Hang on to your hats!
http://www.bertoiaauctions.com...erry-greene-auction/
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A week before York. Is that so no one shows up to York with any money to spend? Or does that encourage folks to bring MORE stuff to York to sell off so they can pay for the lots they just won the week before? 
Yikes. Hide my wallet.
The $55 catalog is about the only thing I would be able to afford. I guess he changed his mind on trying to find a single buyer?
Yeah, why would anyone buy a catalog? All photos will be available online right? I wonder WHEN they will be available online. I'd like to see what all the hype is about.
keqwow posted:All photos will be available online right?
Nope. They make you pay. Sometimes these catalogs are a great reference in their own right.
Samplingman posted:keqwow posted:All photos will be available online right?
Nope. They make you pay. Sometimes these catalogs are a great reference in their own right.
Really? There will be online bidding won't there? I've never heard of having to pay to view photos of lots at an auction. Is this unique to this auction house? It's certainly new to me.
keqwow posted:Samplingman posted:keqwow posted:All photos will be available online right?
Nope. They make you pay. Sometimes these catalogs are a great reference in their own right.
Really? There will be online bidding won't there? I've never heard of having to pay to view photos of lots at an auction. Is this unique to this auction house? It's certainly new to me.
Oh, its quite common. Less so nowadays, but the big houses do it with special sales. You gotta pay to run with the big dogs!
I'm kind of curious as to what happened, as the last information I heard was that something was worked out with the New York Historical Society where they were purchasing the collection for display there.
In seeing some of it in person (as well as accounts from someone my wife works with, who is Mr. Greene's banking rep), what would be on auction would be things you would and could never see at York. One example is a steel bridge made by Marklin. It appeared at a Toy Fair in Nuremberg but was never put into production. Thus, it's the only one of it's kind.
His collection is simply second to none.
I contacted Bertoia, and the collection catalog will be available online 3-4 weeks prior to the auction for online bidding. Good news!
I ordered the catalog. It's the only chance I'll ever have of seeing the collection in it's entirety. Many will be delighted in having an opportunity to acquire a long desired treasure or two, but its sad to see important collections scattered.
Hi everyone,
I am also confused as I was at the NY Historical Society last week and saw items from the collection. I too thought the collection was bought in its entirety by the NYHS.
All the best,
Miketg
Jerry should donate the collection to the TCA and house it there or donate it to the Smithsonian Institution. It's a national treasure in its own right. He would go into the books as a train hobbyist martyr by doing so. I guess being a martyr doesn't pay the bills. Oh well!
While I am not interested in railroads after 1940 and the steam era, the only toy trains I am interested in before, that, except for their epidemic zinc pest infection, would have been three rail Flyer. I think this is all, is it not, the very early and early toy trains, and much of it not of U.S. manufacture? If so, my money is safe, at least, until York.
colorado hirailer posted:While I am not interested in railroads after 1940 and the steam era, the only toy trains I am interested in before, that, except for their epidemic zinc pest infection, would have been three rail Flyer. I think this is all, is it not, the very early and early toy trains, and much of it not of U.S. manufacture? If so, my money is safe, at least, until York.
Maybe not so safe. From Bertoria:
The Greene collection is absolutely phenomenal and it is certianly one of the largest and most comprehensive toy train collections in the world. Because it is so vast, it is actually difficult to estimate how many auctions will be required to sell it in its entirety.
At the series premiere, which will take place one week before the April York PA Train Meet, collectors can expect to see some of the best from Marklin, Bing, Lionel, Ives, American Flyer, Carlisle & Finch, and Voltamp, to name but a few of the prestigious brands represented. Also, there will be a wealth of stations and accessories, which the Greenes particularly loved to collect.
As much as I would love to see this housed at the Toy Train Museum in Lancaster, the collection is so vast they would need to build another building just to house it, let alone put it on display. They had a hard enough time getting money to fix the plumbing. Better off scattered, gives others a chance to collect and enjoy.
Ok, just received this in the Lionel Newsletter, just to add to the confusion:
http://tracks.lionel.com/a-trip-back-in-time-ny-historical-societys-jerni-collection/
Is the collection for sale or not?
NYHS bought 1/3 of the collecton (11,000 pieces)
the remaining 2/3 will be auctioned through Bertoia's over a number of auctions (they do not know how many yet)
Roland
