Same applies to the Railway Prototype Cyclopedias that are sold out at the
publisher.
Thanks!
--
Brian Ehni
On 1/6/14 1:55 PM, "jameskoretsky@comcast.net" <jameskoretsky@comcast.net>
wrote:
>Rob and Jan,
>
>Most family members would toss this stuff as they don't want to deal with
>it during an estate sale, it's a menu, have plenty of those... as they
>don't have any idea of it's value unless the owner left explicit
>instructions of the value of the paper products in their collection.
>
>How many CZ Menu's in mint condition could there be remaining for you to
>purchase as they're not going to come up that often. These things are
>going to get more and more expensive as time moves forward and as they
>become rarer and rarer.
>
>I was looking for a book that was selling for $100-$150 used from the
>usual sources (1999 ish), when they came up for sale, as not many were
>printed, I believe 100 to 150 copies. When I offered $150 hoping that
>someone would be willing to part with their copy of said book, I didn't
>get a single solitary bite.
>
>A month later, when I offered $400, I had 15 people interested in selling
>their copy to me. I paid and received the book from the first person to
>contact me.
>
>It's not so much as more money than common sense, it's a matter of what
>am I willing to spend to get it and how long am I going to have to wait
>to get it if I don't spend the money when the availability of these items
>is limited.
>
>For me it was for some research, so worth every penny that I spent on the
>book. You guy's who aren't willing to spend the money, could go your
>entire life not ever getting what ever it is you're looking for, because
>you weren't willing to spend the money.
>
>I have my book, and I'm extremely happy and I can move on to something
>else, where as if you want the a CZ Menu, you're still on your quest for
>one or more of them. I understand that we all have budgets to work with,
>unless you're Warren Buffet or Bill Gates, but if something is of
>importance to you and it's as rare as hens teeth, you need to act
>accordingly.
>
>
>James
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert McNay" <CptMatt@ameritech.net>
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Monday, January 6, 2014 1:57:35 PM
>Subject: RE: [CBQ] CZ Menus: $100 each
>
>It's called having more money than common sense.
>
>Rob McNay
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jan
>Kohl
>Sent: Monday, January 06, 2014 4:41 AM
>To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] CZ Menus: $100 each
>
>I doubt it, Randal...I mentioned this awhile back. Ebay seems to be
>getting
>inundated more and more with people who have no problem spending any
>amount
>of money to get railroadibilia. Slides, photos, books, ect...it makes it
>very hard for the rest of us to purchase.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Jan Kohl
>Castle Graphics
>transport.castlegraphics.com
>
>
>On 1/5/2014 11:32 PM, Randal O'Toole wrote:
>> Whoa! Two people bid $600 for six California Zephyr menus on ebay this
>> evening. See http://tinyurl.com/ntexk5p
>>
>> These are nice menus and I would have guessed these were worth about $20
>to $30 each. I wonder if the winner has buyer's remorse.
>>
>> But the real reason I am writing to this list is to ask if anyone knows
>when Burlington Escorted Tours began. I have an NP Yellowstone Park
>booklet
>that I can date to somewhere between 1925 and 1928. It says, "The
>Burlington
>Route, GN, and NP have this year established a series of Escorted Tours,"
>and has the Burlington Escorted Tour logo.
>>
>> I have another undated one that says it is presenting the Fourth Season
>>of
>Burlington Escorted Tours. The earliest dated one I have is from 1927. It
>would be nice to know the date of the first season so I can date these
>other
>two documents.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Randal
>> Camp Sherman, Oregon 97730
>> http://streamlinermemories.infor
>>
>>
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