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Thanks folks. But, in my head I'm still a teenager at times.

In the USA, UPS will delivery without having to sign for it, and if you get one of those Post-Its, there is a place to sign and you just put it back on the door and UPS will deliver without you being there.

Re: minority opinion 45 cents?! I only pay 37 cents. The problem with the US Postal system and that small fee is that there is no guarantee and no way of tracking the letter, package, etc. If you want those services you will have to pay a minimum of about $4.00. (This is the service that...

Best course of action to me is to use another carrier when you order. Forget the US Postal Service. Go with FedEx or another international carrier. I can't believe that it would be that much more to get FedEx delivery.

If I may introduce physics into the equation: the more pullies, the easier to raise and lower the unit and avoid having to use counter-weights. Ideally, you would have all pullies tied into one so you can raise and lower wit one hand. Personally, I wouldn't do it. If I don't have the room for...

I tried that once and it turned out the high bidder at the time had a max bid more than my "slam" bid, so I lost out. For the most part, I like your technique and I follow something similar to that at times, but I also try another technique to enter my max bid first, after doing some research...

HAHAHAHA. I gotta laugh at that one, 'cause I've done it. Although not quite the way you depict. I kept the item in my watch section without bidding and then at the last minute put in a bid. It's not that I came along, it's just that I didn't want anybody to know that I was a potential...

Thanks for finding that thread. :)

I thought I saw a thread about couplers and can't find it. I did a search and didn't come up with what I am looking for. I have come to a decision that I want to be consistent with the trains all having the same coupler. I have my Bachman starter set that has the EZ mate knuckle couplers, but...

Hey, pcentral, it wasn't meant to be an "I hate Ebay" thread and I don't think it has evolved that way. It was merely my observation about some of the buyers, and I should have it clear that I was referring to buyers. I never said I hate Ebay, just that some people who are uneducated and...

I think you need a finer point brush to paint your yellow striped warning lines.:D j/k, very nice job. I wish I had that ability.

Just sounding off a little bit here, I hope nobody gets offended. I started checking out ebay thinking that I might be able to pick up some stuff at cheaper rates to fill up my table with HO stuff, mostly getting track, and I noticed how some people just have no idea what they are doing. When...

How about a parking lot for the church? or a liquor store.

LOL!!!:D I think most did pay and got the message and it did occur during the Florio administration, so it was almost like getting a visit from your friendly neighborhood chamber of commerce.

even cold here in the Northeast. I had to walk a mile to a meeting this morning in 7 degree temperture, I don't know what the wind chill factor was, and after about 200 yards, my head started to hurt. No, I wasn't wearing a hat.:(

Not a quirk, merely a reality. There is no national sales tax. In states where applicable, an online retailer, catalog as well, typically only collects state sales taxes on shipments to the states in which it has operations or distributions (I just order something from Barnes & Noble to...

Vic hit the nail on the head. Go to your LHS and tell them that you can get the same thing online for much less. However, be reasonable and don't expect the LHS to go down to the lowest online price. Figure out what a good price would be, if you bought online and had to pay shipping versus...

if it will cost more to build than what you can get from selling, then don't bother. what you will likely need is to have a LHS or two, or three, donate various parts - that is the only way to make it worth the effort. otherwise, just use the money you would have spent on the layout and make...

I'd stay away from the peanuts and paper towels - more likely to get dust from them than newspaper. You may also want to consider getting the sturdy plastic storage containers - once used and not needed anymore, you can stack them nicely into each other and they don't take up much space. They...

Or, imagine your layout, in your mind or on paper, and go from there. In fact, that's what I'm doing right now. Imagination is a great tool.