RecoverToy has traded for over 24 years. We have a lot of stock of toy car parts and tyres, along with a large supply of models from the 1950's through to the 1980's that are in our wrecking yard. Over the years the volume of stock and variations has grown organically and we never counted stock as such. As many of our customers know, we are often out of stock of items. This is … [Read more...] about RecoverToy Stock Control
RecoverToy New Shop Update
It is now October and we have finally got some stock in place, and it is starting to look like a shop. However, it is not ready for customer purchases as yet. Please do have a look around and check back for updates as we migrate from the old site to this one. To order products please continue to use our current store at RecoverToy.com … [Read more...] about RecoverToy New Shop Update
Hello world!
Welcome to RecoverToy. This is our new and as yet very incomplete website. We will be migrating all the information that we have had spread over multiple locations from 24 years of sharing our hobby. The site at https://www.recovertoy.com is still current and our main site. Likewise our online store at https://www.recovertoy.com/shop is the current store. This site is embryonic … [Read more...] about Hello world!
Corgi Toys Golden Jack Wheels & Tyres
There are a number of variations of the Corgi Toys Golden Jack Wheels & Tyres issued in the late 1960's to add to the 'play-value' of the models with the ability to 'jack up the vehicle and remove a wheel and tyre'.The obvious problem is that the wheels are then able to roll away to the spot under the cupboard where dust bunnies hide them and Nifflers collect them. So how … [Read more...] about Corgi Toys Golden Jack Wheels & Tyres
Suspending Toy Repair Services
A belated update to our toy repair services. We have offered a toy repair service for many years. However, the volume of orders have overwhelmed our toy repair specialists. We are struggling to complete the existing orders and are suspending toy repair services until further notice. Our spare parts and reproduction box listings are all still available for ordering, just repair … [Read more...] about Suspending Toy Repair Services
No More Small Packet Letter Post
Australia Post, the US Government, and to a lesser extent eBay, have essentially said "No More Small Packet Letter Post".The impact on RecoverToy is to remove our ability to cheaply send our low value toy car parts for a realistic cost outside of Australia. In a nutshell, the USA Government have created a law that requires all inbound mail to the USA to have specific … [Read more...] about No More Small Packet Letter Post
RecoverToy Website Issues
Over the month of October, and now into to the start of November 2020 RecoverToy has experienced significant website issues. The primary impact for our customers is email not being processed and the website presenting error pages in the middle of ordering. We have undertaken a lot of extra work in efforts to address these issues and while we think they have been resolved it has … [Read more...] about RecoverToy Website Issues
RecoverToy eBay UK Store
Our not so new RecoverToy_UK store is gradually being populated with our reproduction box listings. While we have had the RecoverToy eBay UK Store account for a number of years a lack of time has delayed us listing. There are differences in how the UK eBay site operates and we are still coming to grips with the differences between the sites. We will eventually list all our … [Read more...] about RecoverToy eBay UK Store
RecoverToy Shop Back on-line
The RecoverToy Shop has been re-opened after fixing the database issue. No data was compromised, we were just unable to process correctly following a server patch. The server has been re-configured to complete transactions ok. Thanks for your patience. … [Read more...] about RecoverToy Shop Back on-line