Western Railroad Discussion > Espee fans, just $3,000 and the cup is yours!

And the shipping is free!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Antique-Southern-Pacific-Lines-Routes-SP-Railroad-Train-Coffee-Cup-Mug-/251182804104?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a7ba96c88

This is why drug tests were initiated!

Think maybe the guy hit the decimal point at the wrong time. $3.00 maybe!!!

Rob

I had one of those once but it is now a pencil holder w/o handle, so worth only one thousan$$?

Steve Donaldson
Pacific Grove, CA

well if he did and someone actually buys it i think its safe to say he'd be one happy camper

Does it grant he who drinks from it everlasting life?

atsf98 Wrote:
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> Does it grant he who drinks from it everlasting
> life?

Nah, everybody knows that the true grail would have a Rio Grande logo on it... Choose wisely. :)

Given that this guy doesn't seem to have any other incredibly outrageously overpriced things, I wonder if he/she didn't miss a decimal and really meant $30.

But it says "Rare - Scarce / Vintage or Antique" LOL

I asked him if he had misplaced the decimal point and he responded "Funny"

mgwsy1978 Wrote:
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> But it says "Rare - Scarce / Vintage or Antique"
> LOL

I seen them for sale years ago and was told that they were gave to SP employees(seller must been former employee,had boxes of office supplies,etc from HQ) at Market street in SF,around the late 80's. I did'nt buy it (should have) but I did buy the matching stationary pad's and the 3' by 5' ft new, SP route map that were also supplied to the corporate office. May be "rare,scarce" now but not "Vintage or Antique" and worth about 30.00$ at most.
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wp1801 Wrote:
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> I asked him if he had misplaced the decimal point
> and he responded "Funny"

LOL! With the seller's attitude like that, I'm glad I didn't follow the eBay link, and I don't plan to. He's probably wondering why such a high hit count but no bidders?

The old sales guys (if their are mnay left)should be sitting on fortunes. With all the SP and SSW mugs, pens, scratch pads, matches,etc. I think I even have a few of the Rio Grande gold cups around somewhere. We gave them out until the shippers didn't need or want them anymore.

Wow! This makes my rare Winona Bridge RR cup worth at least twice that - heck, the Winona Bridge was so rare, it never even ran a train!

mgwsy1978 Wrote:
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> But it says "Rare - Scarce / Vintage or Antique"
> LOL


Oh...in that case it should have the WP logo...

heh heh

Railfool03 Wrote:
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> Wow! This makes my rare Winona Bridge RR cup worth
> at least twice that - heck, the Winona Bridge was
> so rare, it never even ran a train!

You mean just like the Cloverdale Depot ???

(NWP - Sonoma County)

atsf98 Wrote:
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> Does it grant he who drinks from it everlasting
> life?

It comes with one FREE Tunnel Motor (track not included).

That's almost as much as we paid for the railroad!
JEB

mgwsy1978 Wrote:
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> But it says "Rare - Scarce / Vintage or Antique"
> LOL

Maybe I should whittle a wooden coffee mug and say it's a Central Pacific company mug.! LOL.!

Bids just closed on the Mug.

With no takers!

--Jim Baker

Well, time just ran out with zero takers. Shoot, I was ready to "snipe" it for $6K too. Seller goofed by including pic of coffee-stained interior......bleh.

Reminds me of the cartoon of the down-and-out fellow with the sidewalk apple stand. Sign says "Apples $50,000 Each". Caption reads "Only have to sell one!".

-YD-