Just got a note from a friend in western Canada, he bought 2 Roundhouse boxcars on ebay, promptly paid for them and they arrived a week or so later—now the good part:::: along with the 2 boxcars were 2 beautiful boxed brass steam locomotives, he phoned the seller(in the U.S.) and said she made a huge mistake, she replied she was disposing of her late husband’s train collection as no one wanted any of it ( and by the way she said the time and effort on ebay was not worth the profit) and these 2 engines were his favorite pieces and almost begged him to keep them, she commented money was not an issue, he said he would donate some money to one or more of the disasters lately-----now why couldn’t this happen to you or ME ! ! does this fall into the very lucky category or what???
What a shame for her loss, but your friend is indeed super lucky. He should be sure to let his significant other know how to dispose of his “collection” when the time come. Something for all of us to think about.
Will
Give her my address! And my sympathies…Matthew
I feel sorry for the lady who’s husban died
That’s SUPER lucky! I would have asked what else she had left and seen about making a deal with her.
Gee and I thought I was lucky. I went to a trainshow today,paid , was there less than ten minutes, and won an Athearn rtr F-7 set, decorated for Amtrack, walked around,ten minutes later won a tee shirt, found some NYC decals for a flatcar I was looking for and bought some used buildings for $30.00 ,it was a good day.
See!! Being a model railroader can be a really good thing. My sympathies to the lady, and congratulations to your friend on his windfall.
wow.unfortunatly,i have not yet been that lucky,yet.but when i did go to my first trainshow,i got two structres for seven bucks.and i got a discount on 1 more.i was also picked to draw for who would win a set they were giving away free.unluckily,i didnt win.
have a good day everybody!
The key is that your friend shared his good fortune by donating to causes that could really need the money. In a way it seemed that the lady was lucky too, her husband’s favorite engines will continue to valued and bring a smile on the face of a model railroader. If she said that money was not an object, it could be that she wanted her husband’s items to bring joy to someone else which they will now.
Looks like a win-win-win situation to me. Can’t beat that.