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delamaize

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Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« on: January 09, 2015, 09:37:26 PM »
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Not affiliated with the seller, just came across it, I know they are semi-rare. Have a look...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-N-SCALE-MODEL-TRAIN-ENGINE-440-WITH-TENDER-LOT22-/171634438219
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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2015, 09:54:16 PM »
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cool!
it will go for more than I am willing to bid....

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2015, 12:40:50 AM »
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Is that Minitirx, Arnold or Rivarossi?  I can't see it selling for too much considering its visual condition and the fact that it is untested.  But who knows...
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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2015, 12:45:32 AM »
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looks like cut minitrix to me.

I'd like a photo of the right hand side...

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2015, 12:55:09 AM »
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Yep, looks like a chop of a Minitrix K4.  Big flanges and heavy corrosion on the wheels does suggest
that it has not been run in a long time.

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2015, 01:02:58 AM »
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Yep, looks like a chop of a Minitrix K4.  Big flanges and heavy corrosion on the wheels does suggest
that it has not been run in a long time.

Exactly. That is why I don't think it will fetch all that much.

The listing shows:

Q:     Hello how are you, do it run have it been tested? Thanks for your response    Jan-08-15
A:     I WAS A COLLECTOR NOT AN OPERATOR BACK IN 1965 THROUGH 1975 I AM NOW (80) YEARS OLD I AM JUST UNPACKING EVERYTHING. I AM NOT INTERESTED IN TRAINS ANYMORE. THEY WORKED WHEN THEY WERE MY COLLECTION (50) YEARS AGO. I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME LEFT TTO BE TESTING THEM.
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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2015, 09:57:56 AM »
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Peteski, I read that too. That might be the earliest E6 cut n shut of a minitrix I've heard of if he did that in that timeframe!

I might bid in it just to see how it was done!

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2015, 10:39:24 AM »
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Peteski, I read that too. That might be the earliest E6 cut n shut of a minitrix I've heard of if he did that in that timeframe!

I might bid in it just to see how it was done!

let me know if you want to sell it after that...

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2015, 10:53:38 AM »
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You know,that's not half bad. The tender looks good,too...

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2015, 06:47:31 PM »
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It sold for about $85, so did any of the asshats get it?
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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2015, 07:37:54 PM »
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Not I.

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2015, 07:48:23 PM »
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my guess was 75 ish and I did not bid.

I think I would have gone about to 50 or a little more

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2015, 10:20:47 PM »
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I don't see the value in this. Why all the hype? It looks pretty rough to my eye.
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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2015, 10:35:06 PM »
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4-4-0? Someone obviously can't count.

I love the question and the response. You can take time to set up an auction and take pictures, but not 5 minutes with a piece of track and a transformer?

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Re: Well Hello......(SPF need to look......)
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2015, 11:09:50 PM »
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yup EspeeGoldenState,

you are on to one of the reasons I was not planning to bid whatever it takes to win...

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