SCHUCO SOLISTO WIND-UP VIOLINIST MONKEY WITH ORIGINAL BOX & KEY. FULLY WORKING!!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A
VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK, SCHUCO
"SOLISTO" CHARACTER/FIGURINE.
SCHUCO OFFERED THIS "SOLISTO" IN MORE THEN A FEW CHARACTERS TO INCLUDE THIS MONKEY. I CAN SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL "SOLISTO" WHICH IS IN PERFECT OPERATIONAL SHAPE/CONDITION.
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HAVING HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON EBAY. 9
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% OF THESE ARE ONE-OF-A-KINDS LISTINGS AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO SHOW YOU AN ARRAY OF PICTURES AND DESCRIBE THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THIS
SCHUCO SOLISTO FIGURINE IS
NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
THIS MONKEY IS
MADE FULLY OF TIN
AND HAS A FELT LIKE COAT
WRAPPED AROUND/ONTO IT. THE CLOCKWORK DRIVE IS THE SAME
MECHANISM
THAT THEY USE IN THEIR MANY OF THEIR POPULAR MODEL CARS
TO INCLUDE THE
POPULAR WENDE-LIMOUSINE MODEL NUMBER 1010 (ONLY I
N A SMALLER VERSION
) AND MICRO-RACERS.
EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THESE FIGURINES ARE ORIGINAL AND STILL FACTORY ATTACHED. ALL OF THE EARS, HANDS, FEET, HAT, VIOLIN, BOW, ETC ARE 100% ORIGINAL.
YOU WILL ALSO NOTE THAT YOU HAVE NO FADING OF THE FELT CLOTHING. THI IS  BECAUSE THIS SOLISTO HAS SPENT ITS ENTIRE LIFE IN THIS BOX! IT WAS NEVER PLACED ON DISPLAY OR USED AS A CHILDS TOY.
THIS FIGURINE DISPLAY WELL AND WORKS EVEN BETTER! ALL OF THESE SOLISTO'S ALL DESIGNED WITH THE SAME MOVEMENT AND THAT IS THAT THEY SPIN AROUND IN A FULL 360 DEGREES AND AT DESIGNATED INTERVALS, BOTH ARMS WILL DROP DOWN ALLOWING THE TINY BOW TO MOVE ABOUT GIVING THE IMAGE THE IT IS STRINGING THE VIOLIN. ALL THE WHILE THE FIGURINE IS MOVING ABOUT AND SPINNING AROUND, OCCASIONALLY CHANGING IT'S ROTATIONAL DIRECTION, BUT CONSTANTLY PICKING AWAY ON HIS VIOLIN.
YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT WEAR ON ANY OF THE HEADS, FACE OR FEET ON THIS FIGURINE NOR DO YOU HAVE ANY BUG HOLES ON THEIR CLOTHING. THE ONLY HOLE THAT I CAN SEE WOULD BE THE ONE DESIGNATED FOR THE KEY.
THE BOX HERE WAS USED FOR MOST OF THEIR POPULAR SOLISTO'S (IT'S GENERIC). THEY SHOW A CLOWN AND MONKEY ON THIS BOX. ON THE BOXES TOP LID YOU HAVE SOME DAMAGE TO IT. HERE IS WHERE THEY SHOW YOU WHAT IS EXACTLY WITHIN THIS BOX.... AND THIS PART HAS GONE MISSING.
THIS SOLISTO'S AND IT'S BOX HAVE BEEN HALLMARKED MADE IN THE US ZONE OF GERMANY.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE EBAY WORLD. I DO HAVE OPTIONS AND I CHOOSE TO OFFER ONLY THE VERY FINEST THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE. I TEST EVERYTHING PRIOR TO LISTING THEM AND ONCE AGAIN PRIOR TO SENDING THEM OFF. I DO THIS SO WE WILL BOTH BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE END RESULT, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I DO THINGS!
ONC
E AGAIN, THIS
SC
HUCO
CLOCKWORK MONKEY SOLISTO'S WORK
P
ERFECTLY AND HAS NO ISSUES. IT WORKS AS DESIGNED AND HAS THE ORIGINAL BOX & KEY.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, VINTAGE, CLOCKWORK MODEL/ITEM AND NOT A REPRODUCTION THEREOF! IT'S OLD AND IT'S USED .... BUT, NEVER HAS IT BEEN ABUSED! AS A COLLECTOR, ONE MUST ASSUME THAT SOME LITTLE QUARKS MIGHT ARISE ON CERTAIN MODELS AND ARE CONSIDERED IN FACT, "NORMAL" AND SOMETIMES EVEN EXPECTED! YOU HAVE NO SUCH ISSUES WITH ANY OF THESE SOLISTO'S. BUT, THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT WILL WORK PERFECTLY RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX..... EVERY TIME. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN ONE WILL NOT ARISE! AS YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TWEAK AN ARM WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY BENT IN SHIPPING. I STATE BECAUSE EVERY NOW AND THEN SOME ROCKET SCIENTIST WITH WAY TOO MUCH MONEY WILL PURCHASE SOMETHING FROM ME WHICH IS 60 YEARS OLD AND HE WOULD EXPECT IT TO RUN LIKE NEW! THEN HE COMPLAINS LIKE A TODDLER WHO HAS HIS PACIFIER WITHIN SIGHT, BUT SLIGHTLY OUT OF REACH! THIS IS FRUSTRATING TO ME, SO IN TIME, I'LL HAVE TO WRITE TWO (2) PAGES OF "WHAT IF'S" OR A HUGE DISCLAIMER TO KEEP THE POWERS THAT REIGN SUPREME AT EBAY AT BAY! AND EVEN THEN ..... IN THE END ..... IT DOES NOT MATTER !! ALL UNFORTUNATE ... BUT TRUE!
IN ORDER TO PROTECT MY INTEGRITY AGAINST THOSE WHO KNOW MORE THEN ME, THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER WILL APPEAR AS A "REGULAR" CUT AND PASTE FEATURE IN MOST OF MY FORTHCOMING LISTINGS! HAVING MY DAD AS A CO-OWNER OF A TOY DISTRIBUTOR IN NYC FOR CLOSE TO A HALF OF A CENTURY DOES NOT MAKE ME AN EXPERT, HOWEVER HAVING THOUSAND OF UNIQUE TOYS BROUGHT HOME OVER THE YEARS WITH TOTAL AND COMPLETE ACCESS TO THEM (SOME OF WHICH YOU SEE LISTED HERE) SORT OF GIVES ME AN EDGE OVER THESE ROCKET SCIENTISTS! I AM NOT AN EXPERT, BUT, I AM A FAR DISTANCE FROM BEING A NOVICE!
WITH THIS BEING SAID, I WILL TRY TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME. I DO ASK THAT YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY PICTURES AS THESE DO A MUCH BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE. IF, AT ANY TIME .... AND YES EVEN YEARS AFTER YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING FROM ME, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR ISSUES, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME HERE ON EBAY AND I WILL RESPOND ONCE I HAVE READ YOUR MESSAGE(S).
I HAVE SOLD MULTIPLE ITEMS TO MUSEUMS AND COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE, I AM ALWAYS AROUND TO HELP IF HELP IS NEEDED. I HAVE NOT EVEN REACHED 30% OF WHAT I HAVE IN HOUSE TO LIST AND I HAVE DUPLICATES OF MANY ITEMS, SOME LISTED AT THIS TIME AND MANY NOT YET LISTED. IF I LIST IT ...IT WORKS! I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM NOT THE CHEAPEST SELLER HERE ON EBAY, BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT WHAT YOU SEE BEING REPRESENTED HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE.
ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL SOLISTO FROM SCHUCO IN THE CONDITION WHICH APPEARS BEFORE YOU, LET ALONE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WORKS LIKE THIS ONE DOES! ADD TO THIS THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOX AND THE ORIGINAL KEY AND NOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PLEASED TO ADD TO THEIR OWN COLLECTION.
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY DESCRIPTION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL PICTURES, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON EBAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD T/RATED P-SELLER WITH OVER 8 YEARS OF THIS STATUS BACKING ME. I SPECIALIZE IN PRIMARILY THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD AND I CONCENTRATE WITH/ON PORSCHE, BENTLEY, AUDI AND "
PORSCHE DESIGN
" ITEMS/ACCESSORIES. AS OF THIS LISTING, I NOW SHARE THE SAME ACCOLAIDS BETWEEN BOTH OF MY  STORES.
I HAVE A UPS ACCOUNT AND MOST OF MY OFFERINGS HERE SHALL BE SENT THAT WAY. I PACK EACH AND EVERY ITEM MYSELF AND DO SO AS IF I WERE RECEIVING IT. ALL OF MY DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS WILL BE INSURED FOR THE SELLING PRICE. I ENTER THE SHIPPING DATA DAILY INTO BOTH EBAY AND PAYPAL (IF USED). THIS
SCHUCO SOLISTO
WILL BE SENT VIA THE USPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH SOME UNSCRUPULOUS FOLKS WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". SO IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR ALL, WHILE AFFORDING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION, I HAVE OPTED TO GIVE EBAY'S GSP A GO.
AS SUCH, PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO "NOT" CALCULATE NOR REQUEST ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR "IMPORT FEE'S OR DUTIES". THIS IS THE SOLE DOING OF EBAY WHO MAKES THIS REQUEST BASED ON YOUR GOVERNMENTS IMPORT REQUIREMENTS. SO PLEASE DO NOT FAULT ME WHEN IT'S TIME TO LEAVE YOUR FEEDBACK AS I HAVE NO MORE CONTROL OVER THIS THEN YOU DO!
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT, AS THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME WITH THIS COLOR SCHEME.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON EBAY) AND I DO TRY MY BEST TO DO AS GOOD AS I CAN. THIS HAS BECOME A FULL TIME BUSINESS FOR ME AND I REALLY ENJOY DOING IT. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TILL IT BECOMES A BURDEN AND I CAN NO LONGER ENJOY IT. I WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE WEEKLY (OR TRYING TO) AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THAT I DO EXACTLY WHAT I SAY AND DO SO IN A VERY TIMELY FASHION.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU.....
I DO HAVE SOME OTHER REALLY COOL SCHUCO ITEMS CURRENTLY LISTED HERE ON EBAY AT THIS TIME.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO ADD
AT LEAST ONE MODEL PER EVENING UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I FEEL THAT I AM BURNING MYSELF OUT
.
BE SURE TO CHECK ME OUT OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT SEE THA
T SOMETHING
SPECIAL
WHICH MIGHT JUST FILL THAT VOID IN YOUR PERSONAL COLLECTION!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT EBAY OFFERS WE SELLERS TO USE (AT A FEE OF COURSE) AND THIS IS TO ASSIST YOU, THE BUYER, TO VIEW ALL OF MY OFFERINGS. IN ORDER TO VIEW MY LISTINGS IN A CONCISE AND ORDERLY FASHION, ALL YOU NEED DO IS TO LOCATE THAT SMALL "
RED
" OR "
BLUE
" DOOR A TOP THIS PAGE. THIS IS LOCATED JUST BELOW MY SELLERS ID AND FEEDBACK TALLY. ONCE LOCATED, A SINGLE LEFT CLICK ON IT WILL IN TURN "
OPEN
" THE VIRTUAL DOOR TO MY STORE HERE ON EBAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY SCHUCO COLLECTION, JUST TYPE IN "SCHUCO" AND CLICK ON SEARCH. NOW JUST MY LISTED SCHUCO ITEMS WILL POP-UP. ... IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE SOME LP'S ... YOU GOT IT ... TYPE IN "ALBUMS" . I THINK YOU GET THE GIST OF THIS NOW!
I HAVE A LIST OF CATEGORIES THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN STREAMLINING YOUR SEARCH AS WELL. A NEW
CATEGORY
HAS BEEN ADDED WHICH IS "VINTAGE/ANTIQUE TOYS", BE SURE TO CHECK THIS OUT!
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
LIGHTLY USED AND FULLY TESTED
VINTAGE, TIN,
CLOCKWORK SOLISTO MONKEY FROM SCHUCO WITH THE ORIGINAL BOX AND KEY
AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JOE
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS
PLEASE NOTE
: THAT I AM CURRENTLY TESTING THE EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". IF YOU, AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUYER, FIND THIS TOO COSTLY ... PLEASE CONTACT MY DIRECTLY VIA EBAY MESSAGING AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU), WHILE STILL OFFERING ME, THE SHIPPER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) PRIOR TO, OR AT THE TIME OF, THE DELIVERY HEREOF.