This is one of those PWRS "Mystery Cars" with purposefully limited supply. They do one a year. When these come up for auction there are a number of "highly motivated buyers." Actually, the $156 final price is a little low compared to typical results if I recall correctly.
Hmmmm... I have one of the UP "American Flag" grain hoppers that came out after this one... Being as I don't care of UP anyway, maybe I'll see how they're selling. Adam
They are worth a lot more than this - The one sided ones are cool but the double sided ones are cooler. I grabbed a couple of both styles a while back and they are tucked safe in the vault.
I have the GN car, it's a RUNNER! I snagged it at Plano, TX show a few years ago for a paltry 14 bucks.
whoa! umm, i had a dream last night that I walked into the largest train store in the world, and the first shelf had four of these, for five bucks a piece! i gotta get outta the house.. -NUTEY-
Capitalism being what it is, a Canadian seller has offered decals for these on that Internet Auction Community! http://cgi.ebay.com/Decals-to-make-...Z6056835824QQcategoryZ486QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem The listing had just 2 hours to go when I saw it, but the text of the listing suggests that there's more than one copy of these decals. You gotta like the title of this auction too: "Decals to make car like PWRS/Intermountain Circus Car." No connection, in fact, I'll be on the sidelines for this one, but it is a "lower cost alternative". Edit: Here is, in fact, a duplicate listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/Decals-to-make-...QQitemZ6058167687QQcategoryZ484QQcmdZViewItem
