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Broadway Limited's new strategy for preorders
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<p>I have been very strong in the beginning when BLI burst onto the scene with thier quality QSI equippted steam engines.</p><p>I bought pretty much all of the, resold most all of them on ebay and use the funds to continually maintain the fleet. Over years I kept the merry go around going. I say roughly 30 BLI engines have been owned at one time or another.</p><p>Then one day they wanted a preorder for a engine. One year passed. Then two years passed.... I said forget it cancel the order.</p><p>Right about that time FDT burst onto the scene offering previous run engines at half price or less. Way less. Finally QSI was thrown to the curb for this... this... casterated Blueline and everything I thought was totally out of production was re run under Blueline.</p><p>My canceled preorders rotted for another year while BLI wallowed in the Blueline pit.</p><p>Proto started producing engines availible TODAY with QSI and I bought about 6 of them and about to take two more home within a month.. they were holiday gifts from the spouse.</p><p>So.. the last 6 engines.. maybe the last 10 engines I bought within the last two years are QSI engines... 6 of them were BLI engines from last year.. the last of the line. I see one engine that will be produced with QSI but decided that I will wait until the actual engine is OUT, reviewed and videos, photos etc is OUT on the internet before making my mind up.</p><p> </p><p>Pre-orders? No such thing is ever happening.</p><p>The only time I order stuff is when I expect to take it home from the hobby shop within 4 weeks MAX. Otherwise I get it on ebay or trainshow.</p><p>Ive been whored on the pre-ordered merry go around for years... enough is enough. Im sick, angry and fed up with preorders. I was 4 years ago, even more so two years ago and despite trying to moderate and grow up Im still angry today.</p><p>My way is dispense with preorders, simplify my life, order something from the hobby shop and it's there ready to be picked up within 4 weeks.</p><p>PERIOD. 4 weeks max or forget it.</p><p>If it does not arrive in 4 weeks? The world will not end, I will simply do without it and make do. Probably another manufactor will make a suitable product that will fit my need and that is where the money is going to go... sorry BLI. Nothing personal.</p><p>Now if they said that they will produce a B&O EM-1 with QSI...why.. I will be calling the store to order it. AFTER I see it actually produced, shipped to the USA and out in reviews via you tube, MR or what not.</p><p>Pre-order is dead.</p><p>For a company to wish on a star with a stack of preorders before doing actual production.. why that is two birds in the bush and not worth anything.</p><p>Trains are fun again without the stress and capital tie-up of pre-orders stretching 6 - 12- 24+ months.</p>
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