For many of us, our love of automobiles began with Hot Wheels. They could go anywhere your imagination could take you! Sure, we eventually grew out of our pretend cars and into full-size ones, but those fond memories seem to have a way of bringing you back around. And one of the things that made them so fun as a kid also makes them a great collectible as an adult, their size. You don’t need a massive warehouse to store an impressive Hot Wheels Collection. If it’s time for you to start your collection or you’re looking to expand an existing one, this no reserve BF Auction might be the find for you! The collection is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
So this collection includes more than just Hot Wheels, but other 1/64 scale die-cast cars. Among this nearly 2,000-car collection, there are more than a few Racing Champion and Winner’s Circle NASCAR cars. All of the cars in this collection are still in their original packages, and most are in excellent condition!
Given the size of the collection, we will let you look through all the photos in the gallery to get a better feel for what all is here. It’s definitely an impressive lot and will help you grow or jump-start your collection. Additionally, since these aren’t full-size cars, we are adjusting our fees slightly. The buyer’s fee is now 10%, but there is no minimum. They are boxed up and ready to ship or be picked up. Leave any questions you have in the comment section below.
Bid On This Auction
Mn79 bid $1,200.00 2025-07-14 02:36:11
Rob R bid $500.00 2025-07-08 05:16:34
shane0319 bid $100.00 2025-07-07 15:18:29
Wow! Now that’s a collection!!! NICE!
Wow
Strange, last night I saw an episode of Collectors Call. It covered a man’s Hot Wheel collection. It was worth millions!
I saw it too….amazing…
Just like baseball cards, the vast majority aren’t worth their original purchase price. To get a clear picture of this collections value someone needs a detailed list to start their research. Valuable collections make for a good story, but they are an anomaly, especially it consists of newer versions.
Steve R
I have a friend who’s into collecting these things. He had a whole room dedicated to these, and model cars. I own around 50, literally beat to death, because actually played with mine, when I was 10. Mom saved mine in coffee cans! I never knew, until my folks passed, and I found them in the basement.
Here comes the wet blanket, I apologize, it’s how I was raised, and a vital part of our society nobody wants to hear about, my parents logic was, if you think negatively, when something bad happens, you were kind of ready for it,,I know, the optimists bane, but 1st, I always thought Hot Wheels was kind of lame, at least compared to our road race sets, that were a hit about the same time. Don’t start with the hate mail, I’m not admonishing anyone that had them, we just had more fun with electric ones. They were kind of poor looking models, but can’t deny imagination reigned supreme. I think The “Snake” had a lot to do with Hot Wheels success, I’m sure Mattel paid him well to blow the body off his funny car week after week..
2nd, another thing that amazes me, is the enormity of some peoples collections, I mean, how many Hot Wheels do you need? One guy on Pawns Stars had a transistor radio collection, he had over 1500 radios,,,really? Is it an American thing, more must be better? Do other countries have people that collect 3,000 of something? I understand, they can do what they want, and perhaps I am slighted some growing up in a “do without” childhood, we just didn’t have access to money that could buy 2,000 Hot Wheels cars. We made do with 25, can you imagine? Is there a market for 2,000 Hot Wheels, of cars many may not havve even heard of? They mean a lot to us older folks, but not sure if younger folks even know who Darrell Waltrip even is. 1990? Get with the times, gramps,,
Oh, 1 more thing, since this is a “toy” post, I am currently finishing the modern version of the Haynes visible V8( but they don’t call it that) my daughter got me couple years ago. While it is an incredible model, if I didn’t know how a motor worked, it would be impossible to build. While based on a fictional engine, the detail is outstanding, I swear, a model like that, the cost of engineering, making and selling that would have to cost $4000 bucks! Ah, the Chinese picked up the slack there, and couple things I didn’t like, but with flashing spark plugs( that the original never worked) and the quality of the kit itself, I highly recommend building one. Just pay attention, I had the crank in backwards, and had to “rebuild” it once already.
To anyone thinking of building one, there is no glue, which is great, most parts snap together, but it is held together with 100 tiny phillips screws, and it’s imperative to magnetize the screwdriver( provided). I’d be in the hospital right now if I didn’t. It greatly simplifies the process. Also, the electric motor powered by 3 AA( not included) seems to have enough power to turn the motor, severely hampered by the cam drive belt, which I don’t care for anyway, but the flywheel/starter connection is funky, the same problem with the original. The plugs do flash, something I never got working on the original, and like I say, the engineering that must have gone into that, will take 100 years to get that investment back.
Anybody see the old guy yelling at clouds? Seriously no offense meant and I’m not young either so I’m right behind staring at the sky however there are a few things here to unpack. First off Hot Wheels is the #1 toy in the world and its not even close. I respect your opinion that you thought they were lame however the majority of the world would disagree with you. I was 5 when they came onto my radar and they were the greatest thing ever and I was not alone in that assessment. They never lost their luster for me either and is why I still collect them. Did I have 2000 as a kid? Of course not and I don’t think anyone did back in the day. I did have a case and I had probably 100 in various condition over the years. Fast forward to today and I have disposable income like most on this site and I choose to spend some of it on Hot Wheels because I like them. Do I have 2000 now? No. I just buy what I like and that amounts to about 400. There are people with many more than that like this auction and that’s their business what they collect. Regardless make no mistake this has always been popular and continues to be huge business and a lot of Hot Wheels are worth a bit of money some more than real cars. I am a member of a local diecast group that has 3 shows a year mainly comprised of Hot Wheels. Hundreds of people of all ages attend to enjoy the hobby and pass it on to younger people who believe me are there in droves and to me that’s what its all about.
Ha! Hi John, dats me, oh don’t look so shocked, we all add our, “personal” touch to this site. It’s what makes it great. I hope most know my “tongue in cheek” comments aren’t really gospel, a mix of old and new, and my primary purpose is not to ridicule, but to get you folks talking. Go ahead and laugh, but my dated comments do generate stimulus. I’m not going to buy a Hot Wheels collection anymore than $45,000 Airstream, and neither is any one else here, but the comments of what we held dear, before the weight of the world crushed our spirits, cannot be replaced. Like I said, you want 2,000, or 3 million(?),,a bit excessive, go ahead, but according to that logic, what is excessive today?
The bottom line to all this, was we had fun. $1.99 fun, or 2 grass cuttings, and you know what? Life was good.
BTW, the avatar feature gone kaflooey, I can’t post my grandpa Simpson yelling at clouds at the DMV.
I collect die cast models. Different scales and cars. Mostly classics. The brand doesn’t matter to me as long as the quality is there. I also build models. I’m down to one collector car and at my age that’s enough. Getting up and down to work under a car is getting to be alot less fun than it used to be. Building models lets me still have fun while sitting at my desk. Hot Wheels came along just as I was getting into real cars. I had Matchbox toys mostly and my brother and I had accumulated a lot of Aurora HO scale slot cars, tracks and accesories. Mostly because my dad liked the slot cars and usually brought something new home on payday. Slot cars in the house and matchbox outside.
the early first 1s are the real collectables. most of these appear to be later models. the bid now is more than i would spend. I have a bunch i tried to sell with little luck. i save them for the grandson. good luck to the seller
I have over 30,000 and I thought that was a lot until I met a guy who had 300,000. He thought that was a lot until he met a guy who has 3,000,000. Since then I have met a lot of collectors and dealers who think nothing of having collections in the tens of thousands. They are still making model cars faster than we can collect them.
so true. However, I enjoy the personal challenge of trying to catch up!
Damn if I only knew where the surfboards went for my VW bus!
You can actually buy replacements. I’ve seen them on eBay.
Thank you sir. I have about 40 different nice ones from the late 60’s/early 70’s that are in decent shape …. Always wondered how much they would fetch.
I don’t collect anything,but collecting dust are old Mad magazines,a Mickey Mouse phone,2 Oscar Meyer plastic bank cars,thousands of trading cards that belong to the kids,a old Sx-70 Camera and a ALF stuffed doll.
It was great looking at the ’96 and ’97 Winston Cup cars. I followed Cup racing back then, and I never would have imagined that some of these drivers actually had diecasts that were sold in stores.
Morgan Sheppard, Buckshot Jones, Elton Sawyer, Todd Bodine to name just a few.
I was 11 years old when Hot Wheels premiered. I still have my original cars! Years later, at a flea market, I chanced upon 6 original models still in their blister packs. This was one of the best toys for the era! I never liked the Johnny Lightning line of toys, as they were too over the top in design . Matchbox cars were great, but bland in comparison to Hot Wheels. What a great marketing strategy that continues to the present day!
Gave my HotWheels, Matchbox and other little cars and tractors to the neighbor kid when I bought my first real car. Apparently a mistake.
Had a run of first year HW. I played with them and they were super worn out. Sold them years later for way more than I thought they were worth. Crazy
I remember playing with my Older brothers Hot Wheels from the late 60’s. I remember having Matchbox cars and also Aurora Cigar Box cars too which were the same size as their T Jet slot cars. Remember the Hot Wheels tracks they had? My brother had one with what looked like 2 Hurst shifters that the cars would go through and they’d launch them faster down the track faster. No matter what you prefer, like or dislike, these bring all of us back to a simpler and many times a happier time in our lives.
When it comes to American toys Hot Wheels are is American as apple pie. As a grow man I can still see myself playing with Hot Wheels and there are not many toys I’d play with besides maybe a nice train set.
Thank God this lot was sold before I seen it. I could have been in big big big trouble with someone…..Heck, no coulda, I for sure woulda been in trouble