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George S posted:
jhz563 posted:
George S posted:
beachhead2 posted:
George S posted:

The Boucher Blue Comet set just sold on Stout for $11,000! Hope the lucky winner posts some pictures and videos here. 

The Erector Hudson is up next!

George

I guess you're saying it wasn't you? 

Nope. That's out of my league (right now). I did buy the Dorfan Crane though... Trying to decide whether I need to drive 170 miles to go pick it up...

George

I gave up on this auction, too rich for me!

Many of the items were high grade with original boxes. It is a very impressive collection. There were a couple of finds though. A few I missed by getting distracted. An American Flyer Chrome silver bullet went for $120, which I think is quite reasonable. There were many holy grail pieces in the collection that expectedly got top dollar.

George

I wonder if people keep the buyer's premium in mind.  That Boucher set would end up at nearly $13k.  And then there's shipping, and sales tax if it was an Indiana buyer...

A lot of money was being thrown around.  I watched some of the bidding online, and many bids were made from the floor.

George S posted:
beachhead2 posted:
George S posted:

The Boucher Blue Comet set just sold on Stout for $11,000! Hope the lucky winner posts some pictures and videos here. 

The Erector Hudson is up next!

George

I guess you're saying it wasn't you? 

Nope. That's out of my league (right now). I did buy the Dorfan Crane though... Trying to decide whether I need to drive 170 miles to go pick it up...

George

Tough call.  Their pickup hours are rather limited.  I've found their shipping charges to be reasonable, and the items I've received have always been packed well.  The crane already has some damage - do you know what their policy is if further damage occurs?

beachhead2 posted:

My only piece of prewar rolling stock is a 517 caboose I bought in April.  I posted pics in the weekend tinplate pics for 4/27/18.  Later, I exchanged a few emails with our own, George S.  He gave me a tutorial on restoring old tinplate.  Thank you, George.   As promised, here are the before and after pics:

517 Caboose517 Caboose 2IMG_5065IMG_5067

Bravo!  Excellent work.

TERRY: NICE find! I also have a complete, excellent plus AF #102 station complete with cloth hookup wire, but no box. My lamp brackets were intact, but I had to replace both exterior bulbs with the proper frosted white large globe bulbs. Love those brass doors, and of course, the lithography! A classic! Just curious: my #102 does NOT have the central station sign attached to the roof END like yours? A rare variation? The sign on mine is below the dormer only.

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Mallard4468 posted:
George S posted:
beachhead2 posted:
George S posted:

The Boucher Blue Comet set just sold on Stout for $11,000! Hope the lucky winner posts some pictures and videos here. 

The Erector Hudson is up next!

George

I guess you're saying it wasn't you? 

Nope. That's out of my league (right now). I did buy the Dorfan Crane though... Trying to decide whether I need to drive 170 miles to go pick it up...

George

Tough call.  Their pickup hours are rather limited.  I've found their shipping charges to be reasonable, and the items I've received have always been packed well.  The crane already has some damage - do you know what their policy is if further damage occurs?

I'll look into it. I could not find anything on damage in shipping. I also don't know their pickup hours. 

Yes, it showed that one leg was broken where almost every crane I have seen was broke. The rest looked to be pretty pristine. I don't want any of the other legs to break.

George

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