John Meyncke posted:At a train show about ten years ago, A 1996? Lionel Steel service station set, with the extra seperate sale hopper car. New in box, for around $100.00. I procrastinated but came back about 15 minutes later....you guessed it...gone.
Still looking😊
John
You have the year correct. I purchased such a set a few years back, but I also paid more than $100! (I did get it I think for around $175, which in my observations is less than most sellers still ask for a complete set with the extra ore car).
I'm sure there are a few things I have let get away over the years.
One that comes to mind that was just something I didn't think enough of to order at the time it was offered. A club in Western New York called ESLES (I think - and I don't know what the acronym spells out to, even if I do have it correct) offered a Lionel Post War style transformer car, but it had I believe Niagara Mohawk (power company name up in that part of the state) lettering on the flat and/or the transformer itself.
I went to school in upstate NY and had a classmate in my later years of study who worked for Niagara Mohawk (having not been up there for nearly 20 years, I have no idea if it's still called that or not), that is a piece of rolling stock I would not mind finding someday. I don't search everyday, but I don't believe I've found them regularly on eBay or ever seen one for sale at York.
-Dave
