Prices seem to be rising almost weekly, so can anyone explain this ?
The IF 4-4-0 is $330 retail, yet the OF 4-4-0, released months later, which is much larger and comes with 3 stacks plus extras is $325 retail.
Perhaps the Chinese manufacturer found a source of cheaper labor.
Eric UK
we can only hope
More likely just an oversight that will be corrected with the next round of price increases!
Bill
My guess is that the economic slowdown caused a decline in the cost of raw materials, which made the locos cheaper to build. I know petroleum went way down, and so did some metals. The cost of transportation is also a big factor, since they are made halfway around the world from most of their buyers.
Manager