Since I am not familiar with many of the HO manufacturers I am seeking information from you experienced railmen/women. There is an up comming estate auction near me and the ad states that some of the HO brand names included are Overland, Sunset, Key, Hallmark, United, Balboa, Precision, Con-cor, Tempo plus others. Are you familiar with these manufactures? If so, can a person tell by the brands listed wheather they are generally low, medium or high priced items? I would like to bid on some but I don't want to bid on something that others may have bad experiences with. Also, there are several Locomotives and cars in brass. Are brass items usually higher priced than others or are there also low quality and well as high quality in this group? I realize that one would have to take a look at the items to see the condition of them so I am asking for generalizations....if there is such a thing. Thanks in advance for any information.:thumb: