Reply to "JULY 15th, 2021 - LIONEL PURCHASE OF MTH TOOLING ... PLEASE READ!"

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@Prr7688 posted:
I am flabergastered at the price markup on the 64' woodsided coaches....
MTH MSRP for a single coach was $100.
Lionel MSRP for two coaches is $400. (or $200 per car).
Seriously??? A 100% price increase??? Outrageous in my opinion. Wish the molds had stayed in MTH's hands.
Glad I got my SRC cars during the last MTH run of them.

Charles Ro has them for $287.95

Given this hyperinflationary period, purchasing/retrofitting the tooling and the shipping container issues. +$87.95 doesn't seem that bad.

I guess I don't know what shops were selling them for but nick smiths has a set of 5 of the MTH older paint scheme for $449.99

So thats $90ea if you buy 5 MTH or $143/ea if you buy 2 new Lionel. Really doesn't seem THAT bad under the circumstances.

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