If you look closely at the front of the wall case, you'll see there is a defect in this "Museum" quality piece.
It's clear. If I mounted it on my wall I sure wouldn't want anyone to see it!!!
Boy, I wish I could have bid on that Vet with the exact scale roll bar!!!
Has the Choo Choo closed?????
There should be counselling for some E-Bayers.
Tilden
loathar wrote: WCfan wrote: snagletooth wrote:Tyco collector? I didn't know such a thing exist! So what's next, beanie baby collectors? And if he collects, why is he selling? doesn't selling defeat the purpose of collecting? Hmmm There are real Beanie bag Collctors.(I'm not one of them) But you guys haven't seen it all unless you've seen the people who but "moon" land. A guy made a fortune doing this. He said for 30 bucks you could buy a piece of moon. 30 Bucks for a piece of paper! I don't know what kinda suckers buy that.. No one owns the moon!You wouldn't believe the crowd of women that show up when a store would announce that they had 10 new types of Beanies going on sale.The moon is selling for a lot more than $30. You can buy it by the acre. IIRC, Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Steven Spielberg all own a few acres.
WCfan wrote: snagletooth wrote:Tyco collector? I didn't know such a thing exist! So what's next, beanie baby collectors? And if he collects, why is he selling? doesn't selling defeat the purpose of collecting? Hmmm There are real Beanie bag Collctors.(I'm not one of them) But you guys haven't seen it all unless you've seen the people who but "moon" land. A guy made a fortune doing this. He said for 30 bucks you could buy a piece of moon. 30 Bucks for a piece of paper! I don't know what kinda suckers buy that.. No one owns the moon!
snagletooth wrote:Tyco collector? I didn't know such a thing exist! So what's next, beanie baby collectors? And if he collects, why is he selling? doesn't selling defeat the purpose of collecting? Hmmm
There are real Beanie bag Collctors.(I'm not one of them)
But you guys haven't seen it all unless you've seen the people who but "moon" land. A guy made a fortune doing this. He said for 30 bucks you could buy a piece of moon. 30 Bucks for a piece of paper! I don't know what kinda suckers buy that.. No one owns the moon!
The moon is selling for a lot more than $30. You can buy it by the acre. IIRC, Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Steven Spielberg all own a few acres.
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Hi Tyco deal hunters and collectors!!
I was helping set up for the school fund raising rummage sale last night and they have an amazingly rare Tyco set for sale. It is a "Silver Streak" train in what sort of looks like Santa Fe War Bonnet scheme. The paint is worn. Not one of the freight cars, each a stunning example of 80's precision plastic molding, is complete; either the ultra rare talgo horn-hooks are missing, or the precision wheel-sets have been lost. This should not detract from the obvious beauty and attraction of this museum quality piece. The entire set has been lovingly prepared for display in your home by throwing it into a plastic grocery bag with several sections of vintage brass, or really dirty (expertly weathered) sectional track. What amazed me was how this entire set has been expertly weathered and treated to simulate years of abuse by a child. The small HO scale school bus is the best example; you would swear that someone had simply stamped on it, so well has the damage been simulated. I believe the asking price is $2.00. Somehow I was able to resist. I realize this was a huge opportunity that passed me by. I could simply have invested in a plastic display case into which to drop the bag and this would have sold for several hundred on e-Bay. Oh well!!
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andrechapelon wrote:Incidentally, I have a genyoowine Athearn BB F-7 custom painted in the later green and orange. This was done for the Portola RR Museum in the early 80's. Item is new-in-box. Best offer over $75,000 takes it. Shipping is free. Andre
Andre
I should expect, that for $75,000, you will send me a real (as in, 1:1 scale) F7 in running condition, with free shipping.
Brad
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You wouldn't believe the crowd of women that show up when a store would announce that they had 10 new types of Beanies going on sale.
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Medina1128 wrote:You can put a dirt clod in a glass case and CALL it "museum quality", but after all is said and done; it's STILL a dirt clod.
We did just that with moon materials.
Marlon
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Well, the count is now up to 303 lookers, NO BIDDERS.
Suppose this guy will see the numbers and ask himself, "Hmmm, I wonder what the problems is?".
LOL!!!
Well, at least the shipping's a real steal. For ONLY $50 more he'll pack it and ship it!!!
loathar wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/TYCO-PRO-CORVETTE-SLOT-CAR_W0QQitemZ300115738443QQihZ020QQcategoryZ2618QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemYou mean cars like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/TYCO-PRO-CORVETTE-SLOT-CAR_W0QQitemZ300115738443QQihZ020QQcategoryZ2618QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You mean cars like this?
Nope, that one actually has magnetraction. The version I'm talking about has a brass bottom plate, like this: BOSS YELLOW MUSTANG TYCO HO CAR /PRO BRASS CHASSIS
...and I can't believe what it's going for.
Now we're completely OT.
Nelson
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You guys, you DO understand that this...individual...wants you to mount the whole thing on the wall and display it, right?
"...STILL SEALED IN IT'S ORIGINAL CELLOPHANE WRAPPER IN MUSEUM QUALITY CONDITION THAT IS ALSO SEALED INSIDE A BEAUTIFUL ACRYLIC DISPLAY CASE MADE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY!!!"
...which is good, because you certainly wouldn't want to try to run it.
SteamFreak wrote: If you think this loco is bad, you didn't have Tyco slot cars. The shells were flimsy and cracked easily, the racing slicks peeled apart, the pickup shoes & wiring were awful, they had no magnetraction and went a scale mach 3. They were great at launching themselves from curves and smashing against the basement wall, after which they were pretty much useless.Next to them, the Chattanooga is a masterpiece.
If you think this loco is bad, you didn't have Tyco slot cars. The shells were flimsy and cracked easily, the racing slicks peeled apart, the pickup shoes & wiring were awful, they had no magnetraction and went a scale mach 3. They were great at launching themselves from curves and smashing against the basement wall, after which they were pretty much useless.
Next to them, the Chattanooga is a masterpiece.
TheK4Kid wrote: Well I looked at it, and so far 202 people have looked at it and passed it on by.I also saw one at a train show not long ago, and the guy was asking $25.00 or best offer TheK4Kid
Well I looked at it, and so far 202 people have looked at it and passed it on by.
I also saw one at a train show not long ago, and the guy was asking $25.00 or best offer
TheK4Kid
cass_shay wrote: Thought some of you might find this pretty funny!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/TYCO-CHATTANOOGA-CHOO-CHOO-TRAIN-SET-SEALED-SHOWPIECE_W0QQitemZ260123774215QQihZ016QQcategoryZ19140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Thought some of you might find this pretty funny!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/TYCO-CHATTANOOGA-CHOO-CHOO-TRAIN-SET-SEALED-SHOWPIECE_W0QQitemZ260123774215QQihZ016QQcategoryZ19140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Wasn't there a guy from Citrus Heights, CA trying to sell a "Handmade Brass" (old Akane) cab-forward for $10,000 about a year ago? Seems I remember something like that.
Wonder if it's the same guy, LOL?
Tom
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SteamFreak wrote: jeffrey-wimberly wrote: He's kidding, right? Does he really expect anybody to buy that piece of crap?Are you kidding? The box graphics are "AWESOME," and it comes in an acrylic case suitable for hanging. What model railroader wouldn't want this on their wall?What scares me is that the Lionel collectors were telling us we didn't know what we were talking about with the $1000 box, and it went for $5100. This guy's a Tyco collector, so maybe he knows the market. I think I'm in the wrong business...
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: He's kidding, right? Does he really expect anybody to buy that piece of crap?
He's kidding, right? Does he really expect anybody to buy that piece of crap?
Are you kidding? The box graphics are "AWESOME," and it comes in an acrylic case suitable for hanging. What model railroader wouldn't want this on their wall?
What scares me is that the Lionel collectors were telling us we didn't know what we were talking about with the $1000 box, and it went for $5100. This guy's a Tyco collector, so maybe he knows the market. I think I'm in the wrong business...
Good point!
I see these sell on E-Doh! all the time in the $75 range. The locos usually go for $25-$35.
I wish I would have seen that guy selling them for $20 each.
Sorry, but that doesn't even come close to the guy who was trying to sell a 1966 Athearn SD-45 for (IIRC) $5,000.
What made the SD-45 episode so funny is that people were trying to talk some sense into the guy and all it did was outrage him. He was even threatening people. For sheer entertainment value, that one probably won't be beat in my lifetime.
Apparently I am off by a factor of 4. I received an email with a link to the SD-45 thread and the guy was "only" asking $1200. I must have inflated the price because the whole incident was so funny. My bad.
Incidentally, I have a genyoowine Athearn BB F-7 custom painted in the later green and orange. This was done for the Portola RR Museum in the early 80's. Item is new-in-box. Best offer over $75,000 takes it. Shipping is free.
Let the sucker spend their money.
Ive almost seen it all. If the thing actually gets bought for 430 dollars or more THEN ive seen it all.
This is the engine that almost caused me to walk away from HO scale pernamently a LONG time ago.
jeffrey-wimberly wrote: cass_shay wrote: Thought some of you might find this pretty funny!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/TYCO-CHATTANOOGA-CHOO-CHOO-TRAIN-SET-SEALED-SHOWPIECE_W0QQitemZ260123774215QQihZ016QQcategoryZ19140QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemHe's kidding, right? Does he really expect anybody to buy that piece of crap?
You never know who will buy it. People will buy any thing on Ebay because it was just on Ebay!
jeffrey-wimberly wrote:He's kidding, right? Does he really expect anybody to buy that piece of crap?
I ran across that one yesterday, and put it in my watch list. They don't make those old pancake motors anymore, you know!
I can't believe what some of the old Tyco stuff is selling for, but this is ridiculous. After seeing a cardboard box sell for $5100, I'll believe anything.