Toy Wonders New Arrivals

August 31, 2007
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DIECAST Collectible Model Cars And More

Item#	Description	Stock Status
15782	RC2 ERTL - John Deere "G" Farm Tractor (1:16, Green) 15782	New
15783	RC2 ERTL - John Deere "50" Farm Tractor (1:16, Green) 15783	New
15785	RC2 ERTL - John Deere "70" Farm Tractor (1:16, Green) 15785	New
1470W	Sun Star - Ford Galaxie 500 "427 Lightweight" NHRA Record Holder (1963, 1:18 scale diecast car, White) 1470W	Restock
2711	Sun Star - Back to the Future DE LOREAN (1981, 1:18 scale diecast car, Stainless Steel) 2711	Restock
4503W	Sun Star Classic Rally - Lancia Stratos Race Car (1:18 scale diecast car, White) 4503W	New
1005SV	Sun Star European - Aston Martin DB5 Hard Top (1963, 1:18 scale diecast car, Silver Grey) 1005SV	New
1448R	Sun Star USA - Ford Galaxie 500 Chief Fire Department (1964, 1:18 scale diecast car, Red) 1448R	New
4311R	Sun Star USA - Ford Thunderbird Open Convertible (1960, 1:18 scale diecast car, Red) 4311R	Restock
4532W	Sun Star USA - Ford Falcon Futura Convertible (1963, 1:18 scale diecast car, White) 4532W	Restock
4581CM	Sun Star Platinum - Mercedes-Benz W115 Strick 8 Hard Top w/ Sunroof (1:18 scale diecast car, Cream) 4581CM	New
4582R	Sun Star Platinum - Mercedes-Benz W115 Strick 8 Hard Top w/ Sunroof (1:18 scale diecast car, Red) 4582R	New
4643GN	Sun Star Platinum - Lincoln Premiere Convertible (1956, 1:18 scale diecast car, Green) 4643GN	New
4802BU	Sun Star Platinum - Buick Limited Coupe (1958, 1:18 scale diecast car, Blue) 4802BU	Restock
5041BU	Sun Star Platinum - Pontiac Star Chief Hard Top (1955, 1:18 scale diecast car, Blue) 5041BU	New
5042BK	Sun Star Platinum - Pontiac Star Chief Hard Top (1955, 1:18 scale diecast car, Black/ Red) 5042BK	New
11111	Motor City - Camper (1:18 scale diecast car, Stainless Steel) 11111	Restock
43008BK	Motor City - Ford Tudor Police Car (1931, 1:18 scale diecast car, Black) 43008BK	Restock
23911R	Mattel Hot Wheels - Ferrari F40 Hard Top (1:18 scale diecast car, Red) 23911R	Restock
42707BU	Shelby - Shelby Cobra Super Snake 427 Convertible (1:18 scale diecast car, Blue) 42707BU	New
66350L01	Shelby Cobra - Shelby GT350 Hard Top (1966, 1:18 scale diecast car, Red Anodized) 66350L01	New
90055OR	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Chevrolet Camaro Hard Top (1968, 1:18 scale diecast car, Orange) 90055OR	New
DC07GT01W	Shelby Cobra - Shelby GT Hard Top (2007, 1:18 scale diecast car, White) DC07GT01W	New
DC07GT02BK	Shelby Cobra - Shelby GT Hard Top (2007, 1:18 scale diecast car, Black) DC07GT02BK	New
90211PD	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Ford Mustang Boss 429 Hard Top (1970, 1:24, Asstd.) 90211PD	New
90213KE	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Chevy Chevelle SS Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 90213KE	New
90213PD	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Chevy Chevelle SS Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 90213PD	New
90540PT	Jada Toys Dub City Bigtime Muscle - Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Convertible (1965, 1:24, Asstd.) 90540PT	Restock
90829GW	Jada Toys Street Low - Cadillac Brougham (1985, 1:24, Asstd.) 90829GW	Restock
12038W5	Jada Toys High Profile - Wave 5 (1:64, Asstd.) 12038W5	New
90340KE	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Chevy Chevelle SS Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 90340KE	New
90340PD	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Chevy Chevelle SS Hard Top (1969, 1:24, Asstd.) 90340PD	New
90538KN	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Convertible (1965, 1:24, Asstd.) 90538KN	New
5742D	Superior - Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Hard Top (1966, 1:28, Asstd.) 5742D	Restock
91135KV	Jada Toys Option D - Toyota Supra Hard Top (1:32, Asstd.) 91135KV	Restock
91373MT	Jada Toys Dub City - Volkswagen Bus (1962, 1:32, Asstd.) 91373MT	New
91376KE	Jada Toys Bigtime Muscle - Chevy Camaro Hard Top (1969, 1:32, Asstd.) 91376KE	New
91490	Jada Toys Road Rigz Pepsicola - Peterbilt 387 Tractor Trailer Truck (1:32, Blue) 91490	New
5746DH/8	Superior - Volkswagen Classic Beetle Hard Top (1967, 1:32, Asstd.) 5746DH/8	Restock
6712D	Superior - Mercedes-Benz CL600 Hard Top w/ Sunroof (1:32, Asstd.) 6712D	Restock
5416D	Superior - Ford E-350 Ambulance (2003, 1:48, Asstd.) 5416D	New
50185E	RC2 Johnny Lightning JL Classic Gold R37 Collection (1:64, Asstd. E) 50185E	New
4103/4DH	Superior - Big Wheel Roader No Decals (4.5", Asstd.) 4103/4DH	Restock
6851D	Superior - School Bus (6", Yellow) 6851D	Restock

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WORTH
by Lu Su

How much is something worth?  It would see to me that business decisions could easily and more readily be made if we had a tool that determined the monetary worth of something.  Wouldn’t it be really cool to have some sort of device (i.e. wand, charm, or crystal ball) that could tell us how much a particular asset is worth?  Moreover, this would be a healthy device to have too.  Think about how many years we could add to our lives if we used the device BEFORE hiring that one particular neurotic employee or entering into that partnership with that…….person.   Everyone would want one of these devices.  Every profession would have such a need for such a tool.

I picture some sort hand held device that you could wave over the item/person in question and then a few seconds later, after it crunched some numbers, spit out a dollar figure on a little screen. Since this has now become a fantasy, let’s make it available in three assorted colors: stainless steel, silver anodized, and gold plated (so we can do what airlines do and charge different rates for virtually the same item).  It would also have a currency converter so that we could market the tool to other countries.  Humm…I wonder what number would appear on the readout if I waved it over my own head -probably some gigantic number with a little minus sign in front that number.

But back to the question, how much is something worth?  As managers and traders of tangible goods, how do we access the value of a particular asset?  Seems like this would be a handy skill to have.  Does the cost of materials, labor and distribution charges have something to do with determining its worth?  Perhaps we should look at its replacement cost?  From my point of view, these costs do NOT determine how much something is worth.  If it did, closeouts would not exist.  If we employed a Himalayan Sherpa and had him hand carry one 1/18 scale diecast model car to the top of Mount Everest and back down again, thereby greatly increasing our transportation costs on it, has the value of the car increased? Don’t get me wrong, knowing what our cost is on a particular asset helps us become better managers –by allowing us to know whether we are conducting trades at a profit or not.  But I would argue that a product's worth (value) is NOT dependent on its production and transportation costs, how much we had previously paid for it, or how many trips to Mt. Everest its made.  Seems like an odd statement to make eh?

This reminds me of the time when a physics professor gave an explanation on how we humans perceive color.  If I was listening correctly, visible light hit an object. What then occurs is that this object absorbs different spectrums of color except the one that you see.  That is why your eye perceives that a taxi cab as being yellow in color. All the other colors are absorbed, but yellow is bounced back into our eyes.  So then if you stuck this taxi cab into a cave where there was no visible light present, then obviously no absorption or reflection of light is occurring. Here the argument gets more bizarre by then saying that the taxi cab no longer is yellow in color. So let me see if I have this correct.  Stick the taxi cab into a dark cave and then the taxi cab is no longer yellow in color?  It would seem to many that the taxi cab is still yellow, regardless of whether we remembered to bring a flashlight or not. Or whether we opened by eyes or not.  Likewise, a 1/18 scale diecast car would seem to have some inherent value whether one knows or what the cost to produce it and get it into someone’s hands or not.  Again, from my point of view, how much you paid for it is NOT a good determining factor for how much something is worth.  Like color, the value of something is ALL in the mind. 

In terms of the monetary value of something, I heard a good definition of worth: "What the highest bidder, that you are able to find, is willing to pay for it".   So if we do not look to our costs to evaluate worth, where do we turn for the answer?  In this world, supply and demand still best determines what something is worth.  So if the above definition is true, one practical application for us managers to pursue is find more bidders or to do something to have more bidders find you.  In general, the more bidders the higher you can charge.  He more bidders the better your understanding of supply and demand.