@MartyE posted:I've stayed out of this thread primarily because I am amazed it lasted this long.
Bottom line for me is if you want something that is from Chris's collection and you have a desire to own it based on his YouTube channel then that is your business. They say an item is only worth what someone is willing to pay. If that's not you then move on. Neither Chris or TrainZ are forcing anyone to buy it. I suspect, as someone else mentioned, that to keep things fresh on the channel and to make room Chris decided to sell off what he feels he no longer needs or wants. It may be a win for someone who missed out on something he has. Personally I know it takes a lot to keep a channel fresh and some of the costs to do that which is why a lot of my videos are based on past purchases.
Many of the YouTube folks seems to have an association with TrainZ so it only makes sense he has gone through them. I'm sure they have a formula on what something will sell for and whether Chris's channel can draw more. Frankly it's really none of our business. The only people that need to be concerned are TrainZ, Chris, and the folks who purchased his trains.
Chris has some beautiful equipment and I hope for all the best for those parties involved.
Me personally, with few exceptions, buy based on what an item is and not who owned it. If there was something in Chris's collection that was on my list and I felt the price was right for me then that is the deciding factor. For others having Chris's certificate and maybe a signed box might be icing on the cake. The great thing is we all get to decide, for the most part, how we spend our money.
Well said Marty, people get upset when people question prices based on YouTube fame? I just thought these things cost to much now and it did remind me of the NFT craze a year ago and we know how well that played out. For those of you who don’t know a NFT stands for non-fungible token. It was art work done on a computer and you bought the program/item that only existed on the computer and only you could own it. They went for millions of dollars everybody went gaga and now they worth about eight cents.
Craig
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