Is the hopper out of production for some reason? I don't even see it in the catalog, at least not online. I got curious because I see someone on eBay looking for $160 for a two-pack of them, what the current list is, given I bought all mine for like $40.
It's looking like they're doing shorter runs and tightening up production on some of this stuff to keep the prices higher.
I believe Nicholas Smith and Wholesale Trains still have them available, but likely not too many. Like everything else, I think they go a little while in between runs.
I've learned in On30 (although I think it applies to all scales now) that when you see it for a good price, buy it. Most things seem to be made in small batches now.
$160? Wow. At that price I'd go back to G scale - those hoppers are gorgeous... :)
Good luck!
Scott
Quote from: lvrr325 on November 04, 2013, 03:34:41 AM
Is the hopper out of production for some reason? I don't even see it in the catalog, at least not online. I got curious because I see someone on eBay looking for $160 for a two-pack of them, what the current list is, given I bought all mine for like $40.
It's looking like they're doing shorter runs and tightening up production on some of this stuff to keep the prices higher.
Its fairly typical in the Model railway business these days to do short runs and when they are gone they are gone,
British outline 00 and N is very typical of this although what is fairly common is that as an item , has been on sale for a few months and manufacturer stock and retailer stocks need to be sold off to recoup some capital, the price actually falls
There have been locomotives which had a recommended price of around UK£130, which were sold at launch at around UK£110 at discount, have been offered at around UK£80! This has happened with quite a few items in the last few months.
But once these clearance items have been sold they somtimes appear at High prices on eBay, BUT they dont always sell
The Favorite Spot needs to buy another container load of them.
Not particularly nice or decent guys (read their bad feedback) but you can't argue with $0.01 and no reserve.
Quote from: lvrr325 on November 04, 2013, 04:48:37 PM
The Favorite Spot needs to buy another container load of them.
Not particularly nice or decent guys (read their bad feedback) but you can't argue with $0.01 and no reserve.
I think about 75% of my On30 stuff is from them, and I've not had a single issue. Highly recommended.
Scott
I have bought a lot of models from The Favourite Spot and have no problems(delivered to Australia)I checked the feedback section,when you consider the positive sales against the negative figures,they have a low ratio of issues and postage delays out of their control seems to be the main problem. :) :)
Quote from: ScottyB on November 05, 2013, 05:31:43 PM
Quote from: lvrr325 on November 04, 2013, 04:48:37 PM
The Favorite Spot needs to buy another container load of them.
Not particularly nice or decent guys (read their bad feedback) but you can't argue with $0.01 and no reserve.
I think about 75% of my On30 stuff is from them, and I've not had a single issue. Highly recommended.
Scott
Ray at the favorite spot is a stand up guy, I have had many dealings with him and a few defective units purchased. They stand behind the products and replace any items delivered with defects or help you get parts if you want to fix your own. I buy several items a month from them.
Larry
My experience has been until you have a bad experience you'll think they're great too. My first experience with them was to ask if they could run a particular piece as an auction. They sent a generic email back that did not answer the question, and when I emailed back indicating that was nice, but you did not answer the question, can you list an item number xxxxx in auction format, not only did I get an obnoxious answer back, I found that account blocked from bidding.
So, as long as you don't expect any real effort out of them, I'm sure they're great, but if you have a problem, frankly, they're jerks about it, and the feedback I looked at backs that up. No customer service skills. Why? They're big enough and sell enough they don't have to care if they get a few bad feedback comments.