I just remembered there was an auction today, so I checked the results.
The bargains of the day are probably
Lot 940: Pair of modified Precision Scale O scale brass troop kitchen and sleeper 16333 16331 that went for $90 and
Lot 1200: 3 Precision Scale Co. 16333 Troop Kitchen cars CB&Q, Troop Car, unfinished that went for $130. Assuming these cars are in as good of condition as the pictures appear to show (a very big assumption!) those could be cleaned up and painted and their owner would have a set of nice brass troop cars for not much more than Atlas is charging for its replacement floors for the Weaver troop cars.
Another group of Precision troop cars,
Lot 1199: Trio of custom painted Precision Scale Co. CB&Q / Burlington converted baggage mail cars went for $350.
The surprise of the day is probably
Lot 1083: O scale brass two rail 2-8-2 Milwaukee Road L-3 steam locomotive, which went for $2400!
Another surprise
might be
Lot 1104: Overland Models O scale two rail brass N&W Powhatan Arrow five car passenger set, that went for $2800. (I remember seeing unpainted 5-car N&W sets for under $1000, but I may be thinking of cars by Sunset.)
Two Wasatch domes went for a lot!
Lot 1135: Wasatch Model Company O scale brass two rail Union Pacific 7003 dome coach car sold for $1000
and
Lot 1136: Wasatch Model Company O scale brass two rail Union Pacific 7000 dome coach car unpainted sold for $975. (Apparently a UP paint job is only worth $25...
)
Prices for Overland F-units were all over the place. One pair of F3s still factory wrapped,
Lot 1067: Overland Models O scale two rail brass EMD F-3 A-B diesel locomotive pair, went for $375.... while a single F2/F3 described as with moderate tarnish and cab interior outside of the model,
Lot 1285: Overland Models O scale two rail brass OMI-0287 EMD F2/F3 diesel locomotive A unit, sold for $875.
Fischer cars were all over the price. Several sold for more than did some of the Pecos Brass cars, which surprised me. I think the biggest difference between realized price ($1750) and estimate ($3500 - $5500) was
Lot 1235: Joe Fischer O scale two rail ten car heavy weight Southern Cresecent Limited set. It's a ten car set, so it sold for $175/car.