Value of a non-steaming "Pride of Penrhyn"?

Apologies if this is an unwelcome subject on this forum, but I'd be grateful for some advice. I have inherited two steam models, a boat and a lorry. I'm keeping the boat (and hope to get it working on my local pond) but the lorry is too big to keep and will be sold.

It's a ModelWorks Pride of Penrhyn, but I'm told it's one of their earlier ones and substantially similar to the original Winson, inheriting the design problems that is reputed to have (I don't know what those are). I also, unfortunately, do not have and cannot get the boiler certificate for it. It has never been steamed, but the mechanism does all seem to move freely. It does not have any bodywork on the back, just the chassis (the cab around the front is fitted). It's painted reasonably competently but in an undecorated and basic style.

A dealer has offered me £600 for it (he is also the one who told me about design faults etc). Does this seem like a fair price?

Thanks for your help,

Pete

If a dealer has offered you £600 it's probably worth quite a bit more than that as they will sell it on at a good profit. There's a couple in our club and with a bit of work they make a good little engine. You'd do better trying to sell it privately first before resorting to dealers.

John

Thanks. The problem, for one not already a part of this world, is knowing where to advertise it.

Pete

Well there is a nice looking one on "the bay" that the guy wants about seven times your offered price so aim somewhere between the two, it really will depend on whats wrong with it. Sometimes described as a 2" Foden as well as "PoP"

Classifieds here, homeworkshop, steamengiensforsale are all possible places to sell.

J

I removed  my post as it just repeated part of Jason's post.

Edited By V8Eng on 07/10/2014 18:30:08

Hi Pete,

Do you still have the Modelworks Pride of Penrhyn, or has it been sold?

Regards,

Mark

I still have it. I've been distracted by other things and not yet responded to the dealer.

Pete

Hi Pete,

Are you still interested in selling it? If so, perhaps you could email me at:

m dot j dot salzedo at yahoo dot co dot uk .

Sorry for all the dots but just to make sure the spammers don't pick it up.

Regards,

Mark

I'm still looking to sell, but that address (with the dots replaced, obviously) doesn't seem to work.

Pete

Hi,

My apologies I gave you the incorrect details. It is:

mjsalzedo at yahoo dot co dot uk

Regards,

Mark

Also have a look on Station Road Steam web site it will give you some idea of what dealers are selling them on for !

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Thanks for the link, Harry - lots of PoPs sold in various conditions, but I don't see any prices there.

Pete

Unfortunately the SRS archives don't have the prices that stuff sold for. Still a very valuable resource though.

John

Thanks John that did slip my mind, but worth checking thier for sale list just in case they have one and as you say a valuable resource

H

In case anybody's interested, here are a few photos I've just taken: http://s1168.photobucket.com/user/ybw_prv/library/steam%20lorry

Pete

Edited By Pete Verdon on 14/10/2014 00:59:30