Steam & Excursion > 4014 Cab ride on Ebay

Watched it go from 10k to 14k. Wow. Good for the Museum. Make some money with minimal work.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/404312120098?hash=item5e22e15b22:g:ypkAAOSwlPlkcNh0&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4KR2WWjqTpmufY%2BQBvfJoVNTruaRaWXTE3%2FBTsbFAwKz9b9tCQ26iSnZ%2FrHrRdw3kMQozqlDLlAJ1z48CDsxi2dK7FQ9%2FE3%2FpgFYQhNVI%2FJpzRyAYyuz%2BE4grz0n00iqO0DtLlIJ9hfx1Mu4ge5t6Pde5xMs0DMjDiSVYckZqzZFoP6PtvU4qr%2FTKWvEGHcJgyHMxT8vuANVmfhK7Gb2M2XvjOtPU6s%2Fux%2BWCPyfatkItVoMP5pCswWC%2FTWUXqC4sm8r%2BADegtzDIuGeK55e1cIVeTpipDP4UsqTJtUtIlZ2%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4qs39CPYg

No chance in hell I'm donating to that Museum, cab ride or not.  It's a classless organization with pretty rude people from my experiences.

Watch this. It will be interesting to find out how it ends up. As an Ebay member, I can see the bids.

Victor Baird



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/23 10:25 by wabash2800.

longliveSP Wrote:
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> I have to caution that this is a brand new never
> before seen eBay account, the name is all small
> letters with no spaces but underscores.
>
> The website is not an official UP RR Museum
> website that I can find.
>
> A Google search for "The Flannery Corporation"
> finds nothing. 
>
> Sorry to be a downer, but this smells. Someone
> should contact the UP RR Museum and verify if this
> is legit. I have filled out the contact me page
> and am awaiting a reply, but if anyone has a
> direct contact that would be better.




https://uptraintix.com/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3oSZNIH7QiXl0bRO4zx6xI_Fs_JGW4NnnhjwfGLY96ekSh4pEpLJR30ZM

Posted from iPhone

Minimum bid was $1, at 6 AM PDT yesterday.
Then no bids for a while -- must have been
a surprise to everyone.

It says in lieu of the museum fundraiser.  What was the previous fundraiser and why would they limit it to a single individual if it was a much larger fundraiser before?

howeld Wrote:
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> https://uptraintix.com/index.html?fbclid=IwAR3oSZN
> IH7QiXl0bRO4zx6xI_Fs_JGW4NnnhjwfGLY96ekSh4pEpLJR30
> ZM

Yes exactly, that link, while now verified as legit, only added to the red flags.

I say thank you to the Union Pacific for being the only Class 1 that makes a real effort to celebrate its proud heritage and for educating the general public to the critically important role the railroads and the steam locomotive had in the growth of the nation. 

   I hope the bid goes through the roof as it is for a good cause.

   Ross Rowland 

Oh Boy....entertainment for the upper 1%.



howeld Wrote:
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> Watched it go from 10k to 14k. Wow. Good for
> the Museum. Make some money with minimal work.
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/404312120098?hash=item5e2
> 2e15b22:g:ypkAAOSwlPlkcNh0&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4K
> R2WWjqTpmufY%2BQBvfJoVNTruaRaWXTE3%2FBTsbFAwKz9b9t
> CQ26iSnZ%2FrHrRdw3kMQozqlDLlAJ1z48CDsxi2dK7FQ9%2FE
> 3%2FpgFYQhNVI%2FJpzRyAYyuz%2BE4grz0n00iqO0DtLlIJ9h
> fx1Mu4ge5t6Pde5xMs0DMjDiSVYckZqzZFoP6PtvU4qr%2FTKW
> vEGHcJgyHMxT8vuANVmfhK7Gb2M2XvjOtPU6s%2Fux%2BWCPyf
> atkItVoMP5pCswWC%2FTWUXqC4sm8r%2BADegtzDIuGeK55e1c
> IVeTpipDP4UsqTJtUtIlZ2%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4qs39CPYg

Up to over 16K with 8 days still to go.  Amazing.

Typically, the most fierce bidding happens in the last,
closing minutes before the gavel slams down..

I'd guess it easily goes above $30,000.00

Glad I had many hours firing the Big Girls...
Thank you, Ross for the wonderful years of
HICO and later steam powered events..
Look at what you started!
( Wayyyy back 1966..).

​W.

(. Let's auction-off cab rides in the 614!   When Virginia Rails become available..!)
 

Regardless of price, there's no obligation for the winning bidder to pay.  In my experience on ebay, when offering it to a second bidder after the first doesn't pay never works.  So we'll see where it goes and if the person actually pays.
 

CO1309 Wrote:
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> Regardless of price, there's no obligation for the
> winning bidder to pay.  In my experience on ebay,
> when offering it to a second bidder after the
> first doesn't pay never works.  So we'll see
> where it goes and if the person actually pays.
>  

How will you see after the fact? Seems like when it closes, it closes and outsiders never see the behind scenes.

TomG Wrote:
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> CO1309 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Regardless of price, there's no obligation for
> the
> > winning bidder to pay.  In my experience on
> ebay,
> > when offering it to a second bidder after the
> > first doesn't pay never works.  So we'll see
> > where it goes and if the person actually pays.
> >  
>
> How will you see after the fact? Seems like when
> it closes, it closes and outsiders never see the
> behind scenes.


Well one indication would be a re-listing.  But I think ebay has additional precautions for high price auctions to discourage non paying bidders.

Just curious about your comment,  about the UP Steam Crew being a classless organization and has rude personal ?  What caused you to have that opinion ?

I believe his negative comment was about the museum not the UPRR steam team?  Ross Rowland 

Lightning_Slinger Wrote:
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> Oh Boy....entertainment for the upper 1%.
>
>
>

On one hand, I get it... It's a fundraiser, and an auction would raise the most funds.

On the other hand, the demographic that would probably appreciate such an experience the most is hopelessly priced into exclusion. I think a raffle would have gone over better publicity wise even if it didn't generate as much money. Over on the social media side, the reaction is mainly scoffing.

Posted from Android

CO1309 Wrote:
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> It says in lieu of the museum fundraiser.  What
> was the previous fundraiser and why would they
> limit it to a single individual if it was a much
> larger fundraiser before?

Last year it was an excursion from Denver to Cheyenne. They only sold public tickets in a couple of cars, though. The UP Museum has operated a number of excursions in the past few years as fundraisers. Usually as a part of other movements taking place at the same time that invovle steam or other heritage equipment.  

Wow another TO post getting rant traction this site needs a seperate page just for all of those who have nothing positive to say.  So much hate about the UP program sad to see one day it will be gone completly just a matter of time. 

BAB Wrote:
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> Wow another TO post getting rant traction this
> site needs a seperate page just for all of those
> who have nothing positive to say.  So much hate
> about the UP program sad to see one day it will be
> gone completly just a matter of time. 

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