OFF AND RUNNING ... STRONGLY I MIGHT ADD!
AFTER REMOVING THE BASE FROM THE BOX, YOU SIMPLY OPEN IT UP LIKE A BOOK AND PLACE THE BASE DOWN ON ANY LEVEL SURFACE.
NEXT YOU PLACE THE TWO (2)TIN LITHOGRAPHED LIGHTHOUSES IN THEIR BASES WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE ISLANDS. NOW YOU PLACE THE FERRY AT ONE (1) OF THE ISLANDS FERRY BOAT LANDINGS (IN EITHER DIRECTION AS IT DOES NOT MATTER). NOW YOU GRAB HOLD OF THE TIN BUS, GIVE IT A GOOD WINDING AND GENTLY PLACE IT DOWN ON THE ISLAND WHICH YOU PLACED THE FERRY. HERE, I ALWAYS PLACE THE BUS LIKE IT'S JUST LEAVING THE FERRY.
YOU'LL SEE THE BUS TAKE RIGHT OFF ... SOMETIMES LOOKING LIKE IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT... BUT IT DOES!! IT FLIES AROUND THE ISLAND AND HEADS BACK ONTO THE FERRY .... THE FERRY BOAT LEAVES THE LANDING UNDER THE POWER FROM THE BUS AND GOES TO THE NEXT ISLAND!
YOU WILL FIND IN TIME, THAT IF YOU TURN THE FERRY BOAT AROUND, IT WILL WORK BETTER GOING ONE-WAY. WHICH WAY? YOU'LL NEED TO DO THE OLD TRIED AND TRUE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION! THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THE BUS.
IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT YOU KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR DEALING WITH ANTIQUATED TECHNOLOGY HERE! BUT WITH A LITTLE PATIENCE AND TIME, YOU'LL HAVE THIS BUS AND FERRY CONNECTION WORKING AS I DO! FLAWLESSLY!!
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT 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 FERRY BOAT. BUT, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WILL WORK PERFECTLY RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX..... EVERY TIME. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN ONE WILL NOT ARISE! AS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TWEAK ONE OR BOTH OF THE ISLANDS PIERS WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY BENT IN SHIPPING (AND SO DESCRIBED ON THE BOX). 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 HE WOULD EXPECT IT TO RUN LIKE NEW RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! THEN HE COMPLAINS LIKE A TODDLE WHO HAS HIS PACIFIER WITHIN SIGHT, BUT SLIGHTLY OUT OF REACH WHEN IT DOES NOT DO SO! 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 ON EBAY) 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).
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.
YOU HAVE NO DENTS, DIMPLES, CREASES, RUST OR CORROSION FOUND ANYWHERE ON THE BASE, FERRY BOAT OR BUS. ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ARE DONE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY. YOU DO HAVE NORMAL SIGNS OF PLAY~WEAR WHICH IS
NOT
CONSISTENT WITH ITS AGE AS IT IS IN FAR BETTER OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION THEN IT SHOULD BE!!
THIS IS ONE OF THE COOLEST, VINTAGE, MECHANICAL (WIND-UP/CLOCKWORK) TIN NOVELTIES THAT I HAVE IN MY COLLECTION AND IN FACT, ONE OF THE NICEST AND COMPLETE CLOCKWORK, VINTAGE, FERRY BOAT SETS THAT I HAVE SEEN HERE ON EBAY!
THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN FAIR OVERALL SHAPE/CONDITION. YES YOU DO HAVE SOME SLIGHT SIGNS OF SHELF RASHING HERE AND THERE, BUT NO GLUE HAS EVER BEEN ADDED AND THE ORIGINAL STAPLES STILL HOLD THE LID AND THE BASE TOGETHER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ADDED TAPE. TWO OF THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE LID ARE WELL TAPED, AND THE OTHER TWO COULD USE TAPE. THE GRAPHICS ARE STILL SHARP AND COLORFUL. THE LID DOES HAVE A DEPRESSION AS IT FOUND ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF MY TOWER OF TOYS. THIS BOX WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE ANY WATER DAMAGE FROM MY FAMILY'S EPIC WATER GUN FIGHT AS THIS WAS LOCATED IN MY SISTERS CLOSET AND NOT MINE JUST LIKE THE OTHER YONEZAWA TRAIN WHICH IS CURRENTLY LISTED HERE ON EBAY (UNLESS IT SELLS OFF).
ONCE AGAIN, ALL OF THE TINY COMPONENTS ARE IN VERY GOOD OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE. YOU HAVE NO DINGS, CREASES OR CORROSION ANYWHERE ON THESE ITEMS (OR ON THE TRACK/BASE FOR THAT MATTER).... IT IS 100% CORROSION AND RUST FREE! AND YOU HAVE NO STICKERS TO FALL OFF OF THE BUS, FERRY BOAT, LIGHTHOUSES OR BASE AS THEY ARE ALL HERE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY AND THESE COLORS AND GRAPHICS ARE HERE TO STAY!!
I DO ASK THAT YOU INSPECT MY PICTURES THOROUGHLY AS THESE DO BECOME A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION HERE! IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ANY PARTICULAR AREA OR FEATURE CLOSE UP, SIMPLY CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF AND I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE!
BY MY STANDARDS AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON EBAY. AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL? ALL ONE NEED DO IS TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES AND GIVE IT A GO, OR A SIMPLE PUSH TO SEE IF THE FRICTION DRIVE IS WORKING!  I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE SELLERS WHO WILL EVER SAY "THIS MODEL IS UNTESTED AND AS SUCH IT IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION" OR , "I HAVE NOT TESTED THE WIND-UP MECHANISM (CLOCK-WORK) AS I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO THIS WILL BE SOLD UNTESTED". THIS YONEZAWA FERRY BOAT
IS FULLY TESTED (AND WORKS PERFECTLY) AND WILL BE FULLY TESTED ONCE MORE, JUST PRIOR TO SENDING IT OFF. I DO THIS TWICE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST TESTING WAS NOT A FLUKE! I AM SURE WE BOTH DO NOT WANT ANY ISSUES HERE AND THIS IS ONE EASY STEP TO AVOID ANY!
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS 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.
ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY, VERY HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE ANOTHER YONEZAWA
"FERRY BOAT" SETS
THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THIS ONE DOES. NOW ADD TO THIS FACT, THAT NOT ONLY IS IT 100% OPERATIONAL, YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX AND NOW YOU HAVE YOURSELF A REAL KEEPER HERE!!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS AND, ONCE AGAIN, 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 WORKING VINTAGE,
YONEZAWA MECHANICAL FERRY BOAT
IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND OF AN ERA THAT HAS LONG PASSED US BY.
THE INSTRUCTIONS I NEVER RECALL SEEING, HOWEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE BOX YOU HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ... WEATHER OR NOT THAT ALL OF IT, I CAN NOT RECALL AT THIS TIME. BUT, DO NOT EXPECT TO RECEIVE SEPARATE INSTRUCTIONS.
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 AM NOW**). I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND "
PORSCHE DESIGN
" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES.
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. THIS
YONEZAWA
FERRY BOAT
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
INTERNATIONALLY, I AM NOW USING AND RELYING ON EBAY’S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP) FOR IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-IN'
S WITH SOME VERY SCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO SIMPLY “DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS”. SO IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP ALL PARTIES HAPPY AND KEEP EBAY’S INVOLVEMENT TO A MINIMUM, I HAVE OPTED TO TRAVEL DOWN THIS ROAD.
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR IT'S SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR IT'S SELLING VALUE. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AT OR PRIOR TO THE TIME OF DELIVERY. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END! KEEP IN MIND THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DECLARE AN ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR 0.00.
IF YOU HAV
E ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED FEEDBACK DU
E TO THEIR IGNORA
NCE!
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON EBAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU......
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTING/OFFERING BY ME AT THIS TIME. I DO HAVE A SIMILAR ITEM FROM YONEZAWA, WHICH FEATURES THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING! BUT IN ALL HONESTY, I DO LIKE TO KEEP A FEW OF THE RARER ITEMS AROUND. IN TIME AND ONCE THIS UNIT SELLS OFF, I'LL PROBABLY LIST THAT ONE TOO!
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST AT LEAST ONE NEW MODEL/TOY CAR A DAY UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I CONSIDER MYSELF BURNT OUT. I HAVE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM. SO IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME REGULARLY. WHO KNOWS WHEN YOU MIGHT FIND THAT ONE MODEL/TOY THAT WILL COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT EBAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL "
RED
" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON EBAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN "ALBUMS" . I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I HAVE ADDED A NEW CATEGORY OF "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK THIS ONE OUT!
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED,
VINTAGE
,
FULLY WORKING, TIN, YONEZAWA MECHANICAL (CLOCKWORK) "FERRY BOAT" SET-UP WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX
AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
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 MY DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING 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 ADDITIONAL PROTECTION).
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) TO ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.