here is a good test for those saying they never see their 'rare' piece up for sale. try posting a "wanted" ad and see how fast you either get a response or suddenly see one for sale at a higher than expected price on eBay.
when Weaver was producing brass models, they brought out an 0-6-0 USRA switcher in a number of roadnames, but with only 25 of each. i have one, but i don't consider it rare. 250+ piece production runs as some have commented about their 'rare' models? ...don't make me laugh.
for one of a kind models (scratchbuilt, production prototypes, etc) i feel the term rare to be a bit misleading. my interest now mostly in live steam, almost every large scale, steam locomotive i see is unique, but i'd have difficulty considering every one of them rare.
rare should also be objective across all members of a hobby. sure the locomotive passed down from your great grandfather or the set you received for your 5th birthday is priceless to you, but it's likely not to anyone outside your family.
my idea of rare? open up an appropriate Greenberg book and find no information on your model or see the words, "Further details requested".
sorry for the buzz-kill.
cheers...gary
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