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 Posted - October 14 2009 : 03:51:40 AM
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"Where's my   Part?!?"
"Dawgonnit! It just plopped into the deep-shag...  "
"Blast it!!! I knew the shop-vac was too powerful!!! 
For the parts you can't retrieve, there is hope... I discovered a source for those parts... parts you thought you'd either have to remanufacture or hope and pray you find it at a swap-meet... or, having to buy a second loco or piece of rolling stock just to satisfy your sense of well being instead of cloning or shelving it on your "dusty-space-of-shame-'cuz-I-can't-fix-it-anymore."
okay, it's an eBay source... bear with me, eh?
Try it:
http://toys.shop.ebay.ca/HO-Scale-/19128/i.html?_catref=1&_dmpt=Model_RR_Trains&_fln=1&_npmv=3&_ssn=mwinternetauctionsonmain&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282
Assorted traction tires to super Zoo accessories. 
19 pages with 192 items on each page.  This is a single dealer.
If this posting is inappropriate, I shall remove it.
John
I don't have a one track mind. It depends on the turn-out.
"I love your catenary!"
Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
Edited by - zebrails on October 14 2009 03:55:09 AM
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 Posted - October 14 2009 : 11:36:12 AM
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The problem I see with that seller is he doesn't know what he is selling. Bachmann parts as Mantua, AHM as Athearn.
I know what make loco these are fore but how many others do?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/HO-K4-PACIFIC-6-WHEEL-TRUCKS-W-DRIVE-RODS_W0QQitemZ380166268812QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item5883ace78c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
How about these Rivarossi number boards?
http://cgi.ebay.ca/RIVAROSSI-HO-REPLACEMENT-PARTS-8254-NUMBER-BOARDS_W0QQitemZ350262798883QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item518d4a2a23&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
There are alot of hard to find parts listed but you'll have to sift through 75 pages of listings to find what you need.
Ray
Edited by - Ray Marinaccio on October 14 2009 12:10:39 PM
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Posted - October 14 2009 : 12:55:01 PM
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| Great...now I'm going to be kept awake at night wondering if some hayseed is out there tearing down perfectly good rolling stock for an ersatz parts store...sigh...
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Posted - October 14 2009 : 12:55:18 PM
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That seller has been mentioned many times here. He DOES have a lot of stuff. And he lives so close to me I really wonder just where he's getting all of it, because there ain't jack around here in most places you look.
Biggest problem is lousy-to-rude customer service, and ridiculous shipping. I consider him to be a source of last resort. Unless you like paying $10 for shipping, only to get a box with a $3 postmark. Especially his "mandatory insurance" he used to charge for but NEVER apply (as happened to me several times). After the last, blatantly outrageous straw (I combined 4 auctions, got charged a combined $12 shipping fee with "insurance" for a box that arrived beat-up with a $2.67 parcel-post label) I complained - and got banned from future bidding. So I made a new account just in case...
Ebay has taken steps to clamp down on such things (the insurance bit for one). My last purchase using my "spare" account was a bit more reasonable and *gasp* actually arrived via the Priority Mail I paid for!
But I'd be wary. They do incredible volume, something like hundreds of listings a day it seems - but have the worst feedback I've ever seen for a powerseller with that kind of volume, and it actually has gotten worse. I think the "negative feedback-banning" scares people, as it's worth noting: he DOES have a LOT of rare, HTF, random, kinds of items.
IF you can find them, as Ray said.
Caveat Emptor...
Edited by - GoingInCirclez on October 14 2009 12:57:22 PM
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Posted - October 14 2009 : 8:03:39 PM
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The guy is a crook. I was taken by him after paying for a Tyco Anniversary car.
Mike
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Posted - October 14 2009 : 11:39:29 PM
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It appears that this guy bought out Golf Manor Hobbies stock after they went belly-up. His shipping is ridiculous, but I weigh it against the rarity of the parts. I've ordered quite a few times from him, but I know what I'm buying even when he doesn't, and that's worked to my advantage on more than a few purchases.
He does respond to my questions, but I generally have to wait a day or two for a response. At least his shipping is fast, and he packs well. Some of the Rivarossi parts just aren't found anywhere else. As with any purchase, caveat emptor -- know what you're buying, and it's worth.
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Posted - October 15 2009 : 12:57:44 PM
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quote:It appears that this guy bought out Golf Manor Hobbies stock after they went belly-up.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759-October 14 2009: 11:39:29 PM
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Ahhh...proof that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...I dealt with Golf Manor in the past---and reaffirmed the idea that, if I ever need a part for anything again, I'll troll swap meets and train shows for years before I'd ever deal with those jewels of humanity again.
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Posted - October 15 2009 : 4:25:28 PM
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quote:
Ahhh...proof that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree...I dealt with Golf Manor in the past---and reaffirmed the idea that, if I ever need a part for anything again, I'll troll swap meets and train shows for years before I'd ever deal with those jewels of humanity again.
Originally posted by shaygetz-October 15 2009: 12:57:44 PM
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No kidding. I bought from them because they were universally praised by guys over on the Model Railroader forum, and man did they rip me off. They charged about $10 in shipping for one set of drivers, which was more than they quoted, and cost about $2 to send. To top it off, the guy ruined the NWSL axle gear he installed, and didn't quarter it properly. I at least got them to send me a new NWSL gear set free of charge, but I vowed never again.
The AHM guys I know said they would just pick an arbitrary price to charge you, based on their whim at the moment.
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Posted - October 16 2009 : 7:44:32 PM
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There's is also seller Micah7306, who is probably another Golf Manor alum, but at least he offers free shipping on some items.
Micah7306: HO Scale, O Scale items
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