Athearn Boston & Maine 4-bay hopper MWKD

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Athearn Boston & Maine 4-bay hopper MWKD This is an Athearn Boston & Maine 4-bay hopper that would be a great addition to your layout. The car is used and in very good working condition. Wearing road number #BM 71714, it is good quality. It comes equipped with installed Kadee couplers and metal wheelsets, see pictures. If you use buy it now, I will pay the shipping to US & Canada. Overseas there is a BIN discount on shipping. If you win via auction, buyer pays $4.40 for Mail delivery (US and Canada), actual overseas. I will also gladly combine auction wins to save on shipping (the second item ships for $2.00 and each additional item being $1.00 more). Please check out my other auctions for more quality 'HO' scale items.Background info-Who am I:I am a retired person who likes to tinker with HO trains. For several years now I have been buying and refurbishing HO trains items. Then reselling them on e-bay. I do not consider myself as a store. To me it is more like a flea market, when I have stuff, it is on ebay. But I'm not in it for the business aspects, more the enjoyment of working with the trains.Common Item traitsUnless otherwise noted, my stuff is HO scale. I thought that being in the HO subcategory would be enough, but from the many questions I get about scale I need to make the statement. Unless otherwise stated, the items are used. Generally in my opinion, “used” only has three conditions. Very good -this means the item functions as intended and has no visible damage. Good- This means the item functions as intended, but there is some damage. The Damage is usually minor, but obvious. Missing steps, ladders paint scratches, missing details, like handrails, etc. A loco the runs well with a corner or two off the shell would still be classified as good. Anything else is for parts or restoration.Where possible the following is true:Engines have been tuned up to run well. Because they are used how long they will run is uncertain. Each engine has passed the run test twice, during refurbishment and just before shipment. Time and corrosion can impact performance and many engines have some retuning before they go in the box.Couplers are replaced with the appropriate KD model.Cars, that can be, are weighted to near the NMRA recommended level. When the item has been glued together, then weighting usually would cause more damage than it is worth.All wheels are replaced with modern metal wheelsets. Today, these are metal wheels with non metal axels. However, they may be metal axels as well, depending on the source. I find metal wheels to be more durable and have fewer derailments.Because most of the items are used and the original boxes are not available, generally I do not include the original box in the auction. There are exceptions and these are clearly marked and I am always disgusted with myself for a clear KISS violation.Shipping Policy:As indicated earlier, this is me from production to shipping. Shipping is critical and each package takes 20-30 minutes to pack securely and address. I ship only via USPS. In most cases it will be first class domestic or international. I have discovered that the shipping to Canada is close to the US in cost, so for the normal small lots Canada shipping is the base domestic cost listed in the auction.The cost of shipping that I charge is a flat fee for each item. In an auction environment, I feel that all domestic bidders should have the same shipping cost, that way there is no location advantage. Sorry, the international realities of distance do not allow a fixed rate for international shipping other than Canada.The price is set by the item size and weight plus the cost of the shipping materials plus a token amount for handling. Generally I use mailing boxes with large bubble wrap and peanuts to pack tightly and securely. The original box is usually a very bad shipping container. So usually items coming in their original box are actually coming with their original box, ... read more

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