Look through the For Sale/Trade Forum and decide if you could list your items in a similar manner and at a similar price level. You should have an Internet address in your profile when listing items as people will need to contact you. Decide how you want to be paid and how quickly you will mail items which sell. Will you accept reasonable offers? Can people pickup what they buy? Will you be at the monthly train show at the DuPage County Fair Grounds?
If you are selling rolling stock, order from the USPS their 'shoe box' shipping boxes. At no charge they will deliver to your front door a package of knocked down boxes each of which will hold a 14" x 7" x 5" item. If a single item is longer than 14" (i.e. passenger cars) place it in a box, close one end and cut a second box to length for cover the first box. Purchase a roll of two inch wide packaging tape. Purchase or find some packing material. Look for a source of clean shipping containers for multiple and bulky items. Good sources are liquor stores, fast food chains and florists.
Have you heard, "A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step?" Take a few pictures of an item and place it in the FOR SALE Forum Sunday morning. Get you feet wet and see what happens.
John in Lansing, ILL
