I completely understand and accept the concept that no one is twisting my proverbial arm to purchase Lionel products-and that "street" prices will likely be less. However I do think that discussing a Company's pricing is a reasonable topic for interested hobbyists, as long as we remain "civil". I am writing about some of the pricing in the new 2015 Christmas catalog-specifically for 1)# 6-82739-the 6464-125 North Pole Central box car-$79.99, and 2) # 6-82053-the North Pole Central icing car-$74.99. IMHO, both are way overpriced-considering, for example, the asking prices of other companies like K Line in the past and now RMT for similar cars ( actually with some more add-ons) and Menards. Additionally, both are basically simple 6464 molds-the icing car has nicer trucks ( sprung vs. die cast) and a mechanism on top to accept the ice cubes-yet is less costly-making no sense to me. I guess my hope is that Lionel will see that reasonable and intelligent folks are making reasonable comments/conserns/observations and would consider making their pricing more in-line with their specific product value.
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