Trains and Death................What a combo.......Whew Have you ever noticed in Ebay how you can tell it's a widow listing the trains? Without saying "from my late husbands collection" or "Here's the selfish SOB's collection". You just know the poor guy is dead. Many say " Forty athearn engines" Statring bid 50.00 Or the opposite........Alco Brass SW7 Starting bid 800.00 Buy it now 825.00 (someone told her brass was valueable). The sellers names are a give away too. Quiltinggranny, Grannyx10, 1richmama...... My story was in 1977 I worked at a hobby shop and the widow came in a month after her husband escaped. She wanted to sell the stuff. I said we'd have to see and inventory everything. She reared up. (Seriously she grew 4 inches in front of us) and bellowed "You know exactly what he bought! You sold it to him". Well..........Yes we did but the store had been open just 4 years and he'd had a layout since 46 when he was first incarcerated with her. I said (since I'd seen the layout) "I have a pretty good idea what he had and I'll get back to you" I forgot all about it till their daughter came in in 81 and said "come and get it". (the warden had died) Its yours. Dad liked you and I know it will go to a good home. So I had the honor (or not) of disassembling the layout (threw the plywood out) and packing everything up. I have never sold any of it. I put Sagami motors in most of the old brass and finished his project of KaDee 5s (now with scale Kadee 58s) There's something charming about running the older cars with good trucks and a bit of weathering. All in all it pays to wait. Ken
Hi All, I may have previously mentioned that I am lucky to have Sattler's, a REAL train store about 20 minutes form me. It is 99% trains only and has been that way for 40+ years. I basically just buy paint form there, but they have had some SHS in stock. The current owner bought or inherited it from the deceased founders. Bruce is a true character if you have ever met 1, with the driest sense of humor ever! With the exception of going to Viet Nam, Sattler's is the only place he has ever worked. He is now a very well preserved 63 year old man that could easily pass for 50. Sattler's occasionally buys collections of trains and books. Bruce has many sayings like "Business has never been as good as the Christmas of '52", We are going down hard across the bow", "I will Donna a penny on the dollar for your S Scale and she will still be set" and "makes sure he is cold before you call". Here is why... They open at 10:00. Bruce got a call at 10:03 from the wife of a regular customer that had some health issues, inquiring if Bruce was interested in buying her husband's train collection. Bruce replied that he just saw her husband, and he seemed well. When did he die? She replied "at 8:30 this morning!" The poor man was dead for 1 1/2 hours and was NOT even cold yet! All she could think of is offing the trains ASAP! YIKES. Bruce says this with a straight face and presents it as a true story. Can you top that 1 Ron? (:->) Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Winner of the 2007 Josh Seltzer NASG Website Award Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE (for now) http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.526 / Virus Database: 270.4.5/1537 - Release Date: 7/6/2008 5:26 AM ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links --- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080707-0, 07/07/2008 Tested on: 7/7/2008 10:09:39 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com Ken Hough Photographic Repair Service Specializing in the Complete restoration of Deardorff View Cameras Est 1982 www.deardorffcameras.0catch.com 219 462 0281 --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 080707-0, 07/07/2008 Tested on: 7/7/2008 11:48:57 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
