Around the Horn Posted January 3, 2016 Share #451 Posted January 3, 2016 Saw this on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-R62A-NYC-SUBWAY-BROOKLYN-BRIDGE-GRAND-CENTRAL-SHEA-STADIUM-ROLL-SIGN-BOX-NY-/191735661419?hash=item2ca456036b:m:mVvN1iEmbEp8TvkHQXS-8OQ I want to know how someone legally got their hands on a R62A signbox with rolls... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted January 3, 2016 Share #452 Posted January 3, 2016 Yeah, this dude has been sitting on this sign box for a while now. Few people are going to shell out nearly $2,000 for a sign box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted January 3, 2016 Share #453 Posted January 3, 2016 We do have a few R62A's that are scrapped, prob cam from there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted January 3, 2016 Share #454 Posted January 3, 2016 Saw this on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-R62A-NYC-SUBWAY-BROOKLYN-BRIDGE-GRAND-CENTRAL-SHEA-STADIUM-ROLL-SIGN-BOX-NY-/191735661419?hash=item2ca456036b:m:mVvN1iEmbEp8TvkHQXS-8OQ I want to know how someone legally got their hands on a R62A signbox with rolls... Yeah, this dude has been sitting on this sign box for a while now. Few people are going to shell out nearly $2,000 for a sign box. I'm pretty sure that signbox and the plastic sign for the 7 to Shea Stadium are both formerly from the personal collection of Charles Fiori, who worked for the TA in the 1980s. He sold much of what he kept, and I think HoM has been trying to resell them (for a 500%+ markup) since then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted January 4, 2016 Share #455 Posted January 4, 2016 I'm pretty sure that signbox and the plastic sign for the 7 to Shea Stadium are both formerly from the personal collection of Charles Fiori, who worked for the TA in the 1980s. He sold much of what he kept, and I think HoM has been trying to resell them (for a 500%+ markup) since then. OK, thanks for telling us. It is rediculous that he is actually able to do that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallParkShuttle Posted January 4, 2016 Share #456 Posted January 4, 2016 Saw this on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-R62A-NYC-SUBWAY-BROOKLYN-BRIDGE-GRAND-CENTRAL-SHEA-STADIUM-ROLL-SIGN-BOX-NY-/191735661419?hash=item2ca456036b:m:mVvN1iEmbEp8TvkHQXS-8OQ I want to know how someone legally got their hands on a R62A signbox with rolls... A while back the MTA did have a couple R62 sign boxes for sale, most likely from the cars that were written off from damage due to various incidents like the Union Square wreck. All the signs and parts that the has/had for sale on their memorabilia site was part of their car reefing program, which a few R62s were part of. They currently don't have asset recovery plans for the next set of cars scheduled for retirement, so anyone interested should light the fire under the to let them know there is interest for this stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sconnick Posted January 9, 2016 Share #457 Posted January 9, 2016 SmallParkShuttle is right, these were available from the MTA a number of years ago. I didn't have the spare cash back then, but if memory serves, they were either $325 or $350 each. The R40 is still listed, but originally it wasn't alone: web.mta.info/nyct/materiel/collectsales/pdfs/mc08331.pdf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R40WTrain Posted March 6, 2016 Share #458 Posted March 6, 2016 Is there anyone with any Maps timetables... Rollsigns or rollsign cuts or any old Station signs or Train logos for cheip prices??? Mainly from 10 to 100 Dollars? I'm on a big lookout for Memorabilia to extend my Collection.... Thank you all for those who Reply and help out and give me Recommendations.. Have a goodnight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted March 6, 2016 Share #459 Posted March 6, 2016 Is there anyone with any Maps timetables... Rollsigns or rollsign cuts or any old Station signs or Train logos for cheip prices??? Mainly from 10 to 100 Dollars? I'm on a big lookout for Memorabilia to extend my Collection.... Thank you all for those who Reply and help out and give me Recommendations.. Have a goodnight. There's a decent variety of <$100 rollsigns on eBay at any given time, and occasionally some really good deals come up. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=subway+rollsign&_sacat=0 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R40WTrain Posted March 7, 2016 Share #460 Posted March 7, 2016 I know about those but I'm preferably looking for full rollsigns. ..I was able to get a Full R33 Flushung Car rollsign. For 20$ a R32 Rollsign for 20 and a Gigantic SEPTA LRG Rollsign for 20 that's 60 all together I only get a small allowance that's reason for it. And there is a specific rollsign I am looking for currently. A full version of the 1985 R32/30/27 Rollsign For example Broadway local 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted April 2, 2016 Share #461 Posted April 2, 2016 Heads up, a few full-length sign curtains have been put up for auction/sale on eBay. 2001 R40/42 side route sign Arnine side northern destination roll and sign box 1930s Arnine side route sign (updated for Chrystie routes) with box IRT original bulkhead route sign with box I've included a few more expensive pieces here because I believe their prices are well-justified given their age and rarity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthe1train Posted April 17, 2016 Share #462 Posted April 17, 2016 Current collection Maps 1969, fair condition 1972, second edition, good condition 1979, poor condition May 1987, great condtion (my personal favorite) March 2011 (my first map when I moved to the city) September 2015, 7 Extension edition September 2015, current issue September 2015 map, 7 Extension edition Various service change posters and MTA career fair giveaway rulers R42 car number, framed with a photo of its car Retired ASP sign 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted April 21, 2016 Share #463 Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Heads up, a few full-length sign curtains have been put up for auction/sale on eBay. 2001 R40/42 side route sign Arnine side northern destination roll and sign box 1930s Arnine side route sign (updated for Chrystie routes) with box IRT original bulkhead route sign with box I've included a few more expensive pieces here because I believe their prices are well-justified given their age and rarity. Bumping to note that the side Arnine box has gotten significantly cheaper: http://www.ebay.com/itm/131786706674?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Another Arnine box with unfortunately less interesting routes (no A-D Manhattan lines, Second System readings blacked out, no 1968 lines) has also been listed for a very low price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291739638907?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Smallfire85 (member here) has also listed a complete IRT north destination route sign for a very fair price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191848068327?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT If I had endless money, one day I'd buy a series of original IRT rolls and fit them in a redbird sign box to create the original 1960s routes. Everything needed is available on eBay right now, I think. -- I'll have to get a better photo some time, but a little while back I managed to pick up and get framed (for extremely cheap--567 Framing does a great job) one of my absolute favorite things. This is an original 1976 Vignelli station map. Had to clear out a lot of stuff to bite the bullet and purchase it, but it's basically the centerpiece of my home now (partially cause there's no wall space for much else). Edited April 21, 2016 by MHV9218 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted April 30, 2016 Share #464 Posted April 30, 2016 How cool it must have been to be around for the Tag Sales of the older days... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted April 30, 2016 Share #465 Posted April 30, 2016 If you had the money, you could've brought a subway car that was going to be scrapped and kept it if you were living in the 1990's-2000's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthe1train Posted May 2, 2016 Share #466 Posted May 2, 2016 Very cool! You could have probably got a lot of rare stuff for cheap at those. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted May 25, 2016 Share #467 Posted May 25, 2016 http://www.ebay.com/sch/clothes2theedge/m.html?item=322109918656&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 This seller, located in Brooklyn, is clearing out literally thousands of pieces of subway and bus memorabilia. Multiple copies of every map released since the 1960s, posters, plates, the like. I got in touch and picked up some great items, but they're looking to sell as much as much as possible. Excellent prices on the eBay listings too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted May 26, 2016 Share #468 Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Cleaned out my inventory from the last time I was in this thread, got rid of the majority of my old bus timetables and G.O posters. Only things I have left are... -January 2003 subway map -March 2013 subway map showing the in the Rockaways - G.O poster (in color) from 2011 via 6 Av/53 St - G.O poster (the orange ones) from 2010 that kicked the line off Queens Blvd permanently -Hurricane Sandy subway poster from November 20, 2012 -Bus run box that I use as a calendar -1990 & 2006 SEPTA Regional map -Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx bus maps from 2008 -Track worker vest -Fresh Pond depot sticker ...since I also make cubes and pyramids from old metro cards, I have a lot of Metro cards. Found one that expired in 1999 and from 2007. http://www.ebay.com/sch/clothes2theedge/m.html?item=322109918656&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 This seller, located in Brooklyn, is clearing out literally thousands of pieces of subway and bus memorabilia. Multiple copies of every map released since the 1960s, posters, plates, the like. I got in touch and picked up some great items, but they're looking to sell as much as much as possible. Excellent prices on the eBay listings too. I kinda chuckled at the SEPTA map. I have that one in my closet somewhere, and I have one from 1990 on my wall right now. Back when Cecil B. Moore was still called Columbia, and YoNo apartments right off Broad St was still called Philadelphia Geriatric Center. Edited May 26, 2016 by Turtle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted May 26, 2016 Share #469 Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Edited May 26, 2016 by GojiMet86 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted May 27, 2016 Share #470 Posted May 27, 2016 (edited) Anyone got $15,000 for a sign box? R1/9 complete side sign box with roll curtains Edited May 27, 2016 by Lance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted May 30, 2016 Share #471 Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) I saw that and nearly screamed! Some interesting full rolls up there right now, though...like seeing the redbird and Vignelli R40 stuff up for less than a grand a roll. Some stuff picked up over the past few months: 1987ish J/M/Z sign. These are brown stickers over black circles with a white outline--an era of a lot of debate over what bullet colors and letters would like like. Picked this up with the 9 Street sign for $30 each. 1974ish 9 Street sign, porcelain enamel: Blueprints for the R62 and R68 car classes: A bunch of posters from the mid-1980s, including: 1930s No Smoking/Spitting Sign: 1930s-1940s pillar signs, happiest to find that West 4th Street one (home station for years): Eyes always open for more stuff, and really looking for Vignelli-era rollsigns if anybody is interested in trades. Many other posters and maps too. Edited May 30, 2016 by MHV9218 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie12345 Posted May 30, 2016 Share #472 Posted May 30, 2016 Wow, nice pics. The 1987ish J/M/Z sign were pretty cool. I'd would design of 2010s sign in 1980s style. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted May 30, 2016 Share #473 Posted May 30, 2016 Wow. I would love to get my hands on blueprints for the R142A, R143 or even the R160 and I always wanted that MTA poster from the 80's when the got 10 minute headways with the tagline "Now you see we want you to ride the train more" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted May 30, 2016 Share #474 Posted May 30, 2016 Does anyone have a Vapor Key for an R16 door panel? I bought one off eBay long ago and lost the key as well as the panel cover :/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted May 31, 2016 Share #475 Posted May 31, 2016 Are you interested in a trade? I have a lot of stuff listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kew_Gardens_613/Transit_Memorabilia A lot of my stuff is not listed here. I have additional NJT, SEPTA, Washington Metro, MBTA, Chicago stuff, as well as stuff from all over the country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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