Walthers doesn't control the price of oil (which affects plastic prices,) the value of the dollar relative to the yuan or inflationary pressures in China because their people want a better life, too. In truth, we have lived a charmed life for the last decade or so, with prices staying very low as more and more of our models were made offshore. It was good while it lasted.
Still, we can take heart in the fact that the Walthers MSRP isn't necessarily the price we have to pay. Shop around and negotiate.
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$299 is too much for a pre-order?
Oh goodie......just try pre-ordering those BLI/MTH ones then....
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Those high prices have put me off of the Proto 2000 locos. Way too expensive for me. I buy the DCC Bachmann's now and put in a Digitrax decoder for motor control. I don't fret about the lack of detail.
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Ah, yet another rant about Walthers and/or the high prices on locomotives. Maybe it's time to go take the Hummer out for a spin...
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Just recieved the latest preorders from Walthers, Evident the recession is bothering anyone, $299.00 pre order on Engines up from the Standard $249.00 pre order scam in the past year,. I can't beleive that people will actually pay these prices for Model Train engines, I stopped shopping for the rest of the Recession, Due to the Fact I live in Connecticut ,where the price of Living has doubled this year , slashing my Hobby purchasing power