Ebay

[bob turner]

Re: my post above on the very clean Lobaugh drivers in frames - the seller is jkcarlock, and what he is doing is dis-assembling a complete kit and selling parts. This week it is a very clean boiler with domes and some cab parts, plus a Jabelmann firebox.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/116084343977?i ... R_TE0I--Yw

Next we can assume the cylinders will be auctioned, followed by rods and valve gear. I will stay tuned and report on my prognosis.

Splitting up a kit like this is slightly reminiscent of splitting up orphan siblings - semi-immoral?

A good complete kit can be had for $300-600. He will come close to the $600 mark, maybe, but now the losing bidders for the drivers (me, among others) will have less incentive to bid.

[Dennis Holler]

I threw a bid just to keep track..well I have frames and cylinders so if people sleep maybe I get lucky lol
Btw i picked up a scale craft pacific frame with good drivers for $25 this week. It is the center drive version. Hmm wonder in a stray Alexander boiler would fit it lol

[bob turner]

I gave away an Alexander K4 boiler a couple decades ago - undersize and inaccurate. Hold out for a Scale Craft - much better.

[Dennis Holler]

What the heck are these "F" units? The way the nose and sides are are designed and attached makes them look pretty fugly...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134905761318?i ... R5aBsea-Yw

[DaveJfr0]

What the heck are these "F" units? The way the nose and sides are are designed and attached makes them look pretty fugly...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134905761318?i ... R5aBsea-Yw

Those are interesting. I noticed the front of one of the units has some sort of crazing, whether at the metal or paint level. They look so deep that it looks like the metal, but most likely the paint was just laid on real thick back in those days. Hard to think cast metal would do that.

[Dennis Holler]

I gave away an Alexander K4 boiler a couple decades ago - undersize and inaccurate. Hold out for a Scale Craft - much better.

I have a half a dozen scalecraft K4's, and do love em. I have a spare MT4 boiler and some parts, was thinking about cutting it down and making the SP Pacific from it, so many options lol

You are right thought, that Alexander boiler does seem a little small compared to everything else. or is it that Ed made no compromise and it is to 1/4" scale so it looks small compared to all the other stuff that is stretched to fit wheels and motors?



With regular drivers

or with Baldwin disc

[bob turner]

I would kill for a pair of those Alexander frame castings. One of my Scale Craft K4s has an Alexander frame, and the original assembler thought it too wide and ground off all the spring rigging on one side.

On those ugly F3s, just be happy that F3s were not really “a thing” at the 1939 world’s fair. Otherwise these models would be over a grand. I just checked - he has 1800 plus items for sale, every single one 15% off. Yippee! If you want obscure Jeep parts, he is apparently your guy.
He has sold over 5000 items, with a very good feedback rating. The entrepreneurial spirit thrives! I am surprised he had the time to respond to Jay and me. Must spend eight hours a day in the post office!

boy, those F3s are ugly. And they are quite apparently cast aluminum, not bronze. I shall pass.

Are those drivers cast iron?

[Dennis Holler]

Yeah, I'll pass on those F-3's as well lol. The drivers are brass/bronze. Looks like one is cast iron, so I don't know if a guy used the iron one as a pattern for the rest or what. I figure I could put steel tires on em When I get around to using them.
Yeah that frame is pretty impressive. even better than the Saginaw frames I think.

[Dennis Holler]

" and the original assembler thought it too wide and ground off all the spring rigging on one side."

The PO did the same thing to my Lobaugh Challenger frame lol.

That front frame is not Lobaugh but the two rear ones and the cylinders seem to be Lobaugh.

Then the cylinders were machined too wide lol, so the mounting holes in the cylinders catch the outer edge of the frame. I can be worked around but just annoying you know lol

I have a bunch of brass drivers that I think would work too from the same seller I got the other lots from lol. I find myself grabbing every ten dollar lot of driver castings I can lol

[R.K. Maroon]

What the heck are these "F" units? The way the nose and sides are are designed and attached makes them look pretty fugly...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/134905761318?i ... R5aBsea-Yw

Carey has an article in the latest edition of OSR regarding Denver Locomotive Company. No photos have been found as to what these models looked like, but Carey speculates that some models he has (and that I have seen on eBay over the years) may be from that company. I think this is quite possible, given that no other source has been found for these odd looking cab units. These units don't meet the 30-mph rule for me (and a lot of other people apparently), so I have never acquired any of them. Here is the link to Carey's article:

https://magazine.oscaleresource.com/books/zfht/#p=94

JIm

[Dennis Holler]

here is a close up of the Alexander K4 frame.




And the parts once I got them.

[bob turner]

Not sure this fits here, but I couldn't find a more on-point thread.

Herewith a rare, $1000 All Nation Pacific!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/277857935222?_ ... R6K80PWpZw

[SWrailroader]

Bob,
I saw that All Nation Pacific. I sent a note to the seller that it was $600 too high, and they went irrational replying with all sorts of ad hominems. Some sellers are immature in the extreme. Conversely I have gotten some great deals on the bay due to ignorance of the seller.

I also have dealt with some ultra shady people on the bay. One guy had aliases and was thrown off PayPal.
Rob

[up148]

Yeah, I think EB has reached an all time low as far as over-pricing, inflated shipping charges, mis-described items and the all too common "rare" claim.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yeah, I think EB has reached an all time low as far as over-pricing, inflated shipping charges, mis-described items and the all too common "rare" claim.

That is unfortunately the marketplace. People list for ridiculous, maybe sell or not.....and have little knowledge of what they are selling. That's all on the fundamentals of humanity. Everyone wants to make a buck.....and a big score. Some of the traction stuff is way out of my budget, but much of it has been selling at what I can only describe as inflated prices (then again, supply and demand - no supply so demand is infinite...). Patience is rewarded however and I still manage to grab the occasional bargain or find the parts I need to move a project on to the finish line. But I'll also watch stuff just for the entertainment factor....like the Thomas 6-dome tank car that's listed as USH for $149.....

I've sold over 40 items (cars, locos, etc.) just this year. My accountant is not happy....but all of the custom scratchbuilt cars that I tried selling at Strasburg for 2 years are all sold. I am tempted to try to sell structures on eBay but the packing & shipping are off-putting.

Shipping is something painful. Try looking up on the USPS shipping calculator what it costs. It's educational. I try to keep shipping costs down but decent boxes and packing materials are not free, and that trip over to the PO is not free. Only good thing at the PO is that I can generally use the self-serve system to avoid spending 20-30 minutes in line.

eBay is what it is - a flea market that reaches the world. The costs of going up to Strasburg and lugging back unsold stuff repeatedly outweighs the costs of eBay. Oscaleyardsale.......yeah, sure....great idea but has not been a good experience for me. Stuff I offered there later sold on eBay for more $. Stuff that I wanted and tried to buy there - well, in simple terms the people there do not know how to respond to buyers with cash in their hands.