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Mike, I buy stuff on Ebay, at various online hobby businesses and area hobby shops. I am in the same basic position you are. My closest LHS is 85 miles away, and the closest good hobby shop is 165 miles away. I have found deals on Ebay, however, I feel in the last year or so, Ebay sellers have become more and more commercial entities and their starting selling prices are at, or very close to MSRP! When I'm thinking of bidding on something, I go to a couple of online sources to see what they are asking for an item . I take into account the shipping charges and if I decide to bid, my bid must be a better price than these online sources can give me. I simply place the bid at the maximum price I am willing to pay and let Ebay incrementally bid for me. I watch the auction very little and if I get out bid, so be it. I don't very often make a special trip to a hobby shop and wait until other reasons take me to where they exist. This gets me around them 5-10 times a year. Sometimes when in a town with a HS, I don't even stop, if the need doesn't exist. My staple for hobby goods are the online stores. They have very good prices, and you get combined shipping for the most reasonable costs. The ones I use tell me previous to the purchase whether or not an item is in stock! Don't get me wrong, I love hobby shops! It's just if you live in the rural US, the online stores end up being the most convenient!
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