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Reply to "LIONEL 6-38058 C&O H-7 MALLET NOS VALUES"

jeremy ferrell posted:

I agree.   I feel like if one can be had for 6-800 then sure maybe.   But anything more than that your getting into legacy money.   I truly fee for the guys dropping over 1000 dollars for tmcc engines.   I just don’t understand.   But whatever floats your boat.  

I think it's safe to say that a legacy H7 will be closer to 2k than 1k.

If cost is a factor for the o.p.  (sounds like it is) an extra $800+ to the price tag could be an issue.

On a side note. Gryzyboskis shows a new one in stock for $1195 so that $1300 one on ebay is wayyy outta line.

BTW . I've spent $1000 on 10 year old N.O.S scale steamers and have no regrets.

I was rewarded with a fabulous fit and finish,  tighter axle bushing and gearbox tolerances,no casting mold parting lines,  the correct colored smokebox, no parts falling off, a smoke unit that works, and a fan that makes no noise.

And they WORKED right out of the box ,as they do to this day.  While EVERY legacy loco I have purchased, has needed some sort of repair, or has some sort of build/design, or decoration flaw.

Right down to the electrocouplers which close better on the TMCC locos. They also don't make the "bzzzz" that is louder than the uncupoling sounds from the speaker like the legacy steamers. 

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