1960 TECHNOFIX CLOCKWORK NR. 299 QUICK SERVICE FILLING STATION. WORKING C~VIDEO

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HERE I AM OFFERING ANOTHER ONE OF MY ORIGINAL, TECHNOFIX, VINTAGE MODELS/SETS. THIS IS THE MODEL NUMBER 299 WHICH IS/WAS
THE THIRD (3RD) OF THREE (3) MODELS MADE IN 1960
. THIS SET WAS MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY
AND IT IS KNOWN AS THE
"QUICK SERVICE FILLING STATION" OR WHAT WE REFER TO THIS AS IN THE STATES "A GAS STATION".
THIS
QUICK SERVICE FILLING STATION
MODEL/TRA
CK
IS IN PERFECT WORKING CONDI
TION
!
THE BASE/TRACK LOOKS
LIKE IT WAS MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR! BUT, THIS IS AN ORIGINA
L EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE ITEM FROM MARKE/TECHNOFIX FROM WESTERN GERMANY.
THE
COLOR,
CONDITION, LITHOGRAPHY AND TIN
ARE
IN
EXCELLENT ALL AROUND CONDITION
AS IT HAS BEEN MORE TH
A
N WELL CARED FOR IN MY HEATED BASEMENT FOR MANY A DECADES NOW. PRIOR TO THAT, IT WAS IN M
Y PARE
NT'S HOME
IN MY OLD BEDROOM, STASHED IN AN OLD WALK IN CLOSET.
THE
BASE
IS
MADE FROM
SOLID TIN AND YOU HAVE NO PLASTIC FOUND ANYWHERE ON THIS QUICK SERVICE FILLING STATION (HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS "GAS STATION" SET
. ALL OF THE TIN LITHOGRAPHY LOOKS FACTORY FRESH AND IS BRIGHT AND SHARP! YOU HAVE NO RUST, DENTS, TWISTS, CREASES OR TWEAKS FOUND ANYWHERE ON THIS VINTAGE TIN ITEM.
WHAT
M
A
K
ES THIS MODEL/ITEM SO SPECIAL IS THAT
NOT ONLY
IS I
T I
N PERFECT ASCETIC CONDITION,
IT HAS THE ORIGINAL TWO (2) CLOCKWORK TIN CARS
WHICH ARE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION/ORDER AND EACH CAR HAS WITH IT, IT'S ORIGINAL TECHNOFIX KEY WHICH IS NEEDED TO POWER UP THESE CARS TO RUN THE TRACK.  AN ADDED FEATURE IS THAT YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL "STOP" SIGN AND STAND INCLUDED! ADD TO THIS THAT THE YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX IN ALL AROUND DECENT TO GOOD OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE AND YOU HAVE SOMETHING NOT TOO OFTEN LOCATED HERE ON EBAY OR ELSEWHERE!
THESE CARS HAVE A STRONG CLOCKWORK MOVEMENT/ENGINE. THEY WIND UP NICELY AND HOLD IT'S TENSION WITH EASE. YOU HAVE NO SLIPPAGE WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE CARS. THE KEY TO BOTH OF THESE CARS IS THE CLUTCH MECHANISM WHICH STOPS DISCHARGING THE CLOCKWORK EACH AND EVERY TIME ONE OF THESE CARS COME INTO CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE VOIDS IN THE TRACKS BASE. THIS ADDS A LOT OF TIME BETWEEN WINDING'S AS YOU WILL SEE THAT MOST OF THE TIME ONLY ONE (1) OF THE CARS ARE RUNNING THE TRACK WHILE THE OTHER SITS IDLE!
THESE CLOCKWORK TIN CARS ARE IN SHOWCASE SHAPE/CONDITION (AS PICTURED). YOU HAVE NO ISSUES AT ALL (NO RUST, DENTS, DIMPLES OR CORROSION) AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IS THAT NOT ONLY DO THE CLOCKWORK MOTORS WORK AND WORK WELL... THEIR CLUTCH MECHANISM WORKS PERFECTLY IN EACH OF THE CARS WHICH I CAN NOT STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS POINT ENOUGH......
AS YOU CAN SEE THIS HAS BEEN WELL STOR
ED OVER THE DECADES
. AS FAR AS THE
BASE
GOES, YOU WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE A BETT
ER EXAMPLE OF THIS. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE
,
IT IS LITERALLY AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS ONE COULD HOPE TO FIND. THE TIN TRACK HAS NO CREASES OR DENTS.  AND THE GAS ATTENDANT COMES IN AND OUT AS DESIGNED. KEEP IN MIND THAT I AM NOT REPRESENTING THIS AS NOS (NEW OLD STOCK), THIS WAS ONCE USED, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES ... IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY! IT HAS BEEN IN STORAGE FOR AT LEAST THE PAST FOUR (4) DECADES!!
TO USE THIS "GAS STATION
" ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TO WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW OR FEEL FREE TO KEEP ON READING .....
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CONTINUING .... LIE THE BASE ON A FLAT AND LEVEL SURFACE, WIND-UP AND PLACE ONE (1) OF THE CARS ONTO THE TRACK IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ARROWS. RELEASE THE CAR AND IT WILL RUN TILL IT STOPS AT THE GAS STATION. NEXT YOU WIND UP THE SECOND CAR AND PLACE IT ON THE TRACK WHERE YOU PLACED THE FIRST CAR AT (SEE VIDEO FOR IDEAL STARTING POINT).
AS THE SECOND CAR ADVANCES TOWARDS THE GAS STATION, IT WILL RUN OVER A SMALL TRIGGER LOCATED IN THE BASE WHICH WILL RELEASE THE FIRST CAR WHICH IS NOW STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION. THE FIRST CAR WILL NOW ADVANCE TO THE "STOP SIGN" AND WILL ONCE AGAIN COME TO A FULL STOP. ONCE THE SECOND CAR APPROACHES THE GAS STATION, IT WILL RUN OVER THE SECOND TRIGGER, ALSO LOCATED IN THE BASE, WHICH WILL RELEASE THE FIRST CAR WHICH IS NOW STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN.
NOW THE FIRST CAR WILL START IT'S SECOND CYCLE AROUND THE TRACK AS IT PASSES OVER WHERE YOU PLACED IT DOWN TO START THE ACTION. ONCE THE FIRST CAR REACHES THE GAS STATION, THE SECOND CAR WILL NOW COMPLETE IT'S FIRST CYCLE AS WELL.
ALL OF THE TIME, EACH AND EVERY TIME A CAR PULLS INTO THE GAS STATION, THE ATTENDANT WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE ...... HE WILL COME OUT OF THE STATION AND GIVES YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS FILLING UP THE CAR WITH GAS (PETROL) AS HE APPEARS AT THE REAR OF THE CAR.
EACH CAR CONTAINED WITHIN THIS GAS STATION WILL RUN ABOUT 7-9 CYCLES/LAPS AND WILL DO SO WITH EASE AND WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. AT ANY TIME, FEEL FREE TO LIFT UP EITHER ONE OF THESE CARS AND GIVE THEM ANOTHER WINDING... OR YOU CAN LET THE CLOCKWORK RUN THEIR COURSE.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS "QUICK SERVICE FILLING STATION
" IS VERY OLD AND THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THESE CLOCKWORK VINTAGE TOYS/MODELS IS ALL BUT FORGOTTEN.
THIS IS A GREAT GAME/
MODEL/TRACK THAT WILL KEEP YOU AND YOURS ENTERTAINED FOR A LONG TIME! THIS NR. 299 TECHNOFIX GAS STATION WILL KEEP THE YOUNG MINDS NOT ONLY ENTRANCED BUT AGAIN, ENTERTAINED FOR HOURS ON END!
THE ORIGINAL BOX IS IN GOOD OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE AND
THE GRAPHICS ARE STILL SHARP AND BRIGHT. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS WAS PRINTED BACK IN 1959/60 IN WESTERN GERMANY! NO ADDED GLUE HAS EVER MADE IT TO THIS BOX, BUT, YOU DO HAVE SOME ADDED TAPE (SEE PICTURES AND VIDEO FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THIS) ON AND IN THE BOX IN A FEW AREAS AND YOU HAVE A SMALL SECTION/PIECE OF THE BOX MISSING.
EVEN CONSIDERING THE ISSUES WITH IT'S ORIGINAL BOX AS JUST POINTED OUT, WITHOUT A DOUBT,  THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST AND MOST COMPLETE EXAMPLES AVAILABLE OF THE
TECHNOFIX "QUICK SERVICE FILLING STATION
"
MODE
LS/ITEM/TRACK
OFFERED HERE ON EBAY
.
ALL OF WHAT YOU SEE IN MY PICTURES AND VIDEO ARE ORIGINAL, NOTHING HAS BEEN ADDED
TO THIS LISTING.... ASIDE FROM SOME VINTAGE TAPE AS NOTED ABOVE AND IN THE VIDEO.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY ITEMS/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. 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!
PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AND MY SPECIALLY CREATED VIDEO AS THEY DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY 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 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. I AM NOW T/RATED ON THIS ACCOUNT AS WELL!
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
TECHNOFIX GAS STATION
NUMBER 299
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS PRIORITY MAIL AND WILL BE SENT FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR ALL, WHILE AFFORDING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION, I HAVE OPTED TO GIVE EBAY'S GSP A GO.
AS SUCH, PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO "NOT" CALCULATE NOR REQUEST ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR "IMPORT FEES OR DUTIES". THIS IS THE SOLE DOING OF EBAY WHO MAKES THIS REQUEST BASED ON YOUR GOVERNMENTS IMPORT REQUIREMENTS. SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO!
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT, AS THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME AT THIS TIME.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU.......
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.
I HAVE DOZEN
S
OF OTHER TECHNOFIX
, ARNOLD AND MARX ITEMS. I WILL BE ADDING SOME OF THESE EVERY NOW AND THE
N, SO KEEP ME IN MIND
AS
IT IS MY INTENTION TO ADD
AT LEAST ONE MODEL PER EVENING UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I FEEL THAT I AM BURNING MYSELF OUT
. THIS PAST WEEK ALONE, I SOLD
A FEW
OF
MY NE
WEST LISTINGS , SO IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME TO GET AHEAD HERE!
BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT SEE THA
T SOMETHING
SPECIAL
WHICH MIGHT JUST FILL THAT VOID IN YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION!
IN ADDITION, I AM TRYING TO ADD A VIDEO TO ALL OF MY NEW LISTINGS TO SHOW YOU THAT WHAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING IS EXACTLY AS IT IS LISTED AND IN PERFECT OPERATIONAL CONDITION/SHAPE.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
:
LASTLY
, PLEASE NOTE THAT IF EBAY DOES NOT DELIVER ITEMS/GOODS TO YOUR COUNTRY VIA THEIR GSP (GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM), I WILL CANCEL YOUR ORDER AND REFUND YOUR FUNDS 100%. DURING THIS COVID TIME, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I WILL SHIP ANYTHING INTERNATIONALLY .... NO EXCEPTIONS.
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
" OR "
BLUE
" 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, IN THE CENTER OF THE PAGE 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. A NEW
CATEGORY
HAS BEEN ADDED WHICH IS "VINTAGE/ANTIQUE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK THIS OUT!
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED COMPLETE MARKE/TECHNOFIX
NUMBER 299
,
"QUICK SERVICE FILLING STATION" (GAS STATION), WITH ITS ORIGINAL BOX
FROM 1960
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 ME DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU).
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.