Well it sold for $31.00. Genuine TAG slides often sell for well over $100.00 so if it is a dupe, he is in the hole for only about $25.00 or so.?
On a side note, it was in this era - 1963 - that TAG picked up a dedicated piggyback customer. I have never been able to figure out the particulars of this but it is why they bought their small fleet of flatcars. Those truck trailers in the background; are they there for Chattanooga Glass Company or are they some of these pig trailers???? It has been a while since I have been by the Gadsden yard, but the TAG piggyback ramp was still there the last time I was by. I am willing to bet that the Alton Park (Chattanooga) ramp is still there as well, just hidden in all the undergrowth.?
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On Aug 18, 2023, at 11:32 PM, Warren Stephens <wdstephens@...> wrote:
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I don¡¯t doubt the seller¡¯s integrity but this is a common TAG duplicate that comes up from time to time. It could be the original but I have my strong doubts. TAG locomotives were not inky blue. Kodachrome didn¡¯t render blue very well in original slides. Look at an Ektachrome and you¡¯ll get a truer rendering of TAG blue. But then Ektachrome goes red if not stored well so Kodachrome always was favored. When you double the effect by duplicating with Kodachrome then it gets even darker blue. The locomotives are almost black. I have one of these duplicates. I personally wouldn¡¯t bid as if it were an original image. But for the sake of whoever gets it, I hope it is.?
Warren?
On Aug 18, 2023, at 11:17 PM, blane_nandw@... wrote:
?Wheil I'm not the seller, this slide is currently up for sale and might be of interest to the group
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/225722647006?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qag6IKy-TTm&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=AF85dttjRlW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Best,
Blane
Warren Stephens