Hi All, With the exception of the occasional scratchbuilt or ktibashed item, if you see an item on eBay that is in the S Scale other manufacturer's category that you do not recognize, it is most likely not S Scale. I try to judge flange size and wheel diameter to the size of visible screws since they will usually give away the correct scale proportion. The scale identification is a bit difficult for the S newbie who does not know what has been made in S, but for the seasoned S Vet it is giveaway.
I occasionally will write to the seller telling them it is not S scale. Most of the time, they do not move it to another category. A seller once insisted that a Varney Docksider with the horn hook couplers was S Scale. If I am interested in buying something I will ask then to measure the flange width. Again most really don’t have a clue where to even measure (which really annoys me) as they are selling something from an estate sale or Grandpa's trains. If you don’t know what you are selling then you have no business in selling it! But it will be all found money to them no matter what it sells for. They usually admit in the ad that they have no train knowledge as well, but they know what if "should" be worth. As usual buyer beware... Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Importing a Brass S Scale PRR X29 & G26 http://www.pennsysmodels.com PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE (for now) http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL See my Altoona train videos here http://www.myspace.com/billlane No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.8/800 - Release Date: 5/11/2007 7:34 PM Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
