Get use to it. The USPS changed their regulations. Cars can no longer be legally sent as 1st class mail. They are merchandise not a letter. They must be sent parcel post ( 2 - 3 months deliver

Paul C. Koehler wrote: "It's real simple, if you don't like his price for shipping then don't bid on his item. End of discussion." One more thing - if you thing the postage cost is outrageously high,

Dave, Depending on where it is mailed from that may be a legit cost. Priority mail rates went up on January 4th for anything beyond one postal zone. If the seller is using the Ebay calculator and

For caboose roof material I like the paper used on model airplane wings & fuselage. I think it is called called Japanese paper or something close. It is very strong and the texture is very close to

It's real simple, if you don't like his price for shipping then don't bid on his item. End of discussion. Paul C. Koehler _____ Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 1:27 PM To:

Dave, I just bought several kits from probably the same guy. $13.20 is the premium Priority or Express Mail option. Send him an email asking for something cheaper and he'll quote a lower price. Jim

I've received and evaluated all of the patterns, instructions and decal artwork from Burl Rice. My immediate plans are to use his L&N PS-3 hopper heap shields, TC/L&N chip hopper extensions and

As one who writes specs for a living, I couldn't resist. Mule-Hide still exists. www.mulehide.com Now the product is made from EPDM rubber, which is what's on my flat roof at home. But, in 1906,

Dave, I must agree except that it would have been Rock Island Motor Freight where I grew up. $13.20 is outrageous given the cost of the various sizes of USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes. Gene

A.T. Kott wrote: "Mulehide" is not tarpaper. It's an impregnated fabric, judging by the Cyc ads. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA

Group: Is there someone out there who can check with Martin Lofton to see if the weather situation has changed his plans for attending Timonium - or not? Thanks. Tom Devenny East Norriton, PA

Choose your mailing preference, add insurance, add delivery confirmation… Each add on raises the total. I just mailed a large cardboard envelope with slides, CD and 8x10s. So, I tricked it out with

Jerry - I ate lunch at a restaurant, "The Machine Shop," in Olathe, Kansas, several years ago. The "machines" in the decor of the restaurant were harvesting machines and other farm equipment. (I

Dave Nelson wrote: The seller is thinking like a banker or an airline. Lotsa money to be made on sideline charges that don't rise to visibility easily. Tony Thompson Editor,

Dennis Storzek wrote: It changed names from Milwaukee Coke and Gas Co. to Milwaukee Solvay Coke in 1942, long after both Solvay and Semet-Solvay had been sold to Allied Chemical. Since this

Dave, Sometimes you get stuff on eBay for a good price. Sometimes you get taken. In my case, I was burned twice by a vendor with whom I had a long and otherwise good relationship. That's why I logged

Not meaning to get too far off course here. what the heck is going on w/ freight shipment prices from eBay sellers of resin kits? There's a Speedwitch kit on eBay right now. guy wants $13.20 to ship

It appears that at one time it was the Milwaukee Solvay Coke Co. I can remember seeing them push red hot coke out of the battery. Here is more info: http://donsdepot.donrossgroup.net/dr058.htm The

Dennis Storzek wrote: Such furnaces required use of slag to control impurities in many cases, but coke is an ideal fuel for most. You're making the common mistake of confusing Solvay

Mark Morgan wrote: How many years ago, Mark? Things changed greatly from, say, the early 1950s to the early 1960s as far as cargoes in covered hoppers. Tony Thompson Editor,