rem37411
Lead Caboose Polisher
I am curious what your biggest waste or regretted purchase has been so far? Nobody likes to admit they made mistakes but that is how we all learn!
I'm not ashamed to admit that I purchased a very nice looking Atlas CSX sd-60 with decoder yesterday at a great train show in Atlanta! I got it home, checked the address, set it on the track.............and nothing. I gave it a gentle tap and it started jumping bit by bit. I finally got it to run a complete lap. I am hoping that after running and breaking in it will smooth out. We shall see. Unfortunately the purchase was made from an individual set up at the show instead of a true vendor
I've made a couple other purchases on "Evilbay" (As someone on here referred to it as) that were less than stellar but not major purchases.
My lessons learned so far are that I will purchase Locomotives from no other place than a B&M hobby shop or reputable online sites (Modeltrainstuff.com is AWESOME!).
I believe, for the most part that Ebay is ok for most rolling stock and accessories.
Anyone else care to let us know what mistakes were made when you started out?? I started this thread so we could hopefully let someone on a limited budget or funding know what to avoid so they never have to experience buyers remorse!
I'm not ashamed to admit that I purchased a very nice looking Atlas CSX sd-60 with decoder yesterday at a great train show in Atlanta! I got it home, checked the address, set it on the track.............and nothing. I gave it a gentle tap and it started jumping bit by bit. I finally got it to run a complete lap. I am hoping that after running and breaking in it will smooth out. We shall see. Unfortunately the purchase was made from an individual set up at the show instead of a true vendor
I've made a couple other purchases on "Evilbay" (As someone on here referred to it as) that were less than stellar but not major purchases.
My lessons learned so far are that I will purchase Locomotives from no other place than a B&M hobby shop or reputable online sites (Modeltrainstuff.com is AWESOME!).
I believe, for the most part that Ebay is ok for most rolling stock and accessories.
Anyone else care to let us know what mistakes were made when you started out?? I started this thread so we could hopefully let someone on a limited budget or funding know what to avoid so they never have to experience buyers remorse!