eBay To Lower Insertion Fees But….
A story on the ActionBytes website details eBay’s new Insertion Fee and Commission Fee changes. eBay will lower the cost of listing items on eBay (Insertion Fee) but will increase the amount of Commission collected from the sale of items. So, although it will cost less to list your O Gauge stuff on eBay, you’ll end up paying more to eBay on the back end when the stuff is sold. eBay will also eliminate the Fee for the Gallery Feature. The new fee changes listed above go into effect on 2/20/08. Read the story here. For a more comprehensive list of the fee changes visit the ActionBytes blog here.
A Haunted American Flyer Train Set????
Some people will say anything to sell an item on eBay. Check out this listing for an American Flyer Train set: Haunted Box With Ghost Train American Flyer S Gauge Set. The seller is claiming the box and train set left behind by the previous owners of his house is the reason his house is "haunted".
If You Have A Spare $600,000…
Have a spare $600,000 burning a whole in your pocket? Ever wish you owned a train collection worthy of a toy train museum? Well, you can own such a collection complete with the museum building for a mere $600K. The only catch is the museum is located in Brazil. The latest crazy toy train auction on eBay is for a museum of toy trains, collection and building, in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. Not only is the price hilarious but the broken English descriptions are funny too. Check out the auction here.
UPDATE: Corrupt CEO’s Trains Sold
Remember the story of the CEO that ran LeNature’s into bankruptcy and used company funds to purchase more than $1 million in O Gauge trains? Well, the bankruptcy court sold the trains to Joe Grzyboski, Jr owner of Grzyboski’s Trains in Scranton PA. Mr. Grzyboski out bid Scott Griggs, owner of Trainz.com (an OGW sponsor) with a bid of $680,000. Bidding started at $595,000 and continued in $5,000 increments. Afterward, Mr. Griggs stated his limit was $675,000. Read the entire story from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review here.
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There’s nothing new about someone trying to sell their O Gauge collection on eBay but the latest attempt will be of interest to those who collect Marx. The collection up for auction has numerous Marx items along with Prewar, Postwar and Modern Lionel and some K-Line. The listing doesn’t include any detail photos of the items but there is a comprehensive list. Check out the listing here.
Auction Alert: Toy Train Box-Lot Auction On 8/11
Stout Auctions is holding a huge "box-lot" toy train auction on Saturday, 8/11. 762 boxes of prewar and postwar trains will cross the block. The auction will be held at Stout’s Williamsport, IN gallery and on-line through eBay live auctions. View all the lots here.