Greetings,

I'm trying to buy a Märklin 60955 decoder for a MAXI lok. Of course it's long been discontinued. But I <think> I've located one at a store in Skara, Sweden. Trouble is, I can't tell from the Swedish description or Google translation if it's really in stock. I emailed them, but received no reply. Here's the link to the store: http://rutenhjelms.ehandel.net/

And here's the Swedish description of the item:

60955 Högeffektivt elektronisk kretskort Maxi
60955 Högeffektivt elektronisk kretskort Maxi
Artnr: 60955 (Lägg till i Önskelista )
I lager
Märklin
För tillfället har vi denna vara på kampanj i vår butik i Skara, ytterligare 20% rabatt om du kommer. Välkommen!
Pris: 774:-/st

And here's the translation by google of the status:
Currently we have this be on the campaign in our shop in Skara, an additional 20% discount if you will. Welcome!

If anybody out there reads Swedish, can you tell me what this means? (Or, better yet, do you know a US store that might have this decoder?)

Thanks very much,
Tom

Hi Tom,

I looked at the website and agree with Oliver - it does appear to be in stock.

Although Oliver is right in saying they will take off 20% in the shop, they should take off 20% for you as you are not a resident of Sweden or the EU. I would suggest sending them an email and asking them.

I buy a lot of stuff from shops in Sweden. They all take 20% (VAT) off. The shipping can be expensive, but for such a small item, it should not be too bad.

The other thing in your favor is that the dollar is very strong right now. Last time I looked, the exchange rate for USD to SEK (Swedish crowns) is approx 1 USD = 8.3 SEK.

Good luck!

Paul

I would give them a call if your emails go unanswered. Most people in Sweden speaks english.

I have also tried to get info if they post outside of Sweden, not all dealers do it but nothing is written on their homepage about this.

Tom,

Under the "kontakt" page you will find the nunbers.

Unless you don't know, the country codecfor Sweden is 46 and the delete first zero, ie 010 46 511 20006 (i think this is how you call from the US).

Let us know how you get on!

Patrik