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This is exactly the reason I often look into used rolling stock and locomotives at my local LHS. I can often find Athearn and other good brands of rolling stock for about 2.50 a pop. They need a little TLC to get them back to spec but at least I am ot going bankrupt in the process. I just purchased my first ever new Athearn Locomotive, A Chessie GP 30 that was priced at 37.50 for a bl;ue box. Did I actually give the man that amount? No I traded him a Model Power DDT switcher and a Tyco F7 Dummy for 20 dollars of the price of the new loco. I find that in this hobby it is often better to look into used or closeout merchandise to save money. The LHS I deal with is mostly closeouts from other hobby shops in the area and I find a lot of older items that are no longer in production for about 40% off retail that way. He currently has an MRC Command 2000 DCC system for 160 dollars that I am thinking about getting instead of a digitrax Zephyr that is brand new that he sells for 180. ALthough I may spring for the extra 20 to get the digitrax as it seems a bit more expandable. My point is that if you don't set your sites on the latest and greatest and just enjoy your hobby you can often get by without spending a fortune on your trains. The current RTR stock is getting rediculous in price though. I will not pay 20 dollars for a RTR car ever. I would rather have a slightly less quality car and modifiy it a bit to suit my needs.
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