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Just a FYI:

Some people have more disposable income than others. Some people have larger layouts with larger curves than others. Buy what fits your budget and layout. It's a hobby. Don't get so bent out of shape that others have more space/bigger wallets than you. It's not like you need model trains to sustain your life .

As far as quality I've gotten several preorders from Lionel over the last two years without issue. No damage or anything. None were locomotives but a few had electronics (couple sound refrigerator cars). I did pick them up at my LHS (who Lionel ships to on a pallet), so perhaps that helps. I got a couple MTH locomotives from my LHS as well in the past couple years (Premier SP AC6 Cab Forward, Premier SP Alco PAs, Rail King scale ATSF H10-44) and they all worked fine out of the box with no damage. Should stuff not get damaged in shipping? Sure. But if it keeps happening to your stuff perhaps your package handlers are really beating the **** out of your boxes before delivering them. Lionel should take this into consideration, obviously, but there is only so much packing that they can put in a box, and it's hard to protect an item when it's drop kicked from 8 feet in the air....

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