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I support two LHS's here in arkansas as best as I can with routine purchases such as paint, kits and parts etc... <br /> <br />eBay helped me get the Walthers Barge and Carfloat which was OOP and I had to win a bidding war for em. Otherwise Ebay has helped me get rid of items not really suited to my railroad.. you will not be able to make a living selling on ebay. <br /> <br />With that said, Out of Production items and occasionally much better prices than retail is what ebay is all about to me. <br /> <br />But when I consider where my hobby budget is going, the LHS's get the lions share. Ebay is about 30% of the money not spent in the LHS's and unfortunately that amount increases every year in ebay's favor because it is harder and harder to find that one coveted item you waited a year for.
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