Yes Mark I use the FB buy sell group you started the thread with along with 9 other FaceBook buy/sell groups. I follow the sites daily along with HOSwap and I am not a cheap guy. IMO folks are trying to get gold prices for crap.
Or they buy for instance a Gevo direct from Scaletrains.com at the listed ST discounted price and a week later are selling it for the full suggested retail ST price that no one pays. I don’t get it but if the stuff sells good for the seller I am not buying.
I don’t know if it’s the Pandemic causing an issue or all the new modelers who came in or returned during Covid who don’t check around but yes the prices seem/are high.
One more positive vote for HO Swap, but you’ve got to look at it long-term. It’s not a one-stop shop, it’s a local resale shop you stop into often. If you need something quick AND want a deal it might not be there for you (though wish-list wednesdays are good for requesting items). However, if you’re patiently building a collection it’s a great site. I’ve done well buying and selling quite a bit there before and during the pandemic. Even formed good relationships with a few sellers who I can inquire with about items that haven’t been listed yet.
For someone like me who is sick of Ebay and doesn’t want to do Facebook, it’s a great site.