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About Me: alden( 4329Feedback 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:thinningmycollection( 1397Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-25-09 07:25:42 PST
Praise: Item very well packed, fast shipping, very happy to recommend!
User:christopherg5342( 1613Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-25-09 05:25:09 PST
Praise: Very pleased!!!
User:4105powwowriver( 1233Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-23-09 16:31:32 PST
Praise: What more can I say? Always the perfect eBay transaction. Thanks Alden.
User:4105powwowriver( 1233Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-23-09 16:31:30 PST
Praise: Alden, yuse da man! Thanks
User:4105powwowriver( 1233Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-23-09 16:31:30 PST
Praise: As always, a great eBay transaction. Thanks.
User:musehobo( 2536Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999)  Date:Nov-23-09 11:28:59 PST
Praise: Still a top quality buyer that pay fast Rates the top ****************
User:alg( 12263Feedback score is 10,000 to 24,999)  Date:Nov-21-09 13:08:35 PST
Praise: Thank you for your quick payment. A pleasure.
User:alg( 12263Feedback score is 10,000 to 24,999)  Date:Nov-21-09 13:08:35 PST
Praise: Thank you for your quick payment. A pleasure.
User:alg( 12263Feedback score is 10,000 to 24,999)  Date:Nov-21-09 13:08:34 PST
Praise: Thank you for your quick payment. A pleasure.
User:alg( 12263Feedback score is 10,000 to 24,999)  Date:Nov-21-09 13:08:33 PST
Praise: Thank you for your quick payment. A pleasure.

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Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status
380179471121 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:00:44 $9.50 B&M BULLETIN,V10#1, AYER, SNOW TRAINS & OTHER EXTRAS ! No Bids Yet
380179472653 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:05:35 $8.50 B&M BULLETIN,V10#2,BOSTON'S DESTROYED NEW NORTH STATION a***6Feedback score is 50 to 99
380179474092 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:10:11 $12.50 B&M BULLETIN,V10#3,STEAM MEMORIES AT SPRINGFIELD,MASS.! No Bids Yet
380179476577 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:15:56 $14.50 B&M BULLETIN,V10#4,AMESBURY & MERRIMAC,JORDAN SPREADERS No Bids Yet
380179478289 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:20:26 $17.75 B&M RR EMP.MAG.,10/31, AMAZING FEATS CHANGE TERMINAL ! No Bids Yet
380179479865 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:25:22 $17.75 B&M RR EMP.MAG.,W40,SNOW TRAIN COVER,FORT DEVENS,RIGBY! b***bFeedback score is 10 to 49
380179481552 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:30:30 $7.75 BOSTON AND MAINE RR MAG.,9/59,CONCORD STATION & SHOPS ! No Bids Yet
380179483511 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:35:41 $7.90 SHORELINER,V17#1,NEW YORK CITY to CAPE COD,CHATHAM 1932 o***lFeedback score is 100 to 499
380179484855 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:40:04 $7.90 SHORELINER,V17#2,D&N ENGS,1950's CLEJAN PIGGYBACK FLATS No Bids Yet
380179486443 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:45:20 $18.50 BOSTON & ALBANY RAILROAD ETT No.129, SEPT. 29, 1935 ! t***sFeedback score is 1000 to 4,999
380179487923 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:50:21 $22.50 CANADIAN PACIFIC RY,ATLANTIC REGION ETT No.26,APR.1962! No Bids Yet
380179490037 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 11:57:09 $49.00 NYNH&H RR, NEW YORK DIVISION ETT No.39, Oct.18, 1903 ! No Bids Yet
380179491504 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:04:43 $14.50 DELAWARE AND HUDSON RAILROAD ETT No.53, OCT.29, 1967 ! No Bids Yet
380179492709 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:10:19 $19.50 MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD ETT No. 6, SEPTEMBER 30, 1934 ! No Bids Yet
380179495400 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:15:06 $8.50 SCL ROCKY MOUNT,RALEIGH,ATLANTA,D&S,ETT No.5,Apr.1977 ! No Bids Yet
380179499059 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:20:18 $87.22 R&LHS 6,AN 1832 TRIP ON THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RAIL ROAD! j***jFeedback score is 10 to 49
380179500879 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:25:20 $32.50 R&LHS 68,HARDWICK & WOODBURY,SAN FRANCISCO BUILT ENGS ! No Bids Yet
380179502390 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:30:22 $8.50 R&LHS 184,SP's GERMAN HYDRAULICS, A HISTORY OF WRECKS ! No Bids Yet
380179503767 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:35:25 $9.50 R&LHS 185,ICC DEATH, 32 pages:WHEELING & LAKE ERIE ENGS No Bids Yet
380179505698 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:40:14 $18.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,4/32,NEW YORK,ONTARIO & WESTERN ENGS! No Bids Yet
380179507840 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:45:13 $14.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,7/37,RAILROAD FAN HISTORY,COSTA RICA! i***cFeedback score is 50 to 99
380179510139 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:50:06 $9.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,4/45,INSPECTION ENGS,N&W POCAHONTAS ! No Bids Yet
380179512717 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 12:57:36 $8.50 RAILROAD MAGAZINE,2/53,CHICAGO,SOUTH SHORE & SOUTH BEND No Bids Yet
380179514790 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 13:05:37 $9.50 TRAINS MAGAZINE,9/44,BUTTE,ANACONDA & PACIFIC,NYC 4-8-2 s***lFeedback score is 1000 to 4,999
380179516828 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 13:10:41 $8.50 TRAINS MAGAZINE,11/50,TEN YEARS,PACIFIC GREAT EASTERN ! No Bids Yet
380179518540 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 13:15:01 $8.50 TRAINS MAGAZINE,4/54,C&O ME,DPM STEAM SAFARI to QUEBEC! No Bids Yet
380179520127 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 13:20:23 $14.50 BUSTED AND STILL RUNNING,BRIDGTON & HARRISON 2-FOOT RY! a***zFeedback score is 100 to 499
380179522002 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 13:25:06 $29.50 OFFICIAL RAILWAY GUIDE, March 1956, POSTPAID USA ! No Bids Yet
380179523567 Nov-19-09 Nov-29-09 13:30:16 $13.75 ALCO BUILDER CARDS 3: 0-6-0T's for KOPPERS COMPANY and: No Bids Yet

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