Canadian Railroads > Another high bid slide on that auction site

For those that remember the high bid of $496.00 for a slide a few weeks back, this one leaves that one in the dusk. This would be a nice down payment on a new car. By the way there’s another one going for $706.50. Can’t figure out why on this one.

Valleyman

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Slide-CNW-C-NW-4104A-ALCO-FA-Action-on-Freight-St-Paul-MN-August-59-/392198758505

Currently up to $2750.00 with 47 bids!! Dang!

IIRC, CNW only had one A-B-B-A set of FA's and this one is pristine, as are the two EMD's in their original paint. Not to mention all those wooden reefers! But yeah, it's "only" a wedgie. :-)

Another fantastic old shot, most likely to go into somebodys private collection to never be seen again.  

Remember this is eBay, who because of the way they changed their rules many years ago makes it very easy for "shills" to bid up items. In this case there were only a couple of bidders but one who bid many, many times driving the price up. Because all you see are the first and last letters/numbers of a name it's hard to know who is playing out there. I stopped doing anything on eBay years ago.

May I ask with respect why this is listed in the Canadian Railroads section?  Thanks.

4489 Wrote:
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> May I ask with respect why this is listed in the
> Canadian Railroads section?  Thanks.

Wondered that also. Also found another listing for $2750.   Wonder if this is just a technique to attract attention for other sales.?

Bob

robj Wrote:
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> 4489 Wrote:
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> > May I ask with respect why this is listed in
> the
> > Canadian Railroads section?  Thanks.
>
> Wondered that also. Also found another listing for
> $2750.   Wonder if this is just a technique to
> attract attention for other sales.?
>
> Bob I think it started here on the Canadian Board because Valleyman wrote: "For those that remember the high bid of $496.00 for a slide a few weeks back, this one leaves that one in the dusk."  The slide in this case was of a very nice shot of CP Rail's Canadian in the Rockies.
Gerry Gaugl
Ottawa ON

Valleyman Wrote:
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> For those that remember the high bid of $496.00
> for a slide a few weeks back, this one leaves that
> one in the dusk. This would be a nice down payment
> on a new car. By the way there’s another one
> going for $706.50. Can’t figure out why on this
> one.
>
> Valleyman
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Slide-CNW-C-NW-4
> 104A-ALCO-FA-Action-on-Freight-St-Paul-MN-August-5
> 9-/392198758505
"A fool and his money are easily parted"