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Thank you to everyone who bid with us online, and to those who came in to view the day before. Saturday’s sale at M&M Auctions in Spalding offered 710 lots of toys, models and collectables. 665 lots sold, for a combined £39,952 hammer — about £50,739 once the 27% buyer’s premium including VAT is added. 45 lots carried no published hammer and are treated as unsold in the figures below.
The sale itself was online only, with viewing in the saleroom the day before. Lot 116 set the pace at £440, for A Universal Hobbies Code 3 1/32 diecast model of the Ford 7810 tractor, Special. A well-described specialist lot will still find its collector.
Lot 116 — A Universal Hobbies Code 3 1/32 diecast model of the Ford 7810 tractor, Special Edition. Hammer £440.
How the sale broke down
The table follows the catalogue sections, so regular buyers can see where the bidding was strongest. Combined diecast takes in farm models, general diecast and model trucks, and is a guide only — it is not added again on top of the sale total. 50 lots sat outside those headings and are still included in the £39,952.
| Department | Lots | Sold | Hammer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm Models | 136 | 136 | £13,286 |
| General Diecast | 275 | 265 | £13,274 |
| General toys | 75 | 75 | £4,162 |
| Model Trucks | 63 | 61 | £3,678 |
| Model Aircraft | 70 | 63 | £2,829 |
| Model Railway | 34 | 33 | £1,548 |
| Lego | 4 | 2 | £26 |
| Model Kits | 3 | 0 | £0 |
| Outside those sections | 50 | 30 | £1,149 |
| Combined diecast departments | 474 | 462 | £30,238 |
| Sale total (published hammers) | 710 | 665 | £39,952 |
All prices in this article are hammer only. A buyer’s premium of 27% including VAT applied to room, absentee, online and autobid purchases.
Selected lots
A handful of the lots we were pleased to see away.
Lot 91 — A Universal Hobbies JCB Major Loader Mk 1 Excavator 1/16 diecast model. Boxed. Appears. Hammer £380.
Lot 122 — A Toys Farm ’Youngtimer Collection’ 1/32 diecast model of the Claeys M103/Clayson M103. Hammer £360.
| Lot | Description | Hammer |
|---|---|---|
| 116 | A Universal Hobbies Code 3 1/32 diecast model of the Ford 7810 tractor, Special | £440 |
| 91 | A Universal Hobbies JCB Major Loader Mk 1 Excavator 1/16 diecast model. Boxed. | £380 |
| 122 | A Toys Farm ’Youngtimer Collection’ 1/32 diecast model of the Claeys | £360 |
| 201 | A Franklin Mint Precision Models diecast Freightliner C.O.E. tractor unit in | £280 |
| 115 | A Universal Hobbies code 3 1/32 diecast model Ford 7810 tractor, Special | £260 |
| 208 | A group of Britains diecast and plastic models comprising a 1/32 All Purpose | £260 |
| 26 | A pair of Universal Hobbies 1/32 diecast agricultural models comprising a Ford | £250 |
| 131 | A 1/50 diecast model of a Ruston-Bucyrus 22-RB crawler crane with boom sections | £220 |
The full descriptions remain on the archived catalogue, for anyone who wants to look a lot up: View the results.
Entries for the next sale
Saturday, 31 October 2026, 10am — Specialist Auction of Vintage Toys and Diecast including Dinky, Matchbox, Corgi and More! Plus Lego and Farm Models. We are already taking entries, and we are always glad of farm models, diecast, kits, railway, and the single piece a collector has decided to pass on. A few photographs and a note of the maker are usually enough for a straightforward view, with no obligation.
Do telephone 01775 724939 or email info@mm-auctions.com if you would like to consign, or simply to ask whether the next sale would suit what you have.