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Offline tworail  
#1 Posted : 16 February 2010 21:30:27(UTC)
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I am going to be in Houston at the end of March. Any dealers/shops to visit?

Thanks,
John
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Offline petestra  
#2 Posted : 16 February 2010 21:45:19(UTC)
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Smile Hi John, yes according to www.marklin.com, then see store locator for Texas
and you will see two in Houston. It gives their names,addrs, phone and website.
Enjoy, Peter
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Offline Armando  
#3 Posted : 16 February 2010 22:16:41(UTC)
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Hi John,

I live in Houston. AFIK there are no stores carrying Märklin. There is a huge model train store called Papa Ben's Train Place (http://www.papabens.com/), but again, AFIK, they don't carry Märklin.

Have a nice stay in Houston! And don't miss the rodeo!

Edited by user 18 February 2010 06:43:24(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Best regards,
Armando García
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Offline petestra  
#4 Posted : 16 February 2010 22:42:04(UTC)
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Sorry John, Marklin usa needs to update their info on their website. Peter
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Offline dntower85  
#5 Posted : 16 February 2010 23:55:48(UTC)
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If you can make a 5 hr road trip north to Dallas, My dealer "Collectible Trains and Toys" has a Small selection, with a few new products.
DT
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Offline sudibarba  
#6 Posted : 17 February 2010 03:48:45(UTC)
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petestra wrote:
Sorry John, Marklin usa needs to update their info on their website. Peter


Whenever I check the Marklin USA web site they always seem to list places that have never really carried any Marklin. Or maybe for a short time. Minneapolis and San Diego are two other places with dealers listed (when I looked) that turned out to be nothing except a few old left overs or less.
Eric
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Offline sudibarba  
#7 Posted : 17 February 2010 04:03:29(UTC)
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sudibarba wrote:
petestra wrote:
Sorry John, Marklin usa needs to update their info on their website. Peter


Whenever I check the Marklin USA web site they always seem to list places that have never really carried any Marklin. Or maybe for a short time. Minneapolis and San Diego are two other places with dealers listed (when I looked) that turned out to be nothing except a few old left overs or less.
Eric


Answering my own quote - Obviously, Mike's place in New Jersey, the place in Manchester, Ct and Hartman's in New Hampshire qualify as real dealers. There's a guy (Duxbury Green I think) in Duxbury, MA that has a fair amount of stuff. He's weird though. Has a lot of stuff piled up behind the counter but wouldn't let me back to look. Asked me what I wanted - he would get it. I couldn't see that far. Now 2 50 + year old men - does he think I'm going to steal or wreck the place? He did offer me 4 freight wagons out of a starter set at a good price that I took. Come to think of it, I going to go back and confront him on the issue - he may have something older and cool laying around. He has a lot of stock piled up everywhere (mostly non Marklin) and doesn't seem to care if he sells or not.
Eric
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Offline Armando  
#8 Posted : 17 February 2010 06:22:25(UTC)
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dntower85 wrote:
If you can make a 5 hr road trip north to Dallas, My dealer "Collectible Trains and Toys" has a Small selection, with a few new products.


And of course, while in Dallas, you have to visit the Railway Museum where you can admire, among other things, one of the surviving Big Boys and the Pennsy GG1!
Best regards,
Armando García
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Offline Tex  
#9 Posted : 17 February 2010 18:46:20(UTC)
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Tex

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Armando wrote:
Hi John,

I live in Houston. AFIK there are no stores carrying Märklin. There is a huge model train store called Papa Ben's Train Place (http://www.papabens.com/), but again, AFIK, they don't carry Märklin.

Have an nice stay in Houston! And don't miss the rodeo!


I live in Houston also and Armando is correct, the two former dealers are gone. There are, however, several Marklin layouts and other good hobby shops in addition to Papa Bens which is not as huge as it once was.

welcome,

Tex
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