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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;umtrr-author, post: 135111, member: 5719&quot;]I use the expression I borrowed from the real estate market: &quot;Highly motivated buyers.&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This happens over in the model train world as well.&nbsp; Some items which typically be, uh, let&#039;s say &quot;entry level&quot; wind up going for premium prices.&nbsp; Ocassionally this is because a shill has got a live one, but most of the time there are other explanations. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is the &quot;I don&#039;t know much about trains&quot; expression used as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; A great deal of the time the seller has generally low value material, but once in a while it&#039;s a truly scarce item.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s funny, but when people ask me about whether their old model trains are worth anything, I would say, &quot;It&#039;s possible, but not likely; like finding a rare coin in your pocket change.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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