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« on: November 28, 2023, 05:39:52 »
There are some amazing lots in this auction on Thursday - https://www.leonardauction.com/auction/auction-310/page/1/

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Railwayana Auction featuring the collection of Tom E. Jones, including 37 nameplates, 60 cabside numbers, totems, worksplates, destination boards, model trains, maps, signs and more!

Largely GWR▸ (Great Western Railway).

Beware - the auction is based in Illinois, estimates are in $$ and I haven't a clue about shipping.   
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2023, 08:43:32 »
I think that if these lots came to me & I wanted to sell, I would have shipped them wholesale to the UK▸ (United Kingdom) first - surely the fact that they are in the USA would depress prices by a lot more than the shipping costs?
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2023, 09:23:17 »
The shipping cost for half a dozen lumps of cast steel in the shape of rail chairs would be enormous

My cynical mind is wondering about the provenance of this stuff.  And it's genuineness.  Looks like a stash that's too good to be true
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2023, 09:51:29 »
They were presumably shipped out there? So it can't be too enormous?
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2023, 12:59:33 »
Quote from: ChrisB on November 28, 2023, 09:51:29
They were presumably shipped out there? So it can't be too enormous?

$322 shipping for a cabside plate to Florida.  Almost all the items have a "provenance" section saying when and where they were obtained, and on that basis I suspect that most are genuine / above board.  We don't know how they got to the USA but shipped in bulk (a container of stuff) the per-item rate may have been reasonable.  I don't recall Lisa's 40' container being too expensive when we shipped her over to the UK▸ (United Kingdom), but then I was more concerned at looking after Lisa than the stuff in the container.
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« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2023, 13:05:34 »
Glad you confirmed she wasn’t shipped over in the container!
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