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After many years I am getting back into HOn3 and once settled into my new house, I can start on my first layout in over 30 years.
The layout will be a one-man operation, with one train running at a time. I will be doing old-school DC. With over 25 HOn3 locomotives that I'd like to see running at some time or another, adding DCC decoders to all of them is.....well not going to happen.
I have found there is very little in the way of DC quality power supplies available today. Looking through Walther's catalog, MRC seems to be the only one left in business. I need to have tethered walk around capability, which further limits my choices.
Any and all suggestions appreciated,
Earl
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Re: Blackstone Stock Cars BLOWOUT SALE!
I sent you a PM. I am interested in a set of 5.
Thanks,
Brian
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Re: Blackstone Stock Cars BLOWOUT SALE!
are these new, used, with or without box. etc?
On Monday, September 21, 2020, 03:04:10 PM CDT, cdp48 via groups.io <cdp48@...> wrote:
Blackstone stock cars: $35 each $10 shipping or FIVE for $150 and I pay shipping. (That's $30 each if you buy five.) I have 14 left. Buy them all for $400. (That's less than $30 each!)
PayPal friend payment only. (I've sold this way on this site for years.)
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Blackstone Stock Cars BLOWOUT SALE!
Blackstone stock cars: $35 each $10 shipping or FIVE for $150 and I pay shipping. (That's $30 each if you buy five.) I have 14 left. Buy them all for $400. (That's less than $30 each!)
PayPal friend payment only. (I've sold this way on this site for years.)
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FS: Blackstone, MTL, Slim Princess, Westside, PSC, MRGS,, Raile Line, Kadee, Banta, Unknown HOn3 items
I Have the following HOn3 items for sale...
| Nathan Kline - HOn3 Model Trains For Sale: 9/20/20 |
| Mfg. |
Type |
Description |
Qty. |
Price Ea. |
| BSM |
C-19 |
NIB B310207-S Painted, Unlettered C-19, Later Version Flared Side Tender |
1 |
$500 |
| BSM |
C-19 |
NIB 310215-S Painted, Unlettered C19, “Later Style” Straight Side Tender |
1 |
$500 |
| BSM |
Flat |
NIB B340305 Painted, Unlettered D&RGW 6000 Series Flatcar |
6 |
$40 |
| BSM |
Coach |
NIB B350106 Pullman Green, Unlettered, D&RGW Open Platform Passenger Coach |
2 |
$90 |
| BSM |
ED Box |
NIB B340126 Painted, Unlettered, D&RGW 3000 Series Economy Door Boxcar |
2 |
$55 |
| BSM |
Stock |
NIB B340231W, D&RGW 5500 Series Stock Car, #5605 B2/3 Style, 30s Era Lettering, Weathered |
1 |
$60 |
| BSM |
Cab. |
NIB B340960, Painted, Unlettered, D&RGW Long Caboose |
4 |
$90 |
| BSM |
DD Stk |
NIB Painted Semi-Gloss Black, Unlettered, D&RGW 5500 Series Double-Deck Stock Car, 3 Pack |
1 |
$175 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
NIB B340601W, Narrow Frame Tank Car, No. 12770 UTLX Yellow Lettering, D Ladr., Weathered |
1 |
$70 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
New No Box, Narrow Frame Tank Car, Custom No. 12880 UTLX Yellow Lettering, D Ladr., Weath. |
1 |
$60 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
New No Box, Narrow Frame Tank Car, Custom No. 11008 UTLX Yellow Lettering, D Ladr., Weath. |
1 |
$60 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
NIB B340602W, Narrow Frame Tank Car, No. 13236 UTLX Yellow Lettering, Weathered |
1 |
$70 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
NIB B340605W, Narrow Frame Tank Car, No. 13036 UTLX Yellow Lettering, Weathered |
1 |
$70 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
NIB B340607W, Narrow Frame Tank Car, 12812 UTLX, Yellow Lettering, Weathered |
1 |
$70 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
NIB B340608W, Narrow Frame Tank Car, 12822 UTLX, Yellow Lettering, Weathered |
1 |
$70 |
| BSM |
NF Tnk |
NIB B340610W, Narrow Frame Tank Car, No. 63 CYCX, White Lettering |
1 |
$65 |
| MTL |
Reefer |
NIB 850 00 001, RGS 30' Composite Underframe Reefer, Dimensional Data Car |
6 |
$40 |
| SLP |
Biz Car |
BRASS HOn3-9 RGS Business Car "Edna", Painted Green, Unlettered |
1 |
$150 |
| WSMC |
C-25 |
NIB BRASS Westside Model Company D&RGW C-25, Unpainted |
1 |
$325 |
| PSC |
T-19 |
NIB BRASS "Iron Horse Models" RGS 4-6-0 #22, Unpainted |
1 |
$425 |
| MRGS |
RPO |
NIB #3062 D&RGW #62 Railway Post Office-Baggage Car With MRGS Trucks |
1 |
$60 |
| MRGS |
Stock |
NIB #100 D&RGW 5500 Series Single Deck Stock Car Kit |
1 |
$25 |
| E&BV |
Stock |
Built From Kit, 5500 Series D&RGW Stock Car, Lettered For WRG, Grandt Trucks, Kadee #714's |
9 |
$40 |
| KDE |
MISC. |
NIP #704 HOn3 Coupler Height Gauge |
1 |
$8 |
| KDE |
MISC. |
NIP #780 Tap & Drill Set, #0-80 Tap, #55 Tap Drill, #52 Clearance Drill |
1 |
$8 |
| KDE |
MISC. |
NIP #714 Couplers, Two Pair Pack |
2 |
$4 |
| RLN |
Box |
NIB #130 D&RGW 3000 Series Boxcar, Kit |
1 |
$15 |
| RLN |
Box |
Built From Kit, 3000 Series D&RGW Box Car, Painted Unlettered, Grandt Trucks, Kadee #714's |
5 |
$40 |
| UNK. |
NF Tnk |
BRASS, No Box, Narrow Frame Tank Car, No. 11004 UTLX Yellow Lettering, D Ladr., Weathered |
1 |
$75 |
| UNK. |
NF Tnk |
BRASS, No Box, Narrow Frame Tank Car, No. 65 CYCX, White Lettering |
1 |
$75 |
| UNK. |
Reefer |
WOOD, Built From Kit, No Box, D&RGW 30' Refrigerator Car, #50 |
1 |
$40 |
| BMW |
Struct. |
NIB #2062 D&RG Sargents Roundhouse, 3 Stall, Laser Cut, Kit |
1 |
$150 |
| BMW |
Struct. |
NIB D&RG Sargents Roundhouse Single Stall Expansion, Kit |
3 |
$50 |
| UNK |
Struct. |
Chama Coaling Tower, Built Up, Painted/Weathered |
1 |
$50 |
| UNK |
Struct. |
Round Water Tower, Built Up, Painted/Weathered |
1 |
$50 |
BSM=Blackstone Models, MTL=Micro Trains Line, SLP=Slim Princess, WSMC=Westside Model Company, PSC=Precision Scale Company, MRGS=Model Railroad General Store, E&BV=E&B Valley, KDE=Kadee, RLN=Rail Line, BMW=Banta Modelworks, UNK=Unknown |
If list is not displaying properly please contact me off list for an Excel spreadsheet. Price includes shipping to CONUS. PayPal, Check, or USPS/Western Union Money Order. Thanks! -- Nathan Kline Tiadaghton Valley Railroad & Coal Co. McConnellsburg, PA -------------------------------------------------- Web: https://www.tiadaghtonvalleyrr.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TiadaghtonValleyRailroad/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVJMoICFWw9Muse6xm8moiQ
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
This sounds like the conversation the old guys have every morning at McDonalds...when you could actually sit inside a McDonalds.
With cinders in your eyes, Bruce
419-602-3584 cell
Dale, I grew up in a suburban community in New Jersey about 10 miles west of the George Washington Bridge. Gas was cheap in the early 1950's. Our first car was a brand spanking new green Mercury that my friends dubbed the "inverted bathtub". I learned to drive in that car ... and got in a lot of trouble with it too -- but that's another story.
Russ
I bought my first vehicle in 1976. Gas wass 52 cents a gal. that summer in Denver. But, that winter at the Ski Resort towns it was $1.08 during the season. After the season closed it dropped back down the mid 60 cent range in the mountains. Gas has always been more expensive up there in my lifetime.The lowest I ever saw gas was in about 1960 on South Broadway about a mile south of where Caboose Hobbies was. It was a gas war. Price was 23 cents a gallon.
Dale Buxton
Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's Junction.
I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande Models line as
Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his casting are
excellent.
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for this kit.
> This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit line goes the way
> of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway Miniatures has gone
> completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale vehicles can
> afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal where the
> seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are swiftly coming
> to an end.
>
> Dale Buxton
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz <mark@...
> <mailto:mark@...>> wrote:
>
> Not sure how much this kit was when still in production but I'm
> sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
>
> Mark K
> Oxon
>
>
--
Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
--
Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
Dale, I grew up in a suburban community in New Jersey about 10 miles west of the George Washington Bridge. Gas was cheap in the early 1950's. Our first car was a brand spanking new green Mercury that my friends dubbed the "inverted bathtub". I learned to drive in that car ... and got in a lot of trouble with it too -- but that's another story.
Russ
I bought my first vehicle in 1976. Gas wass 52 cents a gal. that summer in Denver. But, that winter at the Ski Resort towns it was $1.08 during the season. After the season closed it dropped back down the mid 60 cent range in the mountains. Gas has always been more expensive up there in my lifetime.The lowest I ever saw gas was in about 1960 on South Broadway about a mile south of where Caboose Hobbies was. It was a gas war. Price was 23 cents a gallon.
Dale Buxton
Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's Junction.
I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande Models line as
Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his casting are
excellent.
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for this kit.
> This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit line goes the way
> of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway Miniatures has gone
> completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale vehicles can
> afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal where the
> seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are swiftly coming
> to an end.
>
> Dale Buxton
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz <mark@...
> <mailto:mark@...>> wrote:
>
> Not sure how much this kit was when still in production but I'm
> sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
>
> Mark K
> Oxon
>
>
--
Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
I bought my first vehicle in 1976. Gas wass 52 cents a gal. that summer in Denver. But, that winter at the Ski Resort towns it was $1.08 during the season. After the season closed it dropped back down the mid 60 cent range in the mountains. Gas has always been more expensive up there in my lifetime.The lowest I ever saw gas was in about 1960 on South Broadway about a mile south of where Caboose Hobbies was. It was a gas war. Price was 23 cents a gallon.
Dale Buxton
Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's Junction.
I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande Models line as
Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his casting are
excellent.
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for this kit.
> This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit line goes the way
> of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway Miniatures has gone
> completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale vehicles can
> afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal where the
> seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are swiftly coming
> to an end.
>
> Dale Buxton
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz <mark@...
> <mailto:mark@...>> wrote:
>
> Not sure how much this kit was when still in production but I'm
> sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
>
> Mark K
> Oxon
>
>
--
Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
But it was uphill both ways! Honest, I lived in Colorado during my High School years. G.
When you look at the average age of most of us! We probably really are! Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 lol 😂 Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 This is beginning to sound like a bunch of old codgers bragging to one another about how "when I was a youngster we had to walk 5 miles in a blizzard to school ... up hill ... both ways".
Russ Heck I remember doing it for 50cents per hr. After two years on the job! Lol Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 I remember when the Ed Sullivan Show was sponsored by Texaco. In the commercials 5 uniformed guys would run out to service a car, pump gas, check the oil, wash the windshield and sing the Texaco theme song, all at the same time.
Russ On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
Who you calling an old geezer?
When you look at the average age of most of us! We probably really are! Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 lol 😂 Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 This is beginning to sound like a bunch of old codgers bragging to one another about how "when I was a youngster we had to walk 5 miles in a blizzard to school ... up hill ... both ways".
Russ Heck I remember doing it for 50cents per hr. After two years on the job! Lol Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 I remember when the Ed Sullivan Show was sponsored by Texaco. In the commercials 5 uniformed guys would run out to service a car, pump gas, check the oil, wash the windshield and sing the Texaco theme song, all at the same time.
Russ On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
When you look at the average age of most of us! We probably really are! Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694
On Sep 20, 2020, at 7:41 PM, Ric Case via groups.io <ebtmodeler@...> wrote:
lol 😂 Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 On Sep 20, 2020, at 7:38 PM, Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...> wrote:
This is beginning to sound like a bunch of old codgers bragging to one another about how "when I was a youngster we had to walk 5 miles in a blizzard to school ... up hill ... both ways".
Russ Heck I remember doing it for 50cents per hr. After two years on the job! Lol Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 I remember when the Ed Sullivan Show was sponsored by Texaco. In the commercials 5 uniformed guys would run out to service a car, pump gas, check the oil, wash the windshield and sing the Texaco theme song, all at the same time.
Russ On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
lol 😂 Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694
On Sep 20, 2020, at 7:38 PM, Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...> wrote:
This is beginning to sound like a bunch of old codgers bragging to one another about how "when I was a youngster we had to walk 5 miles in a blizzard to school ... up hill ... both ways".
Russ Heck I remember doing it for 50cents per hr. After two years on the job! Lol Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 I remember when the Ed Sullivan Show was sponsored by Texaco. In the commercials 5 uniformed guys would run out to service a car, pump gas, check the oil, wash the windshield and sing the Texaco theme song, all at the same time.
Russ On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
This is beginning to sound like a bunch of old codgers bragging to one another about how "when I was a youngster we had to walk 5 miles in a blizzard to school ... up hill ... both ways".
Russ
Heck I remember doing it for 50cents per hr. After two years on the job! Lol Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694 I remember when the Ed Sullivan Show was sponsored by Texaco. In the commercials 5 uniformed guys would run out to service a car, pump gas, check the oil, wash the windshield and sing the Texaco theme song, all at the same time.
Russ On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
Heck I remember doing it for 50cents per hr. After two years on the job! Lol Ric Case EBT Modeler Hamilton Ohio 1-513-375-7694
On Sep 20, 2020, at 7:17 PM, Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...> wrote:
I remember when the Ed Sullivan Show was sponsored by Texaco. In the commercials 5 uniformed guys would run out to service a car, pump gas, check the oil, wash the windshield and sing the Texaco theme song, all at the same time.
Russ On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
-- Russ Norris, MMR Cape Cod, Massachusetts http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
I remember when the Ed Sullivan Show was sponsored by Texaco. In the commercials 5 uniformed guys would run out to service a car, pump gas, check the oil, wash the windshield and sing the Texaco theme song, all at the same time.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
My first tank of gas was .19 cents a gallon... I was pumping gas at .25 a gallon and yes, got robbed... when the police arrived I was sitting on him... Our hobby has a tradition of short runs, and prices go up with rarity... There are rumors of someone trying to buy Eric's business... If they don't I will miss his kits, but some of the subjects, mostly his V&T kits are being offered now from Shapeways by several young men...
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:50 PM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing
windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when
business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote:
> i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
> 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
> Kevin.
>
> On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@...
> <climax@...> wrote:
>
>
> Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8
> to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other
> special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I
> remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it
> was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce
> Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
> To: HOn3@groups.io
> Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
>
> Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
>
> And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
> Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
> they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
> burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
> out!
>
> With cinders in your eyes,
> Bruce Bowie
> 419-602-3584
> in2trains@... <mailto:in2trains@...>
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@...
> <mailto:rbnorrisjr@...>> wrote:
>
> Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
> dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
> I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
>
> Russ
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
> <luggw1@... <mailto:luggw1@...>>
> wrote:
>
> Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
> Junction.
>
> I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
> Models line as
> Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
> casting are
> excellent.
>
> Bill Lugg
>
>
> On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> > Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
> this kit.
> > This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
> line goes the way
> > of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
> Miniatures has gone
> > completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
> vehicles can
> > afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
> where the
> > seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
> swiftly coming
> > to an end.
> >
> > Dale Buxton
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
> <mark@... <mailto:mark@...>
> > <mailto:mark@... <mailto:mark@...>>> wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how much this kit was when still in
> production but I'm
> > sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
> >
> > https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
> >
> > Mark K
> > Oxon
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Russ Norris, MMR
> Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
>
>
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
Bill Lugg
Well, I'm a bit younger. I was pumping it a $0.60 a gallon, washing windshields, checking oil, etc. I even did lube, oil and filter when business was slow. I even got robbed once.
Ah, those were the days...
Bill Lugg
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
On 9/20/20 2:52 PM, kevin b via groups.io wrote: i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up.
'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet.
Kevin.
On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@Mindspring.com <climax@mindspring.com> wrote:
Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8 to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce
Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
To: HOn3@groups.io
Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical
Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's
they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them
burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug
out!
With cinders in your eyes,
Bruce Bowie
419-602-3584
in2trains@gmail.com <mailto:in2trains@gmail.com>
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 11:05 AM Russ Norris <rbnorrisjr@gmail.com
<mailto:rbnorrisjr@gmail.com>> wrote:
Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger
dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but
I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg
<luggw1@risebroadband.net <mailto:luggw1@risebroadband.net>>
wrote:
Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's
Junction.
I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande
Models line as
Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his
casting are
excellent.
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for
this kit.
> This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit
line goes the way
> of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway
Miniatures has gone
> completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale
vehicles can
> afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal
where the
> seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are
swiftly coming
> to an end.
>
> Dale Buxton
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz
<mark@kaspro.net <mailto:mark@kaspro.net>
> <mailto:mark@kaspro.net <mailto:mark@kaspro.net>>> wrote:
>
> Not sure how much this kit was when still in
production but I'm
> sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
>
> Mark K
> Oxon
>
>
--
Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
i can remember gas at .39 a gallon. free glass with 8 gallon fill up. 'course, i was ridin' not drivin' yet. Kevin.
On Sunday, September 20, 2020, 02:23:29 PM CDT, Climax@... <climax@...> wrote:
Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8 to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha -----Original Message-----
From: Bruce
Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
To: HOn3@groups.io
Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug out!
Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's Junction.
I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande Models line as
Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his casting are
excellent.
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for this kit.
> This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit line goes the way
> of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway Miniatures has gone
> completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale vehicles can
> afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal where the
> seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are swiftly coming
> to an end.
>
> Dale Buxton
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz <mark@...
> <mailto:mark@...>> wrote:
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> Not sure how much this kit was when still in production but I'm
> sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
>
> Mark K
> Oxon
>
>
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Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
Darn youngsters. I am so old that I remember the gas wars! Gas was 8 to 12 cents a gallon and they threw in dishes, towels, or other special offerings to entice you to get the whole set of what evers. I remember in 1965 when I filled my take up for 46 cents! Of course it was a Honda 50 Super Sport motor bike! hahahhaha
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce
Sent: Sep 20, 2020 2:06 PM
To: HOn3@groups.io
Subject: Re: [HOn3] A touch of Ebay Madness?
Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug out!
Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's Junction.
I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande Models line as
Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his casting are
excellent.
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for this kit.
> This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit line goes the way
> of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway Miniatures has gone
> completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale vehicles can
> afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal where the
> seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are swiftly coming
> to an end.
>
> Dale Buxton
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz <mark@...
> <mailto:mark@...>> wrote:
>
> Not sure how much this kit was when still in production but I'm
> sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
>
> Mark K
> Oxon
>
>
--
Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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Re: A touch of Ebay Madness?
Funny Russ. I too paid as low as $0.19/gal!
And when I tell the Juniors and Seniors in our Electrical Technology class I was paid $1.05/hr when I started at McDonald's they can't imagine working for that wage. But then I tell them burgers were $0.17 and cheeseburgers were $0.19 and their eyes bug out!
Of course, $20 back then would correspond to a much bigger dollar figure today. I don't know when that kit came out, but I am old enough to remember gas for 19 cents a gallon.
Russ
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 10:16 AM Bill Lugg < luggw1@...> wrote: Yes, the price tag on the box says it was $20 from Jim's Junction.
I really hope somebody is able to pick up the Rio Grande Models line as
Eric has a lot of important kits and parts in it and his casting are
excellent.
Bill Lugg
On 9/20/20 3:36 AM, Dale Buxton wrote:
> Rio Grande's web site is still up and it says $20.00 for this kit.
> This situation is only going to deepen if Eric's kit line goes the way
> of the Dodo. The asking prices for Jordan Highway Miniatures has gone
> completely insane! Only hard core collectors of HO scale vehicles can
> afford them now. From time to time you may find a deal where the
> seller isn't looking to gouge anyone but those days are swiftly coming
> to an end.
>
> Dale Buxton
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 2:48 AM Mark Kasprowicz <mark@...
> <mailto:mark@...>> wrote:
>
> Not sure how much this kit was when still in production but I'm
> sure it wasn't anywhere near this.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/124344746704?ul_noapp=true
>
> Mark K
> Oxon
>
>
--
Russ Norris, MMR
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
http://blacklogvalleyrailroad.blogspot.com/
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