VINTAGE, ALPS CRAGSTAN, FRICTION, DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE. WORKING W/ORIGINAL BOX!

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HERE I AM OFFERING A VERY, VERY RARE, FULLY TIN, VINTAGE, FRICTION DRIVEN,
DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE THAT IS IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION AND WAS/IS MADE BY ALPS OUT OF TOKYO, JAPAN AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE CRAGSTAN TOY CO., LTD.
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IS IS ONE OF THE MANY HOMECOMING GIFTS THAT MY DAD RETURNED HOME WIT
H ONE DAY.... MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR A SMALL TOY DISTRIBUTOR OUT OF NYC, HE WAS PRIVY TO MANY SUCH COOL ITEMS!
IN FACT, I HAVE STARTED A "LISTING CRAVE" AS I JUST MOVED AND FOUND BOXES OF REALLY COOL VINTAGE TOYS. WHEN I ADD THESE NEW FINDS TO MY EXISTING STASH, I NOW HAVE LITERALLY THOUSAND OF COOL VINTAGE MODELS, TOYS, TRACKS, ETC MOST OF WHICH I WILL BE LISTING OVER TIME.
AS I JUST MENTIONED, I HAVE DECIDED TO START LISTING SOME OF MY POSSESSIONS HERE ON E-BAY, NONE ARE ON CONSIGNMENT AND 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
COOL TIN ALPS DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE
IS NO EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE!
THIS
PLANE USES A STRONG FRICTION DRIVE TO PROPEL THIS PLANE AND TO LITERALLY FLIP IT. THIS VINTAGE PLANE HAS NO SPECIAL FEATURES, NO SPARKLING CANNON OR ENGINE, NO POP-UP PILOT ... JUST A COOL AND RARE VINTAGE DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE IN PERFECT OPERATIONAL CONDITION/SHAPE!
THE PLANE IS A RELATIVELY SMALL SIZE AS IT MEASURES OUT AT AROUND 5 INCHES (13CM) IN LENGTH WITH A WINGSPAN OF AROUND 5.5 INCHES (14CM).
THE TIN LITHOGRAPH
FOUND THROUGHOUT TH
E FUSELAGE AND WINGS
OF THIS PLANE/JET IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION/SHAPE. YOU HAVE A VERY LIGHT AMOUNT OF PLAY WEAR ON THE SIDES AND UNDERSIDE (CHASSIS) OF THIS PLANE, ALL OF WHICH WOULD BE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY LIGHT USAGE FOR IT'S AGE.
ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THIS PLANE (PICTURED) YOU DO HAVE SOME APPARENT SHALLOW AND SUPERFICIAL SCRATCHES. NO WHERE ON THIS PLANE DO YOU HAVE ANY RUST, CORROSION, DENTS, CREASES OR DIMPLES.
THE WINGS ARE IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THESE DO SHOW SLIGHTLY MORE PLAY WEAR THEN THE FUSELAGE AS THIS IS HOW THIS PLANE WAS HANDLED BY LITTLE HANDS DECADES AGO.
THIS PLANE DOES WORK AND WILL PROPEL ITSELF ON THE GROUND AT A GOOD CLIP.  AS WITH ALL FRICTION DRIVEN MODELS, YOU NEED TO APPLY A LITTLE PRESSURE WHILE ROLLING THIS ACROSS THE FLOOR/SURFACE IN A FORWARD MOTION. YOU THEN RELEASE IT AND IT WILL TAKE OFF UNDER IT'S OWN POWER. THIS PLANE HAS A CLEVER AND FULLY WORKING "CLUTCH LEVER" WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS PLANE. THIS, WHEN SQUEEZED OR DEPRESSED WILL STOP THE DUAL ARMS FROM ROTATING. THESE ARMS WITH THE RED BALLED TIPS ROTATE A FULL 360 DEGREES, THUS FLIPPING THIS ACROBATIC PLANE AROUND ...TIME AND TIME AGAIN. SO WHEN YOUR ALL REVVED UP, YOU SIMPLY RELEASE THIS PLANE AND IT WILL SCOOT RIGHT OFF AND START THE SHOW! THIS CLUTCH IS GREAT FOR SAVING LITTLE FINGERS AND ALLOW YOU TO GET THE MOST FROM EACH USAGE.
ON THE UNDERSIDE (CHASSIS) OF THIS PLANE YOU HAVE
THE LOGO/HALLMARKS WHICH IDENTIFIES THE
MANUFACTURER AS "ALPS" AM "MADE IN JAPAN".
THIS WOULD BE A WELCOMED ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION AND DISPLAY
S REALLY NICELY AND HAS A COOL PATINA TO THE BODY AND HAS NO SPYDER CRACKS ANYWHERE ON IT.
ALL OF THE GRAPHICS ARE DONE VIA TIN LITHOGRAPHY, WHICH MEANS THAT YOU HAVE NO DECALS OR STICKERS TO CONTEND WITH.
THE BOX IS INCLUDED (AND PICTURED) AND IS IN VERY GOOD ORIGINAL SHAPE/CONDITION. YOU HAVE NO ADDED TAPE OR GLUE ANYWHERE. YOU DO HAVE SOME BOX RASH AND ONE (1) OF THE CORNERS ON THE LID IS STARTING TO TEAR AND HAS A SMALL (ABOUT 1/4 INCH) TEAR CLOSE TO THE CREASE. THE BASE HAS WARPED SLIGHTLY DUE TO IT'S AGE. YOU HAVE ALL OF THE ORIGINAL STAPLES HOLDING THE LID AND THE BASE TOGETHER.
HERE I DO ASK THAT YOU REVIEW ALL OF MY PICTURES AS THEY DO A FAR BETTER JOB OF SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING FROM ME VS. MY WORDS HERE.
BY MY STANDARDS AND POLICIES, I VERY RARELY DO NOT TEST WHAT IT IS I AM OFFERING HERE ON E-BAY. AFTER ALL JUST HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO TEST A MODEL? ALL ONE NEED DO IS TO TOSS IN A FEW BATTERIES AND GIVE IT A GO, OR A SIMPLE PUSH TO SEE IF THE FRICTION DRIVE IS WORKING!  I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE SELLERS WHO WILL EVER SAY "THIS MODEL IS UNTESTED AND AS SUCH IT IS SOLD IN AS IS CONDITION" OR , "I HAVE NOT TESTED THE WIND-UP MECHANISM (CLOCK-WORK) AS I DO NOT HAVE A KEY, SO THIS WILL BE SOLD UNTESTED". THIS TIN, FRICTION DRIVEN ALPS DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE
IS FULLY TESTED (AND WORKS) AND WILL BE FULLY TESTED ONCE MORE, JUST PRIOR TO SENDING IT OFF. I DO THIS TWICE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FIRST TESTING WAS NOT A FLUKE! I AM SURE WE BOTH DO NOT WANT ANY ISSUES HERE AND THIS IS ONE EASY STEP TO AVOID ANY!
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.
ALL-IN-ALL YOU WILL BE VERY, VERY HARD PRESSED TO LOCATE ANOTHER
TIN
, FRICTION DRIVEN
DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE
BY ALPS
THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WORKS LIKE THIS ONE DOES! HERE YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT ANY COLLECTOR WOULD BE PLEASED AND PROUD TO ADD TO THEIR COLLECTION OF TIN,
FRICTION DRIVE
, ANTIQUE/VINTAGE, PLANE OR JAPANESE MODEL COLLECTION!!
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AS THEY DO BECOME A VITAL 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, ALPS, FRICTION DRIVEN
DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE
IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A MODEL AND OF AN ERA THAT HAS LONG 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 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.
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
TIN AEROBATIC
DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE
WILL BE SENT VIA
THE US
PS
.
FOR MY INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, I WILL BE PLACING THIS ITEM INTO EBAY’S "GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM (GSP)". UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE PAST I HAVE HAD SOME RUN-IN’S WITH SOME VERY SCRUPULOUS INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, WHO BY THEIR NATURE … "DO NOT PLAY WELL WITH OTHERS". CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE EBAY’S GSP AS THIS DOES OFFER "WE THE SELLERS" SOME ADDITIONAL PROTECTION FROM THESE FOLKS.
THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED FOR IT’S SELLING PRICE. IT IS SIMPLY NOT POSSIBLE TO DECLARE AN ITEM FOR .00 AND THEN TURN AROUND AND ATTEMPT TO INSURE IT FOR 0.00! IN ADDITION, VIA THE GSP, THEY (EBAY) AUTOMATICALLY FIGURES OUT THE IMPORT FEE (IF APPLICABLE) AND COLLECTS THIS, SOMETHING I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, PLEASE READ THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION AS THIS DOES APPLY TO YOU……..
PLEASE NOTE
:
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES, DUTIES, IMPORT FEES OR MONIES WHICH MIGHT BECOME DUE OR MAY BE ACCESSED BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S), SO PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THIS ON YOUR END.
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 AND THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND OFFERING BY ME.
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 ONE SIDE 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" . IF YOUR INTERESTED IN VIEWING JUST MY VINTAGE TANKS, TYPE IN "TANK" AND THEN CLICK ON "SEARCH" ..... I THINK YOU GET THE JIST 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
LIGHTLY USED,
PERFECTLY WORKING, TIN
,
FRICTION DRIVE
N, DAREDEVIL-STUNT PLANE MADE BY ALPS
AND DISTRIBUTED/MARKETED BY CRAGSTAN TOYS CO., LTD. WHICH IS STILL IN IT'S ORIGINAL BOX AS WELL AS 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 ME DIRECTLY PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE HERE ON EBAY 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 ADDED PROTECTION.
INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS
..... ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE
: I AM IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY TAXES, TARIFFS, IMPORT FEES DUTIES OR MONIES WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED (AND/OR OWED) BY ANY FOREIGN OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT(S) AT THE TIME OF, OR PRIOR TO THE DELIVERY HEREOF.