@B rad posted:I am surprised the Visionline line still exists at this point.
With the price of Legacy models now I cant believe there is a market for Visionline models at this point in the game.
Not trying to get into a price war. Just saying that I am surprised Lionel would concentrate on the Visionline market at this point with the economy situation and the fact that they can't even get their quality control and paint issues corrected on models more people purchase at a high price and are disappointed with.
Brad
I hear ya but ...
- Those of us fortunate enough to be able to purchase from the Vision Line do not worry much about about cost. This market is quite price-insensitive. If we were talking about the Traditional Line then I'd agree wholeheartedly with you.
- Yes you are getting into a price war.
- Getting QC and paint issues under control may be facts to you, but to many including perhaps Lionel, they're more like an opinion. These 'facts' haven't affected sales appreciably. That's because most people don't care about these as much as you do.
You're not wrong here, you just see these issues from a different point of view -- an understandable one at that.
Finally, remember one thing about Lionel. Its products have always been expensive, and intended to be so, from day one 122 years ago all the way through to today.
These new prices are not out of line with that observation.
Mike
