Karl Bub Animated train just sold on ebay !

NICE! - rarest of the rare?

Definitely a "too rich for my blood" item!

I couldn't find it.

George S posted:

I couldn't find it.

Thanks Fred! Really neat! 

I don't know if that was an outrageous price? There were 13 people bidding on it. It looked to be in good condition.

George

That's half the fun of E-Bay!  How high are you willing to go to get the item.

As in any auction venue.

Does anybody know the amount it sold for?

Ebay is making it harder to find closed auctions, but I was able to track it down.  Sold for about $180 + $7ish shipping.

Thanks.  I had no idea what it would be worth.  That sounds very reasonable.

It wasnt so much an outrageous price , but for me with the current conversion rate (0.65USD to 1AUD) and very high quoted shipping ($60US ) working out at a conservative AUD of $375 all up , THEN you add in our delightful Government who add on a cheery 10% levied on both the shipping and delivery charge , it was getting up there to be $410AUD+ ... which to give you an idea is about 45% of my fortnightly pensioned income LOL!!!

For what it was I personally think it was a very fair price ( if you lived in the US ) and someone got a great piece , I was just hoping it was " one of us "

To give you an idea it was @ 54 USD with 5 seconds to go ... then it was whoever wanted it most in the flurry of snipe bids ( which is the point of auctions I guess)  I gave it my best shot but fell short

Next Time !!! ( yeah right LOL )

I guess we are lucky in the US? Nice set. It wouldn’t show up in my current search settings. Too bad...

George

Where was it listed? I check ebay about 5 times a day and bub is one of the ones i check

Cant give away all my Google Fu  Bear

You often find bargains outside of the "train" listings ... that particular one was in Vintage Toys

Darn.. I just gave it away didnt I?

To paraphrase the great Lou Palumbo: "Keep searching!"

Saw one loco listed earlier in the year as Issmayer "Whatsamatter" pop-up loco but it looked nothing like any Issmayer locos I had seen. 

Fatman posted:

Cant give away all my Google Fu  Bear

You often find bargains outside of the "train" listings ... that particular one was in Vintage Toys

Darn.. I just gave it away didnt I?

 

Thanks . I have made some amazing finds off the trains pages.

Either bargains or the $50 Marx caboose that Flea Market Freddie found last weekend.