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Wanted to Repair- Postwar Lionel

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Posted by Frank53 on Saturday, August 20, 2005 3:36 AM
no contest, I can send a topic to the last page faster than a speeding bullet.
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Posted by prewardude on Saturday, August 20, 2005 3:15 AM
Frank,

I probably can!
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Posted by Frank53 on Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:31 AM
can anybody kill a thread faster than me?
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Posted by Frank53 on Friday, August 19, 2005 8:48 PM
Jerry, I have a post war 2026 with a bent axle and a couple of very slightly damaged flanges. Can you make it run straight and true again?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 3:18 PM
Ive known guys like that too. But I do it by a strict- non flexible- hourly rate!!!
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Posted by Jumijo on Friday, August 19, 2005 12:00 PM
Jerry,

Best of luck with your repair business! References are important. If you have some, make them known. A deserved good reputation will pull in a lot of business.

I have a postwar 2025 that might need your attention soon. If it wasn't for my reticence of putting it through the mail to and from, you'd have it by now.

I have a post war repair guy literally right down the street from my office, but he's one of these - "I can fix that for ya for 25, 35, uh, 60 dollars. Yessiree, $75 plus tax and parts, oh and labor, and gratuity, plus a security fee and milage . . . shouldn't be more than $125 unless I find something wrong . . ." The more he talks, the more the price goes up!

Jim

Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale

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Wanted to Repair- Postwar Lionel
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 19, 2005 10:37 AM
Do you have a Postwar locomotive, accessory, or transformer that doesn’t run properly? You don't have enough time to repair you trains? Give it to me, and for only $12/ dollars an hour (plus parts and shipping) I can make your prized train run like new!

Some service stations charge up to 40 dollars an hour for just inspecting the item!

If you are interested, here is my business card… Just email me to schedule a repair! Thanks, Jerry’s Train Repair

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