More eBay Humor - O Gauge

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-LIO...D/142067567293?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

Nine dollars and ninety-nine cents, one bidder, two days left.
Sure it's a POS late F-3, no separate ladders under cab doors, no ladder steps on trucks, no porthole windows, vertical motors...but it's a pair.
Got the horns and decent nose art.

 

Went for $154.50

 

Ended..no sale. Wait for him to list it again!

EDIT: He already did! Same price, as always:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIONEL-POST...-CUSTOM-RUNS-GREAT-SUPER-SHARP-/172291539272?

 

Probably from a
Lionel C&O Steam Locomotive w/Tender & 6-8627 C&O 4-4-2 Steam Engine w/Tender.

Trainz lists two engines, WITH tenders (MPC-era? ) for $37, closed, no bids at that price:

http://marketplace.collector-modeltrains.com/offer/details/1868987?ref=cidmktnam

For that tender, no shipping, no tax, train show, less than five bucks. As-is, someone paid fifteen plus shipping, with NO center rail pickups, speaker floating around inside......stupid.
Opinion.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionel-Post...057743?hash=item25cc66794f:g:njYAAOSw9GhYanE3

I get that it appears to be in good condition and all, but I would pay that much for one of the low end late 50s steamers.

 

There is an assessor's book floating around out there, that is pretty much outdated by now. The owner may have consulted it. Prices have dropped considerably on the older pieces, since Lionel came out with newer older tin plate's and plastic models...re-runs. As a result, the collector's market has dropped off considerably.

Although. an interesting car I would hardly consider paying that much for it.

 

Dido. How true, how true.

 

Thirty dollars for the car and $250 for the box and instruction sheet.