I didn't think Etsy would have any good model railroad deals, but that diesel locomotive is quite good! I've also experienced a lot of odd pricing at antique stores - Either people think the trains are rare and worth a ludicrous amount of money, or they think they're junk and have excellent deals. Interesting experiment, though!
@logammoran784
4 жыл бұрын
10,000 people are now hearing the classic “Well folks”
@traintime3538
3 жыл бұрын
Now 50,000
@PRRFanDoesTrainz
4 жыл бұрын
*pssssssssssst* Hey. Hey kid! Ya wanna buy some wee- I MEAN an HO scale CN GP40-2W?
@wandabentley963
4 жыл бұрын
No want a E2
@unionpacific905yt4
2 жыл бұрын
I want a f unit
@terrywallace8922
2 жыл бұрын
How much do you want for it?do you want to sell it?
@Jup1ter_1173
4 жыл бұрын
I remember I saw an American dockside shunter for like 300 dollars at an antique shop and online it goes for like 20 bucks
@trainstorm1225
4 жыл бұрын
Happy 10k, SMT!! I’ve never seen a KZitem channel grow so fast, especially for someone your age! Really impressive! Keep it up! I can’t wait to see what you have in store! Congratulations and here’s to 10k! 🍻🥳🎉
@robby062
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve had some luck on eBay when a seller incorrectly titles or lists an item, as some bidders won’t see the listing.
@nomad2158
4 жыл бұрын
It was YOU! I was like a day away from getting my income tax back and buying that locomotive exactly, and then it was no longer available! In all seriousness Im glad it went to a good home, and nice to see that it runs!
@boblatzer
4 жыл бұрын
Love your channel. You’re getting better and better all the time. My one complaint is that you’ve cost me a lot of money. You always inspire me and I end buying more and more trains! I guess that’s not a bad thing.
@MSR_Studios
4 жыл бұрын
“Better late than never” - some random Thomas VHS
@OttawaModelRailFan
4 жыл бұрын
Never thought of getting any HO stuff of Etsy but it seems like you got a pretty good deal on that loco and they even sent some extras. Great video!
@robertrivera9162
4 жыл бұрын
The vintage train car with the double floors and windows is a model of a train car used in the 1800s for railroad workers. Cars like that would have had tight bunk bed quarters and been prone to things like lice and ticks. It is a good model for an older railroad layout or a layout based on a museum.
@davidztog9011
4 жыл бұрын
Another CN locomotive for the collection, eh, Harrison. Got there quick with just one click. 🤣 I haven't personally bought anything from Etsy, but I do believe you can ask the seller if they will do better on the price. Also if you buy several items they are selling, as with eBay, they usually ship them together, so that brings the cost down even more. Nice new feature for your channel. Thanks for sharing. 👍 👍 👍
@mercuryoak2
4 жыл бұрын
I never tried etsy but then again i have yet to buy locomotives online again . i did once but was a boxed Niagara. Bachmann made them eh not great then plus my moms car knocked it off shelf destroyed it but i have tender I kept which is mint. One thing I had happen was a seller wasselling a mallett or a challenger for like $120 about turned out was a scam. Multiple sales came through luckily then a buyer emailed me asking if I bought and received. Only thing I've gotten is parts or couplers passenger cars in 2009 anything ive had for locks is from sets excpt 3 steamers 1 Chattanooga choo choo set was Facebook find , 1 from train show , and one my mom got in a box of Tyco random track but couple trains and cars . the cars went missing but I restored that locomotive by patience however it was worth time i put into it. I gotta make a video of it running all painted. Etc. I got discouraged ever since that Niagara and scammer bit.
@marsis_trans
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 10 000 subscribers!
@Drennan1
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 10k subs.
@modelrailpreservation
4 жыл бұрын
The old Aurora DDT switchers, the ones made in Mexico at least, don't run on standard 12VDC power. Those were sold under their Aurora Railmasters sets, which is basically "N scale for kids". These sets came with a plastic layout molded with hills and painted. Rails were just metal strips set in the base. It was controlled by a slot car trigger style controller that plugged into the layout. I believe the Railmaster locos were 3VDC. Even by small switcher standards of the 1970s, they were awful quality. As for the layout itself, I personally find them to be so campy looking that they are actually fun. I did replace the cheap flat strip metal rails with actual N scale code 80 track.
@BlaxlandRidge3
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's actually pretty nice! As RockyRailroad Said, "Either people think the trains are rare and worth a ludicrous amount of money, or they think they're junk and have excellent deals." That GP40-2W Looks fantastic! What a great kitbashing job! And holes drilled for grab irons? Even better!
@tadheath5856
4 жыл бұрын
That was a great deal!!!! In the very first picture was that crane and short caboose and the parts flatbed combo piece. I told u it had rails on it. You can see what i was talking about in ur video from David A to Z scale sent u....I'm really impressed with ur collection and knowledge on the vintage stuff...by the way....lol keep up the great work caption tyco!!!!!...that's in a GREAT WAY!!!! Take care!!! Stay safe too...
@the_trainman2334
4 жыл бұрын
Well that went better then I expected! Much better!
@kylefischer9766
4 жыл бұрын
It is funny to read the listings from sellers who have no idea what their selling but think it is valuable. In my experience train shows are the best as the sellers are reasonable and normally willing to negotiate. I got a good price on even new stuff that way.
@thegreatdh
4 жыл бұрын
CN widecabs have to be my favorite locomotives ever, nice buy!
@alcopower5710
4 жыл бұрын
Great find 👍......maybe use the boxcar for a maintenance shed......could be a great project
@borailroadfan8964
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe I'll start buying from Etsy. (Nice Video SMT Mainline)
@francoisguerette
4 жыл бұрын
Geez! Your channel is growing fast Harrison I am very happy for you! A few weeks ago you were celebrating 9k!🥳🥳
@RsTrainsonYT
4 жыл бұрын
Dang I thought the Etsy thing would go a lot worse but Iʻm shocked the little guy even works lol! Congrats on 10k SMT!!
@borailroadfan8964
4 жыл бұрын
10K SUBS! GREAT JOB MAN!
@lionelslouber8880
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome Buy!!!! I have a bought from a Chicago land area modeltrain shop second hand early CN wide cab locomotive made by AHM back in 2015 custom kit bashed and painted along with a CN caboose custom painted. Both were customized by my dad's one friend before I was born. I showed my dad's friend and told him I bought it from a model train shop and he was surprized that it lasted a long time spite front walkway is sagging from when the orginal cab and nose was cut off and replaced with a Athearn F-45 cab. The snowplow was hitting switch points and frogs due to the sag. It's prob the glue had gotten old. =^.^=
@Cookie-yj7pz
3 жыл бұрын
Once I saw on Ebay "Hornby 00 class Bogie black steam locomotive engine tender" and then some other words about steam locos I can't remember. On sale for £15 and it was a 6 wheel bogie by the looks of it
@aaronsadowski1691
4 жыл бұрын
Oh boy... That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be! BTW loved the maple syrup shot on the livestream last night.
@dbtech7914
4 жыл бұрын
Not a bad deal! An Athern Blue Box with all the railings and the light works plus some telephone poles.
@Petemonster62
4 жыл бұрын
SMT - High Speed Boom is right! The car with the detached truck, at 3:30, is a Tyco/Mantua 1860s Horse Car.
@chr1sda1sey
4 жыл бұрын
That Marklin loco is from their Hammo two rail range which ran on 12v dc
@Uptownloki47
4 жыл бұрын
At the time of watching this video, KZitem says you have 10k subs. Congratulations man way to go.
@MMRails
4 жыл бұрын
Well now I want to smell it. Great video. What software did you use for the Etsy surfing? I was watching and my comment was going to be “Can’t wait for the unboxing video” and then wham! You unbox it. Not many KZitemrs have that kind of patience. Loved it. This is why he has 10K subscribers people! This is why!!!
@caseynaton8927
4 жыл бұрын
Hey SMT, I never would have thought that Etsy would have killer deals on model train stuff, but after seeing this video, I did some searching around on Etsy and bought myself a little Roundhouse 2-6-0 for a fantastic price! It'll be a bit of a project engine, but that's nothing that some Rivarossi parts and new wire handrails can't fix.
@GeneralLeeStudiosBrian
4 жыл бұрын
The marklin train (not that model but same kind) was in Thomas & Friends in season 1 and 2
@RealElonMusket
4 жыл бұрын
CONGRATS FOR 10K SUBS!!!!!
@hohobbyist1098
4 жыл бұрын
Really nice locomotive, ignoring where you got it from. If you factor that in...well, it's an incredible find!
@monstermasterhaunts1054
4 жыл бұрын
The at an sf loco was a Rivarossi and is not a split chassis. It runs quite well.
@SMTMainline
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe, I'm not so sure.
@FeedScrn
4 жыл бұрын
Good deal. Congrats. I like the working cab light inside the locomotive. Nice layout as well.
@lawrencejneuser8801
2 жыл бұрын
I'm Glad you didn't pick the other one. I think the other one took a dive to the floor.
@garrinhatfield40
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 10k subs love the vids stay safe
@animalyze7120
3 жыл бұрын
The whole problem with our Train hobby is that too many people think Oh grandpa's old trains, let's sell them for $300 on ebay because they are trains. Most people don't realize that Tyco, Lifelike, Bachmann and the other Toy Grade trains aren't worth much and none of them are "Rare", as the market was saturated with them. There are a few Tyco and Lifelikes that are rare Campbell's soup and Good & Plenty comes to mind and those can fetch a decent dollar but the rest are nothing special. We need to take back our Hobby from the scalpers and nitwits and stop paying ridiculous prices for this stuff I think. I'd love a Hiawatha and Olympian Milwaukee road set but I refuse to pay $400-800 as that's just stupid, one day I'll just repaint old cars in that scheme just to have it lol.
@paulstitz7954
4 жыл бұрын
10k congratulations SMT.👍
@larryarcher4502
4 жыл бұрын
You got it weathered aged and smellyied plus it ran not too bad with the bonus scenery those athearn locomotives we're Bulletproof long as somebody didn't get them all wound up with carpet bread and burn out the armatures thanks for the experience very entertaining !!
@riondoesthings1988
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats again on 10k
@juhanasiren6824
4 жыл бұрын
4:23 That's a Märklin TM800, made between 1953 and 1958, in very poor condition (paintwork is badly worn, couplers damaged, pickup shoe missing, rods bent, visible gears look worn, no idea of the state of the electrics inside...) - not being a particularly rare model, it's basically scrap. An intact model with an original box in good condition (the box also, that is) would be collectible (average price 290 €).
@spenceradams2908
4 жыл бұрын
That Marklin engine looks to be a hamo dc version marklin used to make three rail ac and two rail dc locomotives and had several different brands
@buzzygaming7667
4 жыл бұрын
i got a hornby 0-4-0 for like 40 aud and postage was 20 aud and the loco worked amazingly it just needs some oiling and wheel cleaning
@warbabyproductions
4 жыл бұрын
Nice vid and a chip way to expand your roster can’t wait and hope to see another one of this videos
@WalkerBulldog19
4 жыл бұрын
If you had enough damaged cars you could make a wreck scene or make a repair yard for the layout
@mistermadmachine6311
4 жыл бұрын
Hey a bonus for the engine 😮 And I think the shack was hagrids there was a picture of a figurine of him that you didn’t see
@geep271
4 жыл бұрын
Nice looking loco! All it needs now is some couplers!
@mikel5295
4 жыл бұрын
I found maybe 3 boxcars on Etsy for around 8 US dollars each, with free shipping and got excellent results but I have seen some really crazy high prices on standard ordinary run of the mill items . As with many sites I find something decent priced but when you look at shipping that's what kills the deal for me . Overall tho , I'm cool with Etsy and will sure to find some deals out there
@allohiorailfan6123
4 жыл бұрын
Nice Canadian Wide Cab (I believe it’s a GP38-2W), keep up the good work
@jasonlowes6212
4 жыл бұрын
I love the look of the CN wide cab
@panzerkitsune
4 жыл бұрын
I gotta admit, the oak display case is really nicelooking. I would buy that for my trains if I didnt have them in my IKEA Detolf glass cabinet. maybe I'll get one case just incase for the future
@carolosten995
11 ай бұрын
"Slightly broken boxcar"
@StrictlySteam
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Also congrats on 10k subs!!
@PapaMav
6 ай бұрын
On the topic of Dodgy: here is the most dodgy thing I see on Ebay, is Sellers trying to sell HO Steel track by listing it as Nickel Silver or sometime Aluminum.
@SMTMainline
6 ай бұрын
That's messed up. Hopefully its a honest mistake.
@clarkafbbrat
4 жыл бұрын
I've tried this before on etsy, and I recommend not to do it because I have gotten scammed. Instead of buying a locomotive or rolling stock from etsy, you should go to your local hobby shop that has model trains, and buy it from them.
@roscoepcoltrane5499
2 жыл бұрын
thats cool, athearn GP40-2 modeled with a Canadian Details West cab....I modeled alot of those in the 1990s and early 2000s for a guy.
@wilfred8326
4 жыл бұрын
eBay or Amazon or STY sometimes you will go higher on shipping but you will get a desired model
@raymondleggs5508
4 жыл бұрын
That's an athearn blue box kit boxcar shell and those are life-like power poles
@southwestlimitedproduction9738
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 10k
@NickelPlatedProductions
4 жыл бұрын
A well crafted piece of art
@Zebrails
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you, thank you... another place for me to look at available HO model trains. Awesome that you got this CN GP 40-2 which runs well... runs "WELL folks!..." John Kamloops, BC
@Jarith_jenkins
4 жыл бұрын
Btw I couldn’t watch your second newest video but besides that love the videos and keep up the awesome work :D and congratulations on hitting 10k
@bm6chime
4 жыл бұрын
At 5:15, I actually have that caboose. It’s a good runner for me and never fails. Also, great work on the layout and models!
@barrydelaney6748
4 жыл бұрын
Never tried Etsy, but I've got a lot off eBay over the years and never got burnt by a bad deal. Even the non-train sellers have packed the items well and they arrived with no damage.
@chazco
4 жыл бұрын
Cool. Never thought to look on etsy. Congrats on finding something worth the money
@johnchandrav.1823
4 жыл бұрын
Well...it looks like you got yourself a smooth runner of a Locomotive there. Good on you. 👍
@ericzerkle5214
4 жыл бұрын
I bought an Erie Lackawanna F7 A/B combo off Ebay and it is in new condition!!
@tjprptchable
4 жыл бұрын
Awsome video and buy SMT these type of videos are relaxing to wach and entertaining, congratulations on 10K SMT!
@idahocentral2119
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 10 K subs :)
@shipbuilding1000
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting. That's certainly a customized unit, Athearn didn't make any North American safety cab units during the blue-box era. Nice going on hitting 10k!
@MattKonsol
4 жыл бұрын
i also buy model ho scale trains on ebay and on some facebook groups. Have you tryed mercari? Btw congratulations on your first Etsy model train purchase!
@thythethy9590
4 жыл бұрын
That Broken Box car, Maybe You Could Make Do Some detailing to it To Add Rust effects & Maybe Just Put it somewhere kind of Desolate =
@thatd59ladlarry
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe you can put the Canadian pacific boxcar into the canyon to show that a boxcar fell into the river below and its a little damaged! Just saying :)
@MrBnsftrain
4 жыл бұрын
at 2:09 I noticed a Dapol Evening Star locomotive for C$25.55 3:37 looks like an old kit-built car. I have a similar one that's made of wood(?) 4:56 The seller even photographed it with a Hagrid Funko Pop
@LastExile1989
4 жыл бұрын
Alot of times I find the perfume atributed to a widow selling her husband's old model RR stuff.
@EndangeredMooseknuckle
4 жыл бұрын
Ebay is frustrating. $5 locomotive looks like a deal, then almost 20 to ship. HLf of the time the shipping cost on the package is a fraction of what they charge... its a way to sink in additional profit.
@dirtydanstrains1414
4 жыл бұрын
I actually enjoyed this and imma be honest please do more of these
@NYandAtlantic
Жыл бұрын
That looks to be an excellent buy congrats to you all I’ve been doing is watching videos
@West_Cascade_Rail
4 жыл бұрын
That thumbnail 💯💯
@positionlightproductions6187
4 жыл бұрын
Nice Widecab!
@codyandrew2029
4 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend using a company that does reshipping. You can consolidate packages and the prices I find to be reasonable. Just gotta be willing to wait twice as long. But hey when it can be 40+ an item to ship it makes it worth it. Reship.com is a good one
@swfaviationandtrains3990
4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 10k
@calcaiger7632
2 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos. Especially the repair videos. What brand would be the best for me to look for an old style american 4-4-0. I've always wanted one but could never afford one. I've been browsing Ebay and found a few for decent prices but I don't know which brands I should avoid?
@SMTMainline
2 жыл бұрын
I think TYCO Mantua made them for a while. They aren't the best runners but you can find them cheap and they are super easy to work on.
@ATDCC_Colby
4 жыл бұрын
That’s just about as much in American dollars in total as a lot I bought with 3 cars, a caboose, one broken locomotive, and one working locomotive
@parkerdoty_1495
4 жыл бұрын
You do good restorations
@mattsmocs3281
4 жыл бұрын
Hey bro. That cab is definitely a refit probably a pretty expensive cab kit and the paint job must have done by a previous owner. You technically scored in the canadian model market
@WC3fanatic997
4 жыл бұрын
I certainly wouldn't mind seeing more videos like this. I would love you to browse places like Ebay and Etsy more and find terrible deals. You'd have a thousand videos worth at least. Also can you maybe tell me why in the everliving hell half of the cars I find are missing trucks? Like seriously, I'd swear they buy them just to rip the wheels off the damn things.
@ashevilletrainman6989
4 жыл бұрын
Ha. I see you are diving into more, lets say, modern content. Kinda like those "buying things off wish" type videos. And cool thumbnails. Glad to see it. Can't wait to see you become one of the biggest channels in the community.
@santafewarbonnetproductions
4 жыл бұрын
2:44 i have the tender to that locomotive and i found the main locomotive on etsy
@shnops
Жыл бұрын
The shipping box looks like it was in a war !!!
@MoosesWorkshop
4 жыл бұрын
I think you got an engine buying addiction. LOL
@sparky107107
4 жыл бұрын
never heard of that site before.. will have to check it out .. well if it runs and at that price,, ya you got a deal
@HudsonFromNYC
4 жыл бұрын
Serenity! 10k subs!
@simplsquam
4 жыл бұрын
Speaking of shady buying, that mehano set you got refunded for is for sale on eBay if you want to give it a second shot
@ericzerkle5214
4 жыл бұрын
I like those CN units.. One could just make a roof out of polystyrene...
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