SP Fan Living in the East Wrote:
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> When I was a teenager, I first saw this book in
> the Penn State library. This book, more than
> anything else, turned me into an SP fan.
>
> A few years ago, upon seeing this book at a train
> show, I bought it for $30.
>
> Until seeing this post, I had no idea that anyone
> would think this book could fetch that kind of
> price.

Dig this review from a non-foamite:

"JackieO4

Solid Southern Pacific Railroad History

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2018

It was very decent old-style railroad history - a wealth of (mostly) black & white photographs and meandering prose. It did NOT have an index, so I am unable to follow the threads, say, of the Chinese, Leland Stanford, cab-forward locomotives and so on. A few old-fashioned maps, no modern detailed maps.Still, as a second-hand item, I consider this a solid purchase.

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This book from 1966 is not gold. $30-$50(mint,hard cover,1st 63 H print) is about right in terms of "value" on this.

The reported "2k" price paid is odd, even if L.B. put his pen on the inside first page before he checked out Feb 4, 66.

OVER VALUE listings on the Bay(in all cats) has really exploded for some reason in the last five years.

The Bay-bot tells sellers what price they should list their item for. What a joke!

Notice the "make offer" button on this listing.

Collecting sales tax on the Bay is another rub,so add at least another $120 to the thick headed fool's bill that falls for this book listing!

Thanks for the Sunday yuckyuck!