Proof of the Red JL Surf Truck on eBay being a fake!

[BrianRichardson]

Buyer and bidders beware! The current listings on eBay for the ever elusive red JL Surf Truck are overpriced customs. Take a look at the pics below:

Real deal, but missing the surf board. Courtesy of Take5 and Toy Fountain
Note the size of the rear window:


MyDog's listing:


Second listing:


It's a sad day when these customs trucks fetch over $500USD!

[cac1959]

Very interesting... the one in your bottom photo has a rectangular window while the one in the top photofeatures a window that is wider at the bottom than at the top... could it be a variant?

[John in Missouri]

Some simple advice for everyone -- unless John Lasseter himself hands one to you, it's probably a fake!

[PopeMobile]

There was a board member here who bought an authentic JL Surf Truck for $2500 I believe about 3 months ago. It was 100% legit, in the original box, and directly from someone who worked on the movie. I tried to buy it from him but he wanted to keep it. Still trying to get one but that is the only one I've ever seen for sale.

[keonisdad]

the temptation to buy a 1:55 scale car for $ 500 is near zero (i just speak for myself), but the lucky winner must go crazy that he has spent $ 500 plus for a custom car. What a awful deal, but the greed beats the brain 1:0.

[Ferris]

the temptation to buy a 1:55 scale car for $ 500 is near zero (i just speak for myself), but the lucky winner must go crazy that he has spent $ 500 plus for a custom car. What a awful deal, but the greed beats the brain 1:0.

The most I have paid is $15 including shipping. That is about the max I can get myself to spend on a toy car. If I was actually collecting them to keep in the package and display, I would be willing to pay more, but not for opening and playing with as I do.

[maxgc53]

What I find weird is why someone would pay 500 for a car from a backdoor seller in china. I can totally see someone spending big bucks for one in the original box that JL himself gave to the employees, but for a backdoor ???

[cac1959]

I am stopping this thread... while it started off as informative, the last comment attacked a seller with a 99.5% eBay positive feedback rating.

I have edited the comment as well.