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
RecoverToy Shop Closed for Maintenance
Over the weekend there has been an issue with the RecoverToy online store. In order to complete the repairs the RecoverToy shop is closed for maintenance. Updated: 30th June 2020: 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 … [Read more...] about RecoverToy Shop Closed for Maintenance
RecoverToy and the Coronavirus COVID-19 2019-nCoV
Thanks to all our customers who have asked about RecoverToy and the Coronavirus (aka COVID-19 or 2019-nCoV). We are all ok and currently healthy. For our on-line orders, we are still trading, until instructed otherwise, and as long as the post office is open we will be posting orders on a daily basis. All our planned markets and swap-meets have been postponed indefinitely and … [Read more...] about RecoverToy and the Coronavirus COVID-19 2019-nCoV
Bendigo Swap Meet November 16 – 17 2019
RecoverToy will be at Bendigo Swap Meet November 16 - 17 2019.Check the Bendigo Swap Meet website for more details of Australia's largest automotive swap meet.Our sites 7052 & 7054 are in the Collectables Models Hall, Shed 1. You will find the showgrounds site plan at Bendigo Swap website and look for grid ref H2 to find Shed #1.To place a shop order, please create a … [Read more...] about Bendigo Swap Meet November 16 – 17 2019
Hunter Auto Model Club Toy & Hobby Fair October 2019
RecoverToy is attending the Hunter Auto Model Club Toy & Hobby Fair October 2019 at Hexham Bowling Club rooms. Sunday 27th October 2019 10:00 until 2:00 HUNTER MODEL AUTO CLUB INC is organising a Toy & Hobby Fair Approx 20 Dealers selling current & vintage Die Cast Models and other Toy related items. Raffle will be running on the day and drawn at the completion of … [Read more...] about Hunter Auto Model Club Toy & Hobby Fair October 2019