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Re: Looking for Set # 3225
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 25 May 2000 16:05:26 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.net=Spamcake=
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> > Dave-
> >
> > Take it from me who purchased 44 of the 3225s to part out-- don't waste your
> > hard earned money.
>
> I am not sure I agree that 3225 is a waste of money.
Oh, don't get me wrong-- I think it's a *great* deal for parts....I *did* buy 44
of them. All I meant was that he shouldn't buy the set for the engine and the
cars, because they are really weak *models*. I meant to suggest that if he
really likes the engine or cars, then he should build them from scratch himself.
> If we assume that Dean
> doesn't have any 9V at all, or very little, but that he will get the track and
> controller another way (perhaps in 4561 or in 4565, or used on the resale
> market) 3225 has good parts. Not the best, but at retail you will be paying
> almost as much for the wheels buffers and couplers, and the motor, as what the
> retail set price is. So you get the red windows and the roof bricks for free,
> just about
>
> Note, the cheapest way to get track and a power pack is to buy the power pack
> used, buy the curved track used, and pay S@H for whatever straight you want.
> DON'T pay the S@H prices for a power pack, they are a glut on the market
>
> ++Lar
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| (...) I am not sure I agree that 3225 is a waste of money. If we assume that Dean doesn't have any 9V at all, or very little, but that he will get the track and controller another way (perhaps in 4561 or in 4565, or used on the resale market) 3225 (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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