raetiamann
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- 15 Sep 2013
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I've been looking for some time to try and get a certain model, checking Rails and Hattons sites on a regular basis, and began to wonder just what was coming up for sale. One of the things with lockdown is doing stuff you hadn't previously done, so I decided I would count what was being listed. Here's what I found.
Jan Feb Mar
Steam locos 268 638 191
Diesel locos 122 211 97
Electric locs 3 6 3
DMU 19 27 11
D railcars 20 14 3
EMU 16 6 4
El railcars 2 0 2
The counting may not be 100% accurate in the sense that I checked the site at my earliest opportunity following the email alert from the shop. If anyone was quick off the mark, then an item could have been bought and there off the site before I looked.
I've been very surprised at some of the prices, as I have on auction sites. Both Rails and Hattons have had 2nd hand product on for more than they are selling identical new items. This maybe has an impact on modelllers just starting out in the hobby. Is this being reflected in the prices people are being offered for their models. Maybe it the lack of toyfairs jacking it worse.
My focus has been on diesel/electric models and the comments above refer specifically to those groups, though I'd be interested to hear if the same thing is happening with steam too.
Jan Feb Mar
Steam locos 268 638 191
Diesel locos 122 211 97
Electric locs 3 6 3
DMU 19 27 11
D railcars 20 14 3
EMU 16 6 4
El railcars 2 0 2
The counting may not be 100% accurate in the sense that I checked the site at my earliest opportunity following the email alert from the shop. If anyone was quick off the mark, then an item could have been bought and there off the site before I looked.
I've been very surprised at some of the prices, as I have on auction sites. Both Rails and Hattons have had 2nd hand product on for more than they are selling identical new items. This maybe has an impact on modelllers just starting out in the hobby. Is this being reflected in the prices people are being offered for their models. Maybe it the lack of toyfairs jacking it worse.
My focus has been on diesel/electric models and the comments above refer specifically to those groups, though I'd be interested to hear if the same thing is happening with steam too.