This was an interesting York experience for me. The prices were higher for the items I wanted. Weaver B60s were very high, I assume because the Lionel remake is over $150 so that pushed up the Weaver price. MTH R50s were also high (over $100), not sure why. And I did not see a single Atlas X-29 Express Boxcar, not even the new release. There must be somebody else out there besides me building a PRR express train.
Not sure about post-war, but the prices for modern stuff seemed higher than last Apr. I was looking for the new MTH MKT caboose in bicentennial colors to go with my GP-40. I found three and all were just a bit below MSRP, the spread being smaller than previous new items I have bought. I also saw those Natty Boh reefers for $795; I wonder if they sold for that price.
My impression of the crowd was that it was smaller than past years, especially Thursday. And as mentioned by some above, the aisles were wider in many halls so there must have been fewer sellers. I did enjoy Peter’s Thursday morning breakfast, and both the DCS and Legacy meetings had useful information.
The Flyer layout in the black hall was different; a smaller layout sparsely populated. Made you focus on the neat trains they had. I think my modular club, NCT, will be there either in Apr or Oct. I assume we will try to fill the black hall again.
Since I’m in the layout building phase, not train buying phase, I probably will not attend the Apr York next year.
