Another Seacrest Auction

[Chris Webster]

I think even if you are scrapping them for trucks and wheelsets, the 110 (can't recall asking or sale price) is just a tad bit of a reach.

$110 was the sale price, before buyer's commission, sales tax and shipping.

$110 seems high to me considering that this pair of camelbacks sold for $120: Two brass O scale two rail Jersey Central 4-6-0 and Reading 4-4-2

Also, FWIW, there was a "Delta Lines" car in this lot of covered hoppers that sold for $160: 7 O scale two rail ACF hoppers Union Pacific, Delta Lines, Rio Grande, Sclair, etc. It's obviously not a Frank Ellison car since the prototype came along after Mr. Ellison's passing. I think it's a 2-railed MTH car. The CNJ hopper is probably an Atlas, while the remaining 5 appear to be Weavers. Some of those may have the replacement floors that Peco Rivers Brass made.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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[Chris Webster]

Stout held another auction: THURSDAY September 20, 2018: Williamsport, IN – O Scale Two Rail , HO Brass and O gauge 3 rail

This morning, Monday, September 24, ebay seller cugjp1 posted 62 of the Stout lots as ebay Buy It Now/Best Offer listings. The ebay seller listed the items in the exact same lots Stout did, presumably because that allows the ebay seller to reuse Stout's pictures.

Here's an interesting one: Stout #267, Sunset Models O scale brass two rail Great Northern S-2 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive
Stout sold it for $375 on September 20.

It then shows up as being sold on ebay on September 29 for $1,215:
Ebay #392128551747, Sunset Models O scale brass two rail Great Northern S-2 4-8-4 Northern steam loc

After Stout and Ebay fees, the reseller would have tripled their investment in only nine days....but apparently that was too good to be true since it was relisted for $1215. It did not sell despite having its price dropped to $972 in this listing that ended November 10:
Ebay #392145542554, Sunset Models O scale brass two rail Great Northern S-2 4-8-4 Northern steam loc

It was then relisted for $1032.75 and sold for $722 on November 13 according to this listing:
Ebay #392171175206, Sunset Models O scale brass two rail Great Northern S-2 4-8-4 Northern steam loc

[E7]

So the $64 question is was the thing returned or was the 1st sale shill bidding or did they have two? Looks a little hinky to me!

[Chris Webster]

So the $64 question is was the thing returned or was the 1st sale shill bidding or did they have two? Looks a little hinky to me!

It was a buy-it-now listing, so there could not have been any shill bidders. The buyer might not have paid or have returned it.

[E7]

So the $64 question is was the thing returned or was the 1st sale shill bidding or did they have two? Looks a little hinky to me!

It was a buy-it-now listing, so there could not have been any shill bidders. The buyer might not have paid or have returned it.

So essentially "SOLD" does not necessarily mean "SOLD" !

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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[E7]

It was a buy-it-now listing, so there could not have been any shill bidders. The buyer might not have paid or have returned it.

So essentially "SOLD" does not necessarily mean "SOLD" !

Always been true..... And, even if it’s free, you can always buy it cheaper.

Nothing is ever quite what it seems, is it!

[Rufus T. Firefly]

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[Chris Webster]

This morning, Monday, September 24, ebay seller cugjp1 posted 62 of the Stout lots as ebay Buy It Now/Best Offer listings. The ebay seller listed the items in the exact same lots Stout did, presumably because that allows the ebay seller to reuse Stout's pictures.

The new Buy-it-Now prices are 2 times to 4 times what Stout sold the lots for, for example:
Stout - Sunset Models O scale brass two rail New York Central S-1b 4-8-4 Niagara - 6024 Modernized - sold for $575
compare to
Ebay #392128554545, Sunset Models O scale brass two rail New York Central S-1b 4-8-4 Niagara - 6024 - Buy It Now for $1,575

In December, cugjp1 listed many of the items they acquired from Stout as regular, non-reserve auctions on ebay. The Niagara ended up selling for $698:
Ebay #392190500428 Sunset Models O scale brass two rail New York Central S-1b 4-8-4 Niagara - 6024

[Chris Webster]

Stout auctioned off a few 2-rail Union Pacific items today, including:

Key Imports Brass Union Pacific O Scale big boy for $2200.00

Weaver modern O scale two rail brass Union Pacific FEF 4-8-4 Northern for $500

Precision Scale Co. O scale brass custom painted 15491 Union Pacific plan 3952 dining car for $180

Precision Scale Co. O scale brass 15589-1 Union Pacific 6-3 sleeper for $200

Precision Scale Co. O scale brass two rail custom painted Union Pacific 15397-1 Pullman sleeper for $180

Precision Scale Co. O scale brass 15399-1 Union Pacific / Pullman heavyweight 14 section sleeper for $180

Precision Scale Co. O scale brass Union Pacific combine / RPO in non original box for $140

Group of sixteen O scale two rail freight cars from various manufactures and kits for $90

[bob turner]

Those PSC Pullmans were $350 cars. I guess Sunset blew a hole in that market.

[cole7015]

Really stupid that the cover the box label with the inventory number, just dumb.

Bill

[Chris Webster]

Over at Toy Trains & Other Old Stuff dot com, two SPFs just bid a Overland M1B up to $1,700:
FACTORY PAINTED OVERLAND O SCALE BRASS PRR M1B 4-8-2 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE IN OB OMI-0181.1

And an unboxed 3rd Rail 4-Aces went for $1950: SUNSET 3RD RAIL BRASS O SCALE TIMKEN 4-ACES 4-8-4 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE WITH #1111 TENDER IN OB 2 RAIL

[Chris Webster]

The latest issue of OGR has an article about the layout Seacrest was having built.