Model Railroading > Ebay Brass

It never surprises me how much some brass items reach
on Ebay, but can anyone tell me why an Overland SP SD40-T2
#8312 has reached a staggering $2600 with nearly 6 days to
go Ebay,item #230293075465, There must be something special
about it?.
Brian

Thats just crazy to pay $2,600 for a OMI SP SD40T-2. I just won a Overland Models UP 1996 SD70ACe on Ebay and it only cost me $1,400.


BNSFtehachapiFoamer- Waiting for the 96 to come through Mojave again

BNSFtehachapiFoamer Wrote:
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> Thats just crazy to pay $2,600 for a OMI SP
> SD40T-2. I just won a Overland Models UP 1996
> SD70ACe on Ebay and it only cost me $1,400.
>
>
> BNSFtehachapiFoamer- Waiting for the 96 to come
> through Mojave again

Only?
Brian

That's one of OMI's rare smoking units!

I'm glad that when I buy a Halmark brass 4-8-2 or 4-6-2 from the 70's on ebay that they aren't more than $300 each. (Am also glad there isnn't that many Wabash modelers out there.)

I cannot even get on bid on my ATSF Brass alligator.

Made by Alco Models?

bnsftim Wrote:
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> I cannot even get on bid on my ATSF Brass
> alligator.

Was the SD-40T-2 HO or O scale?

trainman502 Wrote:
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> It never surprises me how much some brass items
> reach
> on Ebay, but can anyone tell me why an Overland SP
> SD40-T2
> #8312 has reached a staggering $2600 with nearly 6
> days to
> go Ebay,item #230293075465, There must be
> something special
> about it?.
> Brian

Very few were made and it is the only "correct snoot" (with all appropriate details) from that run of 40T-2's, it would appear two folks decided they most have it.

There were numerous errors on the snoots from that run.....

Red_over_Yellow Wrote:
> There were numerous errors on the snoots from that
> run.....


Do tell...? What kinds of errors? Inquiring minds want to know.

Come on Dave, don't be silly. The reason it's going for soooo much money is because it was bought from Allied Model Trains!!

Ed

Red_over_Yellow Wrote:
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> trainman502 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > It never surprises me how much some brass items
> > reach
> > on Ebay, but can anyone tell me why an Overland
> SP
> > SD40-T2
> > #8312 has reached a staggering $2600 with nearly
> 6
> > days to
> > go Ebay,item #230293075465, There must be
> > something special
> > about it?.
> > Brian
>
> Very few were made and it is the only "correct
> snoot" (with all appropriate details) from that
> run of 40T-2's, it would appear two folks decided
> they most have it.
>
> There were numerous errors on the snoots from that
> run.....


It says on the box 112" nose, I was under the impression that they
only had 88" ,116" and 123" nose lengths is that not correct?
Brian

HOLY MOLEY!!! It's up to $4,100. now still with 5+ days to go!

This makes absolutely NO SENSE seeing Athearn's snoot T-2's are just days from arriving at your LHS from China. At discounted retail, you could buy at least 54 Athearn SD40T-2's!!!

NUTS!!!

~~~

Well, they say that some people are taking their money out of the stock market and putting it somewhere else that they think is safer... <G>

wabash2800 Wrote:
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> Well, they say that some people are taking their
> money out of the stock market and putting it
> somewhere else that they think is safer...


They look at unpainted brass and think its gold. As to why? If you can't afford it, don't buy it. Nobody has a gun to anyone's head to bid. I'm betting the SELLER is JAZZED!

espeeboy Wrote:
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> HOLY MOLEY!!! It's up to $4,100. now still with 5+

Seen this. With the Athearn Ts coming. Its worth 500 bucks tops. I smell something rotten in Denmark here...

A O scale cab forward by PSC costs this much. I wonder if it's a out of work banker going thru withdrawals.

I'll bet the Auction gets 86'd before it ends..I've seen this before on Ebay, Once on one of mine..The winning bidder had his account hacked by someone and didn't even know he was a bidder until I sent him the invoice..Ebay verified the occurence. Or it could be a really expensive clash of wills...

It is made by Alco models and the starting bid is $450.00 just look under eminipper on advance search for items for sale by seller

bnsftim Wrote:
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> It is made by Alco models and the starting bid is
> $450.00 just look under eminipper on advance
> search for items for sale by seller


Why does the auction say Overland if it's made by Alco models?