New Bachmann Announcements

[SkipGear]

$200 clams for the 2-8-0?  Voof.  That puts it on the street for $150 or better...  With a crappy decoder (more than likely)....
Alas, there is a new road number, though!

Maybe this will create a surge of aftermarket availability of the previous drive.

Lee

Current Retail pricing on the last batch of 2-8-0's was $160. $40 more for an installed decoder may be worth it for some and you know the price difference after discounting will end up more like a 20-25 dollar difference at most.

[wm3798]

But I bought mine for $69 from Micro Mark!

Forever Cheap

[David Leonard]

The Favorite Spot is still selling 2-8-0's @ $50 (plus $12 shipping, IIRC.)

[bsoplinger]

The Favorite Spot is still selling 2-8-0's @ $50 (plus $12 shipping, IIRC.)

That's where I got my 3 4-8-2's and 2-8-0's also. And the occasional 12 pack of PC boxcars that I use for weathering demos at the local clubs.

I've heard it mentioned that if you buy enough Bachmann will discount up to 80% off list. That would explain the cheap prices you find for their stuff. And why my local dealer, who charges list, has dust covering all of his Bachmann stock.

[bsoplinger]

Yeah, and I know people who are buying the current Spectrum 2-8-0's in anticipation of an after market resin cast PRR H9/10 boiler. 

I was going to ask in PM but then figured others might be curious also…

What after market resin cast PRR H9/H10 boilers?

[SkipGear]

The Favorite Spot is still selling 2-8-0's @ $50 (plus $12 shipping, IIRC.)

That's where I got my 3 4-8-2's and 2-8-0's also. And the occasional 12 pack of PC boxcars that I use for weathering demos at the local clubs.

I've heard it mentioned that if you buy enough Bachmann will discount up to 80% off list. That would explain the cheap prices you find for their stuff. And why my local dealer, who charges list, has dust covering all of his Bachmann stock.

I work at a shop and can buy my loco's cheaper from Favorite Spot than I can through the store at wholesale. I only stock roads that I know I can sell because of that. We try to keep them around $100 and that is making less than 20% margin which sucks for a brick and morter.

[SkipGear]

Walthers must have jumped the gun because the announcements are gone now.