[CMOTD]

Does anybody know why these have become sought after all of a sudden?
   
There are loads of them about and until very recently they fetched a tenner or less on eBay. The price has suddenly doubled for no apparent reason, I sold one recently for £21 and another has just gone for £27. Ten different people were bidding on mine. These are used examples not mint boxed. It is nothing special, just a flashing light sequence so what is going on?

[Top Down]

Enhancing the racing vibe during Covid lockdown 

[Steven.G]

One possible explanation,,
https://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.p...ntry830836

[Top Down]

That's got to be the most likely 

[woodcote]

Maybe... but what I see on Facebook is a lot of new and returning lockdown Scalextric fans seeking out Classic track and accessories - presumably for the nostalgia vibe?

Prices on eBay have shot up - and for the SCX Classic speciality pieces too. I bought some SCX stuff in 2019 - including a ice curve chicane for £10, now they are going for £30-£50. An SCX Rally set (start ramp and loops) recently sold for just under £200 on auction (I remember being tempted - but not that tempted - for £60, which is what they are in Spain). Even the veritable humpback bridge and inner curves have rocketed from pennies to £10-20 a pop... And they are selling for that.

It's now true that there are bargains to be had looking off eBay at normal retail websites and (when they reopen) bricks 'n' mortar stores. Yesterday I saw a load of 2000s SCX cars on eBay for £50+ including Escorts that Top Slots and MRE have new for between £30 and £40. Both Roger Barker and Mark Scale's prices were suddenly on the low side, although they soon put that right.

[CMOTD]

I'd better get up in the loft and find some more old Scalextric rubbish to put on eBay then.

[BAracer]

...says the man I've just bought an old Scalextric car from.

[CMOTD]

You've got the good stuff. This is some of the rubbish from the loft:
           

[BAracer]

Ker-ching!