Mark, With the current problems of Chinese manufacturing, we may be entering a 'new age' of pricing. This may be only the beginning (but hopefully NOT).
Al Baker --- In [email protected], "Mark Mugnai" <mugnai@...> wrote: > > > > I'll second that; especially the "Pricey" part. > > Does it bother anyone else that we're looking at $900 steamers,$400 > diesels,$200 dummies, and $80 cars? > > These are, after all, geared toward the "toy train" market as much, if not > more than, the scale field. If we scalers want one, we're basically paying > (top dollar) for a starting point, from which we must then find and purchase > additional items just to bring it up to an Athearn "Blue Box" standard. > > I thought the idea of taking our manufacturing abroad was to make things more > affordable, as "it costs too much to make things in the USA anymore".... > > Mind you, if there's a market for these expensive toys, then that's great, > but I for one just don't get it.... > > Mark in Oregon > > --- In [email protected], "Tom Hawley" <t.hawley@> wrote: > > > > http://www.lionel.com/products/finder/ProductDetail.cfm?ProductNumber=6-48639&CatalogUID=DDAE43C2-1016-347D-DC5ECF578C58070A&PageID=2075 > > Anybody can change trucks & couplers. > > Tom Hawley -- Lansing MI > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
