Hello All, I was present at the last Sheffield auction and although the attendance was as always high, by half time the punters had thinned noticeably. I also...
Well, I have only looked at the web site, and was quite surprised at how prices in general seem to have dropped. Interestingly, there was a plate I sold there...
I think it's important to remember that any item is 'worth' what somebody is willing to pay for it. I am a relative newcomer to the hobby but it's very easy to...
How come we suddenly have all these live auctions? Some decent material which makes one wodner if the less regular ones are based around selling someone's...
I notice increased advertising recently in popular railway magazines seeking both to purchase railwayana and entries for auctions. This may be bringing out...
... hi everyone my name is michael, i read with interest the postings about the number of new auctions & and i ask can they survive. the statistics are saying...
I have a couple of engraved brass lever plates from a Stevens & Sons frame. Most of the black wax infill has dropped out and I'd like to replace it. Does ...
Many thanks Paul, it worked perfectly. Red, black, yellow and white wax available from the supplier who has a website _http://www.tradeinpost.com/wax.html_...
Anyone know what to make of Lot 1525 at the forthcoming Sheffield? This is said to be a boxboard but clearly it is not the LMS version which TG carried (and...
Not much activity on this site lately, but I have a question regarding Vulcan Foundry builders plates. Does anyone know if they were painted when fitted to the...
Hi Andy "Dippled" background plates were fitted long before WW2 (I have one from 1906) and yes builders photos indicate that they were polished letters on a...
Andy I see I misunderstood your point, all the VF plates I have from Austerities (either 2-8-0 or 0-6-0) have been polished at some time, and as some are...
Now online at http://www.railwayanapage.com/auction.htm <http://www.railwayanapage.com/auction.htm> I see that a WInter 57/58 "combine" sold for £510 on ebay...
Just a quick note to let you know we have been able to recover another plate from an English auction house that had gone "missing" from a locomotive on display...
Folks I have not been a member before although I guess some of you will have met me in various contexts and maybe you have one or more of my books? For a good...
"Did anything change in ebay for this to happen or is it just one of those things?" This simply may be the reason: The weakness of the USD particularly against...
This is the sequence of events that lead to the recovery of the plates from SAR 25NC 3411 as stated by Mark Robinson of HRASA (Heritage Railway Association of...
I note that the abvoe sold at Pudsey a couple of weeks ago, in restored condition. It seems to have sold at Sheffield in March 2009 in "ex-loco" condition, and...
Well, it sounds like it doesn't it robin. Andy ... From: Robin J Gibbons To: railwayana_group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 3:03 PM Subject:...
New listers have appeared at Specialist Auctions www.specialistauctions.com and the headings for paper railwayana have grown hugely. Very specifically tickets...