Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:
Originally Posted by StPaul:
for me I find the price for big boy while $400 cheaper than lionels 2014 release. the features don't match the $ asking price.
In fairness to MTH, the $1599 is the MSRP, the MSRP of the Lionel VL BB was $2699, or an $1100 difference. The selling price of the VL-BB was in the $1900-2000 range, and I'm sure the MTH BB will not be selling for MSRP either.
I doubt you get much more than 10% off that MTH list price - I believe the markup on Premier items is approximately 20%, not much room to deal with if that's the case...