Micro Trains Recall..

[learmoia]

One of those cases, where everyone is going to keep the error car in hopes that they become valuable some day.

https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?_route_=uprecall

~Ian

[peteski]

That was my lighthearted recommendation when this was discussed about a month ago in https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=44258.msg569189#msg569189

 

[central.vermont]

So many will keep the error car that the replacement will be the car with the collector value!!! 

Jon

[peteski]

So many will keep the error car that the replacement will be the car with the collector value!!! 

Jon

You do have a point there. 

[MK]

Or if you have two cars, you can trade one in and get the best of both worlds. 

[FrankCampagna]

I once had an error car. Went for $470 0n Ebay.

[Ngineer]

I once had an error car. Went for $470 0n Ebay.

BTW, how do collectors check that the factory air is still inside?

How do they check that the jewel case has NEVER EVER been opened?

   Javier

[peteski]

BTW, how do collectors check that the factory air is still inside?

How do they check that the jewel case has NEVER EVER been opened?

   Javier

Oh they have vays to do that.    Like dusting for fingerprints on the inside of the lid and on the car, or doing an analysis of the dust particles inside the box, looking for particles which aren't the known ones from the factory.

[thomasjmdavis]

Oh they have vays to do that.    Like dusting for fingerprints on the inside of the lid and on the car, or doing an analysis of the dust particles inside the box, looking for particles which aren't the known ones from the factory.

What I love are the sellers on eBay who make a big deal (hoping to push the bids up) that the car they are selling is "brand new, unopened package" and then show the picture of the car, out of the box, sitting on Unitrack in front of a couple of Bachmann buildings.

[GhengisKong]

BTW, how do collectors check that the factory air is still inside?

How do they check that the jewel case has NEVER EVER been opened?

   Javier

You would have to find an extremely rare factory Micro-Trains can of factory air to replenish. I've only seen one can, and my LHS has it on the shelf. Not for sale of course because it is so rare.

[peteski]

What I love are the sellers on eBay who make a big deal (hoping to push the bids up) that the car they are selling is "brand new, unopened package" and then show the picture of the car, out of the box, sitting on Unitrack in front of a couple of Bachmann buildings.

Yes, I also find that very humorous.  Ironic, isn't it? 

[narrowminded]

You would have to find an extremely rare factory Micro-Trains can of factory air to replenish. I've only seen one can, and my LHS has it on the shelf. Not for sale of course because it is so rare.

I've salvaged a lot of that over the years and have carefully stored it in rinsed out mayonnaise jars, out of direct sunlight.  I keep it for just such purposes but would be willing to part with a few hundred jars.  I take Paypal.

[thomasjmdavis]

You would have to find an extremely rare factory Micro-Trains can of factory air to replenish. I've only seen one can, and my LHS has it on the shelf. Not for sale of course because it is so rare.

Perhaps they could get hold of some of those old Atlas helium cars, and put out a 50th Anniversary Factory Air Car.

[CBQ Fan]

Do they donate them to third world countries like they do the champion T-shirts that get printed for the loser just in case??

[sundowner]

BTW, how do collectors check that the factory air is still inside?

How do they check that the jewel case has NEVER EVER been opened?

   Javier

MT sells compress factory air in a can but you must know who to talk to since its a backdoor kind of thing.