Update on the Springmill Depot preorder of N&W Caboose

[NW Modeling List]

It is interesting to note that when companies like Intermountain first began offering assembled HO freight cars made in China, the cost was in the $20-$25 range.  Then Kadee came out with their assembled cars made in the USA, with a price around $30.  Shortly thereafter, the Chinese built cars became $30, too.  

If they were on the shelf next to each other, I can tell you from experience that most people will choose the lower price, even knowing the more expensive one is made here.  Introducing the wait times would be an interesting variable.

Marty Flick


---- NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 
> Roger Huber writes:
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> "They're good guys caught in the Asian way of doing things. Just have patience and keep an eye on your mail box." 
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> It would be interesting to have the following deal on the table --
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> Option 1 -- Asian-manufactured caboose at lower price, delivery date indeterminate, possibly years in the future.
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> Option 2 -- US-manufactured caboose at higher price, delivery date established, slippage perhaps a handful of months.
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> I have zero insight on what the true price differential might be, but my guess would be in the 30% range, with cheap Asian labor more than offsetting the shipping costs and hassles of doing business in Asia. If so, it is interesting to contemplate how many of us might choose Option 2 for this type of model....  
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> Regards,
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> Bob Chapman