MEGA Lot Of Vintage Ebay Locomotives - Let's See What We Got!

I ordered this mega lot of vintage ho scale locomotives off Ebay back in December. I've been meaning to open this lot up for a long time now and finally decided to do it today. Everything seemed to be in decent shape for the money other than a couple tyco mantuas which got damaged during shipping. There are some really unique models in this lot and I can't wait to get working on them.

[@CR7659]

#1 is an older Bachmann GP40 #2 B&O F7 looks to be an early Athearn gear drive, look it over, if it's Penn Line or some other brand it will say somewhere #3 is a Tyco from roughly 1965 #4 Bachmann F9 #5 is a Life-Like Proto 1000 Fairbanks Morse, I forget the model designation but looks like the 5-axle engine (2 up front 3 at rear) #6 same #7 is an early Revell that used a rubber band in the drive; 1956, 1957 #8 - Penn Line drive, Athearn shell, Athearn lead truck, sold branded Penn Line, late 50s #9 Athearn U30B #10 Athearn GP35 with the all too common broken mount tabs #11 Life-Like, drive may be newer than shell #12 sold by AHM, made by Mehano #13 Athearn GP50 #14 1970s Tyco. No real loss, I've never been able to sell those at shows #15 same, and same #16 you got it, Tyco shark .. I once sold a guy one of those and like 10 BN boxcars for $20 #17 Athearn FP45 locomotive lettered Amtrak Nice haul, a couple pretty rare pieces and a few that are dirt common. Once more the packing is not great but at least IMHO nothing of value was lost there.

[@SMTMainline]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this, I appreciate it!

[@CR7659]

@@SMTMainline Sure, I've worked with this stuff so long that it's no big deal to help someone out with what they have. And since they changed the Tony Cook HO Resource all around it's gotten harder to look up things. As a side thing I kind of collect what they call "tinplate era" HO, which is to say roughly 1955-1965, so I spent some extra time learning about those trains.

[@adamburnes3655]

The Amtrak unit is actually an SDP40F

[@CR7659]

The engine is an Athearn FP45. Athearn did not make an SDP40F.

[@arrow1414]

@@adamburnes3655 Nope, EMD FP45. The EMD SDP40F does look a lot like a FP45 so the mixup is totally understandable, like mistaking a F9 for a F7. A train spotting difference is that the FP45 has a porthole in its rear side door while the 40F doesn't. Also, while Athearn does make the 40F today, it did not in the early 1970s which is when the AMTRAK model looks like it was made.

[@silhouette4594]

I can tell you’re Canadian because your vocabulary consists of “uh” and “ah”

[@Graulas]

thats most of our vocabulary

[@SMTMainline]

Let's not forget "there" and "eh?" haha

[@silhouette4594]

@@SMTMainline I almost forgot lol

[@ThatsPerty]

Also the word sorry, us canaidians say that A LOT

[@ThatsPerty]

Sorry if dis is affensive btw

[@Trains-With-Shane]

The Athearn units by themselves were well worth the price of the lot. It's a shame that most of the Blue Box units didn't come with handrails. One of the things I like most about the old Athearns is their metal handrails.

[@COMOROS_BALL]

Dude make them broken trains with holes in the side like abounded.

[@Colz_]

That's a great idea he could put moss on the side to make it look overgrown great idea man now I know what to do if I get a broken locomotive shell.

[@randallellison6421]

Another awesome lot of locomotives Harrison! Fun fact about the BN GP40-2 that you got, most people call it the tiger stripe scheme because of the orange and black striping on the front of the locomotive, but it's also been referred to as the "Frisco Northern" scheme as this particular paint job appeared shortly after Burlington Northern absorbed the Frisco Railroad in 1980. Very fortunate that your locomotive has that particular paint scheme on it, from what I understand, it wasn't very popular with the BN faithful for several reasons. Kind of a shame really, I actually liked this paint scheme quite a bit mainly because it's so unique!

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for sharing the history, I learn a lot about this stuff from comments like yours.

[@randallellison6421]

@@SMTMainline no problem!

[@MattKonsol]

I thought the tiger stripe on the nose was pretty interesting.

[@randallellison6421]

@@MattKonsol it is and probably my favorite iteration of BN's paint scheme! It's just for some reason, it just never really flew with the BN folks at the time!

[@RPModelRailroads]

Great lot of locomotives! Sounds like it was a good deal for sure. Btw, the Tyco Santa Fe "Warbonnet" F9 that was stamped "Made in Austria" on the bottom truck-plate.....Tyco used AHM parts on their later F9's in the 70's, in particular, the first Spirit of '76 F9s, and from what know, the drive system (which was like an upgraded MU-2/can motor system) was actually produced in AHM factories, hence the "Made in Austria." Not all later-generation Tyco F9s were made with AHM drive parts, though, as Tyco would eventually use the PowerTorque motor in all F9s.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for sharing the history on the TYCO.

[@CR7659]

Around 1982 Tyco's train line was sold to IHC and they sourced Mehano products for the sets, including in an irony the Pemco clone of the Tyco streamline caboose. The F9 was a revamp of the FT made for American Train & Track in the late 1960s.

[@justaboringjoha3678]

The Tyco loco that was made in austria was actually made by Roco, who later started building european models on Tyco branded chassis.

[@richardbedard1245]

I think you did well, even if you just park some in a service yard. I bought an engine about 18 years ago for $50!

[@RobJames1954]

Nice purchase from Ebay Harrison, now you have some projects to work on.

[@ashevilletrainman6989]

I’ve been...... occupied, by mental health issues and life in general , but wow your channel is finally getting to where i always knew you were headed.

[@SMTMainline]

Sorry to hear about that, hope you're okay.

[@davidztog9011]

Well, Harrison, you did say there was a footprint on the box, most likely under foot where the two units were destroyed. Bubble wrap on the sender's part would have helped prevent the destruction. You have some that can be properly restored, and others that should be put out to pasture in the locomotive boneyard as parts for other restorations. The best of the lot may just be the Union Pacific "Serves all the West" switcher by Revell. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍

[@SMTMainline]

Yeah, it looked like someone used the box as a stepping stool... It's too bad a couple got ruined but I'm glad the others are okay.

[@MMRails]

LOL. “Hi, my name is Harrison and I’m a locomotive collector” Group: “Hi Harrison!” “I was on eBay again...” Group: (collective sighs and groans) “I rented out a storage unit for my collection, it’s getting pretty big.” Group: (all nodding) “I can fix them all. I really can! I don’t have a problem! Really! I don’t know why I’m here! People watch me unwrap them, so I buy them. People watch me fix them, so I fix them!”

[@assiaamine9509]

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[@EMDWDG4]

It still is a b-unit, only that b stands for 'broken' unit! Hopefully with some glue and tape you'll be able to turn it into a dummy unit.

[@BNSFfan2373]

I work for a shipping company and the way the boxes are treated damage can easily happen. Packages get thrown, dropped, bashed around, kicked, heavy packages stacked on top of light packages etc

[@davebennett8434]

4:10 I’m from USA and I have 4 of these on my layout! (2 pulling each train)

[@echomediatek1136]

I wish I could get some not-so-good trains from you, but I am not too sure. It might be pricey to ship to Saskatoon from California... But it is worth a try

[@ThePeejRR]

Someone at the USPS used it as a step stool. Our postal service is such a mess now its embarrassing. Could've been worse I guess, you could not have received the package at all. Those are some great engines that survived though.

[@tommythomason6187]

Yeah, USPS is absolutely horrible.

[@SMTMainline]

That's what it looked like.... At least the other stuff was okay.

[@shortlinestudios]

Me: accidentally dislikes when I ment to press the like button Also Me:I have sinned and I'm sorry

[@Bkn348og]

Lol

[@dagryffynhobby]

At least the shark nose survived! And the Amtrak engine is neat too. Nice find. 👍

[@mercuryoak2]

Amazing lot of locomotives. Unfortunate united states parcel smashers does it again. That Amtrak SDP40F is impressive as all the others are. The sellers need to put bubble wrap or something these are fragile models I think people forget that. I love the switchers and the Athearn locomotives. Good buy for what you got still dude .

[@SMTMainline]

They're trashing all of my locomotives lol. At least the other ones were okay.

[@aryadog_1236]

Hey, my boss at the model train store I work at in Niagara Falls NY just said “hey, so I was looking on KZbin and I found this Canadian guy who buys all this crap off eBay” and I instantly knew who he was talking about 😂😂😂 anyway great lot you picked up!

[@SMTMainline]

Lol

[@ferilderi-ft2qk]

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[@HalfSpongeBob44]

Just hearing tht Hey Folks brightens my day

[@SMTMainline]

I appreciate that

[@gunnarnorrisrailfan6388]

RIP B and F units

[@Willcaptures]

Tht

[@kaedenthecsxamtrakandthoma8318]

6:06 that rio grande is cool can you restore it

[@davebennett8434]

3:55 . I own one of these for my gigantic n scale layout

[@Graulas]

oh boy you got units for a junkyard, sad that they broke tho

[@shipbuilding1000]

The athearn B&O geep is a GP35 in the “sunburst” paint scheme. The BN geep is a GP50 in the tiger stripe scheme from the 1980s. BN phased this scheme out fairly quickly in favor of the brighter whiteface scheme which was their last for the standard cab diesels before the BNSF merger

[@nathankeske5697]

The b&O is a gp30 not a gp35

[@shipbuilding1000]

@@nathankeske5697 it’s a GP35. Athearn did make a GP30 during the same era. They are pretty hard to find these days. They have a vertical rear light while the prototype did not, that’s an easy way to spot them

[@hamlakshmi9883]

Fff

[@TheTrainExpert]

@12:35 that engine is called an SDP40F (based off of a SDP40 and the SD40-2), it was designed for amtrak in the early days to replace the old F and E units

[@minnesotarailfan12]

However Athearn used their FP45 shell and chassis for it.

[@rouell5630]

3:49 I got that locomotive for 8 dollars. Very nice Train. It’s a A+ in my book.

[@robcolins8343]

3:10 the side of the truck cover for the Pennsylvania F unit fell off into the paper wrapping. Hope you didn't toss it.

[@myvideosetc.8271]

I searched for this timestamp just to say this.

[@SMTMainline]

Haven't thrown anything away yet so I will have to have a look out.

[@Freethrow34]

I've been ho modeling for 35 years what you got there my friend is a box full of junk

[@SMTMainline]

Did 35 years teach you what the point of the hobby is?

[@cheesewonton7263]

Lol hahaha that’s clever

[@AlleghenyMTNRails]

Yep, ya gotta love the US Mail, but a nice haul for only $50.

[@wissamsayid7511]

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[@wissamsayid7511]

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[@thedeadeye6782]

3:56 I actually own one of these. They seem to be relatively common, it's specifically ATSF #307 that's shiny like this. They came out of the 1995 Bachmann Galaxy set, and I still own the original caboose from said set as well.

[@SMTMainline]

They are fairly common.

[@СашаБаюков-щ2ю]

Всем крепкого здоровья!!!

[@bobbydavenport5121]

The broken engines might be why the seller included the extra shells the damaged engines looked like the same type as the shells so bonus

[@natestrains1166]

The Amtrak locomotive is meant to be an SDP40F, however it is just an FP45 painted in Amtrak colors. Amtrak never had FP45s.

[@martinbauer8395]

Yes, that is correct, just checked Athearn Website, they don't appear to have any SDP40Fs in the pipeline at the moment. The FP45s were very similar to the SDP40Fs so I guess Athearn believed they could get away with using one of those to paint in the Amtrak I got one of these and 2 Milwaukee Road units (#1 & #2) from e-bay, were delivered to me around the X-mas/New Year period 2020. I already had 7 FP45s (4 painted in a similar colour scheme to Amtrak but with Green and Gold nose instead of red for my fictional railroad "OzRail" (which I derived from "Amtrak") "Oz" referring of course to "Australia" nothing at all to do with wizards or Dorothy, the Tinman or the Lion, 2 Santa Fe Warbonnets and another Milwaukee unit which I picked up at the second hand stall at the Sydney Model Railway Exhibition some time ago).

[@HL4EHalfLife]

5:41 I am actually working on the exact same engine right now, it's got some weird centrifugal clutch that I had to remove and just put on a plastic pulley for the belt drive, I also had to balance the armature as it was not very balanced.

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

B&O, B&O!!!!!!!!

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Dear SMT, this lot is nice, you got lucky

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

12:22 long boi

[@martinross5521]

That’s a great eBay purchase, thank you for sharing the unwrapping. Sorry two units were damaged, but others look almost brand new. Hope you can get them running again

[@xxxx-hw5we]

Ironic, I recently view a video where the videographer took the exact same old Athearn Bluebox GP35, roadname, Illinois Central that was in terrible running condition, but otherwise complete and sound. Very shocking, but he made it run like flowing water. After being in this hobby for many years and familiar with this drive I thought he was certainly going to to 86 the motor. He fooled me buy repairing the motor without removing it from the frame. Very good tune up and repair if you like this drive. It was lengthy though, over an hour split in two parts but very enjoyable. For those interested here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3K1hZuvaZWomMk

[@danielbackley9301]

Old Athearn blue box from the 70s were indistrucible and if broken in properly could be made to creep slow enough to count tie on sectional track. I know I made both my sw-7 and s-12 do so .

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

2:01 GEEP

[@alangaeta148]

Míos

[@RailsAndContrails]

Oooh wow those locos look cool! Oh and umm off topic I got a Chessie system engine and a new haven boxcar today

[@jcrailfan9251]

12:38 it’s an SDP40F, Amtrak’s first locomotive that was made for them. Only one is alive, and I’m pretty sure it’s owned by a freight company called Mersc

[@cristopherlove3865]

It is! We had 18 of them if I recall correctly! All have been scrapped but one which was used to represent MAERSK! Doyle McCormick (who runs the S.P. 4449)I believe owned it for a short time and now a museum owns it!!!

[@GNF54]

It's a FP45

[@jcrailfan9251]

@@GNF54 Amtrak didn’t roster any Fp45s, therefore this can’t be true unless it’s some sort of fantasy locomotive.

[@user-sd7qo7qe4v]

@@jcrailfan9251 Athearn never made SDP40Fs, it’s an FP45 in Amtrak colors

[@jcrailfan9251]

@@user-sd7qo7qe4v Huh, didn’t know. Well, then your correct

[@enginemedic73]

I have a 1960 Smokey mountain express train. Not wanting to sell but telling you.

[@ticky8019]

Daw sow asome

[@magnuswettermark8293]

That Revell switcher looks awesome..

[@paulmenkens5997]

The Revell switcher, if it can be put into reasonable shape, is prob worth more then the rest put together

[@roosterfireball2109]

Hey how much would it cost for you to fix one of my only trains, it is missing the rod that connects to the motor and the gears, it is a deisel type train, I need help badly with it

[@bluebird1956100]

I have 18 locomotives and 56 cars that I displayed only.They were never run around any tracks.They are Santa Fe,...B&O....Brown Pennsylvania F7.....,Amtrak,......Conrail and an old small steam loco.Tracks and Trestles are also included.If interested.Leave a message here......Ernie L.

[@leesonmorrison28]

Together with the unbelievably unpopular Central Los Andes, this channel has the most entertaining stuff on the subject as far as I've seen on KZbin.

[@echomediatek1136]

3:11 ...who came either trashed by shipping, or was sold because it was falling to bits...

[@kimgehring136]

Piles of diesels

[@buckyccovington3048]

Does that plastic get brittle as it ages? It shattered like glass. Also noticed the baldwins and F/M's held up pretty well. Go figure.

[@talkingbenrailfan8547]

When I was a little girl. my older brother had a Union Pacific based train set. Every time I came downstairs there would be trains running around. There were such kinds of UP trains. there were manifest trains. auto rack trains. intermodal trains. and some locals ran on the track. some inspector and passenger trains also ran. there was some steam as well. it was really cool. It went really into detail every one bit. the set was built in 2001 before I was born. My brother was 12 and I was 4 years old. Some of the trains were from the 80s and 90 and they seemed to be in pretty good shape. I am now 14 years old. My brother is now 22. the train set is still there. I just own it now featuring more modern trains. The old trains are currently in the basement but if there’s something happening. Those trains will always run.

[@CanadianPacific1293Fan]

dang I didn’t realize this was going to be here

[@casstelles]

The name of the of the paint scheme on the B&O 3509 is the Sunburst paint scheme. Also, the unit identification is a GP35 from the early time of Athearn. I estimate the production period from the late 60's to the 70's.

[@casstelles]

Well... That sucks about the Tyco engines. Especially the B unit. I guess you can save them for parts for other Tyco engines. Also, check the frame on the Amtrak FP45. It looks like there is frame damage on the rear, but I wouldn't worry too much on it. FP45 frames are often on Ebay, and the parts are easily swappable to make a good unit out of it.

[@railfanner3764]

10:33 use that for a train crash scene

[@user-sd7qo7qe4v]

Wouldn’t really work. Metal doesn’t shatter like plastic

[@SMTMainline]

Maybe so

[@crsrdash-840b5]

The first locomotive #6067 is a straight GP40. On top at rear it has 3 fans and the smoke stack is a turbocharger type. Santa Fe never painted their GP40 units in Warbonnet. The Warbonnet Scheme was reserved for their passenger and high priority trains. Open it up, I bet its not a pancake - its a flywheel or center motor. The Athearn undecorated is a GE U28B older drive system. It be nice to have the front painted as Canadian Flag and the rear American flag. The blue B&O is a GP35 - one small fan between two large fans. BN is a GP50 if it has larger grills than the GP40. The Amtrak is a passenger version FP45. They had a steam tank to power the passenger cars in the rear.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for sharing.

[@jcure]

How many boxes do you have a waiting Harrison? I see boxes all over your floor. Are there others like this? I see one in your videos that looks pregnant! There is a huge bulge! Is that an order, a gift, trash ? books ? fun day! Oh, that B&O engines has a Hobbytown Drive. Pretty Sure. Those used to be the Cadillac of mechanisms. Can be made to run really smooth. But the Pick-up was not great as was only one side of each truck,. Pop the shell!

[@SMTMainline]

There are a few more boxes to open up. So many projects, so little time.

[@cnwproductions]

3:49 *me: sees more shiny 80s trains, wants one less and less

[@gtc1961]

I really hate the way people pack things on eBay. I ordered some n scale trains and, about a dozen freight cars. The literally just threw them in a box that was 100 times oversized and ZERO packing material. Every one of them had damage....I got a complete refund.

[@woohoofromtexasharris4814]

Just send me all the Rio Grand stuff. Denver Rio Grand.😁😁😁

[@buckyccovington3048]

If you model back east in the 50's you can use hundreds of those B&O and Pennsy F units, but a SantaFe warbonnet GP 40? Well,,, uh,,, just use your imagination.

[@thefathat9490]

Notice how he doesn’t even acknowledge the entire front truck on the Pennsylvania railroad locomotive hanging from a few wires

[@sergioarroyoguerrero5434]

Mega Lot of locomotives HO . I wanna mega Lot of locomotives in N scale. Bachmann, Life Like & Atlas. 📦 Mega Lot of 🚂 in N scale.

[@cayden1040]

Yeah there tends to be good auctions with no bids on them from time to time, I own a Wilesco steam traction and I originally won it from a auction with it going under half the price and no bids, it was a great steal.

[@midwesticrailfan1000]

This is a pretty good lot besides the shattered Tyco ATSF F-units. At this rate in 5-10 years time, you’ll probably have at least a million locomotives on your ho roster😅

[@SMTMainline]

It's too bad those broke but at least the other ones were okay.

[@F40Productions]

The big Amtrak Boi is an FP45 but it's supposed to be an SDP40F

[@CrazyBear65]

That busted plastic is fixable. You got a railroad junkyard right there. Just set them out and put some little dudes with cutting torches by them.

[@SMTMainline]

I will try to glue them first but that isn't a bad plan B.

[@diesel10rules23]

I'm glad I listened to you I got a athearn blue box and Atlas engine for under a hundred dollars best purchase in ho scale they have never let me down they always start the only thing I had to do is clear their wheels

[@andrewbernard7203]

Yes :)

[@Proj2008]

12:17 thats an amtrak sdp40f

[@merrymanrc]

It's like chirstmass time all those engines in chirstmass color wrapping paper 🎄

[@SilasWasHere]

I can’t wait for all the can we make it run videos

[@SMTMainline]

There should be a good amount of those from this lot. It all depends on how many turn out to be runners.

[@konikakaviraj898]

The train is broken.

[@owendinostudios1200]

I would tell you to buy a Heljan loco, but that would be a horrible punishment

[@Ferrocarril_Chicago]

That really stinks that you received those ATSF units in such condition... but it does give me an idea of what you could do with them! You could use them as a parts source and use the remains to create either a wreck scene or a scrap yard scene or something...

[@SMTMainline]

Not a bad idea. I think I will try to fix them first but if it doesn't work out I may do as you suggested.

[@GNF54]

aren't any parts to take off of them

[@Inazuma7727]

Still a great deal! Also thanks for previous advice about power packs!

[@freighttrain3158]

The B&O unit has what is called a Sunburst paint scheme.

[@thecanadianrailfan9321]

Man thats cool!

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks

[@michiganrailfan_13]

Hey SMT! I’m looking for some flex track and was wonder what type of track you use? I was told to use code 100 track but was thinking about your opinion

[@SMTMainline]

Code 100 is the right choice, make sure it's nickel silver.

[@michiganrailfan_13]

@@SMTMainline Thanks!

[@Proj2008]

i found my bachmann 060 switcher and it was broke :/ i have to order a replacement gear anyway i have a life like santa fe caboose

[@arturoramirezpadilla4110]

Hello, my name is Arturo, I am from México how can I get a package like this?

[@bone_valley_railfan_produc8286]

csx has painted their 2 F40ph-3 in the B&O paint nice video

[@Band__geek]

If u went down to the Illinois railroad museum they have all the engines u can think of. Steam to electrics to buses to diesels and streetcars.

[@arrow1414]

There is a lot of crazy glue in your future! At worse you got a lot of spare parts! The last engine, the AMTRAK, is an EMD FP45. BTW, This is a perfect example of some of the good deals you can find sometimes. That FP45 was probably with $30 to $40 American by itself! Maybe hardly anyone bidded on the lot because few people realized it was listed because it was worded too vaguely abd/or in such a way it didn't come up in a search as often as it should.

[@SMTMainline]

I think it was a pretty good deal. I suspect the reason no one was bidding was because of how close it was to Christmas. Not a lot of people buy these types of things as gifts and the people who might want them have already spent their money Christmas shopping.

[@carstrainsandcrossings8639]

Santa Fe F unit that was broken that’s probably due to the idiot who stepped on it

[@BNSF157]

The engines are kinda damaged, maybe the owner didn't take care of them properly. :(

[@vimalivetri556]

Yhdhhhdhshk by a person who

[@BNSF157]

@@vimalivetri556 I don't get it

[@ribby9644]

I like that scale train toy!

[@gustman9048]

Literally a kid during Christmas.

[@DairyNS]

I feel like everything you buy off of eBay it's always a good deal

[@Jensiswelt]

a lot of modell train loco what did the fun cost if I may ask

[@yaysimonsays151]

I just got a pack of B&O streamlined cars last week and everytime i see a b&o f unit i want it. Btw do you have a 3D printer or know someone who does? Maybe you could make replacement truck covers, since a lot of your stuff seems to be missing them. even if its not a perfect replacement, its better than bare wheels.

[@greaterhoustonrailfan]

9:49 the orange in the front of a BN is called the tiger face

[@heckingaxle6618]

12:31 that is a FP45

[@Feliex430]

SDP40F

[@GNF54]

@@Feliex430 FP45 in SDP40F colors

[@jackbeans-cb8sh]

I broke MI Tyco the wires broke just saying its basically trash now

[@mzyvettecrenshaw9670]

Can you take the 2 empty shells, and put the two broken trains chassis's on them?

[@ashemiles5715]

12:20 I have that one and its in perfect condition!

[@cinglian8744]

What do you control them with? That's my only question tbh...

[@challengerpat9810]

I have one of those santa fe gp40s it's beautiful but it's gears are made out of plastic

[@thebells2031]

the first B&O engine you pulled out is actually a GP-35

[@RandomGamesProductions]

Do you have an eBay if so what is it cause I might be interested in some things you may have for sale?