Hi All,
Just getting back into the hobby after several years dormancy. In getting back up to speed, it appears LGB has gone the way of the dodo? I see that Marklin bought them, but there's no mention of the product on the Marklin site. LGB of American mentioned they couldn't strike a deal to sell LGB, and in the last couple of days, LGBOA has transitioned to Silvergate. What happened? Was it Marklin's intention to buy up LGB and bury them so they wouldn't compete with their own line? Has production on all new LGB product stopped completely, so now it's just a permanent eBay item? Are any of the other lines producing as high quality product as LGB was?
Thanks for whatever info can be shared.
Jim in Wisconsin
Just getting back into the hobby after several years dormancy. In getting back up to speed, it appears LGB has gone the way of the dodo? I see that Marklin bought them, but there's no mention of the product on the Marklin site. LGB of American mentioned they couldn't strike a deal to sell LGB, and in the last couple of days, LGBOA has transitioned to Silvergate. What happened? Was it Marklin's intention to buy up LGB and bury them so they wouldn't compete with their own line? Has production on all new LGB product stopped completely, so now it's just a permanent eBay item? Are any of the other lines producing as high quality product as LGB was?
Thanks for whatever info can be shared.
Jim in Wisconsin