George S posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:The big question is will it get here unbroken.
Steve
I was watching that and thinking the same. Almost pulled the trigger... Glad it's going to a good home!
George
I was surprised there wasn't more action. Wasn't cheap, but far less than some have gone for.
Steve
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:George S posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:The big question is will it get here unbroken.
Steve
I was watching that and thinking the same. Almost pulled the trigger... Glad it's going to a good home!
George
I was surprised there wasn't more action. Wasn't cheap, but far less than some have gone for.
Steve
Yes, it was a more than reasonable price in such great condition. I think the guy said it went for almost twice that much when it was new. I have just depleted my train funds lately. I'm sitting on a bunch of stuff I need to sell, but I'm waiting for the Summer doldrums of the train market to end.
George
Another project, a set of Ives 141/142 Pullman cars. Think missing one roof but should be a nice set some day. Maybe match my 1122 lol Have to figure out what color to make em! $22.27 no one wanted em?
Excellent Dennis, another project to work on. I hope you will find the missing roof, wheels are not a problem.
Daniel
Thanks Daniel, Can't work on em till I get a certain K4 done though . Think I finally figured out how I can fix the insulated wheels that came apart. Long story, I'll send you an email later this weekend hopefully.
I woulda bid if I had seen them....I think some guy from Indiana has me blocked.....just as well...was out cutting grass and the mower died...think a connecting rod broke.
those will be nice Dennis...
The market must just be down, or what I thought was a good deal isn't that great anymore lol, There are some nicer cars on right now too for 3 times as much with a few days left... I think I've seen loose roofs lately, of course, now that I want one probably won't be as easy!
well after you've pulled you're hair out looking for a roof I'll make you an offer.....
I would think a Lionel roof would work too?
who knows, They might end up in Ohio... seems to be a magnet over there somewhere
Next time, I'll go ahead and win that 615 baggage car for you and send it your way 
Kidding, kidding
kidding heck...shoulda let you get it...then got it from you.
Wife just got home with a late birthday present...not tinplate, but for a tinplate layout. Dodge L600 auto transport. came with a '66 Hemi Charger. I added The King and Doc Hudson.
That is way cool Dave, who makes it? Looks like a really nice model. Diecast I'm guessing?
M2 Machines...available at you local Wally World. I've got several cars made by them. "50s to '60s stuff. Nice detail, about $5 or a little less for a car. You can see a couple parked by the Church and Post Office.
Steamer posted:kidding heck...shoulda let you get it...then got it from you.
Wife just got home with a late birthday present...not tinplate, but for a tinplate layout. Dodge L600 auto transport. came with a '66 Hemi Charger. I added The King and Doc Hudson.
Happy belated birthday Dave!
George
Dennis Holler posted:The market must just be down, or what I thought was a good deal isn't that great anymore lol, There are some nicer cars on right now too for 3 times as much with a few days left... I think I've seen loose roofs lately, of course, now that I want one probably won't be as easy!
I think Hennings might even have them for those cars. They should look nice when redone.
George
Here's an item for you guys to buy... In Stout's auction next weekend in Indiana, there is a Lionel Tuscan 813 rubber stamped lettering with the original box! I read that there are only 12 of these in existence. Although, I happened to see 4 of them on eBay one year.
Go get it guys! This one could go for over $2,000! I won't be bidding sadly.
George
P.S. Remember that if you buy online and pay with a credit card, your buyer's fee will be $400 if the car sells for $2,000.
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:The big question is will it get here unbroken.
Steve
And the answer is no. Very poorly packed.
Steve
dang I hate that. It's not rocket science to properly pack stuff.
Arrrrrggggh!
Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
That's very uncool. Due to poor packing or just extreme poor luck in shipment?
That's terrible! You'd think for $45 in shipping the seller would have packed it better. I thought the legs would be the hardest to protect, but there's no excuse for the base. The damage under the roof is odd, since the roof seems fine itself.
So sorry Steve.
George
If you decide to keep it, You can probably straighten the tin on the cab with pliers. Tape the area with electrical tape to protect the paint and gently bend. Not sure about the legs. You can glue the base with JB Weld, but you will see the crack and touch up paint.
George
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:The big question is will it get here unbroken.
Steve
And the answer is no. Very poorly packed.
Steve
Steve,
So sorry to hear. My guess he did not wrap and pack due to higher shipping costs. I would open a case with PayPal. They will make sure he sends you a call tag for a full refund.
Joe Gozzo
That's sad.
Two weeks ago I saw a FedEx joker throwing boxes on a hand cart with his hand guiding and slamming them home from above; like they were basketballs being dribbled.
And this was after he used his truck's shadow, motor revs, and tailgating, to intimidate all the old ladies out of the circle drive so he could park at the foot of the handicap ramp to the main entrance at the medical center. He was there for twenty minutes, making folks that couldn't hobble down have to wait on him.
Had my big mouth not been to the dentist, I sure would have loved using it that day. The whole time I was thinking of the last Dorfan copy I saw damaged in shipping here. People really suck sometimes
Sorry to see that. I am convinced that package deliverers intentionally try to damage packages.
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:The big question is will it get here unbroken.
Steve
And the answer is no. Very poorly packed.
Steve
The guy had 0 feedback score so is new to Ebay.
He charged $45.00 shipping, his actual cost was $66.00. He said he paid extra for special handling. Fragile stickers all over the box.
I got it at a really good price so I will keep it and repair. It works, just won't be quite as pristine.
He has filed a claim with the USPS.
He is offering a $100.00 refund. Hopefully he does it.
The box has some minor damage, not too bad so it was not abused excessivly. The box was literally the same length as the crane so the base and roof were wedged against the box ends. He did wrap it well, but with the tight fit in the box, it was a disaster waiting to happen.
Steve
If you change your mind and want to find a more perfect one, I will take it off your hands for what you paid less the $100 refund. 
George
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:The big question is will it get here unbroken.
Steve
And the answer is no. Very poorly packed.
Steve
The guy had 0 feedback score so is new to Ebay.
He charged $45.00 shipping, his actual cost was $66.00. He said he paid extra for special handling. Fragile stickers all over the box.
I got it at a really good price so I will keep it and repair. It works, just won't be quite as pristine.
He has filed a claim with the USPS.
He is offering a $100.00 refund. Hopefully he does it.
The box has some minor damage, not too bad so it was not abused excessivly. The box was literally the same length as the crane so the base and roof were wedged against the box ends. He did wrap it well, but with the tight fit in the box, it was a disaster waiting to happen.
Steve
I wish people would learn how to box things and ship them. I want to Linal train said I need a want to have a little he just threw the trains in a box with some scraps of Styrofoam in their answer is just file a claim. I was lucky enough to get the door fan crane and first offered by TReproductions and he came wrapped very nicely and package the Styrofoam however even with that over the years one of the legs is cracked
Serious junk.. 19 inch long 1928 Bing No1 gauge Pullmans. Two of them, one missing it's top. I think the numbers are 10/529 or 10/530... Do I have any other 1 gauge stuff??? ..... No.... not yet....
Not sure how tough these cars are to find, but I've only seen them in auction pictures and such. I will restore these.
Steve, I'm glad it's sort of working out for you. I've been in that situation too,
what the heck do people do with passenger car roofs? seems like there is always some car with MIA roofs.
Dennis Holler posted:. Do I have any other 1 gauge stuff??? ..... No.... not yet....
nice find Dennis
Dennis Holler posted:Serious junk.. 19 inch long 1928 Bing No1 gauge Pullmans. Two of them, one missing it's top. I think the numbers are 10/529 or 10/530... Do I have any other 1 gauge stuff??? ..... No.... not yet....
Not sure how tough these cars are to find, but I've only seen them in auction pictures and such. I will restore these.
I have some track and an LGB transformer. Bring it up and we'll run some trains! I have some engines to pull those too, but not the right era...
George
Now if I can only find the correct Bing engine.... and afford it.
Dennis Holler posted:Serious junk.. 19 inch long 1928 Bing No1 gauge Pullmans. Two of them, one missing it's top. I think the numbers are 10/529 or 10/530... Do I have any other 1 gauge stuff??? ..... No.... not yet....
Not sure how tough these cars are to find, but I've only seen them in auction pictures and such. I will restore these.
Hi Dennis.
Based on this catalog page and my rusty German, what you have is the 10/538/1 - the Speisewagen (trip or tour coach). The 10/539/X is the Schlaffwagen (Sleeping coach). Based on your length of 19" I assign the /1 designation because the /0 is 13.75" long. I converted the metric descriptions in the catalog.
Nice find. Have fun cleaning them up and restoring them. I'm betting with your skills you can cut/stamp/replicate your own roof based on a template from the one you have.
Good luck with that locomotive <smile>.
U the man Dennis! Keep us posted on the search for the engine! Not nearly as rare but still a nice rescue from the rust bucket/bin of used stuff- had to paint the bases of the telegraph poles but the rest cleaned up pretty good. Probably paid too much at $20 but got some parts along with.
Dennis Holler posted:Now if I can only find the correct Bing engine.... and afford it.
Dennis take a look on eBay in Germany, there is some Bing gauge one, but be carefull the pieces offered are sometime not so good..... the best ones are for sale in large auction houses.
And after Bing there is Marklin..... gauge one is great but may be very expensive. Some nice sets are affordables as this one from Marklin in 1928-29.
Daniel
Thanks guys! I know they are in junk condition, but I'm excited, I think in good condition, these are way above my pay grade! I managed to find them on ebay and those are the auction pictures,,,, made an offer of $50 and he took it. They had actually been listed several times, and I just finally said go for it since I knew what they were.
John, I love those signs!
Daniel, That Marklin is great as well. I think I just saw a similar passenger car here on US ebay, will have to take another look.
Thanks Byrdie, I'll do my best.... my project mountain is still growing!!
George, You never know, might get up there some time!
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