Great post George! Funny, my brass doesn't seem to fall apart like Bill's maybe the air in NJ ...? <GRIN>
I've sold a few at massive profits by highlighting that the model: "Still has Korean air in the box". ...not! <VBG> Jim Kindraka Who, by "George's Rule", has totally wiped out the value of his brass and loved every minute! <more GRINS>. See ya'all in Chattanooga... After I chase CSX along the route of Andrew's Raid from Atlanta and possibly check out the "Triple D" diner in Marietta...! --- In [email protected], "gsc3" <gsc3@...> wrote: > > Sorry we must have some model railroaders on this list as opposed to model > collectors. It has been my understanding that the purpose of brass models is > not to paint them, but to put them away to sell for a small profit at some > future point. > In some instances, people have been known to trade one piece of unpainted > brass for another in the hopes of obtaining greater profit. Painting brass > reduces the future sale value. Running a brass model on a layout can, > evidently, greatly reduce the value. This can be understood from the ads > saying "never ran", which is presented as a positive. One must understand > these things which might not be evident to non-collector/modelers. > > George Courtney > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
