Kubota quality Model

[wchp12]

So I found one of these on ebay, but the thing is there are very few of them out there and I wonder what gives? I have an extensive toy collection (800+ and then 200+ advertising) and why doesn't Kubota license somebody to make some quality toys?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KUBOTA-TRAC...478574?hash=item2a5c70202e:g:pGsAAOSwp5JWUg-V

 

[socapots]

That's pretty sweet.

 

[D2Cat]

Don't know the answer to your question, but I have an L175 with a tiller. Probably the same scale as the one on Ebay, but no box. Fine detail. Hood even tilts up!

I got it from a dealer way back when Kubota was in a peeing contest with Yanmar, Bolens and a few others to become king of the mountain.

They must have been promotional items.

 

[L4740]

At those kind of prices, I'm sitting on a gold mind! All new in boxes.
I don't know why Kubota doesn't license some toy maker to build these. The only place I have ever found them new is at a dealership or at kubota.com. Some of these I bought when I bought the real size Kubota it represents and some of them the dealer gave me when I bought the real size Kubota it represents.

 

[Kennyd4110]

and why doesn't Kubota license somebody to make some quality toys?

Not to sound rude, but if a model company like Ertl felt there was a big market for them, they would be hounding Kubota for the license, not the other way around.

 

[tcrote5516]

Model prices are nuts. I just paid $200 for a matching model of my Corvette. I have to imagine that a scale Corvette model is a pretty popular item produced in mass quantity but I had a hard time finding the right color and when I did $200 was the best "deal" I could find.

I would love a BX model and have looked for them with no luck. Too bad, I think there is a market for them but not at $275! Hell, for $275 I can buy a power wheels Mustang that's pretty detailed and actually drives!