 Joined: 06/10/2009(UTC) Posts: 819 Location: RAK
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I have read somewhere in this forum that there is a maerklin shop in Singapore. Could anyone tell me the address? I am possibly going for a short visit to Singapore. |
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Marklin Singapore and Malaysia are the same company but i suggest go for Marklin malaysia because the stuff are much more. |
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 Joined: 27/08/2005(UTC) Posts: 11,071 Location: Murrumba Downs QLD
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George,
really only one as one works from home.
Trains N Toys Pte Ltd.
#02-22,Orchard Hotel Shop Arcade 422, Orchard Road
238879 Singapore
TRains and Toys also have a bigger shop in KL. (Lot more stock there)
Singapore shop is on First Floor (Or maybe second) at back left side of the Circular Arcade, small entrance. A lot of older stock, can be expensive.
THis one from home
Beem Tragel Pte Ltd
1 Finlayson Green #06-01
049246 Singapore
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and a hose pipe on the aorta
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Joined: 26/10/2009(UTC)
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TRAIN AND TOYS SDN BHD
12jln USJ 9/5P SUBANG BUSINESS CENTRE
47620 SUBANG JAYA,SELANGOR
TEL 03-80242118.
Look for Mr Boon,he is very helpful person.If you need assist to go this shop just Pm me grateful if can help in any. |
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Joined: 26/06/2010(UTC)
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I paid Trains N Toys in Singapore a visit, they were very helpful but very very expensive. I wonder how that works, since I could order stuff from any of the US or Canadian stores suggested in another thread on this site for a third of the price after including shipping costs (which is what I am doing). I ended up picking a few pieces of C track I needed. Quite sad because I do need to buy a lot of stuff but at those prices... 
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Joined: 26/10/2009(UTC)
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Good move on ordering thru internet by sadly we can have something might be urgent thru our local hobby-shop. To expensive and limited choice too . |
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AJ wrote:I paid Trains N Toys in Singapore a visit, they were very helpful but very very expensive. I wonder how that works, since I could order stuff from any of the US or Canadian stores suggested in another thread on this site for a third of the price after including shipping costs (which is what I am doing). I ended up picking a few pieces of C track I needed. Quite sad because I do need to buy a lot of stuff but at those prices... Yup. They charge S$800 for Marklin item no : 29180 and 29755 !! I was like What ???????? I tell you not much people will go there!! |
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Joined: 26/06/2010(UTC)
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SINCrazee wrote: Yup. They charge S$800 for Marklin item no : 29180 and 29755 !! I was like What ???????? I tell you not much people will go there!! One tip in case you do need to - ask for a 10% discount on accessories/vehicles and 20% on the trains and cars. If you are buying a lot of assorted stuff, ask for 20% off on everything. After a 20% discount, the mark-up vs. an online retailer in the US or Germany is a little more reasonable on most items. I empathize with them to an extent - retail space on Orchard Road comes with big overheads but not to the extent Toys n Trains charges. Also they have a mostly really old stuff with a big chunk coming from the 1999, 2000 and 2001 catalogues. Alok
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 Joined: 28/11/2004(UTC) Posts: 143 Location: San Francisco
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Just tried to go Trains N Toys in Singapore. It is shut down, out of business.
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Joined: 08/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 2,218 Location: Shady Shores, TX - USA
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Originally Posted by: SINCrazee  AJ wrote:I paid Trains N Toys in Singapore a visit, they were very helpful but very very expensive. I wonder how that works, since I could order stuff from any of the US or Canadian stores suggested in another thread on this site for a third of the price after including shipping costs (which is what I am doing). I ended up picking a few pieces of C track I needed. Quite sad because I do need to buy a lot of stuff but at those prices... Yup. They charge S$800 for Marklin item no : 29180 and 29755 !! I was like What ???????? I tell you not much people will go there!! Its a different economy there (some what out of sink with the other parts of the world) super high-end shops and businesses. So if your a businessman working in Singapore, your compensated enough (probably enough, I don't even want to think how much rent is on a small apartment is there) to afford the local Train store. I had a 12hr layover last month in Singapore but never left the airport do to the fact that I was too exhausted from work to be able to think clearly enough to safely get around the city. Plus I had heard about the inflated cost. Yes the grass was greener on the other side of the fence but that's be cause it rains so much there. Just Like my local dealer is higher than what I can get on the internet, I'll buy from him when he has a sale or something I need to get quickly but I'll get other things on line. |
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Joined: 22/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 14,879 Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square
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Hi all,
You can forget about Trains N Toys in Singapore, Orchard Rd., the building doesn't exist anymore.
My international travel informant MI6 has told me yesterday.
John |
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 Joined: 31/12/2010(UTC) Posts: 4,013 Location: Paremata, Wellington
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Originally Posted by: river6109 Hi all,
You can forget about Trains N Toys in Singapore, Orchard Rd., the building doesn't exist anymore.
My international travel informant MI6 has told me yesterday.
John I believe it's a family business with other stores, they probably just shipped the stock off to their Hong Kong or Brisbane outlets. The Singapore shop is still listed on the Marklin website so I guess the news hasn't reached them yet. That could frustrate a few travelers who don't belong to this forum (silly them) and might make the trip in to kill an hour or two (or need to wash some money) Cheers Steve |
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Joined: 27/08/2005(UTC) Posts: 11,071 Location: Murrumba Downs QLD
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Sorry Cookee, Outlets are near KL in Malaysia and Australia, NOT HK |
NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
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