Hi!
Approaching my 7th decade - 6 of which were in the hobby - I've concluded some things about "people and their money"...........
- Everyone has their own priorities of spending. What comes first to my neighbor may be last for me.
- The amount spent is all relative to ones bankroll. To me, buying a $300 BLI loco is a substantial expenditure. To others the amount may be transparent. And to still others it may be the impossible dream.
- As a long term Credit Union officer with a major oil company, I had intimate views on a lot of folks personal finances, and there were extremes. Some folks always dressed well, took fancy vacations, and had new cars and the latest gadgets. Yet, many of these folks were one paycheck away from disaster, maxed out to CC companies and loan institutions.
Still others drove the same cars for years, and never seemed to have much money to spend. Yet, on paper, some of these folks were literally millionaires.
Regarding the subject sale, somebody really wanted that particular loco. They could have gotten the same thing for 1/3 that, although they would have had to strip off the paint. Of course, the deal still has to be completed, and the buyer still has to fork out the bucks.......................
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
You don't need THAT much for a fricking Lexus...we bought a 2008 Lexus ES350 for $16,000 just last year...all you got to know is where to look...
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riogrande5761 meh, thats peanuts to some folks. I see so many people around the Washington DC beltway in Mercedes, BMW's and Lexus, they all have more money than sense. Some of them may be bidding on ebay.
meh, thats peanuts to some folks. I see so many people around the Washington DC beltway in Mercedes, BMW's and Lexus, they all have more money than sense. Some of them may be bidding on ebay.
You may want to rethink this "peanuts" thing. You can almost bet that the same people you see driving on the Beltway in those cars also live in multi-million dollar homes. Given the prices of the autos and the homes, I can all but guarantee that the banks actually own more of that stuff than the people do!
Robert H. Shilling II
[quote user="oldline1"]Did you guys see the undecorated Proto GP-9 on ebay that sold for $222.50? Lucky seller!! http://www.ebay.com/itm/261047183160?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Wish I could get prices like that on ebay. Yeah, it's MIB but jeeze!! Roger Huber
I've seen some ridiculous prices on Ebay, and I find that certain sellers seem to get consistently high bids and sales while other sellers don't do as well. Reputation and a high feedback score will usually attract top dollar bids.
And many BMW, Mercedes and Lexus drivers may think model railroaders are silly for spending thousands on little toy trains. It is all about whatever trips your trigger....and it is a bit narrow minded to categorize someone simply by what they drive.
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Now I wonder if the winner will "disappear"?
Had to be a stupid bidding war..
Larry
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