Only 50 being made. Not a bad looking car.
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MartyE posted:Only 50 being made. Not a bad looking car.
Looks nice, but at only 50 units, I'm guessing there will be people with sleeping bags at the nearest door on Wednesday night to line up to get one.
I'll just resign myself to the fact that I won't be able to obtain one, unless I buy one in 5-10 years when no one cares about them anymore.
Thanks for posting, though. I'm not trying to rain on the parade, but only 50 units is nuts for something like this. Will tick off more people than not, I think.
-Dave
How much to be the first kid in your neighborhood to have one? $$
This would be a excellent idea if all the money for 50 cars goes to charity of some kind.
Sell them for couple hundred or more a pop.
That could be a big deal for York I think.
Larry
PS. They are out of my league but, I'm just saying.
Creating a collectors item. No thanks. Lionel has been good at doing that for years . Some of them collector item you can't give away now. Just like most convention cars.
This would be a excellent idea if all the money for 50 cars goes to charity of some kind.
Like the TCA.
I won't be looking for either but still a nice looking car. No details yet on where or how to obtain one.
So orange hall is the place...how is still a mystery.
Maybe hourly give aways at the meet. If so hope I win one so I can sell it and get something I would want.
It doesn't look particularly "YORKISH" to me.
Richard
Another Warbonnet and Hudson?
Richard Gonzales posted:It doesn't look particularly "YORKISH" to me.
Richard
What does York look like?
Guess they have to raise some capital to pay their York expenses unless they bring their John's bargain store items again to York. I think it was an embarrassment last time selling direct there for such a coveted train manufacturer.
The York boxcar is the opposite and an excellent idea. Looks like a very nicely detailed boxcar.
Would you put it in the collector's category, souvenir category, or both? I suppose it could also be a self-esteem booster for those who have a sense of "specialness" owning something few others have.
ogaugeguy posted:Would you put it in the collector's category, souvenir category, or both? I suppose it's a self-esteem booster appealing to those folks who enjoy a sense of "specialness" by having something few others have.
It will be very very Special, until they do another one in the Fall, then two every year.
Would you put it in the collector's category, souvenir category, or both? I suppose it could also be a self-esteem booster for those who have a sense of "specialness" owning something few others have.
I don't see it as a Toy Train collector's item.
In my experience, collectors don't go for items that are made in artificially low numbers.
Which is not to say that there aren't people who would enjoy owning one of these boxcars. I bet they will sell out quickly. Enjoy!
MartyE posted:Richard Gonzales posted:It doesn't look particularly "YORKISH" to me.
Richard
What does York look like?
How about the fairgrounds???
I Wouldn't have it even if Lionel sprinkled it with dust from Madison Hardware.
Richard
If I get one. I get one, if not... no big deal. But I will try.
IMHO, more a souvenir than a collectible but then who am I to make that call. Certainly not a knowledgeable collector but rather a guy with too many of the Polar Express Toy Fair boxcars who instead of selling them off a few years back when there was a fair profit to be made from them instead decided to hold on to them hoping the ever increasing popularity of The Polar Express line would boost their value but in reality has seen their $$$ value fall to much less than it was just a few years ago.
I would be willing to. Pay $3.00 for one. However, two for $5.00 seems more reasonable.
I hope they don't use that corrosive lubricant on these. That will surely kill the resale value.
