1:43 Vettel First Win Limited Edition Number Confirmed
Mattel started off the week by announcing a price rise that will take effect from 1st December, so it will affect all of their pre-order replicas. The odd thing is that it completely reverses the price cut that was announced at the beginning of this year.
At the start of 2009 Mattel’s 1:18 Elite road car replicas were priced at £84.99. This pricepoint was then reduced to £74.99, but this new price increase takes those replicas up to £89.99.
Mattel’s 1:18 ‘Ferraris in films’ cars were priced at £99.99 at the start of 2009. These then went down to £89.99, but have now gone back up to £99.99 again.
Mattel’s Super Elites weren’t subject to the price reduction, and have now gone up from £229.99 to £249.99.
In 1:43, Mattel’s Elite replicas will be going up from £35.99 to £39.99. The 2009 Ferraris of Felipe Massa (DC29403) and Kimi Raikkonen (DC29404) will be increasing from £29.99 to £34.99, but with Massa already released and Raikkonen due out at the very end of November, if you order before 1st December you will be able to get them at the lower price.
In other news, Minichamps today confirmed the limited edition of the 1:43 Sebastian Vettel First Win special from the 2008 Italian Grand Prix (DC29415M) as 9,999. And we sold out of the 1:12 Valentino Rossi 2007 Assen Yamaha YZR-M1 (PO73096) as well!
