DOES ANYONE OUT THERE BUY WEAVER CARS IN BULK 10 TO 20 AT A TIME? $20-$30 PER CAR WITH THE BOXES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, I HAVE A BUNCH TO GET CLEAR OUT. ONE AT A TIME IS TEDIOUS.
E-BAY PRICES FOR SOME WEAVER CARS ESPECIALLY NE CABOOSES ,57' REEFERS, AND 50' MODERN BOX CARS HAVE GONE OUT OF SITE. BIDDING GOES TO $150 MORE THAN I CARE TO SAY. OTHERS ARE THERE FOREVER AT DIRT PRICES WITH NO BIDS.
THANKS, SORRY FOR THE CAPS.
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Might be interested in tank cars if you have any. Le t me know what you have.
Bill
Hello Sal Ross. Hope you are doing fine. I was really surprised when I saw your name. Best of luck to you in selling your Weaver cars.
Depends on the type of car..... the larger modern tanks, Ps-2 3bay covered hoppers, and57' re efers are very popular... die cast trucks on cars are a premium....I think I saw a pair of d.c. trucks sell on eBay for about $35....
I buy bulk Weavers if there are no broken steps and contain LD as part of the box number. Latest 1/2 moon die-cast trucks and couplers.
They went through many changes over the years. Finally getting it right about the last 4 in business. All prior items may have a combination of issues, improper metal weight placement in the door ways, poor packaging, coupler height variances, 2 floor board screws, flat head or phillips and design flaws. Like early Atlas Rico, most original stuff was junk compared to todays standards.
The issues with Weaver freight cars purchased from the bay are the poor packing from dealers and or the crappy shrink wrap ( pre clam shell) OEM packing. Once that shrink wrap is broken. One is at the mercy of the seller in hopes he will pack it right SD not to make the trucks swivrl and damage or break the fragile stirrup steps. The smart people like me purchased extra clamshells from Weaver models when they were around for their Weaver cars.
Do you have any with 2 rail trucks and couplers ?
What kind of freight cars do you still have ?
Road name not important, don't care if they have plastic trucks or couplers.
I can say I have I got 20 of the weaver coal cars in Reading and another 20 in Pennsylvania. They all run great with no problems. An look great going around the layout.
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