You are way better off Bob.! Much less frustration. 👍Have a great weekend.! 😊

I'm glad you clarified "rebate" Good job Bob!

Neat comparison Bob. 90% of my collection is from eBay.

I always enjoy your comparison videos Bob. But my favorite is watching you repaint trains. Have a great weekend! 👍

As always a great video and neat comparison. Have a great weekend.

I’m not really a fan of Menards trains either. They seem kinda cheap. I like this video though. It’s clear that you put a lot of work into these videos. Great quality!

Can not wait for Menards vs Trainz vs Ebay vs Mercari

Very nice work on making these Disney cars. The original 50th Mickey birthday car was a dealer's only gift. /any Lionel dealer who ordered so much got the 50 mickey box car for free. When I heard that these cars were out I called a lot of train stores and found one that had the car. They apparently did not realize the value of the car and solid to me for about 10 bucks. I later bought the set that it was to be used with and still have them both. Be careful duplicating these cars as that might be against copyright, etc laws. You should put a label on the bottom stating that it is a repro. TCA has such labels available. You are really a craftsman. I love your work.

There's a little kid inside all of us...the grin on your face is proof. No regrets ! 😄

Great stuff Bob.

Tough choice but you did good. I wouldn't open it either.

Yes, do not open the box. Were there any tell-tale assembly parts packed inside the brown cardboard box? If not, try to locate the Lionel tell-tale parts assembly. For everyone to know, the Goofy train car is made the same as the operating giraffe car. The tell-tale parts will make Goofy bob his head up and down through the boxcar roof as Goofy approaches the tell-tale. The link is for everyone to see the parts required to activate the giraffe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gamxdXyGa9apsMU And this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpewhKCrg92Aors The detail is in the uprighted sheet metal attached to the base and track.

Let your grand children play with it.

Hi Bob, Finding a mint and unopened Mickey's World Tour is rare to find. And with shipping costs totaling $31.08, it is an unbeatable value! And it's great that you found a set to operate. You'll only need a tel-tail and tel-tail metal assembly to activate Goofy to go up and down. Understandably, you do not care about the yellow boxcar. However, my preference is that I would be okay with it because the graphics are easy to see. I saw a set at a train show, and there was a red-colored stock car with the same shell molding as the giraffe car. The Mickey World Tour emblem logo was applied to the small flat area of the stock car where the Bronx Zoo identification is stamped. And if my recollection serves me right, inside there may have been the animated goofy. The loco, tender, and train cars were in a brown cardboard box. The seller mentioned that it was a mail-in promotional set. The seller was asking $75.00.

What a great running set! Great video! Thanks from r sharing! Cbtrainnut! Chris

Thanks Bob for showing us your new purchase. I understand how you feel about not opening the sealed set for your girls. If they have younger children maybe giving them the sets so grandchildren and you; grandpa can play with them.

Great price. Sorry to hear about the regret. I try to tell people to enjoy the trains when they buy them. As nice as it is to have a NIB older train, these are made to be enjoyed. Great video!

The best thing about that set was the price and Disney theming. The down is that was the bottom of Lionel being cheap. But my brother is a huge Disney collector so I may need to keep an eye out for one.....in that price range!!! thx

What a great set and price. It’s nice that you left the other one sealed after all these years. I didn’t let my sons play with their train sets. I regret as well! But know they are all grown up and they are mint in the boxes. Someday I know they will appreciate what I did. Great video Bob once again! 👍

One to run and one to keep nib. Very nice.

Oh wow how cool. I understand how you feel even thow I do not have any kid's yet.

That looks like a really nice place to visit. The beach looks so clean. I’ll keep this place in mind in case I ever get to go back to Fla. Thanks for sharing Bob! Cbtrainnut, Chris

Thank for sharing this gem that has survived time.

Bob great area, l lived in Bradenton/Sarasota from 1988 till 1996 still have friends there beautiful place to live and vaction.

3 o'clock heated rain shower

Hi Bob...I think I remember that resort as a port of call from the "Love Boat Series". 😄 My wife and I would definitely stay there...the beach looks terrific and very convenient. Thanks for sharing...👍

Retro cool......but FLA in July?!?!?!?!?! thx

This place really reminds me of where my parents went for their honeymoon. Nice video Bob! I hope you guys had a fantastic vacation! 👍😎

I’m always looking for new places thanks for sharing Bob looks fun 😊

Great work! What make printer do you use? I find some have weak color in making decals

Beautiful Bob.! Blast from the past.! Thanks for taking us along.! 👍

Thank you for taking me back to the mid 60s. Great video.

Cool place

Very Cool Place. Thanks for sharing Bob🙏👍

Was there for a month in June ! That area is absolutely the Best !!

Tha bob grea6 video lots of information

I really enjoyed this comparison Bob! 👍

Hi Bob...the white background on the decal paper you produce matches the white spay paint you use quite nicely. Well done. I'm going to do some research on an ink jet printer and try to follow along with your suggestions

Im curios i have friends thst use rustoleum paints on the train shells i use rustoleum on the metal frames trucks i use krylon spray paint for the shells onlyi have friends that use rusoleum on all parts i just dont get why rustoleum on the shells and the .etal frames and trucks

Awesome bob thanks for your input and knowledge on repainting o gauge locomotives

Beautiful Car Bob. Turned out Great like a Masterpiece of Art. Thanks for the Tutorial.

I guess Trainz thinks shoppers don’t compare prices? If that their thought process then it’s flawed!

I have bought and still buy some things from Trainz. There was a time when there were deals to be had but that's few and far between now. If the Menard's items are marked up that much at Trainz just imagine how much the Locomotives and rolling stock that aren't readily available elsewhere are marked up. Each time I purchase from Trainz I feel like I am paying a premium price for whatever I get. There are times when I am willing to pay that premium but I'm never happy about it.

Neat comparison Bob.

Very cool replica Bob.

Bob, Thanks Again for sharing as always. You are quite the creative guy! 👍👍👍🙏💪❤️🇺🇸

It's important to understand that Trainz gradually decreases their price as the item sits, and items often start higher than market, then gradually decrease. I've gotten many good deals on trainz, but you need to be patient and let the inventory age long enough for the price to fall. In some cases, people will have a higher threshold than you. You need to know what you're buying and check prices.

Very nice job Bob this also gives me a good ideas how to complete my collections and also thanks again

Very impressive comparison Bob! 👍

An excellent job, as always. Another fine video.