E-Z Catch Saltwater Traps & Tackle Co.

E-Z Catch used to be called Scag's Trains before he moved  It is run by Pat Scaglione in Staten Island  He is known on ebay as fish-n-train. Beside the trains store he ran a bait and tackle store in his old location  He also owned E-Z Catch Crab trap factory   He relocated the store into the front of the factory when he sold the other building.

I bought my Alco S2 from fish and train a year ago. I knew e-z catch was the same store. I bought off his eBay store because of free shipping.

In Mount Prospect, Illinois, there is a bicycle shop that sells Lionel trains on the side in the far end of the store; I think it something to do in the winter.

 

In my home town of Broadview (the town bisected by the Illinois Central RR, go figure), there was a bicycle shop ran by an older Italian gentleman that put up with me coming in now and then, would run into him at DuPage, bicycles in front, and a few Lionel trains in the back.

 

About the same thing?

 

Dont have much faith in the dealers actually keeping these current. Only once on many a call has the dealer actually had the item in stock. Maybe others have had better results.

In the 70's and 80's my Dad own a bike and hobby shop in Chicago Heights, Il.  He always said he had the hobby (Lionel ) to stay busy in the winter.

Caution –

EZ sells NOS items in the market after they have been depleted. He sells the now (rare) items at a much higher than the original lowest price. There are a few others that also do this hoping some - - - - - - won’t know any better.

 

I do have to give EZ credit for still having the high priced product. MTH had to replace my LIRR RS-1 when the new & improved PS3 smoke unit melted the shell.

EZ & KOSS were the only two high dealers who still had the over priced item before the warranty ran out. MTH had to cover that transaction after I suggested legal action. They wanted to get a new shell painted overseas causing 6 more months of delays.

 

Here’s an example - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Long-I...;hash=item487a58e43f

$449.00 + 20 to ship? for a VO1000 which has been on the bay for years now.

I don’t think so.