Yes we do!
Hey Dep,
Spending your kid’s inheritence? [;)]
Jim
Jim,
Hehehe…WHAT kids??? [:D]
I just got married this year and NO kids are planned. I’m 57. Do the math and you’ll see that I wouldn’t be around for most of their lives. [xx(]
Actually, I got a pretty good price for the Lionel 671. $899 brand new in the box. Most of them are going for well over a grand IF you can find them.
Dep
Where’s the green with envy emoticon!!!
Enjoy your trains, Dep!
Like Dep mentions; it all depends on what you can afford or are willing to pay for an item. I bought an MTH T1 Reading 4-8-4 a few months ago for $1000.00 because it was something that I was after, not too many 4-8-4’s were made by most of the companies, maybe ten years ago a T1 Northern was made by Lionel-not sure if it had a sound system or not. Mainly Berkshires or Hudsons are made because the real ones were more plentiful through out the US.
Mainly I won’t spend that much on a locomotive. I have an S-2 steamer by Williams that runs good and pulls a lot. I have a GG-1 semi-scale by K-Line, green with gold stripes.
Lee F.
That is what Marty at Ma & Pa Junction sells them for, last time I looked he only had one in stock, but if you are interested give him a call as the list isn’t always up to date.
Great guy.
Just put in an order for an MTH NYC Berk from The Western Depot. Poof!!! Another grand hit on the VISA card. Dang thing is melting away. [:D]
I’m tracking a couple of NYC GP9s on E-Bay, but I don’t hold much hope for them. Curse the vultures!!! [:(!]
Dep
Holy smokes!!! Just got confirmation that my Berkshire order has SHIPPED! Western Depot sure has FAST service!!! [wow][tup]
Dep
gave it a whirl - no 221.
Here’s one on E-bay:
Y’all can take your chances on eBay. I have gotten burned on there not once, not twice, but three consecutive times. I am never buyin from there again.
I agree…it’s definitely a “last resort” for me. But occasionally they have something that simply isn’t available anywhere else. I set price limits for myself as far as how much I am willing to “gamble” on E-Bay. If the bidding exceeds my preset limit, I pass on it. No way will I use PayPal for ANYTHING.
Way too many horror stories about that outfit.
Dep
THANK YOU! Someone that finally agrees with me.
Hello All! Frank- I’m surprised Jim had no 221s. I’ve seen them plenty of times at the Trading Post. If I see one at a show or shop., I’ll let you know. I guess this is Murphy’s Law at work. When you look for something you will not find it, If you’re not looking then you will see a thousand of them around at different places. Take Care.
“Y’all can take your chances on eBay. I have gotten burned on there not once, not twice, but three consecutive times. I am never buyin from there again.”
Then again, your milage may vary.
Close to 1000 transactions, both buying and selling, and can count the number of bad ones on one hand.
3 out of 1000 is .3%; I would venture to guess that most mail order dealers would give their right arm to have a 99.7% satisfaction rate.
Just pick your sellers wisely(i.e. check their feedback), and ask lots of questions. If someone doesn’t know anything about trains, and you don’t ask them specific questions about condition and so forth, you don’t have any right to complain. For that matter, even if the seller knows trains, you would still ask questions.
Actually, feedback on E-Bay is pretty meaningless for judging a seller…
The biggest flaw of eBay’s feedback system is the risk of retaliation. You leave negative or neutral feedback for someone, and they will — without considering the circumstances or who’s at fault — do the same for you. That is the fear, and that is the reason why many people simply let problems slide.
Even worse…
The E-bay system protects the major sellers in that if they are given one or two negative feedbacks, it is but a tiny fraction of a percentage of their overall rating. They can still boast a superior rating even though they may be scamming everyone of their buyers.
The buyer is indeed threatened with a negative feedback but for the buyer it is a bigger problem. If the buyer only has 10 transactions a negative feedback, which is now 10% of his rating, can put him in the pool of “personas non gratas” in the E-bay community. He is now a pariah.
E-bay’s system in inherently unfriendly and unfair to the buyers and eventually this will be the undoing of E-bay.
Their complete disregard of the customer, or buyer in this case, will create a culture of bad sellers only who know they can get away with anything on E-bay since E-bay will protect them.
Dep
was kinda wierd - he didn’t much seem interested. While I never mentioned price to him he said I just wanted what everybody else wanted - rare stuff at cheap prices. Gee thanks.
He told me to write him a letter and let him know the stuff I was looking for. I offered to send him an email, he said he didn’t do email - write a letter.
All I wanted to do was buy some trains - shame on me, huh?
Hmmm…looks like the Grinch has been turned loose early this Christmas. Heck…I WANT RARE STUFF AT CHEAP PRICES!!! I have yet to hear anyone ask for common stuff at exorbitant prices. [banghead]
Dep
Since the 2035 is based on the PRR K4, perhaps a Williams GG1 (I got new at a train show for $150.) or some other Williams PRR type engine. Lionel also has a PRR RS3 for about $70. retail that looks quite nice “in person” (awful in the catalog), that I also have. Joe
Frank- Sounded like Jim was rude to you there. Next time I go there I’ll check & see if he has any 221s around. They are not hard to find around here & I do not understand why Jim would ask you to write him a letter instead when you’re on the phone? Maybe he had a hard day or something else happened? Anyway, If I see a 221 somewhere I’ll let you know. Take Care.
Well as I expected the bidding wars on E-Bay cranked up on the NYC GP9 I am tracking. They are close to the price of a brand new one at Trainworld. The one on E-Bay is also brand new, but the way the price is climbing you’d think it had solid gold metal parts on it. ACK!!! [V]
Dep