I know I’m going to regret this.... ;>) It’s not a strange thing at all to say Andy. Here’s some of the issues with some rough numbers. The Chinese factories are very good at designing

My "holy grail" today is information related to any pulpwood rack cars that might have been in Western NC from 1940-1943 (or earlier). Photos and info seem to be scarcer than hen's teeth. I know

On Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:04:47 -0500, Tim O'Connor wrote Strange thing to say. Strange thing to sell. Seems like it's a lot harder to pack and protect an assembled model than a kit. And what's the

Friends, While I haven't had any problems ordering train items from Great Britain, they still do offer sea mail as the least expensive alternative. I sometimes order archery supplies from England,

Warning, Warning, Warning. The subject about Ebay, the USPS, UPS and any other service involved in the transportation of anything NOT occuring in the time period of the STMFC has been determined to

fwiw, I also get regularly shipments by first class to Germany. After numerous bad and expensive encounters with UPS, DHL, FedEx I use USPS exclusively... Bernd

Hi Rich, I also believe Dave is right on this. The USPS web site doesn't show any change on this. First Class International can still be used for small parcels under 4 pounds. I have two shipments

Hi Tony, You raised an interesting point here and I did some research this afternoon on this to find out more info. I rang Australia Post to ask about how who set the rates for international shipping

Dear Gene: I would love to receive a copy of your RPC cycs....I have been "indexing" my model railroad magazines for articles I am interested in and haven't touched my hard won set of RPC's,so this

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 time)

There are (2) issues you need to understand about Ebay if you don't sell there on a regular basis. 1. According to Ebay's rules it is the seller's responsibility to ensure that the package

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE I love hearing this stuff, Mark. I grew up listening to guys talk about the "mills". I knew some Dads and Uncles that worked the furnaces and

Nothing falls off the side of a boat, I am assured, as it all goes by air. Barry Bennett

I spoke to the vendor at Springfield about undecs -- he said that if he could figure out how to pack them the parts without damage then he would sell undecs. (I didn't ask why this was a problem.)

Some sellers use 3rd parties to pack and ship their stuff, like the "UPS Store" or others. Those places have to charge for their packaging, labor, as well as shipping -- so you may just be looking at

Dennis Storzek wrote -- ... it's hard to say for sure how far eastern hoppers were likely to roam. I agree it's hard to say WHY eastern hoppers were found in California, Montana, the Dakotas,

lol Gene! my own notes are just text (.TXT) files. my "index" tools are ancient software utilities called "grep" (egrep/etc). These are pattern matching tools, and I launch them from my text viewer

Tony is correct in regard to the receiving country controlling postal rates. It has been a long standing rule that if you mail a package to an overseas address with a letter in it, you must declare

Folks, On the one hand, this discussion has remained quite civil. I thank you for that. On the other hand, I think this discussion has run its course. Further

Keep in mind that Ebay collects its fees based on the final SALES price. S&H costs are not subject to their fees. So you often see what looks to be a VERY good deal before you look at the S&H.