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 Posted - October 31 2013 : 6:15:58 PM
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Good afternoon members of the tycoforums.com world. I am looking for a particular train set and hoped that by joining this forum, better luck could be had in my search.
My wife is a big fan of the old Petticoat Junction TV show, it is filling up our DVR right now, recording the show at 5 AM every morning. Anyway, we are both looking for a train to add to our Christmas decorations this year, and as a surprise gift to my wife, I am looking for the Tyco Petticoat Junction Train set they made in the mid 1960s. It is a really cute little train set, there are some great pictures on Google Image search.
As you could imagine, a limited run set like that one made almost 50 years ago would be hard to find. Does anyone here have the set that I am looking for and would be willing to sell? The one local shop here said they didn't have a way to find it, which I don't really believe, but oh well.
If no one has one, maybe you may know someone that does, or somewhere for me to look?
Thanks you for the help,
Nathan
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 Posted - October 31 2013 : 6:50:24 PM
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Hi, Nathan... That set shows up on eBay once in a while. 
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Posted - November 01 2013 : 12:09:45 AM
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Hi Nathan, the Petticoat Junction boxed set can cost quite a bit and seems to be pretty rare on eBay, but I was able to put together my own Petticoat Junction set for much less by watching eBay for C&FW. Often the loco and cars will be listed as C&FW instead of Petticoat Junction and so they don't command as high of a price. Of course I don't have the box, but it is still nice to have the Petticoat Junction loco and cars running on the layout.
-Thomas
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Posted - November 01 2013 : 07:03:41 AM
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hi nmclarty,the full set with the 2 chimneys,ken
there are at least 3 or 4 variations of this set,all variations are in the loco
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Posted - November 02 2013 : 01:08:11 AM
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| I've got the cars if you were ever interested in them, but no loco...
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Posted - November 02 2013 : 09:16:12 AM
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I think one time I was at a show & saw the loco in the box for $200
no thanks! 
Train show on Nov 30th so I'll look there too 
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Posted - November 02 2013 : 09:26:49 AM
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| hi ben,i got the 2 sets i have for less than £50,but the bubble has bust this side of water,and now things like a 0-6-0 tyco shifter people are asking £80 for ken
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Posted - November 02 2013 : 3:35:01 PM
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| Wow, Ken, I should send you my 6 Shifters and see what you can do!
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Posted - November 03 2013 : 4:51:50 PM
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Nathan here is a link to a set listed on sBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Petticoat-Junction-Trainset-/231087680839?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item35cde62d47
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Posted - November 03 2013 : 4:58:55 PM
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love his statement "Does not appear to work and I have no way to test"bit contradictory,if he has no way of testing how would he know it did not appear to work ken
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Posted - November 04 2013 : 09:49:09 AM
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Thanks for the help everyone! I went to the link for the train on eBay first thing thing this morning, but I was going to wait a bit so I could ask y'all a question about it. You can't see the tender car that well, I didn't know if the coal was completely missing, or just too dark to see in the picture. When I got to work just now I checked eBay again and the train was sold, so there went that chance.
I think I am going to set up a reminder on my phone to tell my to check eBay every morning so that I don't miss another opportunity.
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Posted - November 04 2013 : 10:47:56 AM
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hi nmclarty the load is the easiest part to get,but as you say to late for that one ken
ps 2 boxes on their own fetched over $80 on ebay
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Posted - November 04 2013 : 1:01:02 PM
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quote:Thanks for the help everyone! I went to the link for the train on eBay first thing thing this morning, but I was going to wait a bit so I could ask y'all a question about it. You can't see the tender car that well, I didn't know if the coal was completely missing, or just too dark to see in the picture. When I got to work just now I checked eBay again and the train was sold, so there went that chance.
I think I am going to set up a reminder on my phone to tell my to check eBay every morning so that I don't miss another opportunity.
Originally posted by nmclarty - November 04 2013 : 09:49:09 AM
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The coal or wood load for the tender is pretty easy to find as a separate part, so for the future just know that shouldn't hold you back.
Also, you can have eBay send you an email when it matches a search criteria. Just create a search and click the "+ Follow This Search" button.
Here is a search that might work for you:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/Model-Railroads-Trains-/479/i.html?_sac=1&_from=R40&_nkw=%28hooterville%2Cpetticoat%2Cc%26f.w.%29
Have fun!
-Thomas
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Posted - November 05 2013 : 04:14:32 AM
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| I sold a PJ steamer a few years ago for like $30. It was decent but not perfect. Just a matter of going to shows and poking around.
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Posted - November 11 2013 : 9:12:11 PM
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Newly listed on eBay today. Popped up on my phone thanks to the saved search that Thomas linked above.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-HO-Scale-Tyco-Petticoat-Junction-Train-Set-/121213437357?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item1c38e245ad
Everything looks legitimate, he does mention that there may be a few pieces track missing. I'm not too worried about that, but can y'all look at it and tell me if any red flags come up. I don't like the Buy It Now price, so I'm going to have to try my luck with bidding. I'm thinking I can afford $125, and hopefully that will do it.
What do y'all think?
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Posted - November 11 2013 : 10:05:46 PM
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I don't think you will find a better one!
The track and power pack are no big deal, easy enough to replace. The Buy it Now price does seem very high.
Good luck!
Mark
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