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 Posted - February 12 2015 : 01:45:16 AM
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A few nights ago, I spotted an auction with an oddball Life-Like billboard that I had never seen before. I blew it off as something someone had cut a paper sign for and made. Tonight I stumbled onto a Life-Like Campbell's Soup train set complete. This set had THREE billboards in the set that I never knew L-L had made. After searching a while, I found that the Campbell's set did come with 3 billboard signs I knew nothing about...
I thought I would search ebay to see if any of these 3 are on auction. Surprisingly, I found an auction that had all 3 in still in the package they come in with the set! More surprising, the auction was listed with a $2.00 by it now and $4.00 shipping... I had to have them and bought the set immediately! Auction w/ photos below..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plastic-HO-Train-Scale-Bilbooards-with-Paper-Inserts-Set-of-3-NIP-/111591459317?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19fb5e89f5
Edited by - walt on February 12 2015 3:22:09 PM
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 08:25:35 AM
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Sometimes sets get stuff that you can't buy loose, so that was a Hmm! Hmm! Good! grab, Walt!  For the price, you can't beat it. Way to go.
Jerry
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 09:42:52 AM
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 $6 is all you paid for that? Not bad man, not bad.Oh, and Jerry, nice reference. 
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 10:52:26 AM
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| make us copies when you get them!
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 1:56:59 PM
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Thank You, Jerry... It was kinda like I discovered them, researched them, and bought a set all within a hour...
Yes, Stephen...I thought it was a reasonable buy!...
Ben, Remind me sometime to make copies if you "wants" them...
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 2:37:41 PM
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quote:
Ben, Remind me sometime to make copies if you "wants" them...
Originally posted by walt - February 12 2015 : 1:56:59 PM
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I DO!
Campbell's discontinued use of Franco-American on Nov 18 2004
Plus this year is the 100th Anniversay of Campbell's acquiring the Franco-American brand
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 6:54:31 PM
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Umm... not to burst anyone's bubble, but I found a bunch of these Campbell's billboards a few years back in somebody's freebie bin and kept 'em just for the hell of it, never really wanted them, but they were in such nice shape I didn't want them to go to waste. Haven't dug them out of the box in over a year. Anyone want more?
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Posted - February 12 2015 : 8:24:32 PM
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This one come in the 2 package with the Coke billboard sometimes. Other was the Coke & Like-Like advertisement...
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Posted - February 15 2015 : 10:51:23 PM
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Both sides of the Campbell's billboards...
 
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Posted - February 16 2015 : 2:19:49 PM
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quote:Umm... not to burst anyone's bubble, but I found a bunch of these Campbell's billboards a few years back in somebody's freebie bin and kept 'em just for the hell of it, never really wanted them, but they were in such nice shape I didn't want them to go to waste. Haven't dug them out of the box in over a year. Anyone want more?
Originally posted by PRR 4800Â -Â February 12 2015Â :Â 6:54:31 PM
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YES! gimmies!
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Posted - February 16 2015 : 2:34:30 PM
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| I had a few of the Life-Like lighted billboards back in the 70s. In my second childhood I bought all of them that was once sold at stores. Since there was a Campbell's back then I just thought I would get these 3 since they are related pieces. No lights ever come on these 3 though which is OK...
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