Model Train Journal

https://www.ebay.com/itm/O-SCALE-LIONEL ... 3478849490

CHEAP MPC era caboose, plastic ends.......and the seller wants 85 plus shipping.....I suppose somebody with money burning a hole in their pocket will say "I gotta have me one a those!".

"LIONEL CABOOSE , HAND PAINTED, GRAFFITI, UNIQUE, ONE OF A KIND, COLORFUL, RUSTY, GREAT DETAIL "

"COLLECT "

I dunno. Pushing reasonableness out the back door.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/O-MARX-TENDER- ... 3774438564

exquisite!

"O SCALE MARX TENDER, COVERED IN RUST, LOOKS OLD RUSTY AND DUSTY FROM RIDING THE RAILS, COVERED IN GRAFFITI, VERY REALISTIC, KNUCKLE COUPLER, MAKES A NICE GIFT OR ADDITION TO ANY TRAIN COLLECTION"

Same seller used their painting skills to turn $2 worth of HO junk in a piece that sold for $75:
HO FLATCAR DIESEL JUNK YARD CUSTOM LOAD TRUMP RUSTY TRAIN COLLECTIBLE

This stuff looks to me like it is collectible ----- at least to the person who did the paint job.

rogruth wrote:This stuff looks to me like it is collectible ----- at least to the person who did the paint job.

Check the seller's sold items and you'll see that they have sold four of those custom painted pieces..... they're probably making more on a per-hour basis than custom painters working on brass pieces.

Chris Webster wrote:Same seller used their painting skills to turn $2 worth of HO junk in a piece that sold for $75:
HO FLATCAR DIESEL JUNK YARD CUSTOM LOAD TRUMP RUSTY TRAIN COLLECTIBLE

Entrepreneur - can't fault him for making money successfully.

If you can remember that line from Dr. Hook's "Cover of the Rolling Stone"

"Aw man, it's Be yooty ful"