Buy now (if possible) or wait for York?

If you REALLY want it, I'd buy it now. You never know how fast they may sell out and if you'll find any at York. Catoctin Mountain Trains ( www.cmtrains.com ) has a BG Set available as of Sunday 8/19. 

It ALL depends on how much you really want it.  I have learned this adage to be oh so true “You Snooze you LOOSE”!

Buy it now.

Buy it now and enjoy it now.

Buy it now unless you're willing to wait some time for them to show up on the secondary market.  They have become a rather hot item.

If you have better than $1k in disposable cash handy, then you probably don't have a real decision to make.

An item as hot as the Goose might not be available when York gets here. 

Yes, I believe you are correct, so I just ordered it from Model Train Stuff for $1069.99 ($10 less than the price they list on their website!)

Thank you all for your very prompt replies and advice!

Alex

PS. I just checked their website (MTS) a minute ago, and they don't have anymore BG sets!

GUYS - VERY TIMELY REPLIES INDEED!

Thanks again!

Alex,

One other thing you could do to save on shipping is to buy it now and have it delivered at York.  You trust the dealeer, so that should not be a problem.

Just a thought.

Ed Boyle

A train on the track is worth two in the tunnel!

I bet a beer at Friday's that it will be for sale at York.  

--Greg

That's likely true, but whether it will be in the price range quoted above or with a price tag several hundred over that is the real question.

The speculators read the boards as well, it's a good bet at least a few will have bought one of these in the hopes of flipping it for a profit at the meet.

York is a two way street, both bargains and hot items that are not bargains can be found.  (and even items that are not hot and over priced, but those tend to be the tables where you can ID the merchandise because you saw the exact same same stuff at the exact same table for the last 2-10(or more) meets).

I think Alex did the right thing if this is a "must have" set for him.

-Dave

Here you go my Friend...to hold you over until you get yours.  The Blue Goose on the "Twin Lakes Central".....

Alan

Basic rules of York:

"Vendors do not schlep product they can sell from their LHS"

"Vendors monitor threads such as this to determine what is hot & what is not"

"Ignore "rules of York."

My bet is that they will be long gone by York....

On a more serious note: York meet pricing patterns & supply is more a function of what the DJIA/RBOB is doing the first week of York month than what forum consensus is saying or retailer/wholesalers are doing @ this time of year. (Blood on the Street = liquidations in the Orange). Few forum types are usually interested in such mundane relationships so I won't consider boring anyone with such issues as the VIX or http://www.wtrg.com/daily/rbobgasolineprice.html  vs flocks of Blue Geese, Crocodiles or PW Warbonnets  @ Y10/2012.