Hi Mike
The reference is 39241 and not 39421.
This being said, to sell this beauty for 2,000€ when the price was 590€ is not really a bargain to say the least.
I know the feeling of those who missed it as I ordered mine 3 days after the public announcement in German by Märklin. I placed the order to MSL (in September 2017 and they finally told me it was "vorbei" (gone) around April 2018. I felt betrayed by the nasty games some distributors played because at the same time the same model was sold in Feb / March 2018 anywhere between 1000€ and 2000€ on ebay.

Anyways I was ready to give up when my Son said to me: come and see here I think this is the loco you are looking for and indeed it was almost. It was a Trix 22941 on sale for 590€ at a shop 800m away from my home. I converted it into 3 rails.
Here it is pulling the Lorelei set when the Edelweis was not available yet.

A fantastic runner, very silent leaving the room for real sound (except the stupid US whisle that Märklin fitted it with).

So in short, wonderfull loco especially when pulling the Edelweiss set but no I make a principle no to give money to gross speculators.
Cheers
Jean

Wanting 2000 for an item which was around 550 is robbery. I will never buy from any sites that are prepared to over charge knowing somebody will be prepared to accept such an offer to buy.
We appear to be keeping our hobby going with people who have more money than sense.
Apologies to anybody who is prepared to buy but that is just my view.

Joes Modellbahnladen seems to have a number of items for sale at ridiculous prices.

There is the 241 already mentioned, then there is a Tintin & Struppi at something like 2500, and a Maus loco along with a coach set also at some horrendous price (they had one of these in an email auction recently, this may be the same one), along with some other items at what seemed to be stratospheric prices. I suspect he has been asked to dispose of an estate, and the estate has overly optimistic ideas of the values.

You can get a REE model for much less

I suspect they are shelf queens, probably never been run, possibly never been out of their boxes.

I suspect that these may be either stock from a shop that was liquidated or goods that were found at the warehouse and Joe's managed to get their hands on them. They are not advertised as second hand so I presume that they are what many shops call "Old Stock" or "Warehouse Finds"

Regards

Mike C

New for me is factory delivered, not found when clearing another shop. One should ask Märklin about warranty. I doubt that warranty will be given by Märklin to itmes 5-15 year out of the catalogue. Anyway if you find something in his shop that is on the wishlist, buy it. Quick delivery. Nothing that worries me. I know which of the items I would not buy.
I just don't like the way he presents old stuff.

This a good one:

https://joes-modellbahnl...15f08b03b/Products/37623

For nearly 25 years out of the program. New item 2000/2001.