Unbelievable. How could there even be a set in this good a condition after so long. If I owned it I don’t think I could sell it.
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Roland
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Nice set. I was watching it as well. Great condition and complete unused. Don’t get any better than that!
Better yet go into his other items for sale and look at the B&O’s for sale there at $4700.00
Thats a heck of alot of money for the B&O F3s!
It’s a shame some poor deprived child never got to run his trains. And now my son will never take that engine I bought him for Christmas out of the box again.
2343 sold for $4163.00 and the B&O’s sold for $4700.00 man that would pay off my truck and still give me about a $1000.00 to go buy some real nice trains probally those 2 sets in used but excellant condition
I’m not super familiar with the older sets, but look at the 1st photo. Are those conical roller pickups original? My Lionel 623 (Santa Fe Switcher) and 2025 (Pensy steamer) have the thick rollers like the second photo.
I don’t know a thing about Lionel original boxes. Much variety and complexities and I just never got around to familiarize myself on them.
Hmmm, but I definitely see what you mean about the portholes. I’ve never seen an original that wasn’t slightly yellowed. I agree they look like the modern “fish eye” lens, and not the original lens. It’s also a major rarity to find an original Santa Fe without at least some minor decal issues.
At least this pair has matching pick up rollers [;)]
If these are legit, I’m impressed. Might be one of the best 2333 AA sets I’ve ever seen. Clearly museum quality if so. The price is leaning toward museum piece.
My old Greenberg’s price guide (1982) says a mint 2333 value is $220 [B)]
I’m pretty content with my Lionel 18100 Santa Fe F’s. Almost identical to the 2333, or actually the 2343 since they have Magnetraction. And they have sound too [^]
My 2343s have sound as well. They sound like a 1950’s bike horn. And the growl the motors make is wonderful.
Jim
OMG… $4163 that’s a lot of dough!! Looking at his ended auction I found he’s selling another set even better!
Now bidding at $5,500!!!
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This set should be in the Toy Train Museam in Strasburg. Need a volunteer to buy them and donate them.
Any takers?
Roland
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Who knows what the real deal is.
Jim
The 2344 WP he has also makes me wonder. The decal has no yellowing and I believe also has the latter portholes. I hope he is legit, but I really have my doubts. If I were in person I most likely could tell, but it is hard to in pictures. buyer beware.
All his trains look like they were just made yesterday.
The seller says he used the TCA grading code, but it appears he is not a TCA member himself & that leaves him free from being accountable to the TCA. He said the original owner had these in his collection & were never run. I do know there were lots of collectors that would buy 2 & 3 sets of engines when they come out & we had just such a collector here. If I were putting out that kind of money I would want them TCA authenticated, in other words, I would want a high ranking TCA member to look at them & evaluate them for me before I would purchase them. Just my [2c]
Thanks, John
I can’t believe the shape of these beauties. Whenever i see locos like these, I think to myself, “wow, Williams sure makes 'em look like the real thing”. Then I realize, “Oh yeah, they are the real thing”!
Very good point John…I think I might want some more proof than just what his auction states and the pictures. Those portholes are suspicious; and why no pictures of the internals? should be easy enough to pop the shell off and snap a few pics.
I did see he got a POS feedback after selling a mint 2360 GG1 for $2477…
The GG1 Auction here
Roland
As long as the buyers and seller are happy.
Just watched another set sell for $9,201.
Unbelieveable.
How about an American Flyer Mayflower, 1927, salesmans sample with carrying case. Sold for $117,000.