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Interesting. It sounds as though eBay UK is still at the stage where sellers are mostly genuine enthusiasts - I only know of one dealer that sells HO scale through eBay UK, and having dealt with them I can recommend them highly. I've bought a few locos from eBay now, mainly ones that I couldn't find in any other place - most recent purchase was an Athearn Alco PA in Santa Fe warbonnet paint - looks amazing, runs superbly, have fitted the close-coupling mod as detailed on the Kadee website - had to do a little modification to their instructions - basically they were advocating cutting too much off the coupler mounting arm, and also suggesting the wrong couplers - needs #28s rather than #27s. I've never found a store stocking the Athearn PAs over here, so eBay is very handy. <br /> <br />There's a few simple eBay rules which I've always followed. Firstly, only buy from sellers with good feedback, secondly, set yourself a maximum bid then stick to it - I usually work in terms of the retail prices, and will usually only bid up to the retail price of an item, unless I can't find one anywhere else - got the PA for £21. I also make sure to check the shipping charges - though UK based sellers will always charge the same regardless of which part of the UK they're shipping to!
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