I grew up with American Flyer S gauge trains, and 12 years ago I went into one of our largest hobby stores to buy an American Flyer set to put around our Christmas tree for my daughter. I found the cheapest set was $600, no steam locomotives, no track, and no transformer! I was then told you cannot buy s gauge track anymore by the store manager. So I then bought an LGB starter set for $275. I kept adding to it, and adding to it, but it never tricked my trigger. $6000.00 later, I tore up all the track, houses, and accesories, and traded it for old Lionel trains, cars and accesories. Noting I only got 50 cents on the dollar for my LGB, and paid top dollar on the lionel stuff. 4 years later, after many more purchases, I sold off all my Lionel at public auction. I wanted American Flyer. I now have learned alot more about trains, and have a large S gauge layout (that I am happy with). If there would have been an S gauge steam loco starter set at that store for about $275-$325 I would have saved alot of money over the years, and had alot more time enjoying S gauge. Barry
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