RARE 1960s YOSHIYA CHIEF ROBOTMAN JAPANESE BATTERY OPERATED ROBOT IN OB

  
THIS IS A GREAT WASHINGTON DC AREA ESTATE ATTIC OFFERING FOR A VINTAGE JAPANESE TOY ROBOT COLLECTION. IT'S AN ORIGINAL 1960s YOSHIYA JAPANESE IMPORT CHIEF ROBOTMAN BATTERY OPERATED TOY ROBOT.

HE IS IN THE ORIGINAL BOX. THE ROBOT IS IS TRULY SUPER CLEAN ALL OVER. IT'S NOT BEAT UP, BADLY PLAY WORN, CRUSHED, CRACKED, CHIPPED UP, CHOPPED UP, REPAIRED OR MODIFIED. THE ISSUE I SEE IS THAT THE ORIGINAL CHILD OWNER LEFT THE BATTERIES INSIDE & CAUSED SURFACE RUST TO THE BATTERY DOOR AN RIM OF THE BATTERY BOX.

THIS WAS FROM THE ROBOT LAYING FLAT IN THE BOX FOR DECADES W/O USE. THE BATTERY BOX IS ACTUALLY VERY CLEAN. THE ACID LEAKED BACK ON THE DOOR AREA - SEE PHOTOS. I USED A COUPLE OF MY OWN TEST BATTERIES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.

HE DID NOT COM ON. IN MY EXPERIENCE, THIS MEANS THERE IS PROBABLY A LOOSE WIRE OR A BROKEN WIRE SOLDER JOINT INSIDE. IT COULD ALSO BE FROM POOR BATTERY CONTACT.

THIS IS USUALLY THE CASE WITH OLD JAPANESE ROBOTS. HE IS BEING OFFERED AS NOT WORKING FOR RESTORATION IN A COLLECTION. THE BOX IS COMPLETE & NOT SPLIT UP OR CRUMBLING. THE LID HAS SOME FADING & WRINKLING FROM AGE. IT'S A SHAME THE KID LEFT BATTERIES INSIDE.

OTHERWISE, THIS IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY NEAR MINT LOOKING OLD CHIEF ROBOTMAN. THE TOY WAS FOUND STORED ON A DRY ATTIC SHELF IN THE ESTATE HOME. IT WAS NOT FOUND IN A WET BASEMENT OR OUTSIDE STORAGE. I HAVE NOT POLISHED UP OR TAMPERED WITH ANYTHING. YOU ARE SEEING THE TOY FRESH OUT OF THE ESTATE. IT'S BEING OFFERED WITH NO WARRANTIES AS A VINTAGE TIN SPACE TOY FOR AN ADULT COLLECTION, NOT AS A MODERN SAFETY CERTIFIED CHILD'S TOY FOR PLAY USE. IT'S BEING OFFERED DIRECTLY FROM THE ESTATE & AS PICTURED HERE. ALL ITEMS I OFFER ARE FROM NUMEROUS EAST COAST ESTATES (MOSTLY FROM MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA). I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL ESTATE PERSONAL PROPERTY CONSIGNMENT & LIQUIDATION LLC FOR OVER 13 YEARS. YOU ARE SEEING ITEMS RIGHT OUT OF THE ESTATES. I DO NOT TAMPER WITH ITEMS, POLISH UP ITEMS OR ALTER THEM IN ANY WAY. I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE.

ALL ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED AS FINAL SALES FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION WITH ALL WEAR OF A USED VINTAGE ITEM. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM MINT IF I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT'S IN MINT CONDITION. I WILL ONLY CALL AN ITEM RARE OR SCARCE IF I TRULY BELIEVE IT TO BE SO.

THE ITEMS YOU SEE HERE ARE NOT BEING OFFERED LOCALLY AT THE SAME TIME. IF A VALUABLE ITEM HAPPENS TO GO SUPER CHEAP, YOU GET IT CHEAP. MY AUCTIONS ARE STRAIGHT FORWARD.

MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE CLEARLY WRITTEN & PLAIN TO UNDERSTAND. ALSO, I TO TAKE NUMEROUS EXCELLENT CLEAR CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE ITEMS. I USE PLAIN BACKGROUNDS AND SIMPLE PLAIN FONTS.

I DO NOT BELIEVE IN FLUFFY BORDERS, FANCY BACKGROUNDS, OVERBLOWN HYPE WORDING OR CONFUSING LETTERING FONTS TO PROMOTE PHONY HYPE IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ITEM APPEAR MORE SPECTACULAR THAN IT REALLY IS. COL LECTORS PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. THE ESTATES USUALLY PREFER STRAIGHT AUCTIONS TO FOLLOW THROUGH. I HOPE ALL OF MY ITEMS WILL GO TO PEOPLE WHO WILL ENJOY THEM. I WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A RETURN AND/OR TAKE CARE OF A PROBLEM IF I DO MAKE A GROSS ERROR IN DESCRIPTION.

IF I MADE NO GROSS ERRORS, THE ITEM IS ESTATE FINAL SALE. THIS IS MERELY DUE TO THE ITEMS BEING ANTIQUES / VINTAGE / PRE-OWNED.

PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE ITEM ENDS. I TEST ALL WIND UP TYPE ITEMS & WATCHES AS BEST AS POSSIBLE BEFORE LISTING THEM, AND I DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT I SEE. HOWEVER, I HAVE NO WAY TO PREDICT HOW LONG A VINTAGE/ ANTIQUE / PRE-OWNED MECHANICAL ITEM OR WATCH WILL CONTINUE TO WORK.

PLEASE NOTE: MANY OF MY ITEMS COME FROM BEING STORED IN OLD ESTATES FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE NO IDE WHAT SMELLS "OLD" TO SOMEONE, OR WHAT SMELLS LIKE TOBACCO SMOKE TO SOMEONE. JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY SMOKED BACK THEN. SOME OF MY ITEMS SAT FOR DECADES IN OLD ESTATE HOMES WHERE THERE WAS PROBABLY TOBACCO SMOKING GOING ON AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.

THIS WILL COST A GOOD BIT MORE THAN NORMAL UPS GROUND IN THE LOWER 48 STATES. I GENERALLY CANNOT ALLOW PICK-UPS DUE TO BUSY BUSINESS SCHEDULING. The item "RARE 1960s YOSHIYA CHIEF ROBOTMAN JAPANESE BATTERY OPERATED ROBOT IN OB" is in sale since Monday, February 22, 2016. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Robots, Monsters & Space Toys\Robots\Pre-1970\Tin".

The seller is "brtcarguy" and is located in Severna Park, Maryland. This item can be shipped worldwide.