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[quote]QUOTE: [i] My favourite item for the ripoff is the San Diego and Arizona tanker - US$30 from TrainWorld, listed for fourty, fifty or more greenbacks on ebay. There is really no excuse for being ripped off. [/quote] If you think that's bad, take a look at the current bidding for a USA Bear Whiz Beer reefer - now up to $202.45!! [:0][:0] I don't know what the going retail price is or whether it is even still available but $200 for a reefer? I can get a great little GP38-2 for less, including shipping. But there is a difference between getting carried away with bidding and being ripped off. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement (?) of the bidding competition and overbid if you haven't done your homework. (i.e., "painful lessons learned") [:I][:(] Anymore, I don't bid on items because the starting minimums are set higher than I consider reasonable. It looks like otheres agree because more and more items are finishing their times without attracting bids. This is especially true for the Buy It Now items but the reserves on more of the regular bid items are being set near or at the retail prices. It's getting to the point that, for the few bucks saved (if any), I'd rather go through an established dealer and have the security that they will be there is I have a problem. Well, maybe a little more security. OK, at least I have a phone number. The thing I find more offensive, however, is the unreasonable shipping charges. It is pretty apparent that this is where some of the sellers try to make up the low margins on the item sales. I saw several locomotives listed last night that carried shipping of more than $50 for standard ground shipping. For that amount it should be coming overnight or they should be hand delivering to my door! Other sellers are now adding handling and packing materials charges. Bah. Still, I will admit that I enjoy checking the new listings every couple of days. You never know when you'll find that bargain that everybody else has overlooked. [;)] It all comes down to doing your homework and "Buyer Beware". Cheers. Dan
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