OK FOLKS…UP FOR AUCTION IS THE MOTHER OF ALL MATCHBOX ITEMS. I HAVE THE DISPLAY BOARD FOR 1-75 MATCHBOX CARS WITH THE CARS. BEST I CAN DATE IT IS 1961 OR 1962. THERE IS ONE CAR MISSING…#57 THE CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE SCANNED LIST TELLS WHAT IS IN THE DISPLAY. ALL HAVE GREY TIRES UNLESS NOTED. ITEMS IN THE RED PRINT REPRESENT OUR CONCERNS IF THEY ACTUALLY BELONG TO THE SET OR IF THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEWER DIFFERENT MODELS. THE CARS IN THE NUMBERED SPOTS ARE NUMBERED FOR THAT SPOT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONES LISTED IN RED. THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE SPOT IS LABELED BUT NUMBERED THE SAME. BUT STILL WORTHY. NUMBER 49 THE ARMY HALF TRACK…IS MISSING ONE RUBBER TRACK, APPROPRIATELY NAMED THE #34 INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS HAS THE DECAL (MISSED THAT ON THE LIST). OTHER THAN NOTED THESE LITTLE CARS ARE IN AMAZING CONDITION DARE I SAY NEAR MINT. THERE ARE A LOT OF PRICELESS LITTLE MATCHBOX CARS HERE. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN CLEANED DUE TO THE DUST THAT HAD ACCUMULATED. THE AXELS HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF SURFACE RUST FROM SITTING ON CARDBOARD….THAT IS HOW WE FOUND THEM. THE DISPLAY MEASURES 24″ TALL BY 29″ WIDE. THERE IS A FEW PLACES WHERE THE CARDBOARD ON THE BACK HAS A LAYER OFF. THERE IS A SLIGHT BEND VISIBLE FROM THE BACK SIDE BY THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE BLUE AREA. THE YELLOW BACKGROUND HAS MILDEW SPOTS VISIBLE. THE WORD “NEW” IS WROTE IN 5 SPOTS UNDER THE CARS IN INK. ALSO A SMALL GLUED TEAR IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. ITEM IS NOT PERFECT. THE STAND UP FLAPS ON THE BACK ARE IN GOOD CONDITION NO BENDS OR FOLDS. IF THERE ARE ANY…..ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK FOR THERE IS NO RETURN ON THIS ITEM. INSURANCE IS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA, SO EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE THE WINNING BIDDER AND WANT IT. RESERVE IS MODEST FOR THE ITEM AS A WHOLE, CARS SEPERATELY WOULD SELL FOR A SMALL FORTUNE EVEN WITHOUT THE BOXES. HAPPY BIDDING!On Feb-05-10 at 05:52:27 PST, seller added the following information: JUST AN ADDED NOTE HERE KIDS….THE ELASTIC BANDS IN THIS DISPLAY ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A LITTLE DIRT AND DUST.