Of course the point has to be made that if an item does not sell well now, then it will be highly prized as a collectable in 30 years time! (2036 collector =
)
Collectors will be getting very excited at the prospect of Rails of Sheffield disposing of a consignment of packaging for this set as there will now be less packaging in circulation going forward. What chance empty boxes turning up on Ebay and fetching £5-£10?
For those who are not bothered about collectables and actually enjoy operating locomotives and wearing them out (the minority
) then it has to be said that the Rails offer is pretty good.
Even though Hornby are producing a Lord of the Isles set this year for £99, older sets are still going for £150 at auction. I don't expect this 2006 release to be the subject of discounting in the early part of 2007.
The mindset of collectors is an interesting subject and things like the Rails offer, for a collector, actually makes things more desirable!
Happy collecting??
Gary