My guess is it's a custom paint job. A few minutes of googling turns up no other mention in other than this listing. And if it were rare or collectable, the seller would have lower his asking price if ya ask me. But all their listing prices are that extreme.
Okay, so they are limited N scale Enthusiast limited run MT cars...but am I wrong thinking that they are a bit expensive? https://www.ebay.com/itm/1154435017...RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20220627030700&segname=11021 https://www.ebay.com/itm/1154435006...RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20220627030700&segname=11021
I believe the prices being asked are well above those at the National N Scale Convention that just wrapped up. It also looks many of the 223 items matching "N Scale" for the seller "Gift Store" (not all matches are actually N Scale, but that's eBay's dopey search) are equally out of line. Like this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/115406182363 And I'm not gonna leave out this one (where's my Reader's Digest Hammer?) https://www.ebay.com/itm/114660570147
The first one isn't worth one tenth of asking price. But it's the second one which gives me an idea. I should buy up any hammers on sale, repaint them and sell them on that site as "High Speed Hammers". Would make a few bucks doing that!
I couldn't help but notice that the $85.00 0-6-0T has a 4.5 Star out of 5 Stars rating from two people. ?! Mine must be one of the rarities that doesn't well .....
These may be a bit harder to find, but I'm doubting such a price. I guess we will find out if there is a bid, or bidding war?
I checked it again and I now see that it's a B-I-N listing and that i's been posted unsold since 05/26/22 (over five weeks). eBay should force some sort of weekly relisting edit by a hopeful Seller. This typical piece of B-I-N trash has been listed for five months now :
What about this one with [6 bids] ? Minitrix Bachmann N Steam Loco Lot For Parts Or Restoration Untested | eBay Tom
When I was selling on eBay, the relisting screen was accompanied by a "suggested starting bid," always lower and claimed to be based on "recent activity for similar items," which I cheerfully ignored. When one of your Key Performance Metric is number of completed sales, of course you're going to suggest something lower in order to get the sale-- seller be (censored). On the other hand, revenue is also a Key Performance Metric and the higher the price the more revenue, so...
With [6 bids] Minitrix Bachmann N Steam Loco Lot For Parts Or Restoration Untested | eBay ... when I posted it it is now at $49.00 with 8 bids ! Note Untested . I think this would mean that they're Dead as a Fe.. Doornail !! would like to know who the poor sap is with the winning bid. Tom
Maybe the "winning" Buyer is seeking the motors? Of course, there's no guarantee with that because the high volume Seller can't be bothered with an easy test with a 9V battery or the high volume Seller knows they're all burned up and isn't going to say it.
Minitrix Bachmann N Steam Loco Lot For Parts Or Restoration Untested | eBay This was sold at 17 BIDS Winning bid: US $66.08. Did I see onE ATLAS / RIVAROSSI MIKADO .. column 2 Top?Tom
n scale train car tanker coal cart caboose mix lot bachmann atlas | eBay $ 95.00 For 6 freight cars well.. Tom
This is pure suckerfishing. Nothing less. Actual total value is well under five bucks, in most junk bins.