Interesting deal I just got on eBay

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Was a LITTLE worried since the seller didn;t seem to know much about what it was, guessed it was Stewart. Looking at the picture, best I could tell it was Stewart, so I bid and won, for less than $50. Just arrived today- my new Stewart FT A-B set #250. Yes, 250 - Stewart only made unumbered, 252 (which I have) and 259. This one was custom decalled. Opening it up revealed a couple of surprises. The A unit has the additional light board so the number boards and class lights light up as well as the headlight - my 252 just has the headlight LED. ANd in the B unit - a pair of capacitors and a large speaker! The original owner must have had a through the rails sound system.

–Randy

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So, you bought an AB set of Stewert Fs for less than $50? And they have DCC and sound?

Even if they were DC only, I am guessing this could be classified as a sweet deal.

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No DCC, just a speaker for some through the rails DC sound system.

Still a deal - list price on the FT AB sets is $185.

–Randy

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Well, shucks. No DCC? Fraud, deceit, flim-flam. Still a sweet deal so let the seller slide this time.