OGR's Ed Boyle Makes Presentation at LCCA's 47th Annual convention

There is absolutely nobody like our Ed,

Bravo! I am sure he did a unique job.

FrankM

Ed did a fantastic job! 

Ed packs the house alright. 2 years ago at the Boston LCCA convention the seats were all filled and late comers had to stand.   Ed could be a headliner in Vegas!! 

I know Ed well and I am sure he gave  GREAT PRESENTATION HOWEVER, what was his topic?

Paul Edgar

The collectible market today and grading scale for electronics.

Thanks Al.  Wish I could have made it.

Paul

Paul Edgar posted:

I know Ed well and I am sure he gave  GREAT PRESENTATION HOWEVER, what was his topic?

"Collecting Young Women in the Modern Era."  

Always the epitome of a fastidious collector...

Hmmmmmm

Wished I'd have known earlier, I would have shaved that night :-)

Ed

Don't you mean, "Yummmm!" 

Ed Boyle is my man. By far, the funniest of the entire OGR staff. It's just that he rolls his eyes when he sees me coming. At least he hangs in there and says, "Hello."

Then he says, "Where's Ginny?"

Like he would rather talk to her than me.

Come to think of it, he's not alone.

Yer OK, Ed

Ed Boyle posted:

Hmmmmmm

Wished I'd have known earlier, I would have shaved that night :-)

Ed

I thought u did shave.   Note the glare!  Lol 

Seriously, Ed did a great job!  On behalf of the LCCA members, thank you Ed!    

Folks,

Apppreciate all the words and comments, kind and otherwise.

However, at this point I would like to briefly discuss some of the serious thoughts brought up at my two back to back LCCA seminars. 

Let's start with collectible values in the the modern age of product glut for O gaugers. You really need to think of most of the trains you own in the same way a proud owner thinks of  a well maintained three or four year old domestic automobile. It isn't how much the piece has appreciated, but how little it has declined in real value over the years that determines financial "success" currently , This seemed to upset some of the participants who pointed to isolated instances where a particular train or accessory has clearly appreciated in value over the past several years, It needs to be understood that these  happy stories for collectors are the exceptions that proves the general rule of financial decline in these times.

There really isn't time to give specific examples pro or con here,  but you re welcome to chime in with your thoughts and insights, after all, why should I be the only person to bust a bubble for that person who just knows if he sells three of his  "rare"  6464 reproduction boxcars he will be able to finance his daughter's first year at Harvard Medical School. Someone else needs to be the bad guy here!

Ed Boyle

Will discuss electronic standards later in the week end.

Quote: " . . . isolated instances where a particular train or accessory has clearly appreciated in value over the past several years, It needs to be understood that these  happy stories for collectors are the exceptions that proves the general rule of financial decline in these times."

Ed, you're right on the money.  I just sold over 500 pieces at auction and I'm just happy all of them sold - even if one barely made it ($5 paid).  Most of it was modern stuff and I estimate I got back about 30%-40% on average of what I had paid for it.  But I'm happy it's off my hands and I don't believe I would have gotten more in the future by holding on to it.  I doubt there were more than five pieces that fetched more than what I had paid for them and none of them were that much more, maybe 20% at best.

Peter Gentieu