The Mother Lode

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So remember when I first joined I was whining about a good deal that I missed? Well I made up for it today. I visited a lady who was having a garage sale and she had box after box of track, sets and trains. She asked me to make an offer, I only had a budget of $50, but she said no problem, take it all. There was so much it all most didn't fit in my car. I had to remove some items from boxes and dump them loose in my car just to make it fit but it was well worth. It'll take me quite a while to go through everything, clean it and see what's there. But I was a very happy boy today.


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That looks like a very good deal for $50. Once scored a lot of engines which was 3 grocery bags full for around $80 at a garage sale. I resold most of them after making repairs for 3-4 times my initial investment. Garage sales are a great place for picking up large lots of things. Great job EngineerBob.
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Wow, fantastic find Bob. Anxious to here more when you get around to sorting it all out.
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Great lot there Bob, well done mate, I've had similar hauls myself in the past and it can be quite intimidating at first trying to decide where to start and what to keep etc... Smile
Happily collecting things all my life... Big Grin
swap meet aka flea market is also a good place to find bargains.
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Still sorting through my garage sale find. Can anyone tell me more about these?

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Thats a good question Bob, I don't recognize them for sure. Are they the same size as the Tomy Blue straight and curved rails? Do they have any markings? I do like them. I wonder if they are either exclusive to a particular set or from a knockoff set.
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I have seen those before. They are the same size as Tomy Blue straights and curves, but they are knock offs. There are no TOMY markings on them from memory. I used them on bridges so it made them look more like a rail bridge, see through.
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Yes, they do seem to be knock-offs. No marking other than "Made in China" and the European certification logo"CE". Although they are the same size and shape the rails where the wheels ride have a light texture on them rather then the ribbing found on Tomy track. These four pieces were all I found. I like the idea of using them on bridges. I think I'll give that a try.
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They are not knock offs. They look like from Toy R Us' Imagariam (Sorry I can't spell) battery train line (first generation).

Edit: I found some images 

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I did a small review on this set

http://publictransit.byethost33.com/toys...%20Set.htm

The engine is too tall to clear Tomy tunnels plus easy to break.
(This post was last modified: 08-21-2019, 12:23 PM by Super.)
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