train shows, swap meets, open houses......model railroading.

[Chuck]

My experience is similar, but it is the professional vendor who does shows for a living vs. the modeler/one-table wonder who is downsizing or willing to swap. Not that the professional vendors are ripping people off (because they aren't), they just tend to have higher prices than the modeler / one table wonders who just want to sell or swap and move on. One rule to go by at shows/swap meets: let the buyer beware!

Chuck