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[quote user="don7"] It is amazing how quickly the tone of the responses changed once the man's history became known. It is quite sad to think that the man's layout which has taken so many years to develop is now to come to an end. True the ad is lacking in detail but know that we have an idea of what it represents there is now some noticable respect for the layout. True the value is most likely over stated and that in all likelyhood a few dozen items, probably brass, as mentioned the engines are based on CN prototypes, will be the main items of value and the rest mainly considered to be minor items of little value in today's marketplace. At least 50 years of collecting now comes to an end. [/quote] Don7 - applause for your comment! Just slip into this elderly´gentleman´s moccassins for a moment. He is forced to sell off what made his life a pleasant one - for reasons of age. I have been through that for other reasons, and, believe me, it filled my eyes with tears. I had to part from my prized posessions to pay for food, knowing that I´ll never be able to get one of them back in my life. Instead of making fun of him asking may be too much, shouldn´t we assist him to make the most out of selling his collection? Isn´t there anybody around in his area who could help him in appraising what he has and sell it, piece by piece? We all know, that complete layouts are hard to sell, if ever, and that only rare locos and rolling stock will have a certain value. When that day comes, I hope I have someone around to help me!
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