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Day trading toy army vehicles

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I am an avowed day trader of toy soldiers, as can be seen in previous posts about stuff I've traded recently ( here and, oh my, here ) as well as my past history of day trading .  I have to crow about another great find, this time about toy army vehicles  Not sure which I like more, subsidizing my hobby, or discovering new stuff out there by accident. A week or so ago, I was cruising the ads of toys on ebay, looking for stuff the seller doesn't realize can sell with a little bit of research.  I found one called "Military Toy Lot."  A lot of stuff for an opening bid of five bucks plus shipping. Much of the time, the used toys for sale on ebay is crap, cheap soldiers or tanks recently manufactured in China.  Reviewing the picture I saw a couple things I recognized, Roco Minitanks as well as a Tootsie Toy vehicle and a Marx soldier.  I wanted one small item among the hodgepodge, so I bid for the lot and won, paying $16.50, including shipping.  I figured some stuff