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<p>Does it not finally boil down to the question whether some of the key players are pricing themselves out of the market?</p> <p>When comparing price levels for model railroads, there are some countries where the hobby still seems to be an affordable one. In UK Peco track is about 40 % off the price you pay in Germany for it, despite a higher VAT in UK. Locos are in the range of $ 100- $ 150, not the $ 300 - $ 800 you see in Germany. Granted, you have to "chip" them for DCC, but a decoder is in the range of $ 20 - $ 30, unless you want sound.</p> <p>Japan seem to be a heaven for N scalers. beauty like this one sells for a little over $ 100 + shipping.</p> <p><img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/KAtoD51.jpg" style="max-width: 550px;" border="0" /></p> <p>Look at the detail - hard to believe that this is N scale! The same loco sells for $ 240 in Germany...</p> <p>If the market is to grow again, than we need reasonable prices, good quality and attractive starter sets to get more people into the hobby. The interest for trains is still there!</p> <p> </p>
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