Collectible Stocks and Bonds from North American Railroads             by Terry Cox

A guidebook and catalog of prices (I neither buy nor sell stocks and bonds)
Search hundreds of pages on this web site for information about collecting railroad stocks and bonds.
 

Click to search the special Coxrail database. Information for 23,700+ certificates from over 7,400 North American railroad companies.
  Priorities  

I receive more information about railroad stocks and bonds than I can process.

At one point, I spent over 50 hours a week on railroad certificates. (On top of my normal work!) The fun had disappeared. I could not catch up.

I finally realized that instead of trying to do more, I needed to do less.

I clarified my priorities so everyone will know why and where I cut back. My rule is:

Send as much information as you want, but understand that I simply cannot handle everything.

 

Priority
Correspondence
New certificate listings
Price updates
Serial numbers
highest Corrections to existing database Correspondents' images and copies Correspondent reports  
high On-topic certificate inquiries Auction catalogs Formal auction results Correspondent contributions
high Permission inquiries Fixed-price catalogs Fixed-price catalogs  
medium Railroad-related inquiries   Online auctions >$40 Auction catalogs
medium       Fixed-price catalogs
low   Images captured from online sources Online auctions $25-$40 Images captured from online sources
lowest Off-topic inquiries Non-illustrated sources Non-illustrated sources (price lists, Excel files, etc) Non-illustrated sources (Excel files, etc)
lowest     Online auctions <$25  
none Appraisals (I do NOT do appraisals) Links to online sources (I do not deal with links.) Links to online sources (I do not deal with links) Links to online sources (I do not deal with links)

 

The best ways to make sure your message gets through the clutter.

  • Short messages. Short inquiries.
  • Single subjects.
  • On-topic.
  • Include images or copies when you contribute information.

 

 

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(Last updated Feb 14, 2010)
 

 
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