These cars are part of the last remaining supply of an item produced by Micro-Trains several years ago. John suggests that FEBT members may want to obtain these tiny EBT models as a conversation piece or collector's item, since he finds hard to believe that anyone could really operate them on a model railroad. Two other EBT model railroad items in a much larger scale are also available from the FEBT Company Store, in even more limited quantities. Unfortunately, retail prices have risen on two of these softcover books. Copies of all four of these publications are available by mail order from the FEBT Company Store and for direct purchase at the FEBT Museum in Robertsdale.
Mail orders are subject to the new shipping and handling charges stated below.
John indicates that he will happily refund the unused portions of these shipping charges when actual costs for packaging materials and postage are significantly less than the required payment. Higher volume retailers may be able to absorb increases in the cost of packaging and postage, but the FEBT Company Store by design a small-scale, volunteer operation cannot do so successfully. John observes that nearly all items sold by the FEBT Company Store are subject to the 15 percent discount enjoyed by regular, family, student, senior, sustaining, and life FEBT members. Before adopting the new shipping charges announced here, the FEBT Company Store in several recent instances incurred actual losses on mail orders involving small amounts of merchandise or heavy items like books. While operated as a service to FEBT members, the FEBT Company Store is also intended to generate proceeds to help support other FEBT operations like the FEBT restoration program and operation of the FEBT Museum.