HERE I AM OFFERING ANOTHER ONE OF MY SCHUCO VARIANTO SETS. THIS SET IS THE ONLY 3010CE SET/KIT THAT I S CURRENTLY AVAILABLE HERE ON EBAY. THIS SET WAS ORIGINALLY MY SET AND WAS SOLD TO MY DAD IN THE MID 1960'S ON ONE OF HIS BUSINESS TRIPS TO GERMANY. THIS SET WAS ONE OF MANY SETS THAT MY DAD BROUGHT HOME AS HE ULTIMATELY BECAME A TOY REPRESENTATIVE FOR A SMALL DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NYC.
LUIOBWE = LIGHTLY USED IN ORIGINAL BOX WITH EVERYTHING.
I
HAVE HAD THIS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED (TO THOUSANDS) OR SO
ADDITIONAL MODELS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE PAST 5 DECADES OR SO. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, MY FAMILY IS THE ONLY OWNER OF THIS 3010CE SET. I HAVE ABOUT 7 COMPLETE AND DIFFERENT VARIANTO SETS (3 OF THE 3010K) WHICH ARE CURRENTLY LISTED HERE ON EBAY.
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 COMPLETE, SCHUCO 3010CE VARIANTO SET WITH ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
WHAT MAKES THIS 3010CE SO RARE IS THE FACT THAT THIS SET IS THE "E" ELEKTRO (BATTERY OPERATED) VERSION AND NOT THE CLOCKWORK VERSION! IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF PACKAGING FROM ANY 3010C SET THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND I WOULD BET IT WAS RUSHED OUT TO PROMOTE THE THEN NEW "ELEKTRO" VEHICLES!
AS
YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL BOX IS HERE AND IN GOOD CONDITION/SHAPE. THE BASE, LID AND INSERT ARE 100% ORIGINAL. YOU DO HAVE SOME ADDED GLUE ON THE INSIDE CORNERS OF THE LID AS MY SON TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO FACILITATE A REPAIR A FEW + YEARS AGO ..... IN FACT, OVER 10 YEARS AGO!
THEY MADE DIFFERENT SETS OF THESE 3010 SETS FROM TIME TO TIME. ONE OF MY OTHER 3010C SETS HAS TWO (2) DIFFERENT SMALLER TRACK PARTS/SECTIONS. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE LITTLE ETCHINGS BELOW THE PARTS SO YOU KNOW WHICH INDIVIDUAL PIECE GOES WHERE ON CERTAIN 3010C'S! STRANGE, BUT TRUE!! EVEN THE ORIGINAL PICTURES WITHIN THE BOOKLETS VARY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, BUT IN ALL OF THESE BOOKLETS, I HAVE FOUND ONLY A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF THESE ELEKTRO SETS. NONE OF WHICH LOOK LIKE THIS SET HERE!
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES, YOU HAVE TWO (2) ORIGINAL "SCHUCO-VARIANTO 3010" INSTRUCTIONS. PICTURED ON THIS SHEET ARE THE VARIATIONS OF THE TRACKS THAT YOU CAN DERIVE FROM THIS SET AS WELL AS SOME OF THEIR OTHER SETS. OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD ON TO THIS SET AS ALL OF THE VARIANTO SETS AND INDIVIDUAL ITEMS/PIECES WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER. KEEP IN MIND THAT THEY HAD TWO (2) VARIATIONS OF VARIANTO MODELS... THE CLOCKWORK (ORIGINAL VERSION) AND THESE ELEKTRO (BATTERY OPERATED) VEHICLES.
IN ADDITION TO THESE BOOKLETS, YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL "LARGE" LAYOUT SHEET AS WELL. THIS SHEET HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS AS WE USED THIS AS A BASIS TO BUILD ON CLOSE TO A HALF OF A CENTURY AGO. YOU ALSO HAVE TWO (2) PHOTOCOPIES OF DIFFERENT ELEKTRO VEHICLE GUIDES. I HAD THESE IN MY FILE, SO I TOSSED IN ONE OF EACH.
THIS 3010CE SET DIFFERS IN THE VEHICLES AS THE CLOCKWORK KITS/SETS (3010C) HAS THE SEDAN (3041) AND PICK-UP TRUCK (3042). SCHUCO NEVER MADE AN ELEKTRO (BATTERY OPERATED) SEDAN, SO THEY USED A 3114 ELEKTRO VAN HERE IN LIEU OF THE SEDAN (3041)...... AND IT GETS MORE COMPLICATED TOO.
AS THEY DEVELOPED THESE ELEKTRO VEHICLES, THEY ADDED THE FILLING STATION TO THEIR LINE-UP. THIS FILLING STATION ACTUALLY RE-CHARGED THE BATTERIES (MORE ON THIS LATER). BUT THE EARLY VERSIONS, LIKE THE INCLUDED PICK-UP TRUCK HERE DOES NOT HAVE THE BATTERY FEEDS/CONTACTS EMITTING FROM THE ROOF .... AS THE VAN DOES. THIS IS HOW I GAUGED THIS 3010CE SET AS ONE OF THE EARLIEST SETS.
THE
COOL THING WITH THESE ELEKTRO VEHICLES IS THE FRONT BUMPER ... THESE
ARE DESIGNED TO KILL THE POWER WHEN TWEAKED. THEY ARE RIVETED AT THE
CENTER AND WHEN THIS VEHICLE APPROACHES ANOTHER VEHICLE OR OBSTACLE, UPON CONTACT,
THE BUMPER WILL PIVOT, THUS DISCONNECTING THE POWER FROM THE ELECTRIC
MOTOR. THIS IS ALSO DONE SO IT CAN STOP AT THE VARIOUS POINTS WITH THE
ADD ON'S LIKE THE GAS STATION, TOLL BOOTH, STOP LIGHTS, ECT. ONCE THE
OBSTACLE IS REMOVED, SHIFTED OR MOVED AWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT
BACK UP AUTOMATICALLY AND CONTINUE ON IT'S JOURNEY!
THESE
RUN GREAT ON ANY AND ALL OF THE TRACKS AND IN THIS APPLICATION, YOU
WILL NEVER NEED THE STEERING CABLE. I ALSO HAVE A FEW OF THE FILLING STATIONS LISTED AND IF YOUR INTERESTED IN ONE WITHOUT THE BOX, LET ME KNOW AS I HAVE A FEW OF THESE LYING AROUND AT THIS TIME (THESE ARE NOT LISTED AND LESS COSTLY). YOU WILL NEED A TRANSFORMER TO FULLY UTILIZE THIS FILLING STATION, ANY TRANSFORMER WILL DO HERE. I ALSO HAVE SOME SMALLER
TRACKS/KITS LISTED HERE ON EBAY AT THIS TIME.... CHECK 'EM OUT! AND IF YOUR IN NEED OF ANY EXTRA OR ADDITIONAL SPRING WIRE TRACK SECTIONS, I HAVE CLOSE TO A HUNDRED OF THESE IN HOUSE (OF WHICH NONE ARE LISTED). LASTLY, I HAVE ABOUT 500 INDIVIDUAL PLASTIC AND TIN TRACK SECTIONS, SO I CAN HELP YOU CONSTRUCT/DESIGN/BUILD THE TRACK OF YOUR DREAMS!
THIS 3010CE SET IS NOT CONSIDERED A STARTER SET LIKE THE 3010K. THIS WAS SLIGHTLY MORE ADVANCED AS IT USES MUCH MORE OF THE SOLID SECTIONS TO BETTER CONTROL THE TRACK LAYOUT AND PREVENT THE SPRING STYLE TRACK FROM SQUIRMING AROUND THE FLOOR AS THE VEHICLE PASSED OVER IT. SPEAKING OF THESE SOLID TRACK SECTIONS, YOU HAVE ALL OF WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ENCLOSED TO INCLUDE THE CONNECTION SECTIONS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL PAPER BAG. THE PLIERS ARE KEY TO TIGHTEN UP ANY OF THE BRASS CONNECTORS WHICH HOLD THE WIRE AND SOLID PIECES OF TRACK.
THE VEHICLE'S BODIES ARE IN EXCELLENT TO SHOWCASE CONDITION/SHAPE. YES, THERE ARE SOME VERY, VERY SLIGHT PLAY MARKS FROM USE, MOST OF WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE BODY. THE FINISHES DO VARY BETWEEN THESE SETS AS WELL AS SOME OF THESE CARS ARE BRIGHT AND SHINY, WHILE SOME TRUCKS HAS A DULL/FLAT FINISH. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE NO
EVIDENT RUST ANYWHERE AND BOTH SHOW/DISPLAY EXCELLENTLY! HERE YOU EVEN HAVE BOTH OF THE ORIGINAL SCHUCO KEYS!!
THE INDIVIDUAL WIRE TRACKS ARE THE ORIGINAL 4 SECTIONS OF TRACK THAT CAME WITH THIS SET AS NEW. THE ORIGINAL PAPER SLEEVE DID NOT SURVIVE AS IT BROKE OFF A FEW YEARS AGO AND
THIS SET WAS/IS MADE IN THE BOTH THE "US-ZONE OF GERMANY" AS WELL AS "WESTERN GERMANY" AND ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES FROM THE BOX LID TO THE SMALLEST SECTION OF TRACK ARE SO MARKED!
THE ONLY ISSUE WOULD BE THAT BATTERIES TODAY ARE STANDARDIZED. WHEN THESE VEHICLES WERE DESIGNED, THEY USED "VARTA" BATTERIES WHICH HAD DIFFERENT ENDS OR TIPS ON THE BATTERIES. TODAY'S SIZE "AA" BATTERIES WILL DESTROY THE PICK-UP TRUCKS PLASTIC BED, AS THEY ARE SLIGHTLY LONGER IN LENGTH. I USE "AAA" SIZE AND MAKE A SMALL CYLINDER OF TIN FOIL TO CLOSE THE OPENING AND TO MAKE GOOD CONTACT. THE SWITCH ON THE REAR BED OF THE PICK-UP TRUCK HAS BECOME LOOSE AND WILL EASILY FALL OUT. THIS IS TOO COMMON, IN FACT MOST OF THESE SWITCHES ARE LOST AND WHEN THEY FALL OUT, MOST FOLKS SIMPLY DISCARD THEM. ANOTHER BAD ISSUE WOULD BE WHEN FOLKS JAM IN THE "AA" BATTERIES, THE REAR DECK OF THE PICK-UP TRUCK WILL BREAK AND A CHUNK WILL FALL OFF. AT THIS POINT, THE SWITCH ALWAYS BECOMES DISLODGED AND AGAIN, OFTEN TOSSED.
THE CONTACT WITHIN THE VAN ALSO WAS MODIFIED TO ACCEPT THE NOW STANDARDIZED "AA" BATTERIES. THE INSIDE OF THE SWITCH HAS BEEN SLIGHTLY ALTERED TO MAKE IT WORK .... AND IT DOES WORK AS IT SHOULD!
SIMPLY PUT, YOU WILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO EVER LOCATE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE 3010CE'S IN THIS CONDITION AND THIS COMPLETE! ALL OF THE TRACK SECTIONS ARE PERFECT WITH NO CRACKS OR CHIPS AND BOTH ELEKTRO VEHICLES DO OPERATE AND WORK AS DESIGNED AND RUN THE TRACK WITH EASE!! YOU HAVE NO NEED TO HAVE TO "PUSH" THESE VEHICLES ALONG!! IT'S THE OPPOSITE, YOU'LL HAVE TO CHASE THESE DOWN OR WAIT TILL THEY COME AROUND TO POWER THEM DOWN!
I
TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY 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 SET 3010CE WILL NOT NEED TO BE RE-TESTED AS I DO KNOW ITS
WHOLE LIFE'S HISTORY AND I AM 100% SURE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY PROUD TO
OWN THIS MODEL AND WITH JUST A LITTLE DILIGENCE EXERCISED YOU WILL GET AS MANY YEARS OF USE AND PLEASURE OUT OF THIS MODEL AS I HAVE!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE
TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO BECOME A VITAL PART OF MY DESCRIPTION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-BAY
MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS VINTAGE, SCHUCO 3010CE, TIN CAR/SET IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HAS PASSED US BY.
THIS
IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON E-BAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND
POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A
GOLD /RATED POWER~SELLER WITH OVER 7 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 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 E-BAY AND PAYPAL. THIS COMPLETE SCHUCO VARIANTO SET 3010C WILL BE SENT VIA UPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE SENT VIA EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM" (GSP). IF YOU AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH USING THIS "PROGRAM" PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION. UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN~INS WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS BUYERS WHO, BY THEIR VERY NATURE, DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS AND MAKE UP THE RULES AS THEY GO ALONG. BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP, IT HAS CERTAIN BENEFITS AND DOES OFFER SOME PROTECTION TO "WE THE SELLERS" FROM FOLKS WITH THIS ATTITUDE/OUTLOOK.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL HAVE TO INSURE THIS PARCEL FOR ITS SELLING PRICE. AS SUCH, IT MUST BE DECLARED FOR ITS SELLING VALUE. YOU CAN NOT DECLARE AN ITEM FOR $40.00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR $400.00, THIS IS SIMPLY JUST NOT POSSIBLE. HERE, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, IMPORT FEES, DUTIES OR ASSESSMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE LEVIED OR ACCESSED FROM ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE, DELIVERY HEREOF. SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END!
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU......
IF YOU HAVE
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 DUE TO THEIR IGNORANCE!
AS MENTIONED
ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON E-BAY) 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.
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT AND IS A TRUE ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING.
IT
IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY
(IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM
DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER
KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND
OUT OR 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 E-BAY 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 E-BAY!
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 JIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF
CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. I
HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS" TO HELP KEEP
SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.
ONCE
AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS VERY MUCH LOVED, EVER-SO-LIGHTLY USED, COMPLETE SCHUCO VARIANTO SET 3010C WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES, LITERATURE, PACKAGING AND 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 EBAYS "GLOBAL FREIGHT SYSTEM". 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).