Interesting Auction Items

[early0electric]

We'll see where it goes. Being retired and all that, I too, have limited funds, so... But yes, it would be a great addition. Good Luck with the Standard Gauge!

[early0electric]

You know, it almost seems like a double edged sword to post something that's up for sale that you are interested in. On one hand, it's something that should be recognized and part of our knowledge base. On the other hand, you hope that other collectors don't see it and bid against you if you hope to acquire it.

[Terry]

I think about that, but they see it IF it's one of the regular train auction houses.  There are enough  knowledgeable people looking at their listings to ferret out everything good.

If it's not a regular house and it's poorly listed there MIGHT be a deal. I've missed items that were seen by others and got great deals on rarities no one else saw. 

With the stuff I'm into I tend to place a higher premium on some variations than regular collectors. So with those items I try to keep my mouth shut.

Here's something for you Mike:

 

I wired up the lights and all visible bulbs are vintage and correct. The two on the station are lightly interior frosted and the filaments just glow. Might be from about 1920?  The tall street lights are probably from the early '20s. 

[early0electric]

Nice Station, Terry. I had one with the number boards on the side of the windows. Now I've got a Schoenhut.

[early0electric]

Some hefty prices at the Stout auction today. The gray 156 went for $2600 and the block PENN R.R. 38 went for $4000...plus the juice! Too rich for my blood.

[Terry]

I found out Thursday morning the dog is a diabetic, and much of my toy money has gone to the animal hospital. Friday morning I sold a 700E on eBay and had some more toy money, and the dog was stabilized.

Maybe I could get one or two of the 3 items I wanted.

It made no difference.

The two things I really wanted were the two square cabs with ovals.

The 1910 went for $5900 plus the vig:

 

https://connect.invaluable.com/stout/auction-lot/lionel-prewar-std-ga-1910-dark-olive-green-nyc-0-_C264F01B44

The 1911 went for $2200+ which was one bid over my 21, but I don't know how far the other bidder would have went, and after missing the 1910, I decided to go all in on the Penn 38:

 

https://connect.invaluable.com/stout/auction-lot/lionel-prewar-std-ga-1911-dark-olive-green-electr_88B4773BF1

I wanted those because I have the matching oddball 1912.

I was online and bidding for the Penn 38. I threw in the towell and two other bidders took it up to $4K + the premium.

 

https://connect.invaluable.com/stout/auction-lot/lionel-prewar-std-ga-scarce-38-dark-olive-green-l_C734025913


The dog should be ok, and whatever money I don't spend now, I can spend later.

[Terry]

Here's a gray 150 loco. I have a really clean one so I'm not buying this one even though its only $75.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234317596948

At $75 it's a nice little consolation price for getting shut out last month.

[early0electric]

Terry - Pretty hefty shipping on that 150.

[Terry]

I see $13.55 shipping on that. I'd charge 14.00 shipping for it and lose money to the east coast because of the Christmas rate bump. It's 12.95 to ship a 17 ounce box to NY from AZ and eBay grabs 13 percent of the $14 I charge. Not counting the shipping materials and the labels I buy for 20 cents each, I'd lose about 91 cents on that at $14.

[early0electric]

I see shipping to me in Michigan for $21.15.

[Terry]

The 150 is in Sacramento CA.  That area is where the majority of my shipping cost complaints come from.

I bought a 802 stock car from the same seller and asked him about a brown 901 gondola, but he never replied.  The stock car has the Lionel Lines stamp on the end which I don't have, and the gondola might have no lettering on it. Might be repainted. I'm not paying $50 to find out.

I think the 901 has been cleaned so the lettering is gone. Notice that the 3 sides except the end with the lionel stamp are dull.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234317629400

[Terry]

I bought the gondola I mentioned above after the seller messaged me about it. We'll see what it is when it shows up.

Here's a facsinating auction:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/224723794389

Read the description after you look at the pictures for more fun.

[starfire700]

All he had to say is that his train knowledge came from google and I was done looking at his $50 worth of postwar.

[Terry]

I'm going to buy some trains this week that I looked at Saturday. Should I post pictures of the U-haul storage locker they are in along with my pile of shipping boxes in the auction?

That's what I find amusing.

[early0electric]

Terry, any news about the gondola?