[modeleng] Re: Auction
- From: "Phill Smith" <steam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 23:44:19 +0800
I would appreciate it if you can find out how much the 12" scale T.E's went
for..... My curiousity is piqued.
Cheers,
Phill.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Mason" <roger.g3tdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 11:05 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Auction
> Hi,
>
> Well I've just got back from the auction where there were three
> model traction engines for sale. I thought you might like to know how
> the bidding went:
>
> The 3" Fowler's Showman's reached GBP10,000, but did not reach
> the reserve, which I am reliably informed was GBP11,500
>
> The 2" Burrell "Thetford Town" reached GBP 4,700, but did not
> reach the reserve - don't know what the reserve was set at.
>
> The 2" Fowler Ploughing Engine reached GBP 3,500, and was sold.
>
> So I am not sure what to read into this - are the owners being too
> greedy - was it the wrong auction (there was a good crowd and they were
> mainly steam/restoration types) - is it the wrong time of the year
> (would a springtime sale be better)?
>
> I didn't wait for the full-sized ones to be sold - that was several
> hours away and it was rather cold standing around in the yard and open
> barns. I will try and find out though what they did fetch.
>
> There was an awful lot of plain old "Junk" at the sale, but
> amazingly most of it sold. There was a rather nice little J & S
> cylindrical grinder that went for GBP 60. All the things I was vaguely
> interested in were in the category of "would be nice to have, but not
> essential" so they all went for much more than I felt I could
> justify! So apart for some diesel in the car, a pastie and a coffee
> (to keep warm) it did not cost me anything!!
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Roger Mason, in St. Agnes.
>
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