Trying to decide on theme for purchases at next York. Am thinking of Chessie.
Helps to focus searches and purchases to have a theme. Have done New Haven
Wabash, CP etc. in earlier shows. Does anyone else do themes like this.
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My "theme", three (3) Atlas cars I'm looking for:
Canada Dry Ginger Ale reefer, road # 9162
Canadian Northern reefer, road # 16468
Northern Pacific double sheathed box car, any road #
With this in mind I can quickly go down the aisles looking for the Atlas Blue Box. After going through all the halls, having been lucky or not & now exhausted, I can redo the aisles and browse at a leisurely pace.
Harold.......I usually don't do themes.....but, I do take a list and mark down a range of what I should be willing to pay for an item.
Peter
My theme is "Still Alive" for another one.
Old Milwaukee because "it doesn't get any better then this".
You caught me off guard on this thread. I thought this was a forum thread for rehashing the same old York topics; admission to high, public not allowed, open too early/open too late, merchandise priced to high, why do vendors bring the same stuff, is York worth going to, why don't they bring York to my hometown, etc.
I have never gone to a train show, flea market, or garage sale with a preconceived plan of what to purchase. I just go with an open mind and open wallet. Heck, the last train show I went to I bought 52 brand new Makita SDS-Plus carbide tipped drill bits for $20. Never seen them at a train show in my life.
But, now that I have a smart phone, it is so easy to check ebay completed sales on what items MIGHT be worth. I always end up buying things that might be handy or nice and make the final decision when I get home on keeping it or selling it.
