A toy robot that lay in a Scots loft for decades and was destined for a charity shop has been sold for £8,400 at auction
A toy robot that lay in a Scots loft for decades and was destined for a charity shop has been sold for £8,400 at auction after being identified as a sought-after Japanese rarity.
It was the first to be produced in a member of the Gang Of Five robots that were only available by special purchase in the late 1950s, giving it heightened status. McTear's specialist, James Spiridion previously said that first edition toys "are becoming more and more collectable" and that they were expecting a "lot of interest from collectors".
She was cleaning her mother's house when she found the robot that she and her siblings played with as children more than 50 years ago and planned to give to charity. "We were hoping the robot may be worth a few pounds but when we heard what it was, and the valuation, we couldn't believe our ears.
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