SRS, I do whatever it takes to win on ebay if I want it bad enough. I will snipe in the last 5 seconds to win because everyone else is trying to do that. I will "buy it know" if the price is right and it is offered that way. Right now, believe it or not, there are over 80,000 items available in all of the catagory "model RR,trains"

It is most certainly a buyer beware situation, but believe it or not, this is overall an honorable hobby.