In case some havn’t noticed, Trix cut the price of their HO 2-8-2
roughly 45%. I ordered one without thinking about it very long.
These are cast metal with fine added details, and my experience with
their Big Boy tells me they should be very well made, smooth runners.
I have BLI’s and LifeLike Heritages, but IMHO these are superior
locos; their only drawback is that they have the earlier Loksound
decoder, and the whistle is a pre-programmed length. Later I plan
to install an $80 Tsunami and $3.50 speaker, as I did in the BB.
With all the recent discussions of the price of the hobby I guess this goes to prove that there is a limit to what the hobby can bear. Presumably they were not selling well at the old price and this cut is needed to shift them. Anyone out there get one at the old price? How do you feel now?
I would think that this has serious implications for future Trix releases. What dealer would want to take them into inventory to then have the price slashed from under them?
i have no idea if trix does this (or anyone else in the MR industry), and it may depend on how long the dealer has had the product in inventory , but some companies offer price protection to their dealers if they lower the price on an item and will rebate the difference . forcing your dealers to lose money on a sale isn’t a good idea
You can also find them on eBay. I picked one up today for $220. There must be a couple a dozen available.
Harold, you and I are thinking alike. I may either replace the LokSound v. 2.0 decoder with the new v. 3.5 decoder, or swap it and the speaker out entirely for a Tsunami or QSI decoder.