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I just recently started looking at n-scale stuff on e-bay. I don't know what I was expecting, but there isn't much I'd want there, and it seems like a lot of the stuff is overpriced, especially when you consider s/h. And I also noticed that most stuff has Rapido couplers. So there's an extra ten bucks to replace the wheelsets. Some guys had bid stuff up to a price that was at or above the msrp of some items (too many to be specific). Then there's the discussion about shopping at the LHS. I notice several of us have to drive a lonnnnng way to the "L" HS. I do, I have to drive almost 80 miles to Austin or Houston to buy things. So if I factor in a tank of gas, lunch of course, (don't want to miss lunch!) it really is an expensive proposition. But I want to do everything I can to support these guys. The people I deal with (King's in Austin and Papa Ben's in Houston) are all friendly and helpful. Also, I can see exactly what I'm buying. So I haven't bought anything on-line, but I'm starting to see an advantage. AS long as I get what I want, AS ADVERTISED, it's starting to seem a good way to go. I can use my wife's bank card (she doesn't trust me with it), so I guess I get it pretty soon. Or, do many of you find what you want in magazines, on the internet, etc. and then buy from LHS with a phone call and the wife's card? does the price and shipping from them to you making it worthwhile to do it this way? Just wondering, mike
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