Why I Stopped Focusing on Hot Wheels Mainlines

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[@lamleygroup]

Can’t sleep on the Mainlines. The minute you do, something like the RS2 comes out. Then again anything like that will eventually see premium treatment. Hell just collect what ya like. Enjoyed the vid.

[@DrifterD]

Glad to see you here! Yeah for sure, in the end of the day Im sharing my opinion. To each their own. Cheers! 😁

[@starman1994]

I'm loving the new Mercedes A Class and Toyota Tacoma to name a few. Really feels like Mattel is putting in better effort to these newer castings.

[@LanceRyderWilsonNigguh01]

I have an RS2 and it was friggin cool

[@xspeeder09]

@@DrifterD Me to i have stop collecting hotwheel . Mini Gt is much more Better .

[@xspeeder09]

Hotwheel must Up grade them quality and details . and respect the 1/64 scales . if hotwheels dont do that they well be loose a lot of hotwheels collectors

[@RayThomasEyeOfRay]

It’s hard not to collect mainlines. They are just a dollar here, but the story and history behind each one is rich. I often get the cars, come home and watch Jay Lenos garage on the actual car and admire it in my collection. I think once Covid is over, it will be much easier to collect again.

[@ramcoyannix8861]

Agree

[@prodyung829]

Exactly, each car has it's own story and personality so it's great admire them.

[@howardalteisen2281]

customization is the reason why hot wheels are not boring. unlike those queen shelves they are build perfrctly and build to display because of the expensive price. now hotwheels is not only for adult can collect also the kids can afford it.

[@nikoenciso01]

I always do that 😂❤

[@RayThomasEyeOfRay]

@@nikoenciso01 it’s the best lol

[@qifuhyue3568]

Though I collect both Hot Wheels and Tomica, I find Tomica way more relaxing to collect. Most of the time, all the Hot Wheels pegs I see only have the boring cars left unless I get lucky. For Tomica, I can get most of the cars I want relatively easily unlike Hot Wheels

[@DrifterD]

Thats true. Theres always a surplus of tomicas available 😳

[@qifuhyue3568]

@Tomas Garza quite a lot of countries don't sell tomicas in physical stroes

[@nayr5483]

Tomica mainline mostly sucks due to blank white frontlight and blank red taillight tampos But Tomica Premium, Tomica Limited Vintage&Neo, Tomica Premium Unlimited worth their price Their details are decent

[@underthestory396]

It's actually rare to find Tomica cars, mostly only found on toy stores unlike hotwheels, which you could EASILY found in marts, same goes with matchbox

[@qifuhyue3568]

@@underthestory396 different story in East Asian countries, both hot wheels and Tomica can be found in stores

[@KjamLXX8]

The problem is scalping so to speak. Too many ppl trying to make a quick buck.

[@JohnSTF72]

Hot Wheels is a great staring point for any new dicast collector, due to their low (in most countries anyway) price. The thing is, they produce a ton of stuff these days. If you want to get everything, it can get expensive quickly. And you're right, the amount of people collecting Hot Wheels has increased tenfold in the last few years (and so did the KZbin channels about them). It has become so competitive that like you, i stopped peg hunting because it can get frustrating. I now focus on Premium Hot Wheels and other brands like Auto World, Greenlight and Mini GT wich i feel offer a better quality overall for the money you pay than most HW do these days. Thanks for making this video D.

[@DrifterD]

Im glad you are able to re-focus on what you want for your collection. Thanks your comment John!

[@barrocuuu]

i am an italian collector, and in italy, you can only pivk mainlines, because there are only mainlines, find premiums it's like to find a 2017 STH in 2022, and there aren't greenlights and mini gt in italy :)

[@CarNerd7]

@@barrocuuu same here in India man , and to make things worse there are literally no hotwheels here for more than an year now , it sucks for collectors like us

[@effortgamerz8711]

What is for me i barely have enough money to collect mainlines even not good ones bcz they cost more and if i start buying premiums i will only get one in an year and if i do collect mainline i can buy 10 in my country premium cost like hell

[@KevinCofDE]

As a customizer. I like Hotwheels mainlines. If you mess up on one of those it’s only a dollar. That being said I’ve gotten into customizing different car brands as well. My last was a green light diecast. I’m even doing old Lesley matchbox customizations.

[@Lds252]

In my country it is €2,50 😂😂 thats like 3 dollars but I still collect them

[@oldfigtim9654]

@@Lds252 in my country the price of mainline reaches from 199-249₽≈3,1-3,9$. Soo, its Hard buy a new model, because just the price bites and there are even no suitable models, which is upsetting.

[@Lds252]

@@oldfigtim9654 i get it, in my country they even became €3 so more expensive as they were before, it’s crazy but I will keep collecting them

[@oldfigtim9654]

@@Lds252 I fully understand, that's how we unfortunately live.

[@Lds252]

@@oldfigtim9654 yeah

[@loriumartinez]

i mean good points here but for alot of people including me we dont have any other options finding a higher quality model here on the pegs for me is like finding gold bars inside a toy store it just dosent happen thats why for some of us we just have to stick with mainlines

[@jicez6649]

Hot wheels are definitely more for the person who enjoys the excitement of the hunt. Stratigising and planning the hunt and then finding what your looking for when on the hunt is such a great feeling. But I understand for sure collect what you like and not necessarily everything

[@milo8091]

I think some mainlines are very good, like the r390gt1, Audi rs2, Civic ek, Honda prelude. They have front and rear lights tampos and the prelude also has a Japanese plate, and it's a replica of asada's (the designer of the hw prelude and many other castings) parents car.

[@tomprunier3601]

A lot to think about. HW premiums are often more attractive, but I customize as well as collect, so I’ll spend $1US just for the engine to use elsewhere, or buy multiple castings to cut and mash up into a Gaslander or something else. But peg hunting is exhausting, especially because the competition isn’t always scalpers also hunting, but scalpers who are employees or managers at the store itself. I have to get more plugged in on MiniGT and Tarmac Works. I always see them for $15-$20US, but I haven’t done in-depth searches. Really good topic, and a very good point.

[@haresh_ramen]

I used to collect Hotwheels back in 2019 and took a break from it. My friend introduced me to more premium brands in 2021 and I was hooked. Now I mainly collect Mini GT, Tarmac and other Brands but it’s nice to see the new castings made by Hotwheels for time to time…

[@rizzled23]

@@thehotlineofdiecast.7623 U could go to Takashimaya

[@user-jc1cl9tx7d]

@@rizzled23 Thats only in japan though no?

[@JonToyCars]

I guess, at some point in our collecting life we all switch our attention to the premium series, it might be because of the quality, of the value, availability, or whatever other reason, but we do that! When it comes to personal opinion ... i don't collect 1:64 scale cars, because i love cars so that will not make me switch to other brands (not even for the reasons you mentioned), i collect them because i love Hot Wheels, i enjoy the brand, it has a special meaning to me, i enjoy them with the good and the bad. If it will come in the conclusion that i will stop collecting, i will stop it for good, not switch to other brands. Again, it doesn't mean i am a "fan boy" they just have a special meaning to me, they are part of my childhood, they are fun, have the variety in series and castings, have playsets, have history, have nostalgia and, especially for me they have the availability!

[@beingSATYAM864]

I still remember i just found a ferrari 488 and i was on the seventh cloud and when i asked the employees to tell me the price they saw the name and said this car is expired and it will shatter right after you open the box so get another one. Even though i knew he lied but i didnt want to make a scene so i left him. That time i was a child and was so passionate for ferraris 😢. I still regret ignoring it

[@oppoaction]

I really like the look of the hotwheels packaging. That’s part of the reason why I like the mainlines.

[@stevendunkley8284]

The reason I can't stop collecting Hotwheels mainlines is because they are so cheap. To paraphrase Motley Crue's Tommy Lee discussing his tattoo collection: "They are like potato chips. I am like OK, just one more and I'm done..but it never happens" and that is how you end up with an entire flat packed out skirting boards to ceiling with toy cars, or a full skin suit of ink (or in my case both! LOL). I recently went to visit my parents for an extended holiday and ended up coming back with 3 suitcases of diecasts and Pez dispensers (my other addiction besides Hotwheels and tattoos) that most definitely was NOT planned and I now have to think seriously how and where to display them as there is literally no space left for them anywhere in my home apart from the ceilings so I am looking into various ways of mounting them up there. Oh well. There are worse vices to have I guess... ;-)

[@speelshare]

Totally agree 👍 mainline hot wheels are made for kids rather than collectors. As for the increase in collectors, it's hard to find the few I want at the shops. Quite a few times I've come across packets ripped open but hidden at the back of the box with the car stolen.

[@mikespiegel_]

Mainlines can be hit or miss, it all depends on the designer that worked on the casting. One big gripe I have is the scale inconsistency throughout all Hot Wheels, compact two seater vehicles having a length close to or equal to a big 4 door sedan. The Alpine A110 vs the Dodge Charger SRT, for example, one is 1/60 scale an the other is 1/68 scale. They don't look right when placed side to side.

[@PokeDaddyAustralia]

Hot Wheels are $2 here in Australia which is around $1.50US I simply love some of my mainlines, but the main thing for me is the hunt and trying to find some STH in the wild, as well as helping local collectors as well.

[@pimosabe8043]

I like to collect the mainline because I usually end up customizing the ones I like and make them my own.

[@elnegro1238]

Yes today I went to target to pick some up for my nephews. As always the pegs were empty. And I mean empty 0 main line. Too many vultures that say they are collectors. They are re-seller

[@currycates420]

I agree there are way more collectors today then a year or two ago. It feels like most of the people I see hunting in the stores are really only looking to resale or (scalp) the treasures hunts. There are alot of good brands emerging though like mini gt and tarmac that make amazingly beautiful cars that I have also started to collect. But I have a question, where did you get that nice display you have in the background. I like that it fits so many cars.

[@hulksmash8159]

Their money, their choice.

[@zuhairvazir338]

Here in Pakistan, they just hit $16-25 for a mainline since travel restrictions. I order Greenlight from Amazon (2-3 month wait or $150-200 shipping for within one week) and also HW Premiums, and sometimes bite the bullet by paying $10 for the 2021 mainline Supra and $38 for the Slide Street, Car Culture HW Premium. But grateful that I can afford to maintain a 30 year old hobby. Please note the names of the other brands you mentioned. I suppose I'll just stop here, at Laughlin and Magnus Walker and Liberty Walk to start collecting more figma, Shf and Hot Toys :) Cheers...

[@geraldsanchez3138]

Hot Wheels mainlines where I live you basically can't even find them anymore

[@beatnikbanditdiecast4932]

Maybe I've been lucky but I have always been able to pick up all the Hot Wheels models I want from stores, including all the cool JDMs. Some of these such as the Nissan 300ZX, Subaru Impreza Sti 22b and the gorgeous Honda Prelude have been fantastic models with great detailing. And for around £1.50 to £2.00 here in the UK, they're great value. I have to stick up for Mattel here - the quality control has been much better recently. So, IMO it's the best time to be collecting mainlines 🙂🙂

[@seonggihun4448]

Same situation for me, although nowadays there are so many great mainlines, we almost don't have them here anymore, or stores just miss a shitload of cases

[@THE_HW_MASTERS]

Love that new intro! Great video mate!😍

[@DrifterD]

Thank you THWM! 😁

[@THE_HW_MASTERS]

@@DrifterD 😁

[@aat8345]

some mainline have some nice liveries or car brands that is very hard to find, but otherwise don't collect

[@kayceenolasco4439]

Very informative! Good points. Personally, I still like collecting mainlines because I like to see many different examples of my few favorite cars side by side. Hot Wheels mainlines help me satisfy that craving, of seeing different designs of the same '95 Mazda RX-7 casting lined up next to each other because it's my favorite JDM of all time.

[@DrifterD]

Mainlines do give you access to your favourite cars, no doubt about that!

[@casualanimewatcher5294]

I'm going through this phase as well. The price of Hotwheels in Indonesia is SG$1 less than Singapore in retails store. But since there are online marketplace thriving here, I can get most of my mainlines with prices under the retail prices as well so I don't need to hunt that often, just scrolling & checks out boom, you get what you want delivered to your house. Also, the premium hotwheels price here sometimes drop under SG$10 depending on the models in the online marketplace.

[@MiyaTakamura]

As always, I'm focusing on the cars that were featured in the Hot Wheels Unleashed videogame. Power Rage and Hollowback from AcceleRacers alongside a Monster Trucks-themed expansion are going to be in Hot Wheels Unleashed in the coming months.

[@stevefitz2522]

There's a hw unleashed five pack on pegs now

[@salmjosh96]

I stick to conventions, rlcs and premiums for hw. Very brand specific too. Was lucky enough to get a few of the 2022 Japan Convention Datsuns on preorder.

[@nazrilhazim9219]

How order itttt??

[@HobiEntertainment]

Nice advice my friend. Yeah, for sure. When we are getting older, no more collecting toys such as hot wheels but need collecting more details and more qualities like mini gt, inno64, tarmac.

[@DrifterD]

Indeed :,) I feel old

[@user-pi4cr1fh9j]

To be fair, the mainlines are good for customs too. I’m gunna start opening a few of mine. Got some of my old loose cars from when I was a kid to practice on too

[@carnon3365]

I've found that when I open some mainline they are messed up down the side. I opened a 720d and it had a huge white scuf down the side and it was a huge letdown

[@ericglenn9984]

I didn't realize how lucky it is to find Car Culture sets off the pegs. Today I managed to complete the Team transport set with the Nissan Silvia S15. I don't find ordering Online to be fun at all.

[@ng1163]

If mainlines over there are 1/4 the price of an inno, then it makes alot sense. Over here in Canada, inno64 ar at least 17x the price a mainline.

[@thealifrs4_463]

sometimes i do have better luck on peg hunting if i go outside often i can find the items that i want in only a few days, but when i rarely go outside, i lost all of my luck on peg hunting

[@lukmanulhakeem2654]

I recently started collecting here from malaysia, whats ironic is that the mainline series mostly manufactured in Malaysia but we Malaysians are charged MYR 9.90 on the pegs (Correct the price if I'm wrong) like we should've paid it for less than MYR 5.00

[@furunamaxd]

Yup, i started collecting collab/premium Hotwheels now. I only buy mainline that i used to have, for nostalgia sake. Damn, that old rx7 was lit

[@iamcanadian7926]

The issue is scalpers (The bad scalpers) taking all the cars for the sake of reselling for double the price, It can be frustrating for those who passionately collect Hot Wheels as hobby. Luckily this year I've been able to beat the scalpers and find all the 2022 mainlines I've wanted so far.

[@dxpdiecastracing]

Not speaking for the entire racing community but I have never seen a packaged car nor a premium beat a mainline on the track without a wheel swap. To each his own.

[@RicardoCarvalhoPT]

I only collect mainlines, basically because of availability, price, and also for the community part of it. I buy duplicates if I can, and in that way I can trade / sell to other local collectors. Buying doubles also helps with the quality problems.

[@marcocinquini9989]

The main reason the peg hunting is frustating is not the higher number of new collectoirs, but, that there are people that support the scalpers, if the held themselves for a while, and get conformed for not being able to have few models, these resellers would have to find something else to do, but, unfortunately, you se a lot of said collectors channels taking several of few models, saying it is a models that many want and will raise in price, and encouraging theirs viewers to do so.

[@nikoenciso01]

I been getting into monster trucks and color shifters so dope

[@I77atty]

Here in the Philippines (from what I experienced), Toy Kingdom and Toys R Us sells Hot wheels mainlines at 129 Pesos (That's around 2-3 Dollars each). But most of the time, people who buy and sell those mainlines will get more than 5 pieces and then sell it online. Because of this, I got tired of peg hunting since fantasy cars are always left behind at every toy store I go to. I now collect PosterCars, which are new for us (saw them Last week from my locall Toy Kingdom shop) that retails for about 350 Pesos (5-7.50 Dollars)

[@ftsrecords5052]

I just buy mainlines to customize them and make them premium.. it feels good to have one of a kind variants in my collection.

[@nikoenciso01]

Yea I buy a bunch just to eventually do wheel swaps on em 😂

[@duranaguilar4210]

First time watcher and definitely a subscriber! You are definitely a well educated HWs collector 😮‍💨🔥🔥🔥

[@cocoamelon1774]

I still hunt for mainlines, some of them are really cool like the Nissan Maxima this year. I always check the pegs when I visit places that sells them, yea the pegs are horrible here but when you found what you wanted, it's always rewarding (screams like a child when I pulled out a HKS FK8 and a LBWK GTR out of the pegs)

[@dranoelcloudryleelampac8737]

i agree with you! the mainlines are great but not amazing at all like another thing that makes me not collecting mainlines is that the axles of the cars sometimes bend or even snap

[@DrifterD]

Thats crazy! I dont think ive encountered that before

[@adamfoo90]

Greetings Drifter D, from your neighboring country, Malaysia. I used to collect Hot Wheels Cars back when I was 6 years old, those are the days when hot wheels cars are just plain basic, barely any racing livery tempo, but extremely heavy, true diecast weights like a Premium, give and take those days where you only get to keep the "Model without proper tempo" and card it as vintage up till this day. Those days when I buy hot wheels cars they are MYR 2 or 4 ? Hell those years like 2000s you can still find Hot Wheels STH on the rack easily because they ain't so popular, Sadly as time goes by, Hot Wheels chopped their cost and decide to turn mainline cars using Plastic / ABS material because of meeting the quality to play on Hot Wheels Trackset, if you used the old diecast metal Hot wheels on the trackset, it can't or barely able to play with. In this day, now it's MYR 10 in stores and it became an extremely popular hobby, as like you said, you can't find the hot mainlines one at all unless you are really lucky, not to mention STH because the staffs here in Malaysia have "Cables" that sweep away STH and JDM mainlines into their backstores and sell it online, MYR 20-30 for JDM and MYR 200 / 400 for STH. MYR 20 - 30 for a Mainline can easily score you a Hot Wheels Premium diecast metal with tempo for that price, which is so close to MiniGT for MYR 40 - 60 a pop here. MYR 200 - 400 for a STH can easily score you Ignition Model / Inno 64 Resin and so on, which so much better looking. Up till now I still collect Hot wheels Premium / Mainline, just that the disappointment is the price doesn't make sense that you're paying for something you can get in better detail / quality as you said. But then, childhood still hits so... I'll just buy em when the price from the reseller is right.

[@jaydenpay3379]

Hi drifter!!!! 😎😎😎 at 3.00, I saw ur white skyline there, noice!! Do u mind reviewing that white skyline collector set?? It would be a rlly great help of u!!!!😍😍

[@zajebancija11]

I am relatively new to the game. I have around 60 HW , mainly premium. I had relatively fast decided that Main Lines are not worth to me. As said in the video, you can almost not find good ones in the stores and have to buy them elsewhere much more expensive and secondly, even some main lines look good on pictures but when I unpack them, they just feel cheap. So I just buy Premiums and it costs me quite a lot already because also buying a lot from resellers... but at least I enjoy them. The only Mini GT I have, is the blue Senna from Schmee150, they look really good.

[@nikoenciso01]

I bought 47 mainline for 27 bucks the other day the kid was collecting since 2017 I got alot nice casting he was a real geared so there is bunch sick cars audi mustangs porches it was totally worth it they all in cards still

[@casper100797]

Yoo is that's a initial d bottle in the back? If so where you get it from? Looks mad

[@imranshamsulrahman6812]

I still remember that moment where I bought a Chrysler 300C Hemi, and the whole body made of plastic and I was like so sad about it. It really felt like I just gonna stop collecting Hot Wheels. It really sucks going out for hunting in Malaysia because you can't really find the real casting car that you want. The price is also very expensive here. Buying it from collectors cost double the price. We can just keep it for 30 years then we can sell it back for good money I guess. And I really hate it when reseller are selling new loose STH, especially the EK9 for 3 figures. I mean like where the hell did they get the loose units from. There's nothing special about STH anymore. It is no longer a limited thing like we used to know. Currently I am collecting a few models from Hot Wheels such as the Nissan Skyline Van, Nissan 300ZX, Honda Prelude, Datsun 240Z Custom, and Mclaren F1. I collect them from the first release up until the latest ones. Thats the only way for me to enjoy collecting Hot Wheels.

[@DaMouseRacer]

Im sorry but in the philippines its even hard to find certain hotwheel shop and can i ask how do you call that alluminum mugs or wheels and where i could buy them? Thanks

[@UnTouchGamingHD]

It's best to focus on a particular casting you enjoy collecting. This year I've started to focus on collecting only Porsches & Deloreans. A better focus as compared to last year when I was buying anything that looked nice for me.

[@AbdulAziz-ko7en]

Hotwheels is my childhood best toys, and that's why when a start collecting hotwheels again nowadays, i can feel the difference of quality... Before it feels solid but now, it feels like premium can ... But i still like it tho 😂😂

[@robsdfs]

I'm really a noobie on the topic (I have a total of 9 diecast) but I'll say a thing. I don't really like hotweels. I bought all my cars in a normal supermarket in Italy where I live and there I find only 2 brands, hotweels and majorette (and without a lot of cars to choose from). I strongly prefer majorette because I really love the features like suspension and opening doors, make them feel less "childish" and more realistic

[@thegauntlet9822]

I've never been a Hot Wheels fan since my youngest days of collecting always been a Johnny Lightning fan just because of the radical detail now I collect Auto World because they have true 164th scale

[@astrocrypto8438]

Yeah, I've recently move to focusing on collecting on the supers and premium mail ins for each year. I've also all but given up trying to hunt for these locally. It's a pain and a lost of gas and time.

[@NEOTHEGREAT6]

I've given up with them because of how much 1 dollar will add up each time you buy 30 of them also I've been sticking to dodge and other Mopars only since those are my favorite so if a new Mopar comes out I'll get 2 or so but bills are more important

[@DrifterD]

Thats a great point! They are indeed $1 but they add up eventually :(

[@charlesedrianmadrid3683]

Long time no see, Drifter! I was very busy with school so I didn't really have time to view your videos. My schedule eased up a bit so that's pretty nice! I stopped collecting Hot Wheels mainlines because other brands like Mini GT and Tarmac Works started to appear, and they provide so much for their price. To be honest, I would prefer getting one Mini GT car over five Hot Wheels cars as I am going for quality over quantity. And sheesh, Mini GT nails the details so much that I am no longer that impressed with Hot Wheels premium. Also, the chrome loss issue. It's so annoying, it basically makes the car unplayable for me. I started wheelswapping my mainlines and they look sick, but still, wheels are pretty expensive, so it's not really good for my budget 🥲 Another bad thing is that the pegs are terrible. Getting a hyped Hot Wheels car from a reseller isn't really good as the price doubles sometimes, so the pegs are still the way to go. However, all I see in the pegs are dinosaur cars. I understand the COVID situation, I guess this is the beginning of the end for Hot Wheels in the Philippines

[@bensond32]

The only mainlines that I collect are actual cars that I like and think are cool. Most of the mainlines I see nowadays I'm not totally interested in. I have been slowly buying more and more of the premium line of hotwheels this past year. It does get expensive since the premiums are more money than the mainlines though.

[@JayCeeSquared]

Just depends. Like I love seeing La Troca, one of my favorite older diecasts returning. And here it is still 1$ which is super nice to just buy a couple of fun cars I like. Especially HW originals. Can’t get Deora 2 in any other line.

[@DrifterD]

As a Deora II fan myself, I see where youre coming from. Those are definite exceptions! 😁

[@zachstudios567]

I was able to find a La Troca in my local grocery store. Was very neat to see it return

[@valutaatoaofunknownelement197]

Totally agree! One of my personal favorites is Roll Cage, specifically the pre-re-tool with the extra tire.

[@MrJewrican]

Totally agree with you. Too bad scalpers have free run to charge whatever for a $1 car. Ruins the hobby for sure. I’ve moved to Tarmac Works as well

[@dwightmiranda3192]

Also, the new mainline cars isn't really that durable when it comes to paint applications. A friend of mine, (mustang hunter diecast), even noticed the decrease in paint quality. It chips easily while the older ones still holds up 20 years later.

[@phinds1]

Totally agree with you,,BUT sometimes they release an awesome car that I just have to get,, like for example the new 1970 Pontiac Firebird that recently came out (B case in North America I believe). I just had to have it. Really well done IMHO.

[@robertapenay]

.initially gt and tarmac works are seriously good stuff and hot wheels as such are harder to snag with so many collecting these days so it's the gt and tarmac for me

[@R26Roman]

Shout out from NY, by the way I completely agree with you. I now only collect mainlines if it has tampos and none of my other favorite brands (like mini gt and greenlight) make it . This applies to hot wheels premium line too. I rather have hot wheels premium over a mainline and I have actually sold my wheel swapped mainlines for premium or other brands that have better details

[@jechojecko]

The momentum once you collect premiums are unstoppable

[@markxterg0316]

In my opinion, Collectors should always come to a point to ask ourselves why are we collecting and what really to collect, everyone should assess what cars will really bring happiness, is it really the best looking detailed cars or basic simple details will already do...is it for display purposes or for everyday play, for investment purposes or for whatever reason...for me every Collector have their own reason, view, and purpose of collecting, everyone is unique, so its always you the Collector yourselves can determine if main lines is worth collecting or not...maybe its precious for others, while for others its not worth the time to hunt for those simple models...just collect what will make you happy and focus on those after considering all important factors that really matters in your own personal collecting hobby...

[@musha2752]

As a mini GT collector, yes they’re expensive but their quality is UNMATCHED.

[@subscribe_now-]

100% true my chrome is getting black in hot wheels 😭

[@MangoTangoFox]

I collect mainlines basically exclusively BECAUSE of the value for the price. It's rough sometimes not being able to find all the ones I would want, but I do enjoy hunting for them and I don't buy second-hand, so they are always ~$1.33 incl tax. Even with things direct from China, it is HARD to find little toys or models or anything with as much details as basic hotwheels have, for that low of a price, they are truly unmatched.

[@fishxfryed945]

Thanks for saving me sacrificing my favorite hot wheels coming in the mail I bought some for intention to make them mini rc cars but ima just use main lines since there made to play and I can find them Better and the price here in the us glad ur teaching me what to look out for 👍💯

[@zachstudios567]

I still like some of the models the mainline have, I like making realistic city scenes and stuff, but you dont see everyone driving a 2 door sports car, so I look for taxis, four door sedans, station wagons, which premiums dont seem to always have.

[@patrickjackman7982]

Mainline R $4. in the Bahamas 🇧🇸. Only mainline from Jun Imai, Ryu Asada, Phil Reilhman, Larry Wood, Linsey Lee, Brendon Vetuskey, Mark Jones, Sonny Fisher @Mattel I collected during my time of collecting only certain one I buy these days

[@Chris_Hood]

Another good talk! Again, it's about perspective and aligning one's expectations with the price & effort paid to acquire what we like as collectors. Mattel is always cutting corners to keep prices down to appeal to _that_ market segment with mainlines but also offers mid-grade cars with some better details at the $3 USD point also going so far as to offer metal bases on some cars in 2024 for $3, something I would have never expected. Terribly sorry about the tampo errors on your Skyline, that's so disappointing!! Even RLC cars get it wrong as I've seen on Reddit.

[@soniahardie5568]

Firstly they are only $1USD in the states....in New Zealand 🇳🇿 where I am from they have for the last 20years or longer cost S3NZD as for mainlines...collecting the whole set 1-250 is always worth it....but collecting what you like is ok too...I agree with Premiums...I collect those for the last 3years so worth it but I love the pictures too which is why I like them carded...thanks for your content 👍

[@Kronik8074]

man i hope i find that box full of my my HW cars soon..i miss them

[@olegstepcenko74]

My collecting story is that- two years ago I have children(twins boys), and one day I was shopping and I accidentally bought “welly” 1:64 cars Porsche and beetle. Then a few days later, I deeply interested about collecting. Studying this hobby in Scales 1:64, then 1:43, aand 1:18. I decided if started collecting so I need lot to pay many for high quality!! During last 2 years I have 5 Autoart cars 1 Norev 1 minichams, all of them in 1:18 scale. I love a lot of real car and it’s history, and from one side 1:18 scale stopping me from bought everything I like!!! But 6 months ago in the shop I accidentally saw HW, it was AUDI RS2, I bought it! It was my first time attention to HW. Now I have much than 80 HWcars, collecting real cars, not fantastic. I keep it all in foto frames of IKEA “SANNAHED” So!!!! Difference of Price HW 2€ and for example Autoart 300 € is high, BUT MAINLINE helps to have many small pieces with big history!!! Auto production not stopped, and new HW castings not stops too!

[@planetdee3587]

My local store usually charges $1.25 but the other day it was $1.50. I hope it does not stay that way.

[@p4r8a91]

Bro actually hot wheels are some toys that they look like maquette and you can't comparison them but you are 100% right. 👌👏

[@kwongsenglee4863]

Hi.. New to hot wheels. How to target the Premium lines? Buy online?

[@jonnowee983]

To each its own. Hotwheels Mainline still have enormous value despite the opinion stated here. Never forget that Hotwheels (Mattel) are a global toy brand while the Tomica basic diecast models have very strong following within Asia. The liquidity for those big diecast car manufacturers products ie. from Mattel & from Tomica are very strong. Despite their inferior quality (due to mass production) compared to the smaller specialists brands, Hot Wheels & Tomica have a worldwide following of collectors. Don't let the issue of quality blind you to the bigger market that is out there. Toy brands like Mattel & Hasbro hold the bulk of collectors' interest. One may pay a premium price for a better quality product from say, Hot Toys but will the purchasers be able to command a greater aftermarket resale price?

[@DrifterD]

Resale value is definitely there for Hot Wheels. I think it has become the Hypebeast brand of the diecast world. It doesnt matter whether they are out of proportions. It has the Hot Wheels brand name so it has to be worth alot of money

[@Anth230]

Depends if one collects for future profit or quality.

[@LittleKachowski]

These concerns aren’t a problem for me, because I’m collecting every single mainline, not just real manufacturers or jdm. For me I like to collect the mainlines for every year because it reflects the car culture of that era, and it’s cool to see the timeline of what design trends came and went, especially if you collect multiple years of one model like Muscle Tone or Twin Mill. Chrome loss is a serious bummer but since I don’t make a lot I can’t justify spending five to ten dollars on one car at a time.

[@jcsgarage6292]

And i thought im the only one who has this feeling. Same here, majority of mainline castings doesn't catch my interests anymore. Now focusing on premium lines, autoworld, greenlight, and other castings consisting of metal body, metal chassis, rubber wheels, and realistic detailed tampos.

[@hellknightGP]

толком и не понял.. можно текстовую версию ролика?

[@alexzeta3]

I agree with you but not all the models are available in mini gt, green light etc, and if I buy HW I always swap the wheels

[@khandkerhasan8456]

I have now been very selective with mainlines. They still come with some cool ones with good amount of detail but now I’d rather open up premiums or mini GTs since they look all around better. Additionally I’m also expanding to 1:18 scales although they eat up space

[@cutrockr-diecastracing2773]

Very understandable comments. Cheers

[@jeremysuit6957]

I still pick up mainlines I enjoy looking for the new cases that come out. Im still looking for all of k case an some of L an M case I haven't seen N case yet it can hold off I'm still getting the new m2 cars as well

[@otaku0698]

I just get cars that no other brand makes like the new Lucid Air and Hummer EVs. I also like HotWHeels original Mad Manga,Track Manga and Tuned Manga and also the Rajin Express. but nothing more.

[@alexandrebrard]

I just found 2 sth and 2 lbwk r34 black chase at my local VONS. guys keep collecting hw mainline. It’s too much fun!

[@luiscarlospassarini8382]

I am from Brazil. I agree with you. Hot Wheels mainline are toys even when they have cool tampos and paints. But not all of them are perfect aligned or painted. Sometimes there are rough ones. As you said, it is better to buy a better casting form another brand or a Hot Wheels premium series.🙃

[@mcalbols]

I got the all yellow and grey accent and the all grey with yellow accent corvette and think they are my favorite of the mainlines

[@jiffypineapple8880]

Ok so for my Borthday I decided yo get the volswagon idr and also the mazda 787b team transporter hotwheels set. The wheels are all rubber and just in total seriousley cool (a cool thing abt the 787b is that you can take the hood off and it reveals the engine bay problem is though is that it moves the wing a lot and I dont want it falling off just incase or getting damaged so I leave the hood on) but he is right, when I got the mazda I saw one part on the front lip of the car were there wasnt any gold paint. But besides the mazda ar the truck was perfect and so was the whole volswagon idr set

[@jiffypineapple8880]

I also just saw a liberty walk lamborghini at a local publix should I cop it or is it a waste?

[@davidwiman5285]

I started collecting in 1989 I collect castings from 1968 to the present I like real riders too

[@FaizanAhmed02]

I still like them I’m a fairly new collector so right Now I’m mainly focusing on the main lines.

[@planetdee3587]

So I agree sometime some mainline are hard to find. I have a policy that if I ebay hunt, I do not spend more than about $6 bucks for one car unless it is a premium car and one of my favorite cars (I only collect cars I like). My local Targets are crap. They never have anything on the shelves. My only source is my local supermarket. I get some good mainline because nobody really shops there for HW. My advice to everybody is try to find one store that you can go to. I will never find premium car lines from HW or even treasure hunts or whatever but I am fine with what I get.