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Great Show today ...weather and "selection"..

Today was my bridge day I got a 2214 a HO 0214 and a bridge I never ever saw its wider than Marx or Lionel

I tried to find one n line but did not find one its all metal longer than Lionels 321 and has a dip in the top sort of looks like a heart , almost sort of two bridges in one and is green ..

I also enjoyed looking at so many items I never saw before like a Marx light post with a rather large mail box on it..

One item I either should of got or glad I did not was a guy had for sale a 622 bell ringer ( love these diesels and own a few... )

Anyways it was "PERFECT " no chips no marks etc/ etc... He only wanted $135.00 he said he would take 120.00! I picked it up in frount of him and it had the bell etc etc. BUT not a mark. I asked him since this was a TCA meet if it was a repaint HE said no way I told him Evan the chassis looked perfect and that it wsa rare to find one so cheap and clean..

While I was talking to him he keeped smiling so I passed.. Funny part is his "OTHER " engines and items where going for TOP dollar..

I sort of regret not buying it for a runner but with out knowing if it was a repaint and since I did not have my super magnifying glasses guess I never know if I did the right thing or not

But either way everything I did get ,and got to see, was a GREAT day to be enjoying Trains ..

9/30/127:57 PM

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jim sutterOGR Forum Member

DanssuperO,

Maybe next time, get the persons name and ask the TCA show committee what they know about him.

9/30/128:11 PM

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gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Sounds like a red flag to me. If that was really original, I can't imagine him selling it for that price!

10/1/128:53 AM

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DanssuperOOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by jim sutter:

DanssuperO,

Maybe next time, get the persons name and ask the TCA show committee what they know about him.

HI thanks for the suggestion.. But since I had this in my hand I was able to clearly see it was PERFECT something like 60 yrs old!

Asking about a guys reputaion is fine if you do mail order or maybe evan ebay . But this dealer told me it was orginal and it came from a private collection.. Also he mentioned that the perfect decal on it in the center not evan a little yellowed , no signs of ever ever being hand rubbed no marks anywhere

Also the red flag came to me when I looked at it it was @ 2 oclock or more and the show was starting to wrap up I saw a few dealers starting to pack there items away.. So I wondered WHY NO body bought it at this great deal.

IF IF he new it was a repaint I probly would of bought it fro a runner IF he did not know he should of said so That he did not know.. I know the parts alone on it was wurth the "money".

But as I said for 135 and his offer of 125.00 with so many other trains he had for prices you would expect to pay . Besides it was a 634 sant fe switcher nicked roof paint marks rubs etc etc that was going for 135.00 and I feel 135.00 or lower would be a or a normal price to pay..

o well I'm sure I still one day would of liked to have it for a runner ....then again maybe he was Santa and I refused a NOS 622 BELL RINGER>>!!! (for $125.00)

10/1/123:13 PM

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