And let the bidding war begin................!

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And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby herronpeter » Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:50 am


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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby Seaboard Air Line Fan » Sun Mar 19, 2017 7:21 am

That's just sad.
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby hibar » Sun Mar 19, 2017 7:59 am

At last a true collectors item, who says they don't make them like they used to any more !

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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby LarryK » Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:23 am

I thought you guys were serious, just for a minute. :lol:

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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby John Webster » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:45 am

I'm waiting for Bob Turner's opinion on the accuracy of the tailbeam before I put my bid in.
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby E7 » Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:08 am

A real collector's item.......I think I hear the trash collector coming now! OPINION

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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby Arthur P. Bloom » Sun Mar 19, 2017 11:34 am

The motors are worth at least $10 each. The brass can be melted down into a Pink Floyd medallion...
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby ScaleCraft » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:18 pm

Maybe...but that 19% buyer's premium added to the sale will kill ya.
I think Burner has had this one in his shop. He's added the missing rivets to the cab.
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby ScaleCraft » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:22 pm

Arthur P. Bloom wrote:The motors are worth at least $10 each. The brass can be melted down into a Pink Floyd medallion...

Maybe, again, and maybe naught.
I have seen one of these kludges before. Maybe brass boiler.
They whacked the motor blocks up so badly to get them to swivel under the boiler...ten bux is not on.
One I saw had all the metal that could be cut off around the field cut off. Reverse units removes (I think it was hard-wired forward).
But we'll see. Wait until the 25th and get your bid in!
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby Seaboard Air Line Fan » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:45 pm

I like the way the steam chest just kinda hangs out there :roll:
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby Tom Dempsey » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:56 pm

Something like this tends to make me doubt of credibility of anything offered by Stout Auctions.

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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby hibar » Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:11 pm

Bob is still in shock that MMW came to Chicago with some partial brass samples and the main "PR" spokesman was not there at the unveiling.

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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby bob turner » Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:02 pm

I am actually pleased that MMW is not "pie in the sky." I have met Erik, and think he is a very nice guy. Thse ventures do not often succeed. When they do, it is good for all of us.

Stout starts that thing at ten bucks. I am not a tinplate expert, but I bet those tender trucks are worth ten bucks plus shipping. If bidders want to drive it up to a grand, I am available to watch now and then. Easier if you just post the final price.

Better to offer junk at junk prices than to offer good stuff at triple the market price?
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby Wolf » Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:13 pm

Wow! I'd have a second non-prototypical 2-6-6-4 to go with my General Models one!
But this one looks like it will take QUITE a bit more work to get into anything
resembling a half-way decent model of a locomotive. I'm going to let the "collectors"
collect it.....
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Re: And let the bidding war begin................!

Postby rrjjf » Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:23 pm

Maybe I should purchase it and convert it to 2 rail....NAH!

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