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I'll be selling stuff at a church bazaar this Saturday.
I'll be taking a few engines including a late 40's
Jensen 10 - the one with the horseshoe magnet.




I'll be selling several other Jensens that are relatively
inexpensive and show up for sale EBAY often.  A late 40's
Jensen 10 not so.

Keep in mind, this is the one that Andy at Jensen
re-attached the stem chest to the cylinder and gave
it his stamp of approval.  Overall, it is in pretty
nice shape and runs well. 

So, what do they usually sell for?

Wayne

What church bizarre are you taking these to ...lol ? Church sale hardly ever bring good money on anything there. Most people bring their cast off junk to unload, and being benevolent to a church seems like a good idea. But its mostly junk.

All good replies.

I agree, normally a church bazaar is not the place to
sell a fairly expensive engine.  I am bringing other
Jensens and Empires for the low end.  I'm sticking
with electric engines so I don't have to explain the
intricacies of alcohol fueled engines.  That said,
I NEED TO SELL SOME ENGINES!
 
Three reasons for doing this.  One, I hope to stimulate
some interest in the hobby.  Two, I want to take the
proceeds and BUY MORE ENGINES - I must stop hitting
the bank account.  Three, I NEED MORE SPACE, so I can
take some of the engines hanging around the living room
and bedroom and properly display them.  Thank God I have
an understanding wife!

Wayne

  No engines were sold.  I did steam up an electric Jensen 70 late in
the bazaar when another table with electricity nearby opened up.
Saw a bunch of folks I 'knew on sight' and a few from work at the
NY court system (a great gig for hours and benefits) where you actually
have an opportunity to make a positive difference in a litigant's life.
All at civil court, my wife is about to retire w/30+ years, I retired
a few years ago with 10+, and my son is going on 3 years.   

  But, I digress.  I did sell two MARX sets of trains, mostly from the 50's,
stamped metal engines, six-inch four-wheel cars, transformer, and cleaned track.
When the table near the outlet opened up I put up one of the sets and left it
running.  One-half hour later both sets went to the same buyer.  When I said
$75 for either set they asked about both and when I said you could have both
for $100 the deal was done.

  The church-folk were very friendly and I'm thinking of asking if I could
get the 'good' table at another bazaar and set up a few runners ticking over
and making steamer music.  Gotta get the word out.

  So, today I ran an old B30 (solid flywheel) with two 200watt cartridge heaters.
I powered it thru my voltage reducer (light dimmer).  So I loaded water juuust
below the top of the sight glass and turned it on.  Once steaming I turned the
reducer down till the engine was nicely ticking over and had a 60 minute run.
Restorative is the word that comes to mind.

  So, later gator...I'm resurrecting an old Toast-O-Lator from my grandparents
summer house in Cape Cod.  A loooong time ago!

Wayne