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Re: Would anyone here pay $500 for a MISB 7710 train?
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.appraisal
Date: 
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 01:15:57 GMT
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James Powell wrote:

Well would they? Someone will, 'cos that was the winning bid on eBay.
I AM curious, however, if there's anyone here on Lugnet who would *actually*
be>prepared to if offered one at that amount??

Ouch.  Thiat is serious cash for the train (the $500), seeing how that set does
not even include a motor.  I had a 107 battery set, so I could motorize my
version...until I got the later 4.5V motorized set (7722)

I believe my mum paid $60-80 CDN for my copy in 1980.

James

but would anyone pay that much for an old whizzle controlled 4.5 V train
from the very early 70s. number is 118/138. (yes, i do have one)

rufus t.



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  Re: Would anyone here pay $500 for a MISB 7710 train?
 
(...) I wouldn't pay more for a copy than Abner did for his. I forget what he paid exactly but it was a MINT and I do mean MINT in sealed MINT box copy... it still smelled new when he took the shrinkwrap off in front of us and the box hadn't even (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.appraisal)
  Re: 138
 
(...) Someone once paid DM 950 for a sealed 138 (not to me though, I'd have kept it). T.F. (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.appraisal)

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  Re: Would anyone here pay $500 for a MISB 7710 train?
 
(...) Ouch. Thiat is serious cash for the train (the $500), seeing how that set does not even include a motor. I had a 107 battery set, so I could motorize my version...until I got the later 4.5V motorized set (7722) I believe my mum paid $60-80 (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.appraisal)

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