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gregeusa:
Some people can afford that, and also why hope he's not installing 100 units?

Buying 100 will help the hobby and Ring company and help keep our hobby alive.

LVRR1856:
Well let's just say over the last few months the count has grown to about 150. (I have a train hoarding problem)... ;D

Of the 150 probably 50 are childhood junkers and father-in-law projects that are not worthy of the investment.
I plan to be able to use straight DC when using the old stuff. Also plan on unloading quite a few and using the cash to buy RP stuf and other train stuff ... track/switches/cork RB/ .... more loco's :o

I would estimate that overtime - I may Railpro around 50 locos. Being HO, a LM3s, speaker, and KA, maybe a 8 to 9 pin harness ...
Lets say about $150/ea x 50 = $7500, even if the number drifts north of that ... say $10K (66@150) ... still not terrible, especially over time.

Also, probably won't use Sound and KAs in all of them, so a good portion will have no sound LM3s which are about $70 ...

Compared to what some sink into their dcc setups, the Railpro system is certainly more economical.
G scale is certainly in a class of it's own tho, agreed.

darryl.trains:
I too had a problem with getting more engines than I could run..  Now I have somewhere around 12 runners but while my affliction was  buying engines, I bought a lot of RP items for them and I suppose I should thin those out also as I decided not to get any motive power but hold that option open as in case ?  I can have too much ?  At least that is how my wife feels. What do I need with 50 boxes of Cache Creek HO freight cars? And the road goes on forever..   Don't ask me about peddling all of my Lionel accessories.  I had that monkey on my back too !  Your version might be different and true.  What is that for sale over there ?

LVRR1856:
Don't even mention rolling stock, I told my wife not to put dirt on top of the casket, just have everybody throw a tub of rolling stock in the hole -  ;D

In an effort to get organized, I recently rearranged the shelves in the basement, thinned out other hoarding things like Xmas decorations, Halloween decorations, useless boating accessories (I had a boat problem also over last 25 years) - then back into trains.

I un-tubbed all the locos and stacked on 1 shelf, this way I have easy access to sort them out - what stays, what gets RP, what can I live without ...
then I need to un-tub the rolling stock - same thing on another shelf. The shelves are 2' wide x 8' long.
I also organized all the "projects" (loco's needing work, paint, decals, RP, etc) with individual/labeled Tupperware containers.

This method gives you big picture all at once - out in the open, instead of 10 Walmart tubs full of trains. You get the picture.

Selling process ? What do you guys see as best method of selling old stuff ?
Ebay? - seems they want like 15%
FB Marketplace? - I sold other stuff thru that, bit of a hassle - but does sell.
Local Trainshows ?
Call wholesaler and dump for pennies on the dollar?

faithie999:
i agree that the ebay fee is high!

if it were me, and you have a well-attended train show in your area, that would be my choice.

Ken

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