Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.

grahame

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Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.

« on: November 28, 2023, 05:39:52 »

There are some amazing lots in this auction on Thursday - https://www.leonardauction.com/auction/auction-310/page/1/

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Railwayana Auction featuring the collection of Tom E. Jones, including 37 nameplates, 60 cabside numbers, totems, worksplates, destination boards, model trains, maps, signs and more!

Largely GWR^▸ .

Beware - the auction is based in Illinois, estimates are in $$ and I haven't a clue about shipping.


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Re: Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.

« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2023, 08:43:32 »

I think that if these lots came to me & I wanted to sell, I would have shipped them wholesale to the UK^▸ first - surely the fact that they are in the USA would depress prices by a lot more than the shipping costs?


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Re: Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.

« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2023, 09:23:17 »

The shipping cost for half a dozen lumps of cast steel in the shape of rail chairs would be enormous

My cynical mind is wondering about the provenance of this stuff. And it's genuineness. Looks like a stash that's too good to be true


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Re: Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.

« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2023, 09:51:29 »

They were presumably shipped out there? So it can't be too enormous?


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Re: Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.

« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2023, 12:59:33 »

Quote from: ChrisB on November 28, 2023, 09:51:29

They were presumably shipped out there? So it can't be too enormous?

$322 shipping for a cabside plate to Florida. Almost all the items have a "provenance" section saying when and where they were obtained, and on that basis I suspect that most are genuine / above board. We don't know how they got to the USA but shipped in bulk (a container of stuff) the per-item rate may have been reasonable. I don't recall Lisa's 40' container being too expensive when we shipped her over to the UK^▸ , but then I was more concerned at looking after Lisa than the stuff in the container.


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Re: Thursday 30th November 2023 - GWR Railwayana Auction.

« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2023, 13:05:34 »

Glad you confirmed she wasn’t shipped over in the container!


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