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Re: International LegoTrain Auctions
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 13 Mar 2002 16:16:14 GMT
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Joseph Olson wrote:
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> I look for old 12v and 4.5v trains every week. I used to be able to type in
> "lego eisenbahn" pull up alot of trains from Germany. Now I can only pull up
> those sets by going to the international site. I didn't realize there was a
> change until a few weeks ago. Normally I search by seller anyway because
> some seem to consistently have some good train stuff for sale. I don't know
> why ebay changed.
It's possible it's an artifact of the way the categories work. Note that
German eBay has a category for LEGO trains while eBay US does not (or
didn't as of a couple months ago, though US eBay does now have multiple
categories for LEGO). Do make sure your searching from the right
category.
> The sad thing is that most sellers in Europe will only ship to their home
> country, so I see many auctions end with the bid about 1/2 or 1/3 of what I
> would be willing to pay. Did manage to win a 7740 and 7710 last week at a
> good price. If only I could stay in Germany for about a year, I could
> probably complete my collection!
One trick is to write the sellers. Another trick is to find a seller you
buy from a lot and see if they will accept shipment. I wrote one seller
to ask about shipping to a friend in Germany and their response was, oh,
no problem, I'm willing to ship to the US.
I've yet to get a 7710 for a good price from Germany, the one's I've got
have all come from Canada.
Frank
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