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Well, elbowing little kids is amusing but I tend to let them have front row seating to the trains.Pricing is a challenge. I go to one particular show and enjoy the Dealers, Clubs and the People there. Having said that; I might proceed to examine one item somewhere... Tyco Boxcar, Candy Scheme, Price 20 dollars. Examine this item long enough until Dealer stops thier activity and gets up off the chair and approach.Just before they reach range, put the item down and mutter "Yech!" and examine another item. They usually stop dead and express distate at such a interruption or loss of thier chair time.Now to be fair, some of my favorite dealers are very hard working and on thier feet all day. I only target the ones who have a chair far away and some sort of non-train activity away from the customers. I love people who stand at the train table looking over the items. Picks up each and every item and examines them painstakingly. Usually this person is near a building support or other device that creates a blockage in the walkway between tables. Watch and see two lines of people form paitently waiting for this person to move on. Look over a rubber band drive equippted engine and see the dealer light up thinking yer a dummy who was born only 20 years ago and never heard of or seen such a monstrosity. (No offense please. bear with me here) They dance right up to you and expound on the wonderful top speed qualities of that 50 dollar engine all but salviating at such a easy hit. Examine a One Gauge engine on rollers rolling away making suitable computer/DCC noises. Point a finger near the cab (Or near the florescent sticker that has a very large price written on it) and ask "How much?" or "What is the price?" See the person exhibit high blood pressure or other tics. Ignore the shine on the obselete and worn out equiptment being displayed. Drop down below the table and examine the various boxes asking "Is this for sale?" several times. This works best when there are several others trying to buy and sell above you. I recall a customer who had to have the choo choo. He calls the spouse or someone else on his or her cell phone and loudly (Forgetting that he is in a public place) whines and begs to buy this beauty (Insert sum total of few hundred dollars) and barters soul and 3 months honey do projects and asks for credit card that was left at home.All of this loudly near large groups of people who are politely trying anything they can to pick up thier food and GET clear of the trouble. Makes me wonder why the lout cannot get to his or her car and have the converstation in private.What really makes it rather amusing is to witness said choo choo bought for cash by another before the converstation is concluded.Only then does this person ask the dealer while leaning over the small sign "CASH ONLY!!!" while holding the precious (Paid for in blood and sweat) credit card number. Finally but not least. Hit the dealer with either a large dollar bill and watch them scrape trying to dig up proper change. Or pay them in large amounts of change/small bills from all of your pockets while many people gather behind you waiting thier turn to buy. Oh one more thing. There is no vile word that blashemys harsher than "Ebay". This is the one word that riles em fast.
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