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Post by sd40dash2 on May 9, 2019 15:44:21 GMT -8
I added this to my watchlist when it was at $38US plus shipping. Now the auction has ended at almost 3x that price. www.ebay.com/itm/Athearn-HO-Scale-Bangor-Aroostook-Bay-Window-Caboose-exc/192905340732Athearn HO Scale Bangor & Aroostook Bay Window Caboose - exc! Ended: May 09, 2019 , 2:13PM Winning bid: US $98.77
eBay item number: 192905340732
There are tons of these cabooses on ebay and they often end without bids. Any ideas as to why this one went for so much money? Is there something special about it? |
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Post by riogrande on May 9, 2019 15:58:58 GMT -8
Temporary insanity? Maybe one of these beam me up Scotty, there is no intelligent life here, kind of things. Defies reason.
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Post by ncrc5315 on May 9, 2019 17:13:02 GMT -8
It went for the price it did, because two people wanted it. The reasons why, I have no idea, but since they haven't asked me to help pay for it, who am I to question how someone spends their money.
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Post by bnsf971 on May 10, 2019 1:29:15 GMT -8
It'll be interesting to see if that caboose shows up again, after not being paid for.
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Post by riogrande on May 10, 2019 2:57:05 GMT -8
It went for the price it did, because two people wanted it. Two people wanted it and neither had the presence of mind to stop when the price was above "reasonable" for the model. What is "reasonable" may be related to what a model typically sells for based on monitoring prices for same/equivalent. |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2019 9:19:41 GMT -8
Well, a couple weeks ago, I wanted an MTH BNSF SD70ACe. Stephen at the Hobby Gallery had one on the evil site. I bid early and put in a high maximum, because these things are actually scarce. I won it at $270.25. Next week they put up another one. It went for $126 or so. Now they have a third one up. We'll see what it brings.
I was not upset at $270 because the item was still below MSRP, when the MSRP was from 9 years ago, and the item is actually one of the best engines I've ever run in HO. Am I upset the next guy got a better deal the next week? No, perhaps I should have called to see if they had more. I got what I wanted and am happy.
B&A can be a tough road to locate items for. I guess the two people wanted a caboose.
I see old Tyco engines that are really worth about $15 going for $50, $75 maybe even more on Ebay all the time. I know how they run--am intimately acquainted with them--but somebody wants them and is willing to pay the money. As long as they are happy with them, why should I care?
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Post by brakie on May 13, 2019 3:58:42 GMT -8
Temporary insanity? Maybe one of these beam me up Scotty, there is no intelligent life here, kind of things. Defies reason. Temporary insanity is what I plea every time I pay forty or more dollars for a supped up freight car.  Those B&A caboose is as scarce as hen's teeth.. But... They're not worth $98.77.. Going price should be around $12.00 used with KDs and metal wheels. They are some very rare Bev-Bel/Athearn road names that sells between $20-30 range. Walthers old A&R waffle side 50' boxcar can bring as high as $15.00 in mint condition. |
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Post by roadkill on May 13, 2019 5:57:57 GMT -8
"Rare as hen's teeth"  ? Uh, no. That thing's someone's custom paint job! Athearn NEVER painted the floors of any of their caboose kits, and even if they had they would have painted them completely instead of leaving the middle portion unpainted. This is just a mediocre custom painted car, if you blow up the pic you can see the decal film. |
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Post by brakie on May 13, 2019 15:50:01 GMT -8
Roger,Then it may be a Bev-Bel/Athearn..As far as the bottom being painted I used to paint the weight and frame of my Athearn freight so,its no big deal about he bottom being painted. I also use to paint the underfloor of my Roundhouse cars.
The end platforms of Athearn cabooses needed painted as well because all caboose floors was black and that's exactly what you are looking at..
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Post by edwardsutorik on May 13, 2019 18:03:26 GMT -8
I'm inclined to think Bev-Bel, also, because I don't see any decal film. And, if the decaling was done by the same guy who "painted" it, film WOULD be showing.
Ed
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Post by roadkill on May 13, 2019 18:26:15 GMT -8
Fer cryin' out loud it's got primer showing underneath! Back the '80s I worked for a dealer that sold Bev-Bel and their stuff looked worlds better than this thing, heck, Bev-Bel models looked better than Athearn factory paint! I stand by my assessment, this car's a mediocre custom paint and not worth more than $5.00 and that's being generous, anybody that would pay more for that is a fool. Remember the old saying, "A fool and his money will soon be parted". Well, a fool just parted with some hard earned money IMHO.
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Post by brakie on May 13, 2019 18:38:57 GMT -8
Roger,It is indeed a Bev-Bel/Athearn.. As Ed pointed out there is no decal film and check the body paint closely.
I collected many Bev-Bell IPD boxcars and had to paint the brakewheel, frame and weight..
Your primer is over spray from the end platform and steps.
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Post by MILWmodeler on May 17, 2019 10:07:26 GMT -8
Not sure if this is the reason, but if someone cataloged their inventory for insurance purposes and lost their collection, it could be an insurance broker that is trying to replace specific pieces. Or it could be someone trying to re-acquire a favorite piece from their childhood. Sometime weird reasons prompt high selling prices.
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Post by stottman on May 19, 2019 0:21:14 GMT -8
Has anyone produced a "High quality" plastic BAR caboose? Nope.
Does anyone do decals for them? Doesn't look like it....
There you have your answer.
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Post by roadkill on May 20, 2019 7:39:38 GMT -8
Has anyone produced a "High quality" plastic BAR caboose? Nope. Does anyone do decals for them? Doesn't look like it.... There you have your answer. Uh, no. Herald from one set, some generic number decals, and viola, there it is. There's a lot of things out the that "nobody makes decals for" but people still paint and decal them. Doin't get out much, do you? |
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Post by brakie on May 20, 2019 11:56:01 GMT -8
Has anyone produced a "High quality" plastic BAR caboose? Nope. Does anyone do decals for them? Doesn't look like it.... There you have your answer. Uh, no. Herald from one set, some generic number decals, and viola, there it is. There's a lot of things out the that "nobody makes decals for" but people still paint and decal them. Doin't get out much, do you? I once decaled a Roundhouse 40' boxcar for Savannah & Atlanta using a dry transfer herald and Champ Alphabet decals. It may not been prototypical correct but, it turn out to be a mighty find looking car. |
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Post by stottman on May 21, 2019 21:14:46 GMT -8
Has anyone produced a "High quality" plastic BAR caboose? Nope. Does anyone do decals for them? Doesn't look like it.... There you have your answer. Uh, no. Herald from one set, some generic number decals, and viola, there it is. There's a lot of things out the that "nobody makes decals for" but people still paint and decal them. Doin't get out much, do you? Actually, quite a bit... And I know all about decaling, to the point of having custom decals made for stuff that doesn't exist. 2nd, you describe a process that takes allot of effort / modeling. Something that not all like to do. |
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Post by brakie on May 22, 2019 2:15:36 GMT -8
Stottman,You are correct painting and decaling a car takes time and patience. The aforementioned S&A boxcar I spent about a week on that project. I did a lot of painting and decaling back then which I found to be relaxing..
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