USRA light 2-8-2

[ACY]

And we all know the street price will be well below the MSRP.....

Very true, I always seem to find Bachmann items at a great value, even though the Manufacturers suggested retail price is often higher than I would like to pay, there are several stores that offer good sale prices on your products.
Just the other day I picked up a Union Pacific Sound Value S2 for only $75 on sale, which is an excellent value in my opinion.
I even picked up a set of the new heavyweight passenger cars (a coach and a combine) in NYC for only $50 which is 75% off the list price.

[rogertra]

And we all know the street price will be well below the MSRP.....

NOT in Canada.  Full msrp with maybe, maybe an unadvertised 10% discount if you belong to a club or are a good customer of the store.

I have heard from several retailers the wholesale price in Canada is frequently higher than the deep discount retail prices in the USA.

Cheers

Roger T.

[ACY]

Roger, most US hobby shops will ship to Canada. Plus you could always do some shopping across the border depending on where you are in Canada.

[rogertra]

Roger, most US hobby shops will ship to Canada. Plus you could always do some shopping across the border depending on where you are in Canada.

Where do you think I buy most of my major hobby supplies? 

Cheers

Roger T.

[jbrock27]

Physically shopping across the border for him would involve, a plane, a ferry or a swim

I would hate to know Roger what you have to pay for shipping costs

[rogertra]

Physically shopping across the border for him would involve, a plane, a ferry or a swim

I would hate to know Roger what you have to pay for shipping costs

I can see Port Angeles WA from where I live but to get there takes forever. 

Shipping costs are not that bad as I insist on USPS.  On a typical $200 to $300 order, shipping would be around US$20 and in most cases I don't get charged the Canada Post $6.50 "Brokerage Fee" nor Federal (GST) and Provincial (PST) sales taxes.  Added bonus.  Even with our US$0.82 it is still cheaper to order from the USA but not for orders under $200 or so.

Cheers

Roger T.