As of yesterday, Weaver items have become - wait for it - COLLECTIBLE! Not just the brass
(that's always been sweet), but even those plastic-trucked, simple boxcars. The prices will not reflect it for a while, but there will be no more "Weaver cars".
There are 2 brass Weaver steamers that I was considering selling...maybe I'll re-think that; not for the eventual "profit" (right...), but where else can I get 3-rail O brass steam locomotives? Oh yeah - ONE other place. For more money.
It will be a slow climb, but it's been a while since I've seen "bargain K-Line" items (except the K-Line items that were low-end to begin with).
I fear that the "critical mass" O-gauge-customer issue has truly arrived. I mean, my main "dealer" is DaBay. Full-scale steam locomotives for $200 (with PS1, for sure, but still beautiful machines).
I hope that I'm wrong; I hope "someone" buys Weaver intact (if I could, I would - then I'd get to figure out how to "run a business" Yikes!).
Sad.
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The Little Joe ( factory TMCC/RS) -was- for sale; now, I'm re-thinking:
DRGW M-64 4-8-4 and a bit of a Weaver NKP Hudson:
Weathered Valley Flyer 1369:
The other Valley Flyer (1376), as de-streamstyled (pretty much):
