Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 21:29:32 -0400
Reply-To: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
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From: Derek Drew <drew@INTERPORT.NET>
Subject: Why there is a huge supply of Revel Vanagon Camper models
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In the very early days of the net, not too long after the list started,
somebody stumbled onto the Revel web site. Revel is the maker of plastic
models, including at that time an out of production Vanagon camper model.
Revel was asking visitors to vote on which of their old models to resume
production of by clicking buttons next to the older models.
Somebody noticed this and went onto the Vanagon list and told the list
members the deal and that if we wanted models everybody had to go over
there and click.
Over the next week I was a little taken aback, as list member after list
member reported that they had been over to Revel had were clicking on that
button. Some reported hitting that button thirty clicks or more. I gained
the impression that Revel was going to get an impression of the market
demand for this item that was a little high.
It is now several years later, and I notice that hardly a week goes by
without someone posting a Revel model for sale on ebay, usually at a price
of around $10, which was the original offering price. I always chuckle when
I see evidence of an overabundant market supply.
At 01:51 PM 5/1/99 -0400, you wrote:
>On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:25:28 EDT KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote:
>>I just got a Vanagon Westie model at the Campbelltown show (the guy next to
>>me was selling them and I traded him a grille for it as his was beat). It is
>>really a neat one with a choice of top up or top down and the interior is
>>complete. It is a Revell model. He had a couple other models that have been
>>discussed here on the List
>
>Does anyone know a mailorder establishment that sells the Revell model? I
>tried the link on the vanagon.com site but the model is out of production
>and unavailable.
>
>Thanks!
>
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________________________________________________________
Derek Drew New York, NY & Washington, DC
drew@interport.net
'90 Syncro Westfalia...
...seen off-road at http://www.tiu.net/~des/vw/drew/index.html
Also seen at: http://www.pipeline.com/~tforhan/swrange.htm
http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/snow.html
http://www.pipeline.com/~tforhan/swmassn.htm
http://4wd.sofcom.com/VW/Campers/Campers.html
Note: most valuable Vanagon sites on the planet (for owners) are:
http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon
ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/
