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About Me: alden( 4305Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) About Me

Alden Dreyer

WHO I AM

 Alden is 66 years old and is a retired Boston and Maine Corporation rail traffic controller after a career spent mostly west of the Willows. Lived all my life in the Massachusetts hills and keep busy with raising a family, feeding the hens, building a garage, collecting Hoosac Tunnel material, riding Amtrak and visiting friends in the UK and China from time to time. Not to mention active membership in the B&MRRHS, NHRHTA, R&LHS, NAOTC, Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum and a passive lifetime member of the WW&F Ry Museum and the Shelburne Historical Society and annually at the North Adams HS.

WHAT I DO

 As a not-for-profit retirement hobby, I buy, sell, trade and restore Boston & Maine Railroad Employees' Magazines 1924-60 and RAILROAD MAGAZINE, under its seven various titles from 1906-55. After reading railroad history for 50 plus years, I regard the employees' magazines of the various roads as the best source of railroad-specific information, and Railroad Magazine as the best source of generally accurate railroad information. Also, as a public service, I stock various other B&M papers, such as many B&M BULLETINS and timetables, and all issues of TRAINS and RAILROAD 1929-79, plus other miscellaneous publications like R&LHS BULLETINS, L&RP, R&R, Shoreliner, etc. I've been doing this for a long time and experience counts! See my ad on page 66 of the December 1964 issue of RAILROAD MAGAZINE to see what I would sell you for $50 over four decades ago. And if you don't have a copy, well....... just keep reading. The upper photo shows myself with Mrs. Lou Yong Mei, our CITS of Jilin Province national guide, at the Daban Engine Terminal in Inner Mongolia on 23 October 2004. She is slightly embarrassed as we pose to promote my local Shelburne Falls newspaper. The second photo shows me on duty on the Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum's 1896 Wason Combination No.10, where you should find me every other Sunday when my eBay auctions are NOT ending, from May thru October. Come see us!

EBAY POLICIES

 Alden tries to keep eBay simple for himself and his bidders. I do not end auctions early. Snipers are always welcomed, but early bidders get the best selection of freebies. All railroad paper is shipped FREE in the USA and foreigners are only asked to pay the differential postage cost. My auctions that end on a Sunday afternoon are normally all shipped the next day, except when the USPS is closed, if I have a payment plan and shipping address, or you a previous relatively-recent buyer. Waiting for payment before shipping, as some sellers do, is an insult to the buyer. After 10 years of eBay selling, my auction listings are fine tuned to sell fine railroad paper, at reasonable prices, without eroding values or leaving me with an excessive number of No Bid items. Things that go No Bid are NOT reposted for at least 6 months, sometimes not for years, and as often as not, they are never reposted as I sell them direct. I do not dump, but I try to keep everyone happy by offering Second Chance Offers where I do have duplicates to sell. If there is something you want to see posted, please ask. Almost everything I sell was purchased to help out railroad widows, former B&M associates, railroad museums or historical societies. So helping yourself to my auction material helps them also. Thank you. AHD



User:hoghead1976( 95Feedback score is 50 to 99)  Date:Nov-06-09 18:48:38 PST
Praise: Excellent transaction from a real profesional! Thanks Alden!
User:jbcharles( 717Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:Nov-06-09 06:50:56 PST
Praise: completely satisfied
User:jbcharles( 717Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:Nov-05-09 07:44:39 PST
Praise: completely satisfied
User:insp.dave( 3053Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-04-09 21:06:04 PST
Praise: Thank you Alden for a pleasant transaction,would highly recommend this seller
User:chukchukvt( 1365Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-04-09 15:42:35 PST
Praise: great job went way over board with free stuff and I think I made a new friend
User:frank_897( 29Feedback score is 10 to 49)  Date:Nov-04-09 15:03:23 PST
Praise: Dealing with Alden always leaves you satisfied. Thanks Alden.
User:frank_897( 29Feedback score is 10 to 49)  Date:Nov-04-09 15:02:00 PST
Praise: Another great transaction with Alden!
User:pigminer( 150Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:Oct-28-09 10:36:38 PDT
Praise: Excellent transaction --many thanks!
User:chipmonk209( 457Feedback score is 100 to 499)  Date:Oct-26-09 20:50:19 PDT
Praise: Excellent product and service
User:pobma( 509Feedback score is 500 to 999)  Date:Oct-26-09 14:26:59 PDT
Praise: Nice item, carefully and quickly shipped. Highly recommended!

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Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status
380174569361 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:00:06 $175.00 SNOW THROWER,32 INCH,10 HP SEARS/CRAFTSMAN,NEW ENGLAND! No Bids Yet
380174570907 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:10:43 $14.50 B&M BULLETIN,V9#1,YORK HARBOR & BEACH,NAHOR COLLISION ! No Bids Yet
380174573076 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:15:43 $14.50 B&M BULLETIN,V9#2,14p:THE RAILROADS OF PORTSMOUTH,N.H.! No Bids Yet
380174574903 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:20:36 $9.50 B&M BULLETIN,V9#3,REFORMATORY STATION IN CONCORD,MASS.! 1***3Feedback score is 500 to 999
380174576697 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:25:29 $9.50 B&M BULLETIN,V9#4,PORTLAND,SACO & PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD ! No Bids Yet
380174578655 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:30:56 $13.75 B&M RR EMP.MAG.,3/38,SAFETY,THE STORY OF RAILROAD MAIL! No Bids Yet
380174580238 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:35:49 $9.75 B&M RR EMP.MAG.,SP43,EXETER TELEGRAPH SCHOOL,DOODLERS ! No Bids Yet
380174581677 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:40:02 $13.75 B&M RR MAG.,11/55,THE ACF TALGO,NEW TUNNEL AT WORCESTER a***6Feedback score is 50 to 99
380174583764 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:45:20 $7.90 SHORELINER,V16#3,THOSE FAMOUS AMERICAN FLYER PSGR CARS! No Bids Yet
380174586154 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:50:04 $9.00 SHORELINER,V16#4,THE BRIDGEPORT WRECK AT JENKIN'S CURVE d***2Feedback score is 100 to 499
380174587821 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 11:57:29 $22.50 BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD ETT No.38, NOV. 12, 1944 ! r***rFeedback score is 100 to 499
380174589977 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:05:31 $22.50 CANADIAN NATIONAL,MONTREAL,NEW ENGLAND,ETT No.82,1941 ! No Bids Yet
380174591668 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:10:19 $24.50 MAINE CENTRAL RR,EASTERN DIV.,ETT No. 15,SEPT.26,1915 ! No Bids Yet
380174593356 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:15:14 $24.50 NYNH&H RR SHORE LINE DIVISION ETT No.66A,Dec.26, 1915 ! h***lFeedback score is 1000 to 4,999
380174594939 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:20:54 $14.50 PORTLAND TERMINAL COMPANY, ETT No.19, APRIL 28,1929 ! No Bids Yet
380174596363 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:25:37 $19.50 RUTLAND RAILROAD ETT No.113, September 29, 1946 ! No Bids Yet
380174599333 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:30:29 $48.00 R&LHS 4,BOSTON DEPOTS,MOUNT WASHINGTON RR,RECOLLECTIONS r***tFeedback score is 100 to 499
380174601703 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:35:34 $44.00 R&LHS 67A,DURANGO,TELLURIDE,SILVERTON,ALAMOSA in 1946 ! No Bids Yet
380174611033 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:40:56 $12.50 R&LHS 182,ROCK ISLAND's MUDGE,WHY 63 MODELS of 4-8-4's? No Bids Yet
380174612680 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:45:50 $9.50 R&LHS 183,1840's RACE to CHICAGO,20th CENTURY GONE-YES! No Bids Yet
380174614216 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:50:52 $18.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,3/32,CONVICTS USING RR AS ESCAPE TOOL No Bids Yet
380174615897 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 12:55:34 $13.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,6/37,GEORGE GOULD:MP+D&RG+WABASH+WM+? No Bids Yet
380174617805 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 13:00:07 $9.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,3/45,NORFOLK & WESTERN POCAHONTAS DIV No Bids Yet
380174619533 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 13:05:51 $8.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,1/53,THE FRISCO,HAND LANTERNS,WP ENGS No Bids Yet
380174620948 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 13:10:21 $9.50 TRAINS MAGAZINE,2/45,MRS in ITALY,SOO LINE,HARRISBURG ! No Bids Yet
380174622295 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 13:15:42 $8.50 TRAINS MAGAZINE,5/52,ROTARY TO YELLOWSTONE,NW NEW YORK! 1***3Feedback score is 500 to 999
380174623797 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 13:20:55 $8.50 TRAINS MAGAZINE,6/55,BEYER-GARRATT,CANTON & CARTHAGE RR No Bids Yet
380174625218 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 13:25:22 $47.00 RAILFAN & RAILROAD MAGAZINE,150 EARLY ISSUES,POSTPAID ! No Bids Yet
380174626426 Nov-05-09 Nov-15-09 13:30:17 $14.75 ALCO BUILDER PHOTOS 3,RUSSIA:AMTORG TRADING CORP.2-10-4 No Bids Yet

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