Trolley bus Compass Cards are already being resold for hundreds online
Barely an hour has passed since TransLink staff closed the lineup to buy limited-edition vintage trolley bus Compass Cards, and the collectibles are already posted for resale on Facebook Marketplace.
The most expensive listing we’ve seen is asking $600 for an unopened orange vintage trolley bus. Another listing asks $75 for a blue one, and a third listing isn’t asking for any money — but wants to trade a vintage trolley bus for a mini train released last year.
Facebook Marketplace
The light-up keychains shaped like buses function just like their wallet-friendly counterparts, being able to store value and tap in and out of SkyTrains and buses. They went on sale Wednesday morning at Waterfront Station for a $6 deposit — the same as a regular Compass Card.
Vancouverites went wild for the tiny buses. The lineup to buy them stretched from Waterfront Station all the way to the Gastown Steam Clock Wednesday morning.
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“It doesn’t matter if I get two hours of sleep… I am gonna get these buses,” Sachneez Jhaj told Daily Hive. She arrived at the station at 6 am and had been waiting two and a half hours.
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The bus-shaped Compass Cards were released in honour of the 75th anniversary of electric trolley buses in Vancouver. TransLink also brought a real-life vintage trolley bus to the release.
The classic trolley bus outside of the Waterfront Station. (Tanushi Bhatnagar/Daily Hive)
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