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There are some things in life that will never happen.
- I will never willingly dye my hair blonde.
- I’m never going to make homemade macaroni and cheese to taste just like my grandmother’s recipe.
- I will never catch the winning touchdown in a Super Bowl game.
And:
- I will never pay $945.00 for an antique toy fire truck.
No, really. I can’t make these things up.
In case you can’t read that, let me help you out: Smith Miller Fire Truck 1950′s $945.00.
No. Really.
Not happening. Nuh-uh. Never.
FireDad and I found that particular fire truck during one of our geocaching-walk-date-things that we do because we’re dorky. It was in the window of a local antique shop, of which we have many. We stood there for awhile, blinking at the red truck in the window. We decided that even if we ever won the lottery that we don’t play, playing nearly a grand for a toy that would likely break if our kids touched it seemed somewhat silly.
I did some research, of course. Smith-Miller closed in the 1950′s and reopened decades later when a man who used to buy the trucks as a child bought the company. If you search eBay and other similar sites, you can find the truck pictured above ranging for as low as $150 for a well-loved truck all the way up to over $1000 for those in mint condition. The official website hasn’t been updated since 2009, and they don’t seem to have any trucks currently in stock. That’s a shame. I’d pay a normal amount for a truck made in the USA from a company that seems to be well-loved.
All the same, I won’t be paying $945 for the antique version.Yowza.
8 Responses to “Things That Will Never Happen”
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My name is Jenna, aka FireMom. I blog here, 
You’re going to have to keep an eye out and see if it ever sells.
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I’ve been checking. Like the Ben Roethlisberger signed photo, it hasn’t sold. *snort*
I have a REAL METAL Tonka fire truck in my basement. Not an antique, but in pretty good shape. My son is 42, so the truck is about 37 years old.
Do you want it for FREE ? We’ ll be at Seneca Lake 15th 16th and 17th. Let me know and we can arrange to meet.
You can check my twitter acct and see I am not an axe murderer. lol
Kristi…pagan43
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This is (obviously) not a truck for your kids to play with anyway. There is a new market for Baby Boomers and such, for those with more dollars than sense to try and “buy back” their childhood. I have been amazed at what people will pay for antiques at the Fire Expos for old helmets, hoses, etc… so seeing something like this doesn’t surprise me… though I certainly would never pony up that kind of money for a collectible, no matter how cool it is.
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The law of supply and demand has always been a mystery to me, and thinking of forking over nearly $1,000 (which would make a good down payment for a Real car) on a toy befuddles me! I get that antiques are valuable, but seriously?
As for my list of things I will never do:
1. I’ll never try downhill skiing
2. I’ll not ever willingly make a cucumber sandwich, let alone eat one!
3. I’ll never enjoy listening to rap music
and 4. I won’t miss my college roomies making kim chee in my Tupperware! Boy am I glad those days are over!
Thanks for never going blond.. I don’t think we could be friends. Oh and I think you should buy the truck. You only live once….just kidding of course, but you know that someone will buy it someday!
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Don’t you kinda wish you could put the IRL equivalent of a Google Alert on it so you’d know when it sold and – more importantly – who the heck bought it?
Katie in MA´s last [type] ..“Summer lovin’- having a blast…”
Dang. A truck. For kids. For $945? AS IF.
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