Quote from Rocky Mountain:
OTOH, I know of one large dealer who accepts pre-orders without a deposit, and has never raised selling prices when newly released "hot" items hit the street -- even when Lionel short-shipped the order quanitity. I realize nobody is under any obligation to hold prices firm in our "free market". But you just really gotta admire dealers who continue selling merchandise at their originally advertised prices -- even when new items are "hot". That's one of the ways they build a loyal customer base over the long haul.
I know a smaller dealer that is the same way. My LHS lets me order no money down, tho I have offered. He emails me when items show up and I go pay him.
I use the save for it method and have not failed yet. It does take willpower.
And sometimes I just look at the price and say NO.
Ya gotta know your limits and those are different for each person.
