SCHUCO VARIANTO COMPLETE SET 3010 E. IT'S ALL HERE & PERFECTLY WORKING WITH BOX!

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HERE I
AM OFFERI
NG
ANOTHER ONE OF MY SCHUCO VARIANTO SETS. THIS IS ONE OF THE RARER SETS AND THIS ONE HERE IS 99% COMPLETE, FUNCTIONING AND ORIGINAL! THERE IS A SINGLE CLAMP WHICH IS MISSING WITH THIS SET WHICH IS DESIGNED TO HOLD THE SOLID TRACK LINE AND STREET SIGN TRACK LINES INTO THE BASE. OTHER THEN THIS
OMISSION
, ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES ARE ORIGINAL AND IN EXCELLENT WORKING SHAPE/CONDITION! UNFORTUNATELY, THE BOX ITSELF HAS TAPE PLACED ON IT AT MOST TO ALL OF THE SEAMS, BUT, IT STILL DISPLAYS VERY WELL AND IS ONE OF THE
RAREST SETS MADE BY SCHUCO FOR THEIR VARIANTO MODEL! AS MOST CONSUMERS FOUND THAT THE "STREET SIGNS" ADDED COMPLICATIONS TO THE SET.
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I HAVE HAD THIS STASHED AWAY WITH A FEW HUNDRED (TO THOUSANDS) OR SO ADDITIONAL MODELS THAT I HAVE COLLECTED OVER THE PAST 5 DECADES OR SO.
I HAVE A
BOUT 10 COMPLETE AND DIFFERENT VARIANTO SETS IN HOUSE THAT I WILL BE OFFERING UP HERE ON EBAY OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR SO.
THIS IS  SOMEWHAT OF A UNIQUE SCHUCO 3010 VARIANTO SET (MORE ON THIS LATER).
HAVING HUNDREDS OF MODEL CARS TO CHOOSE FROM, MOSTLY PORSCHE AND CORVETTES, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF THESE HERE ON E-BAY. 95% 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 COMPLETE, SCHUCO 3010E VARIANTO SET WITH ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL ACCESSORIES IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE
!
AS YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL BOX IS HERE AND IN
GOOD
OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE.
THE BASE
AND LID ARE 100% ORIGINAL AND DO SHOW SIGNS OF REPAIR
. YOU
DO HAVE A LOT OF ADDED TAPE PLACED ON THE LIDS, CORNERS, AND EDGES TO ADD STRENGTH AND SUPPORT (NOT TO MENTION TO HOLD IT TOGETHER).
THIS LID HAS A BUNCH OF TRACK SECTIONS LOCATED ON ITS UNDERSIDE, THESE ARE ALL HERE AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL METAL TABS ARE HOLDING THESE TRACK SECTIONS INTO PLACE. A SMALL SECTION HAS GONE MISSING ON THE LID, BUT THIS STILL DISPLAYS WELL CONSIDERING IT'S AGE!!
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY PICTURES, YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL "SCHUCO
-
VARIANTO 3010"
INSTRUCTIONS.
PICTURED
ON THESE SHEETS ARE THE VARIATIONS OF THE TRACKS THAT YOU CAN
DERIVE
FROM THIS SET. OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS ADD ON TO THIS SET AS ALL OF THE VARIANTO SETS AND INDIVIDUAL ITEMS/PIECES WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER. Y
OU
HAVE THE ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR
BOTH VEHICLES CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SET. YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL SUPPLEMENTAL SHEET OF TRACK MODELS AND LAY-OUT. THIS TOO IS ORIGINAL AND CAME WITH THIS SET. SOMETHING NOT TOO OFTEN FOUND IS THE ORIGINAL "BEACHTE-NOTE" WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH THESE RARE VARIANTO VEHICLES. THIS NOTE SHOWS YOU HOW TO USE THE "HOOD ORNAMENTS" AS THEY ARE REALLY WAYS TO LOCK THE STEERING CABLES ONTO THE VEHICLES. MORE OFTEN THEN NOT, YOU RECEIVE THESE VARIANTO'S WITHOUT THIS "OPTION"..... MAKING THIS A RARER SET!
YOU ALSO HAVE A PAPER BAG WHICH CONTAINS 8 INDIVIDUAL 1-METER SECTIONS OF THE SPRING STYLE TRACK. THESE SECTIONS ALL HAVE THE BRASS CONNECTORS ATTACHED TO ONE END. IN ADDITION TO THESE EIGHT (8) BRASS CONNECTORS, YOU HAVE TWO (2) PLASTIC CLIPS WHICH EACH HOLD 13 OF THESE CONNECTIONS WHICH IS KEY AS THIS SET DOES HAVE A NEED FOR ALL OF THESE LITTLE CONNECTORS.
WITH THIS 3010E YOU ALSO HAVE A FULL CONTINGENCY OF HARD WIRE TRACK SECTIONS IN ALL OF THE AVAILABLE SECTIONS/SIZES (FIVE IN TOTAL). THESE HARD TRACK SECTIONS ALLOW THE FLEXIBLE SECTIONS TO KEEP THE LAYOUT THAT YOU HAVE DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, THESE HARD TRACK SECTIONS ALLOW YOU TO USE ALL OF THE PROVIDED TRACK SECTIONS AS YOU DO NEED SPACE IN-BETWEEN THESE SECTIONS TO PROPERLY USE THEM AND THESE ALLOW YOU TO DO JUST THAT.
YOU ALSO HAVE THE COMPLETE SET OF METAL SIGNS OR STOPS TO INCLUDE, PARKING, TELEPHONE, GASOLINE AND SERVICE.  ALL OF THESE METAL SIGNS HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL WIRE BASE. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO DIRECT THE VEHICLES INTO THESE DESIGNATED "PIT" STOPS SORT OF LIKE DEAD-ENDS. THE VEHICLES ENTER, BUT HAVE NO WAY OUT!
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE ABOVE, HERE YOU HAVE FIVE (5) DIFFERENT TRACK SECTIONS WHICH ALLOW YOU GREAT DIVERSITY IN BOTH THE DESIGN AND THE LAY-OUT OF YOUR DESIRED TRACK. YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE INSIDE OF THE LID YOU HAVE FIVE (5) PIECES, TWO (2) OF TWO (2) SECTIONS AND A SINGLE UNIQUE INTERSECTION (THE "Y" SECTION IS DOUBLED UP).
THIS 3010
E SET HAS THE CLASSIC COMBINATION OF THE VARIANTO
-LASTO 3042 PICK-UP TRUCK
AND THE THE VARIAN
TO-LIMO 3041
. THESE VEHI
CLES ARE DIFFERENT COLORS AND THE CAR IS CREAM IN COLOR....
WHILE THE TRUCK IS A RED IN COLOR!!
ON
BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES
YOU HAVE
A
SWITCH W
HICH
WILL STOP THE STRONG CLOCKWORK
MOTOR
FROM DISCHARGING AND ALLOW YOU 3 VARIABLE SPEEDS IN WHICH TO TRAVEL. THESE FUN
CTIONS WORK VERY WELL AND BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES ARE MADE IN THE U.S. ZONE OF GERMANY. ON THE TOP OF THE TRUCK'S ROOF IS WHERE YOU WIND UP THE CLOCKWORK MOTOR (THE ORIGINAL KEY IS ALSO INCLUDED). THE OTHER HOLE ON THE TRUCK'S HOOD IS WHERE YOU CAN INSERT THE MANUAL STEERING CABLE. BOTH OF THESE CABLES ARE HERE AND BOTH OF THE ORIGINAL BAGS ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THE CAR'
S CLOCKWORK MOTO
R IS WOUND UP FROM THE
DRIVER'S SIDE. BOTH OF THESE CLOCKWORK DRIVES ARE STRONG AND LONG LASTING ...HENCE "LASTO"! AGAIN, BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THE "HOOD ORNAMENT" WHICH PLACES THIS SET BACK IN THE EARLIER PRODUCTION YEARS OF 1945, 1946 AND 1947. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, SCHUCO NEVER BROUGHT THIS "HOOD ORNAMENT" FEATURE INTO THE WESTERN GERMANY PRODUCTION ERA.
TH
IS
SET
BROUGHT BACK SO MANY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES WHEN I JUST TESTED IT! THIS 3010E SET WAS/IS A MORE ADVANCED SET AND NOT CONSIDERED A "STARTER SET" LIKE THE 3010K IS. I
HAVE A FEW 3010K'S LISTED AT THIS TIME AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF THE LARGER MORE COMPLEX SETS IN WHICH I PLAN ON LISTING LATER THIS YEAR... THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
THE
VEHICLE'S BODIES ARE
IN EXCELLENT TO SHOWCASE CONDITION/SHAPE. YES, THERE ARE SOME VERY, VERY SLIGHT PLAY MARKS FROM USE, MOST OF WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE
BODY
.
THE FINISH
ES ARE
BRIGHT AND SH
I
NY.
I CAN LOCATE NO RUST OR CORROSION ANYWHERE ON EITHER OF THESE VEHICLES! BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES RUN THROUGH THEIR GEARS SMOOTHLY AND "STOP" ON COMMAND.
THIS SET WAS/IS FULLY MADE IN THE "
U.S. ZONE OF GERMANY
" AND ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES ARE SO MARKED! WITH THIS SET YOU EVEN HAVE DARK BROWN MATCHING ORIGINAL SCHUCO KEYS!
ON THE SIDE OF THE LID, YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL STICKER WHICH HAS THE MODEL NUMBER "3010 E".
SIMPLY PUT, YOU WILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO EVER LOCATE ANOTHER ONE OF THESE 3010E'S IN THIS CONDITION AND THIS COMPLETE (UNLESS IT'S FROM ME)! ALL OF THE TRACK SECTIONS ARE PERFECT WITH NO CRACKS OR CHIPS. ALL OF THE EIGHT (8) SPRING LIKE WIRES/CABLES ARE IN PERFECT SHAPE/CONDITION WITH NO PULLS OR ELONGATIONS FOUND ON ANY OF TH
ESE EIGHT (
8) SECTIONS AND THEY'RE STILL IN THE ORIGINAL PAPER BAG. THIS BAG DOES HAVE SOME TAPE ON IT AS WELL AS IT RIPPED A LITTLE FROM BEING STORED AND MOVED AROUND. AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU ALSO HAVE THE ORIGINAL BRASS
CONNECTORS WHICH HOLD TWO OF THESE SPRING TRACK SECTIONS TOGETHER AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL PLIERS TO TIGHTEN THESE CONNECTIONS UP.
I TAKE PRIDE IN MY MODELS THAT I OFFER HERE IN THE E-BAY 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! THIS
SCHUCO
SET 3010E
WILL NOT NEED TO BE RE-TESTED AS I DO KNOW ITS WHOLE LIFE'S HISTORY AND I AM 100% SURE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY PROUD TO OWN THIS MODEL AND WITH JUST A LITTLE
DILIGENCE
EXERCISED YOU WILL GET AS MANY YEARS OF
USE AND PL
EASURE O
UT
OF THIS MODEL AS I HAVE!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT
MY
PICTURES AS THESE 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 E-BAY MESSAGING AND I WILL DO THE REST!
THIS
VINTAGE, SCHUCO
CLOCKWORK
,
TIN
CAR
/SET 3010E
IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND A TIME THAT HA
S
PASSED US BY.
THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW STORE FOR ME HERE ON E-BAY, BUT, I COME WITH A WELL OILED AND POLISHED TRACK RECORD! I AM CURRENTLY (NOT ON THIS ACCOUNT ... YET!!) A GOLD /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.
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 E-BAY AND PAYPAL. THIS
SCHUCO
VARIANTO SET 3010E
WILL BE SENT VIA UPS AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THIS ITEM WILL BE PLACED INTO EBAY'S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD A FEW RUN-IN'S WITH SOME SCRUPULOUS BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR VERY NATURE DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS. BY UTILIZING EBAY'S GSP THIS OFFERS "WE THE SELLERS" SOME ADDED PROTECTION FROM BUYERS WITH THIS STATE OF MIND.
IN ADDITION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE THIS ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND INSURE IT FOR IT'S ACTUAL VALUE, SO PLEASE, DO NOT ASK IF I WILL LOWER IT'S DECLARATION VALUE.
IF YOU HAV
E ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU PASS ON THIS AS I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL BUYER WHO DOES NOT TAKE THE TIME TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT, YET TAKES THE TIME TO LEAVE BADLY PLACED FEEDBACK DU
E TO THEIR IGNORA
NCE!
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS IT DOES APPLY TO YOU.......
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A NEW AREA FOR ME (HERE ON E-BAY) 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.
THIS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE BUY-IT-NOW FORMAT.
IT IS MY INTENTION TO LIST ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT MODELS EACH AND EVERY DAY (IF AT ALL POSSIBLE), OR UNTIL SUCH A TIME WHEN I GET BURNT OUT FROM DOING SO. IT MIGHT BEHOOVE YOU TO CHECK IN WITH ME OFTEN AS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHEN AND IF I WILL OFFER THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING THAT WILL ROUND OUT OR COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION!
THIS IS WHERE I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN READING ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I HAVE JUST ADDED THE "STORE" FEATURE THAT E-BAY 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
" 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 E-BAY!
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE YOUR SEARCH FURTHER, ONCE YOUR IN MY STORE, TO THE LEFT YOU WILL SEE A "SEARCH" BAR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE JUST MY MODEL CARS, JUST TYPE IN "MODEL CAR" AND JUST MY LISTED MODEL CARS 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. I HAVE JUST ADDED A NEWER CATEGORY "ANTIQUE/VINTAGE TOYS" TO HELP KEEP SOME OF THESE MODELS SEPARATE FROM MY OTHER LISTINGS HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATIONS ON THIS
VERY MUCH LOVED
, EVER-S
O-
LIGHTLY
USED,
SCHUCO
VARIANTO SET 3010E
WITH ALL OF THE ORIGINAL
ACCESSORIES
, LITERATURE, PACKAGING AND BOX
AND FOR ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE PAST......
JO
E
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 PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHICH METHOD OF SHIPPING WOULD BE PREFERRED (AN POSSIBLY LESS COSTLY FOR YOU), WHILE STILL OFFERING ME, THE SENDER, SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... PLEASE NOTE: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, DUTIES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS PRIOR TO, OR UPON, DELIVERY HEREOF.