I went over to the Army Navy Club this morning for about 30 minutes to see what might be available. I had on my short list Lionel Polar RR SD80MAC (no expectation of finding), Fastrack crossing gates, and/or something more powerful than the Z1000 I'm using on my layout now. Wound up buying MTH Z4000 for $150 and Polar Express Elf Car for $20. Really appreciate the gentleman who sold me these items.
Last year I found 2 of the older MTH Christmas smoking tank cars at very good prices that I looked for over a year without ever finding them. The kicker is this is a really small event compared to the others I've attended in the last 3 years - York and Springfield - but man, it has been good to me. I need to go to
I need to go to more of these local events!