I am very new to the hobby of o gauge trains and reading all I can to find information. I am interested in collecting and saw the lionel 6-28067 Erie 4-6-2 for sale for $589.00 and noticed on the lionel website the price is $999.95. I have tried to find out if there was something wrong with this particular model and lionel said that each dealer sets thier own price. My question is would this be a good piece to start a collection with? Is there something wrong with that particular locomotive? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Both the Erie and B&O versions are being highly discounted. My local hobby shop had a sale on Saturday and both were priced at $599. Both are beautiful engines. I don’t have one myself, but everyone I know that has purchased one has indicated they operate just fine.
Regards,
Tim Pignatari
Hello, Paying bust out retail is not the way to enter this hobby, particularly on high ticket items. Personally I spend lot of time reviewing all the mail order price lists that I can before making a major purchase. Within the last year I was able to take advantage of a great deal on an engine listed at $499.00, I payed $225.00 plus $8.00 shipping. Do not neglect your local hobby dealer, many times you can do very well purchasing “last years model” or store demos.