Didn't realize Aurora Postage Stamp trains in used condition were so valuable https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aurora-Pos...127341&hash=item467c410959:g:dHkAAOSwrBRa8dqh
That is not an Aurora car I have mine somewhere stashed and the postage stamp sets came in a yellow flip top case. The flip top was clear had an f7, gondola, boxcar, hopper caboose track and rheostat transformer that's was in a gold metal housing. That's not an APS set or car.
All, I would say this is much more like it... the $ ! https://www.ebay.com/itm/N-Scale-Pr...552658?hash=item3fa4aa2112:g:I4cAAOSw7IpbQoZ9, I'd say this is better than the person who wanted what? $70. Tom
If that's the case..which that person states I bet I could sell my Carnation Milk car and my NYC yellow /w Green Stripe cars for twice that! Lol. Tom
It would be a Trix car. Aurora marketed Trix cars using its Postage Stamp brand. Offhand, I can't think of any rolling stock that Aurora marketed as Postage Stamp that wasn't OEM'd by Trix. (That is not counting the later stuff with the "famous" 6V switch engine.
Not eBay, but I couldn't resist. It's a long story how I got here... and off-topic... But if you're in or near Ohio, have we got a deal for you... https://www.govplanet.com/jsp/s/search.ips?c=1000&sm=0&l2=USA-OH&mf=1
And they were only driven on Sunday by little old lades to church right? Only 35 miles away too. I think I'll pass though. I got rid of one high mileage car last year. I'm not feeling the need for another one.
Unfortunately, most of the people who drive such vehicles have an attitude that it's not theirs and don't give a bleep about how they abuse them. Nor are they well maintained. Buying one of these, (regardless of price), can be a bank account drainer, when you try to fix the past.
Ugh, agreed. Before retirement, one of my work assignments was selling used company vehicles. All had been flogged to within an inch of being defined as scrap metal. Worse yet, they were used on industrial sites. Their mileage was invitingly low but engine hours were astronomical.
I just gave away a 1993 Toyota Corolla with 336,000 miles on it. It ended up sitting too long, so the tires dry rotted and the battery got week. But, it still started and ran fine, once jumped. It was maintained well until it was left to sit by life's complexities. It's younger sibling still has only 230,000 miles, and runs like a Swiss watch (without any ticking sounds). Mileage isn't the best determinant of value.
My ex won such a vehicle about ten years ago, in a drawing by the local power company. It was a POJ. Great PR for them, a disaster for us. Electrical wiring mangled by inept installers of radios, etc. The transfer case leaking gear oil, which a complete MORON had decided could be repaired via smearing RTV on it's exterior. The entire drive train (a 4x4 Dodge P-U), in front of the transfer case was ruined. Keeping in mind that I am an ex-ASE, retired mechanic.... Leaking coolant, which supposedly their shop man had repaired. He did NOT. It took me just a couple of minutes to fix what he'd supposedly spent a couple of hours doing.... We were able to sell it, as it was, but the fact we had to pay income tax on it's supposed value, (more than double what we could sell it), lost us even more money. I've seen enough such vehicles in my life and career to know buying one is betting against almost insurmountable odds.
OK, back on topic... Remember when I listed a layout a few days ago and we couldn't get to the view of it after it ended? That is apparently now a new "feature." I had an item on my watch list. After the auction ended, I clicked on it and eBay "helpfully" informed me, "The listing you're looking for is no longer available. Check out this similar item we found for you." Yeah, a UP item is just so similar to a D&H item! I mean, they're both railroads, right? The good news, at least for now, is that clicking on the word "listing" in the above drivel resulted in a view of the item I had tagged.
Don't I wish all of my auctions had a fistfight like this... I mean, two highly motivated buyers... https://www.ebay.com/itm/312185983520?_trksid=p2471758.m4704 BTW, the seller started the auction at 99 cents.
Looking at the description, do my eyes deceive me, or does it say "Blue"? They appear to be more toward a brown color?
The bid history makes no sense to me. The way I read it, it looks like 2 of the bidders raised their own bids several times. THen again I'm no expert on ebay and how they do things. And have no plans on trying to become one anytime soon.
