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Pre production sample
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:35 pm
by jlong
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 6:47 pm
by ScaleCraft
and I'm certain it comes with supporting documents from Lionel stating that, right?
On the other hand, here you can buy a shell:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lionel-8852-Ne ... 3457238449and it comes with horns.....and no lousy masking job....
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:46 pm
by rogruth
That shell looks good to me.
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 9:55 pm
by ScaleCraft
rogruth wrote:That shell looks good to me.
Other than poor masking....to claim it's a pre-production Lionel prototype based upon say-so by some previous owner is ludicrous.
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:14 pm
by jlong
You can see the Rio Grande lettering under the paint when you study the pics. By no means does that make it a factory paint sample. Nor does labeling a tag "prototype" and tying it to the coupler.
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:34 pm
by rogruth
My wife gets tired of hearing that "I can't see" something but I really can't see the things you guys mentioned.
I'm only saying it looks good to me. Factory prototype would need some proof.
Now what about the price, reasonable or not?
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:21 am
by E7
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:09 pm
by ScaleCraft
Yes is does. Put your regular glasses back on.
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:59 pm
by healey36
Whenever a listing says something along the lines of "review photos carefully", yeah, that's pretty much indicative of it being something other than what it's listed as (either in terms of the provenance, or the condition). Nope, best to push back from the keyboard...
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:05 pm
by Rufus T. Firefly
jlong wrote:https://www.ebay.com/itm/LIONEL-F-3-NEW-HAVEN-8852-DIESEL-PRE-PRODUCTION-SAMPLE-REDECORATED-RIO-GRANDE/143783116057?hash=item217a243d19:g:gLoAAOSwTyhfgnbu
Sold! US $293.00
Re: Pre production sample
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:52 pm
by ScaleCraft
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:jlong wrote:https://www.ebay.com/itm/LIONEL-F-3-NEW-HAVEN-8852-DIESEL-PRE-PRODUCTION-SAMPLE-REDECORATED-RIO-GRANDE/143783116057?hash=item217a243d19:g:gLoAAOSwTyhfgnbu
Sold! US $293.00
and the question now is, did it sell for what it's worth or did the "winner" end up with a home made repaint of a Rio Grande POS with a tag that's worth less than 1/3 of selling?
