[csc71]

Ok, so I would love to have this Porsche train I saw on ebay, but honestly $900 seems a bit much.

98066 Marklin Z PORSCHE Museum Limited Edition startSet

Does anyone know is $900 normal or is being majorly marked up?



Anyway I am assuming there is no way to get one unless I go to the Museum or know someone that is going and could pick me up the set.



Any takers?



Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Steve

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[Chris Vais]

One of my many hobbies is model railroading. I focused my model trains on European trains in HO gauge. I belong to European Train Enthusiasts (www.ete.org) that is dedicated to European model railroading. While I run HO gauge many of the club members run z-gauge.



Marklin and Porsche have a history of producing Porsche related railroad items. In most cases the items are very limited production and in some cases, such as with the z gauge start set you saw, are available only at the Porsche Museum store. If your lucky enough to be there and see something, grab it. Production is often limited to a 1000 or so items. Once their gone, your best bet is likely to be e-Bay. Because of their rarity and high demand, they command a premium price on e-Bay.



I have a couple of Porsche related items in my collection and one of these days I'll post some photos.



One other thought with regards to price, Marklin like anything else manufactured in Europe is becoming more expensive do to the deteriorating exchange rate. Since I don't run z gauge, I don't track the prices that closely,but HO start sets run anywhere from a few hundred dollars to $2400 for a full digital 2 train start set.



Good luck with your search

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[csc71]

Thanks for all the info and I looked into the z scale more and what I read said the only thing a z gauge could hold is a flea circus. I didn't realize they were that small. I will keep checking ebay and maybe someday find an HO scale to match that cool little Porsche Dealership! I also found a Maklin O scale auto transporter with 4 little Porsches on it so I picked that up on ebay.



Thanks again and happy holidays!



Steve

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[txbigdog00]

[quote name='csc71' post='44515' date='Dec 11 2007, 05:28 AM']Ok, so I would love to have this Porsche train I saw on ebay, but honestly $900 seems a bit much.

98066 Marklin Z PORSCHE Museum Limited Edition startSet

Does anyone know is $900 normal or is being majorly marked up?



Anyway I am assuming there is no way to get one unless I go to the Museum or know someone that is going and could pick me up the set.



Any takers?



Thanks and Happy Holidays!

Steve[/quote]

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[txbigdog00]

Steve,



If you've run out of other options or if you just REALLY want a set from Germany, let me know. I'm stationed in Germany and live only about 2 hours from the factory. I do drive by Stuttgart from time to time so if you're serious, let me know. I won't charge you anything more than what the set costs (plus shipping) but it would have to be when I'm driving by and not necessarily a special trip. Gas is freaking out of control here (1,43 Euro/liter). Sorry. But for fellow 968er, I'll do my best to accomodate your request. Regards, Dan (txbigdog00@hotmail.com)

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[unknown4u]

I paid yesterday 1,48 euro for a liter. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/blink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> it is 8,25 dollar per gallon...........

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