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Exclusive Auctioneer Selected For M.T.H. Archive Sale

September 1, 2020 - M.T.H. Electric Trains has selected Cabin Fever Auctions as the auction company to liquidate select contents of M.T.H.'s 124,000 sq. ft. Maryland warehouse.

Cabin Fever Auctions will conduct a series of online auctions to liquidate the vast amount of factory samples, photo samples, archival inventory, and original catalog artwork contained in this huge warehouse. Also going under the hammer are numerous show and display layouts to be sold online for pickup at the warehouse.

All auction participants will have an opportunity to purchase items from the showroom, workrooms, library, archives & dusty long-ignored storage rooms of approximately 8 tractor trailer truckloads.

Never participated in an online auction? No worries, Cabin Fever has online tutorials detailing the process.

The first auction is September 26, 2020 and can be previewed by appointment on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Cabin Fever's auction facility:

1860 Weavertown Road
Douglassville, PA 18518
or online by visiting the auction preview listing.

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@GVDobler posted:

Is there a buyer's premium?

If you click on any item in the preview and then click on "Terms" it discusses the premium.

The few items I checked all describe15% buyers premium, and then 6% PA tax on the total (so add 15% premium, then add 6% to that total for full price with tax).  And don't forget shipping if you don't want to pick up in person!  If I recall correctly, that too is taxable under PA sales tax law.

-Dave

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@Keith k posted:

I don’t see Cabin Fever auctions in the banner.  They are getting a lot of free advertising if they are not a sponsor. 

Keith and everyone else.  I was not going to respond to this but just so you know, I had a very interesting conversation with the owner of the auction house.  Without going into detail, it was unproductive and made clear that the investment in our magazine/forum was not going to happen.  I am letting this run because of MTH and not because of the auction house.  UPDATE:  9-8-20.  Cabin Fever Auctions has decided to come aboard as a sponsor of the forum!  You will be seeing their banner and ads soon!

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@Bossman284 posted:

I did have one question for MTH.  Are all the engines fully functional?  is it possible that the engineering and promotional samples do not run?

As for the CF site, it is slow, but it functions well with a little patience.  

 

Assume they don't run. Many were used as parts donors. Some may run but I don't see anything that confirms their condition one way or the other.

Pete

I viewed the site and attempted to register.  What stopped me, is it said they had to perform a "credit check" to make sure I could cover the $1 deposit or minimum bid.  Does anyone know if this is really true?  I wasn't about to let someone do a hard pull on my credit in Fair Isaac to see if I'm good for $1.  I'm pretty guarded with my credit history.  Definitely NOT putting my SSN (Tax ID) on someone's web site, with all the hacking, etc., it just doesn't seem prudent.

Frankly I doubt I will bid in this round of the auction.  Where are all of the tools and dies, spare parts lots, etc?

And to address the question about whether the items are fully functional, I agree with Pete- I doubt it!  They may be missing parts, etc.  If you want a piece of MTH history for its own sake, fine.  Otherwise, Caveat Emptor!

 

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@MartyE posted:

Seems to me questions would be better off directed at the Auction House or MTH directly.  I have seldom seen MTH respond here, even on their own section of the forum.   

You are absolutely correct.  Folks with specific questions should be contacting MTH or the auction house.  Questions here will not be answered directly from the auction house because they are not members/sponsors of the forum so best to give them or MTH a call.  UPDATE:  Cabin Fever Auctions is now going to be an advertiser/sponsor in the magazine and forum very soon so you may be getting details answered directly here on the forum.

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These items were pulled off of shelves and loaded up, the MTH service dept is already short handed so I find it hard to believe they would test every item to see if it is complete. Don’t get me wrong, I have a ton of MTH stuff that I love dearly but I would consider these auction items nice display pieces and if they function then it would be a bonus.  Will I be bidding ?  Probably so, however considering the purchase is a gamble, and the shipping price is even a bigger gamble I will bid accordingly 

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I marked about 5 items that I might bid on later.  No definite-haves.  Chances are good that the bidding will go beyond what I would be willing to pay with the buyer's premium and unknown shipping cost.

If you're into Standard Gauge it appears there are quite a few nice pieces available.  

It also appears that if you buy the showroom layout you get 2 Z-4000's with it.  The current bid is $220.  Go there with a chainsaw, cut it up and throw it in the back of your pickup, then keep the Z-4000's! 

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