--- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <ctxm@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <ctxm@> wrote:
> > Check out ebay and compare the selection and the price per pound or per
> > cubic foot, S comes out looking bad to those who don't realize all it's
> > positives so they just take the path of least resistance and buy some O
> > stuff.
>
> just for fun I checked the ebay model railroading listings and came up with
> 79,633 O listings and 7,353 S listings or about 10 to 1. A search for O
> boxcars with buy it now turned up 8,759 possibilities with the cheapest scale
> car at $15 for an atlas /roco 40 footer then a weaver 50 footer for $25.99.
> A comparable boxcar search in S scale turned up 509 hits with cheapest scale
> car being a 50 foot PRS kit for $27.95 and next an American models 40 footer
> for $35. So you can see what S is up against when trying to attract new
> modelers...DaveBranum
>
I think all that means is S Scalers/Gaugers are less willing to sell at a loss
than O Gaugers.
Rich G(ajnak)
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