Jerry Green 40,000 piece train collection to go for auction at Sotheby's
http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_network/release?id=27322 (http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_network/release?id=27322)
This must be an awesome collection for Southerby's to even consider handling the consignment. I wish the chap well as this is a very difficult economy in which to be selling trains (upper priced ones at that).
We have decided to only 'vendor' at one show this year due to the less-than-stellar sales we experienced last 'season'. We have to hope that things will turn around eventually as we have the opportunity to take on several more consignments.
Regards,
Ray
Since I happen to like "CBS Sunday Morning", I watched the piece on the 'train collector'.
His collection was the larger scale stuff, mostly European, from the mid-1800's to around 1930. This is a very specialized, albeit large, collection. The estimated worth, before auction, was in the tens of millions. Wow.
I noticed he gave up on Lionel (sold it) after he quietly collected at least one piece of everything Lionel ever made.
Amazing...
Jonathan
Addendum: I deleted some of my comments. Somehow I came off sounding like "sour grapes". Wasn't my intention...
Display maybe? I would rather run a $300 dollar engine than have it sit on a stand.
Hah !
Found it.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7274961n&tag=strip
Gotta watch a 15 second commercial, though. Sorry.