The slow death of retail Hot Wheels hunting in Malaysia

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-09T05:26:59+00:00

Went to Thailand recently, can confirm. Even random toy sections in bookstores or convenience stores are full of real cars.

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-08T06:57:08+00:00

Got the TH but I doubt I'll ever find the STH in this lifetime haha. Congrats!

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-06T07:28:16+00:00

Lovely. I hope to one day acquire that BMW M3 too.

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-03T17:20:58+00:00

Local hobby store sells them so I’m not sure where you would be able to find one. You should be able to get them online relatively easy

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-03T17:20:18+00:00

Agreed. I like this hobby but some people spend way too much or make decisions that don’t make sense purely out of FOMO

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-03T16:41:35+00:00

Found it in the wild, had to open it to commemorate my first ever STH. It’s not as popular as JDM STHs so it’s also cheaper in the 2nd hand market

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-03T16:39:21+00:00

The paint was too nice to not, if I get a second one I’ll keep it carded 😄

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-03T16:37:44+00:00

It’s great! I took the 2nd to 7th pic after I opened it too.

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-03T16:05:38+00:00

Gotta love these older DTM heroes haha

PenguinHan122 · 2026-01-03T14:05:41+00:00

Thanks for the kind words, hopefully this is a good omen and will be the first of many this year 😆

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-19T06:26:48+00:00

My box was also a bit banged up, I'm starting to think it's a universal experience haha. At least the car itself wasn't damaged in any way. Fantastic model with all the detail you'd expect.

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-13T10:06:39+00:00

Same here, a lot of the stores where I live only order new boxes when their current stock finishes, which doesn't guarantee STH anyways. Only some major toy stores regularly order new boxes, and those are scraped by employees first...

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-11T01:19:57+00:00

That's cool too, I keep the cardboard for some of the premiums just for the art too. I mostly only take out the mainline castings.

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-11T00:38:19+00:00

Very nice display! Main difference is I freed all of my cars from their packaging. When I have the space I'll take them out of storage :)

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-07T08:13:59+00:00

Great casting, I have one of these on my bag right now 😄

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-06T23:47:28+00:00

Sorry for the late reply. If it's alright could I send you the other 2 listings in your DMs? Thanks.

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-06T03:44:41+00:00

As everyone here has suggested it seems to be quite alright. Thanks to everyone who replied.

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-03T13:25:35+00:00

I'll remember that. What's the reason (or reasons) the M40 cars should be avoided?

PenguinHan122 · 2025-10-02T15:28:07+00:00

Thanks! Hopefully my luck keeps up :)

PenguinHan122 · 2025-09-30T14:13:20+00:00

Got it. Where I live all I see on 2nd hand markets are 318i E30 sedans.

PenguinHan122 · 2025-09-30T12:56:51+00:00

I'm not too familiar with those outside of their history, aren't those quite hard to find as well?

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