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eBay rules! <br /> <br />Ok, so that's a bit simplistic. eBay could possibly be best described as a massive, 24 hour, 7 days a week swapmeet. You can find almost anything if you are willing to keep looking. I've bought assorted locos including an Athearn Dummy Dash 9 (mint, unassembled - just the way I like 'em!) and a powered PA (a type I've never seen for sale in a store over here). I've also bought assorted British locos and some photographic gear (one of my other interests is older Pentax SLRs). First rule: only buy from sellers with good feedback - read a few feedback reviews left by previous buyers. Secondly, set a maximum price and stick to it. I tend to have in mind a price that is slightly below retail. Another tip is to wait until the auction is almost over and then place your bid - I have won a few items in this way. <br /> <br />The previous post about buying "junker" locos and cars was interesting, as I do this too. Best one was a British diesel-hydraulic loco which was mint, boxed, but in pieces - I just had to re-assemble it (luckily the original instructions including exploded diagrams were in the box), and solder a single loose wire back in. I also had to fix a couple of cracked axle gears - removing them and using superglue while holding the gears gently in pliers to close the crack worked very well. I now have a sweet-running loco for a very reasonable outlay. It's important to check that the item is complete, or that you can find any spares it might need - I'm now looking for a spare set of loco and tender body shells for one buy as a result of not following this! Guess I'll have to search for a non-running but mint example to fit my good chassis to. Of course, for a real challenge you can't beat buying spares/repair cameras... lots of little parts, more complex than any loco!
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