I see the 990's are back in stock. Anyone else notice the increase in price? I paid 299.99 for mine and Nassau hobby now has them for 349.99. I wonder how much more they will go up each shipment
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They went up to $399 MSRP about 2 or 3 catalogs ago, well over a year. Maybe closer to two? I think they were $349 MSRP prior to that. Also, I think most LHS's kept the old pricing for the batch that was delayed almost a year due to the parts glitch or whatever was wrong. I believe some may have already had the higher prices for that batch that were not spoken for as the price had gone up long before they were delivered.
Most likely the cost increase has come from new manufacturing and better suppliers.
I'm seeing a pattern with Lionel pricing. If it was $300 last year, it's $350 now. Hope everyone here got a 17% raise in their pay packet.
Bruce
If it better quality, I am willing to pay more, than having to send it in for warranty
