Bachmann hike price's by 20%

[shandy]

No, sorry for being so unclear.

Pre order at old price or wait till 12 May when kit in stock and it'll be £22 odd.

Dave G

Ah, thought it sounded a bit off.

[MikeDunn]

Got an email 10 mins ago from Liverpool advising that a MK1 sleeping car  374-926 currently at £17 pre-order will cost £22.06 once item arrives in store sometime next week.

That's pretty close to +20%!

Not really ... 20% of £17 is £3.40 - this is an increase of £5.06 which is closer to 30% (which would be £22.10).

I'd be advising them that they can keep it

At a 30% increase - so would I !!!

[NeMo]

This thread has definitely prompted me to do something -- preorder the Graham Farish 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' train pack. As far as I can tell, Hattons honour the preorder price, which at £127.46 for a new version Duchess, three Mk 1 coaches and a Scenecraft signal box is looking quite a good deal! There are some other retailers offering this pack, but they don't seem to have the same promise about preorder prices.

Cheers, NeMo

[MKP]

New RRP for the sleepers =£25.95
Maximum 15% discount allowed on a new release would make it £22.06

[Newportnobby]

This thread has definitely prompted me to do something -- preorder the Graham Farish 'Cumbrian Mountain Express' train pack. As far as I can tell, Hattons honour the preorder price, which at £127.46 for a new version Duchess, three Mk 1 coaches and a Scenecraft signal box is looking quite a good deal! There are some other retailers offering this pack, but they don't seem to have the same promise about preorder prices.

Cheers, NeMo

Having also pre ordered this from Hattons I hope they honour the price, too

[EtchedPixels]

The original announcement was 'average 20%' and the rest of the discussion implied that would hit very un-evenly depending upon the complexity of assembly of the product.

Mark 1 coaches have now gone from people whining that they'd soon break the  totally unreasonable £10 barrier to £25 in what ten years ? Mind you they've got rather better in the process.

Alan

[joe cassidy]

Some new actual retail prices have been anounced by Hattons and Rails of Sheffield today via e-mail.

The good news is that the increase for locos is "only" 5 to 10%.

The bad news is that the going rate for a coach is now £20 instead of £16.

Small wagons have gone up from about £6 to around £9.

Boo hoo ! :'(


Joe

[Newportnobby]

Just had a newsletter from Rails about the latest batch of Farish Pullmans being in.........discounted price is over £22, full retail over £25.
Can't remember what the last batch cost me, though.
Won't be buying any more

[1936ace]

yes just got the same email, i paid 12 and 13 pounds for the ones i got from hattons
bart

[Chris in Prague]

Fortunately, I have enough (6) Metro-Cammell umber and cream Pullmans.

[1936ace]

and if you go to hattons right now you can still buy at the old price

plus look at the price increase for the geaham farish buses 8.26pounds up from 6 pounds .. now thats a big price hike

Bart

[Newportnobby]

and if you go to hattons right now you can still buy at the old price


Bart

The latest arrivals are not showing on the Hatton site, Bart

[daveg]

Just had a newsletter from Rails about the latest batch of Farish Pullmans being in.........discounted price is over £22, full retail over £25.
Can't remember what the last batch cost me, though.
Won't be buying any more

Did a quick review of my current stock of coaches this evening. I have a fair mix so don't need that many more.

Glad I've had my Pullmans on pre-order since April last year. Looks like they're due into Liverpool/Sheffield this week.

Dave G

[stevieboy]

Glad I've got my autoballaster rake sorted, 33 quid!!!!

[PLD]

look at the price increase for the geaham farish buses 8.26pounds up from 6 pounds ..

Shame they have gone up 8% in scale as well as 30+% in price!