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OC Engineer JD Jan 16, 2009

  1. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    As far as I can recall, only InterMountain and Micro-Trains made FT units.
     
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  2. bman

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    My guess is it's a custom paint job. A few minutes of googling turns up no other mention in other than this listing. And if it were rare or collectable, the seller would have lower his asking price if ya ask me. But all their listing prices are that extreme.
     
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  5. umtrr-author

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    I believe the prices being asked are well above those at the National N Scale Convention that just wrapped up.

    It also looks many of the 223 items matching "N Scale" for the seller "Gift Store" (not all matches are actually N Scale, but that's eBay's dopey search) are equally out of line.

    Like this one:

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/115406182363

    And I'm not gonna leave out this one (where's my Reader's Digest Hammer?)

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/114660570147
     
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  6. BoxcabE50

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    The first one isn't worth one tenth of asking price. But it's the second one which gives me an idea. I should buy up any hammers on sale, repaint them and sell them on that site as "High Speed Hammers". Would make a few bucks doing that!
     
  7. Hardcoaler

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    I couldn't help but notice that the $85.00 0-6-0T has a 4.5 Star out of 5 Stars rating from two people. o_O ?! Mine must be one of the rarities that doesn't well ..... :LOL:

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  8. Hardcoaler

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    Well, okay. How about $100 for an undecorated Kato E8/9 B body shell?

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  9. BoxcabE50

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    These may be a bit harder to find, but I'm doubting such a price. I guess we will find out if there is a bid, or bidding war?
     
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  10. Hardcoaler

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    I wonder if eBay's new "payment experience" includes Crypto? :LOL:
     
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  11. Hardcoaler

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    I checked it again and I now see that it's a B-I-N listing and that i's been posted unsold since 05/26/22 (over five weeks). eBay should force some sort of weekly relisting edit by a hopeful Seller.

    This typical piece of B-I-N trash has been listed for five months now :eek::

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  13. umtrr-author

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    When I was selling on eBay, the relisting screen was accompanied by a "suggested starting bid," always lower and claimed to be based on "recent activity for similar items," which I cheerfully ignored. When one of your Key Performance Metric is number of completed sales, of course you're going to suggest something lower in order to get the sale-- seller be (censored). On the other hand, revenue is also a Key Performance Metric and the higher the price the more revenue, so...
     
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    A newbie with 6 transactions. $49 + shipping and Tax is the coast of an education.
     
  16. Hardcoaler

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    Maybe the "winning" Buyer is seeking the motors? Of course, there's no guarantee with that because the high volume Seller can't be bothered with an easy test with a 9V battery or the high volume Seller knows they're all burned up and isn't going to say it.
     
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  19. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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  20. jtomstarr

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    A GREAT NORTHERN Hopper car Not even Close! it looks like a NCG 40 Foot Box car made by ROCO .

    Tom
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