How many times have you placed a quick bid only to find out it was a Hallmark ornament?
How many times have you seen the word RARE describe a very common and cheap freight car?
How many times have you seen the world MINT described a well run locomotive with more chips than paint on it?
How many times have you seen the price of bids surpass the amount of gold stored in Fort Knox for something that you could buy at you LHS?
The list could go on to include I know nothing about trains, I’m selling for a friend, this was in grandmothers attic, my father was a large collector, I don’t know if it works but it is old and worth a lot of money.
I think the funny ones are when the buyer tries to act like they know something and describes a Berkshire as a Mikado or a common freight car as a baggage car.
Some of the better ones go like this, Rare Lionel 0-27 track well rusted. However easy to clean with steel wool, this track will make a good investment.
I have come to the conclusion the following words are over used, rare, vintage, mint I think you get my point.
And what is the story with this, I’m clearly looking for Lionel O gauge trains but I have to move around things like Hallmark, Lionel Richie, Lionel Barrymore, Shaun Livingston Lionel Chambers and yes even once the Lion King. What the heck is a Lionel Purrsmore cat?
What exactly does the words Like New mean? Is this something that was produced like new but is missing something? I mean it is either new or used in very great shape.
The one I like the best. LIONEL TRIAN – I’m not a train person but this plastic engine marked American Flyer is rare and bought for my dad in 1965 and will run on all Lionel track. It is in Like New Condition with some cracks near the cab. Since I do not have a transformer I do not know if it works.
Someday I will tackle the subject of shipping and handling but for now lets just say we need to petition E-bay to get things correct for us wanting to shop for Lionel Trains.
Yes the world of E-bay and model trains can appear to be a strange one. However it is still one of the best everyday markets for that little special item you want.
[FONT="]@ yes this is just a fun poke at e-bay and if we actually ran a retail store like this we would be out of business at the end of the week.[/FONT]
How many times have you seen the word RARE describe a very common and cheap freight car?
How many times have you seen the world MINT described a well run locomotive with more chips than paint on it?
How many times have you seen the price of bids surpass the amount of gold stored in Fort Knox for something that you could buy at you LHS?
The list could go on to include I know nothing about trains, I’m selling for a friend, this was in grandmothers attic, my father was a large collector, I don’t know if it works but it is old and worth a lot of money.
I think the funny ones are when the buyer tries to act like they know something and describes a Berkshire as a Mikado or a common freight car as a baggage car.
Some of the better ones go like this, Rare Lionel 0-27 track well rusted. However easy to clean with steel wool, this track will make a good investment.
I have come to the conclusion the following words are over used, rare, vintage, mint I think you get my point.
And what is the story with this, I’m clearly looking for Lionel O gauge trains but I have to move around things like Hallmark, Lionel Richie, Lionel Barrymore, Shaun Livingston Lionel Chambers and yes even once the Lion King. What the heck is a Lionel Purrsmore cat?
What exactly does the words Like New mean? Is this something that was produced like new but is missing something? I mean it is either new or used in very great shape.
The one I like the best. LIONEL TRIAN – I’m not a train person but this plastic engine marked American Flyer is rare and bought for my dad in 1965 and will run on all Lionel track. It is in Like New Condition with some cracks near the cab. Since I do not have a transformer I do not know if it works.
Someday I will tackle the subject of shipping and handling but for now lets just say we need to petition E-bay to get things correct for us wanting to shop for Lionel Trains.
Yes the world of E-bay and model trains can appear to be a strange one. However it is still one of the best everyday markets for that little special item you want.
[FONT="]@ yes this is just a fun poke at e-bay and if we actually ran a retail store like this we would be out of business at the end of the week.[/FONT]