RLC Sale 9AM

 9AM this 2022 Mainline Factory Sealed Set is going on sale... Good F-in luck!

Best Treasure Hunts Of 2019 - autoevolution Gives You Their Top 10

The editors over at autoevolution have compiled their favorite Top 10 T-Hunts from 2019, a great year for them I must say. Check out what the mainstream press is talking about at the link below...

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The Self Righteous C*nts At FedEx Do Not Disappoint...

 Nice box mod from the Bloomington hub of FedEx, the place where they were stealing everything from guns and ammo to Hot Wheels... Now everything runs a 50/50 chance of arriving like this... Maybe 70/30 in FedEx favor...

RLC Exclusive 2022 Mainline Factory-Sealed Set

 January 31'st at 9AM West Coast Hot Wheels time this will be on sale, limited to 1 per membership and priced at $600 and shipping is $40...

If you have never seen one of these, here is what is inside:

We stuffed this set full of 454 Hot Wheels from our mind-blowing Mainline to help you expand your collection all at once. Besides the 2022 Hot Wheels Mainline releases (35 mini collections, which includes 50 New Models, 15 Treasure Hunts, 15 Super Treasure Hunts, retail-specific editions, and all of our color variations), it features 7 promotional Collector Editions from the year. Quantities are extremely limited, so grab yourself a box before they’re gone. 

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Waiting On You Know Whom...

 What day is this?

Hot Wheels Mexico Convention BMW M3 (E46) Cars Have Arrived!

 I have not opened these yet...

RLC '70s Dodge Tradesman Van - Score!

 I only bought one and then I find out a friend missed due to the website acting up... I was surprised to see it sell out this fast...

RLC Sale '70s Dodge Tradesman Van 9AM

 The '70s Dodge Tradesman Van is set to go at 9AM West Coast Hot Wheels time and you are permitted to buy 2 if you so choose. 

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Hot Wheels '12 Ford Fiesta Treasure Hunt Score

Found this 2013 N case car while going through licensed car Treasure Hunts on eBay, shipped to me with all charges added, around $6-7USD. The card and blister are great and it will be a nice addition to my collection. Nobody was harmed in this purchase, the car even delivered in quick fashion. 

 

RLC '70s Dodge Tradesman Van

 The '70s Dodge Tradesman Van will be for sale RLC style on 01/24/23 at 9AM West Coast Hot Wheels time. This purple shag wagon features BF Goodrich Radial TA Real Riders, side and rear opening doors and the limit is 2 per membership. Priced at a hefty inflation rising $35USD, you to can own one of these fine examples of a roadside love nest...

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Hot Wheels Albertsons Score

Scored one of these fine gold TV Series Batmobile, I know how much some hate the Bstmobile. It brings me endless joy! The Subaru WRX STI and the pink Big Air Bel Air are cool too. They just don't anger anyone... 

RLC Sale 9AM 2022 Super Treasure Hunt Set

 At 9AM West Coast Hot Wheels time the 2022 Super Treasure Hunt set goes on sale... Good luck...

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Is The RLC Over Sold Now?

 

The RLC is less exclusive and more popular today with collectors and scalpers alike the world over, with mainstream media even taking notice. So with the introduction of physical redemption of NFT cars now a reality, is the RLC even worth being a part of? That probably is an easy answer for some and a bit more complicated for others, but for most the edge of exclusivity is waning with each coming year of the RLC and how it does memberships.

In the past you simply joined, got a car with button and patch, then later they added a second join date after a couple of cars had been sold and then it expanded to the scheme today, with fly by wire membership and the club car is a purchase unto itself. Scalpers for sure will prefer the "fly by wire" as it allows a purchase chance all year, rather than making a window they could be missing. 

Mattel is a business, making money drives new products, but a club that was founded on an exclusive nature, should be a remaining part of its existence today. In years past I had to exclude myself from the club due to finances, in those days Mainlines were off-limits as well. The club aspect is a bit lost in my opinion...

Production numbers of cars have risen, the actual membership is a fluid event that grows with every sale, you see the comments from fresh newcomers on Discord and the HWC forum, it is like an amoeba that grows and grows. Exclusive is less yet the demand grows like a pimple before a date, it is the tug of war with the ever growing world of Hot Wheels collectors. Without collectors, the scalpers would be cold, hungry and bored...

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The Mattel Discord Is Officially Shit Now...

 A new batch of scalper kids have popped up on Mattel's Discord like Russian orcs on a cold February morning in Ukraine... Time to troll the weaklings... 

***UPDATE*** Less than 48 hours after this post, one of the newest scalpers, who works for FedEx no less, was ejected from the HW's Discord for soliciting bad bad. That was a very fast burn out...

RLC Sale 2022 Super Treasure Hunt Set

 

Limited to 1500 sets... Priced at $250... January 17th, 9AM West Coast Hot Wheels time... Limited to 1 set per RLC membership...

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Hot Wheels Getting Us Pumped For 2023

I could use this...

 

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RIP Ken Block

 It has been less than 24 hours since I learned of Ken Block's passing and like many of his fans my mood is somber. Ken Block was more than a car racer, his mind was beyond that of the average competitor. Without guys like Ken Block, the auto world would be very boring. RIP...

Hot Wheels Albertsons A Case Scores

Scored my first colored Coupe Clip, The Batman Batmobile re-color I know makes people so angry, yet I embrace it with open wings and the Draggin Wagon which is a new for 2023 and will look good jumping the orange track. I needed nacho parts and found these while looking for the food, so nice...