The occasional lifetime collection can fetch a decent return, but most lot sales end up with individual Hess trucks, on average, coming out to be about $10. Instead, some people have learned this lesson the hard way and started selling off their collections. No box significantly decreases your changes of reselling. My son, 12, has been collecting Hess toy trucks for years now, and this year, he was over the moon when Hess announced the 2015 Hess Fire Truck and Ladder. How do you know if a Hess truck was released before 1980? Usually it says so right on the box, which is all you should be buying anyway. While Hess trucks are released and resold mostly around Christmas time, I'm confident results will not vary that much.) ( Keep in mind, though, I'm writing this with Sold Listings completely out of season. A cool $20 may sound legit if you find a pristine and cheap one at a garage sale, but considering the competition to sell them and the healthy weight of a boxed toy truck, it's not a profitable flip. David Hess, a former DEP Secretary under Republican governors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker. The 2019 Hess Mini Collection Click here for ordering details. Just about any Hess truck of the past 40 years won't reliably fetch you more than $10-20 on eBay (if that). 2019 Tow Truck Rescue Team Click here for ordering details. I like to keep these guides simple, so my rule of thumb for buying and reselling Hess trucks is this:ĭon’t even consider buying a Hess truck made after 1980. Instead, they gather more dust than dollars and Hess keeps pumping them out. Since I could remember through my toy-collecting childhood, the Hess Corporation has put their gas and oil operations aside to hawk some limited edition toy vehicles around Christmastime.īut what I've never understood is who is buying these things? I've only ever heard Hess trucks talked about like Peanuts and Quackers before the Beanie Babies bubble burst - they're considered solid investments for a children's financial future. So popular that they sell out every year, the items below from prior years are shown for historical reference and are not available. The Hess truck is here, but it is most certainly not better than ever. Hess Miniature Trucks, released late Spring annually, are small-scale replicas of our previously released Holiday toys a great way for fans to expand their collection.
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