is this a good deal?

[Anonymous]

http://cgi.ebay.com/MRC-Tech-3-Power-Command-9500_W0QQitemZ5990440423QQcategoryZ19124QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

they are really banking on the sex sells theory.

[dave9999]

I don't know, but the guy sure knows how to market it!
Makes me want to buy it and I'm using DCC.[8D] Dave

[Anonymous]

I guess he knows his "target demographic"

[pcarrell]

I thought that it was kind of sad really. It kind of insults my inteligence.

[rrinker]

Look at the ads featured in Model Railroader in the 50's, particularly Tru-Scale! Or those full page inside back cover Fleischmann ads. Heck even my Atlas Custom-Line layouts book has the disgruntled model railroader in the introduction reading 'Play Man" while his railroad gathers dust because of poor running.

--Randy

[ereimer]

the Tech 3 Power Command 9500 sells for as low as 68.99 retail (thank you froogle.google.com) for a new unit . fifty bucks for used isn't that good a deal , and i wouldn't buy off the guy because of his cheesey presentation . i can just imagine what he uses for packing when he ships stuff , and since my wife joins me in opening all my packages i know it wouldn't go over to well .

[ondrek]

the chick in the pic, doesnt really seem to have a great body anyhow.

pass

[stokesda]

I've seen other eBay listings like this - maybe from the same guy, I don't know. The one I saw was a scantily-clad lady on a bed with an N-scale Kato BNSF SD70MAC sitting on her thigh.

[Anonymous]

Page 5 of the July 2005 Model Railroader has an ad that says the Broadway Limited is sexy. That's the first time I've noticed that word in a model railroad advertisement. I think it's out of place. My 28 year old son had the same reaction. Model trains just don't have that kind of thing going for them. They're exciting in another way entirely, and the two don't mix! The ebay guy will probably sell stuff that way, though. Sad.

[Anonymous]

That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I'm still laughing ! Seriously though, be careful what you buy from ebay. Especially from someone in this guy's frame of mind.

[Anonymous]

[}:)] I saw one of his items for sale on ebay today before I logged in here and saw this! *laughs*

I showed the OL and she said "Don't even think about about" then halfway out of the room turned back and added "besides -we- model in HO scale" *snickers* I am a lucky man....