Nov 2, 2010 Christopher Pascale
Collectible Apple #84 Car From Disney/Pixar Cars - Mattel
When it comes to buying gifts for kids, one of the biggest crazes going on for more than a year has been Disney/Pixar Cars from the hit movie starring Luke Wilson as Lightning McQueen. Among the many sought after cars, such as View Zeen and Faux Wheel Drive, is the extremely rare Apple #84.
This one particular car sells for over $1,000, and on Amazon.com only two sellers are offering them. One is putting it up for sale for $1,200, and the other, Virtual King, International, is selling it for $70, leaving many holidays shoppers wondering who Virtual King, International is, and how they can sell Apple #84 cars for such a low price.
Virtual King, International
Virtual King, International is a web mortar store based out of central Louisiana's town of DeRidder, birthplace of chick lit author, Jennifer Weiner. Despite its mortar storefront, most of its business is done over the Internet through Amazon.com.
The company can typically only list one Apple #84 car at a time due to demand, but before touching on that, the question has still not been answered. How can Virtual King, International sell their cars for so much less than other sellers?
Apple #84 Cars for $69.99!
The reason this particular Disney/Pixar car is being sold for so much less than other sellers is because Virtual King, International offers its clients custom made, rather than original, Apple #84s.
So, when collectors are shopping for Apple #84, and they pay $1,200 to online seller, Toy Wiz, it is important to make sure that a Certificate of Authenticity is included with the purchase as that is the only way to ensure that it is a real Apple #84 car as opposed to a specially designed custom made Apple car.
If there is no Certificate of Authenticity, then the buyer has been intentionally conned, or slyly misled.
International Customer Base Makes Apple #84 Cars Nearly Impossible to Hold
As noted, these cars are custom made, and only 1,000 of the original Apple #84s are in existence. Virtual King, International has a global customer base, selling both to locals in the town of DeRidder, Louisiana, as well as shipping hard to find toys to those in Japan, Greece, South Africa, Brazil, and Australia, and so, when buying online, and trying to find the Apple #84 car for your collection, know that the cars that don't come with a Certificate of Authenticity are custom made, specially for those who order, and they are in short supply and long demand.
Collectible Apple #84 Car From Disney/Pixar Cars - Mattel
Save on Presents This Year by Buying Online - Wong Mei Teng
Serious Collectors Need the Apple #84 - Sascha Hoffmann
Global Supply Puts Short Demand on Custom Made Toy - Jan Krat?
Online Shopping Makes Apple #84 Cars Easy to Find - Miguel Ugalde
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