Actually,...
Actually, these guys are pretty sharp. The HO club I belonged to dismantled a 20' X 35' to make way for a new layout (after 35 years of the original).
Of course, the plan was salvage everything you can- track, lumber, etc. I remember the bundles of useless wood, rat's nests of wire and a lot of scrapped track. Try salvaging track that's been tacked in place, weathered and ballasted for even a couple of years.
If these guys were clever enough to price it right, they unload the whole enchillada, get the building cleaned out for the landlord- don't have to lift a finger, and bank the check!
The winner gets to shell out the transport fee, spend hours and hours dismantling what's required- prolly having to at least cut the thing into sections, have the muscle to get it out of the building, pack it for the road trip and then sweep out the building )prolly have to supply their own trash bags- hint to the winner. The ( there is more), do everyrhing in reverse when they get it home. There's no doubt a time limit to satisfy the closing of the lease. Any damages to the building will be assigned to the winner although since they're not the leasee I doubt if they'd be liable (but I will keep an eye out on Judge Judy!!!).
Then you get it home and start looking at what you have! Junk! I am not negative- just practical. I gotta think that at some moment during the process the guys doing the take down will have that "uh-oh" feeling. As Bugs Bunny once exclaimed while testing 250 lb. bombs with a mallet, "WHAT AM I DOIN"?
In this case- the winner is the loser?
Good Luck fellows~~~~~~~~~~~~
Drop a line and let us know how this turns out.
Perhaps we could contact the seller and winner vias e-mail. Announce their celebrity here. The Gauge picks up a few new members...
Mark
