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 Posted - March 07 2009 : 09:57:19 AM
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Fellow Tyco Naught, in your opinion, what is the rarest of rare Tyco locomotives produced?
The Presidential seal 430?
Super 630 with Rivarossi drive?
Northern Pacific Sharknose?
N&W 0-4-0 Pony Loco?
These are purely guesses, as I want to know which is the rarest of them all!  
    
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 Posted - March 07 2009 : 10:04:05 AM
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I'll ask some questions too...
Burlington E7 ?
Gp 20 Amtrak ?
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Posted - March 07 2009 : 10:10:39 AM
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mm1498 the hardest tyco is the pennsy 430,i would think the presidential seal is next with mint seal ken
hi mike the burlington e7 is tyco hard to get mint boxed, the gp20 amtrak is mantua ken
only guesses but i would like to see how much i have learned
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Posted - March 07 2009 : 11:14:31 AM
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Dang, there's an older thread on this topic with a pretty consolidated reply, I wish I had time to find it and see if my assertions back then are still accurate.
By Loco:
F7 - Cotton Belt is RARE. Australian names are tough. Amtrak Gen2 was tough to find in comparison to earlier versions at the time (but I haven't paid attention since).
E7 - none (but a MIB Milwaukee with PERFECT chrome is naturally tougher than the others)
GP20 - red & silver IC. First two BN's. WP. GM&O.
SD24 - none. Chessie is toughest, but perhaps not exactly "rare"
430 - GN in either version, rare. Pennsy, same. SF Blue is scarce. BN is scarce. GT can be scarce. Australian ones are scarce. There are so many variants of PennCentral that one or two might be "rare" but I haven't chased them yet. I would say the Presidential 430 is not really as "rare" as any of the above... but finding one with a perfectly intact seal is a treat, and rare itself.
630 - Phase I's are amazingly scarce. But even within those there are variants, as I just discovered. One with ALL the nose ladders is a rarity of rarities.
GG1 - none. But all seem popular and NH seems to bring the most interest.
Shark - NP, Canadiana, SF - all scarce to rare.
Switcher - austrailian, BN, PC
Steam - I have no idea. Well a few but I don't feel qualified to make a firm judgement.
Even among these, of which I have all but a few, there are only two, maybe three, that I paid more than $40 shipped for. Most I got for $30 or less. So rarity does not always = value. Or maybe I am lucky. Or maybe I'm just good at running an average to balance the couple I DID pay quite a bit more for.
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Posted - March 07 2009 : 11:35:53 AM
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i love tyco,just find it d m hard here in uk,the reason i like it,and lots of others here is the lack of value,they are toys that need to be played with,not the best for sitting on shelves looking good,as the gunk goes solid,when i see that word rare,its usually a sign someone wants lots of money for it,or as some would say a return on their investment,originally people collected not to make money but complete their collection,and thats where the problem comes in,are you a true collector or an investor ken
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Posted - March 07 2009 : 2:32:06 PM
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Rare, to me, are the ones I don't see much of. When I see them I get the  factor...
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Posted - March 08 2009 : 11:34:46 PM
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| Tyco ANYTHING fer me as I never find it in my area
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Posted - March 09 2009 : 09:04:31 AM
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I saw a Canadiana Sharknose at a swap meet yesterday for 10 bucks. I should have bought it!
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Posted - March 09 2009 : 2:48:53 PM
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quote:Tyco ANYTHING fer me as I never find it in my area
Originally posted by microbusss-March 08 2009: 11:34:46 PM
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I hear ya on that one! 
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Posted - March 09 2009 : 3:42:28 PM
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no hobby stores in my area is the problem I gotta go to Denver are to find them quote: I saw a Canadiana Sharknose at a swap meet yesterday for 10 bucks. I should have bought it! yes ya shoulda TycoTodd jeez Canadiana is rare anyway!!
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Posted - November 16 2009 : 6:04:24 PM
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| I stand to correct a few of you -L-O-L - I have the RAREST 430 Spririt of 76 in Existence as of this post - mint in box with out stars and the seal is also different than all others made and i have the matching caboose -both caboose and locomotive came from different sellers in different states when i purchased. Pictures are posted under pictoral guide to spirit of 76
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Posted - November 16 2009 : 6:24:43 PM
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| how about those Tyco crawlers? I has 3 of them
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