Thurs 12-12-2025 8:22 a.m. Over two decades of purchasing items on eBay,
90% of the items have come in to me with minor or major shipping damage.
Sometimes the item is a total loss. This is unacceptable. It takes
considerable time and effort to addre...
Sat 11-29-2025 9:21 p.m. I am having a strange time with my HO locos
these days. I am having more success repairing HO locos than any
previous time. What surprises me the most is the number of repairs which
can be accomplished with sewing thread, tin...
Thurs 10-16-2025 9:53 p.m. I realize that marketing tactics (promotion,
etc.) is an important part of selling merchandise on eBay. For example,
you may not be able to afford a new or used Ferrari (or Lambourghini),
so you settle for a new or used sca...
Tues 9-30-2025 10:43 p.m. In recent years, I have seen the price of
brass locomotives steadily decline. There are a number of reasons for
this: 1 ) younger modelers want new locomotives from China fitted with
sound and DCC; 2) older modelers are dyin...
Wed 9-10-2025 6:48 p.m. Many years ago, I purchased an AHM Rivarossi SP
Cab Forward from a hobby shop in California. The locomotive did not run.
As it turned out, the zamac (zinc alloy) chassis inside the locomotive
(not visible from the outside) was...
Fri 12-12-2025 6:32 p.m. This evening, I sent out a series of packaging
photos to one of my buyers along with a tracking number. This shows the
buyer what to expect. It also covers me with eBay because they want
photos of damaged items. Carriers may ...
Fri 12-12-2025 6:23 p.m. albertabrightalberta: Many years ago, I
received a shipment from a lady in the Midwest. She did something
interesting when she wrapped up one of my items. Instead of wrapping a
rectangle of tissue paper around the item where ...
6:10 p.m. 12-12-2025 albertabrightalberta: Some interesting comments -
particularly about sellers being booted off of the eBay platform.
However, I was looking for more educational information which might help
with packaging issues - particularly for...
tobaccocardyahoo: I felt that you provided some valid and worthwhile
information. However, the information did not address the subject of
eBay seller packaging improvement. b-goods / open box or liquidation
stock: It is my belief that most of the pre...
Fri 12-12-2025 1:57 p.m. katiec: Ridiculous: I watched a video of a team
of Japanese engineers examining a microswitch. They handled it, examined
it, played with it, etc. until they were satisfied with it. In contrast,
an American engineer just speci...
