April 9, 2024
American Flyer 720 Remote Control Switches C-6/C-7 NR
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You are bidding on a pair of American Flyer 720 Remote Control Switches made from 1946 to 1949. Rails and plastic bodies are very clean. Everything works, including 2-train operation. As the pictures show, all bulbs and the red and green indicators work. A few insignificant scratches in the plastic body. I see no rust. They rate a strong C-6 (Very Good) to weak C-7 (Excellent) condition under the TCA guidelines. The 2012 TM Price Guide lists a pair of these switches at $ 49 .00 in C-7 condition . Between the two branches of each switch, there is a slide switchlabeled "Reg. Oper.” (Regular Operation) at one end and “2 train Oper." 2-train Operation) at the other. It's a very useful thing, but rather confusing, and the Gilbert instruction manuals give only a superficial explanation. For an additional $1.25, I'll enclose a printed copy of “ Bob's Top Tips #2: Gilbert Switches - Regular Operation and 2-Train Operation.” It explains exactly what the slide switch does and provides some helpful suggestions on using it to make your railroad layout more realistic and interesting. This item is being sold with no reserve. To avoid putting California bidders at a disadvantage, I pay sales tax out of the proceeds of all my sales; I consider it part of my overhead expense. Because I ship a lot, I qualify for discounted postage rates and I pass
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