On its second year of the premiere series Ertl has created a mail in offer for collectors who have 8 UPC symbols from the back of their tractor packages. The UPCs must come from one of the first 8 tractors produced in the 2007 premiere tractors. With your check for $4.99, you mail away the UPCs and a few weeks later you are the proud owner of a Golden John Deere 8530.The 8530 is officially #17, with the previous 16 being regular editions. The tractor comes with a gold collector coin that says “Model 8530 Release #17”. The 8530 is actually a very nice model with die cast construction and cab glass. As far as detail the 8530 is probably one of the nicest in the premiere line. The cab even has painted on lights, which are absent from some of the other premiers. The cab glass is only seen in a few of the other premiere releases.
As far as collectors value the golden tractor is definitely limited in number. How limited I’m not sure, and I doubt if Ertl will ever release production numbers. Nevertheless this tractor already has significant value, with price tags as high as $125 at the national show. I have seen it go for less on eBay, but really we can’t be sure of the price until some time has passed and the market adjusts for the supply.
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