Does anyone know if the Electric railroad company has a booth at York. (other than Lionel). Or are there any Electronic RR Co. dealers at York . Thanks in advance.
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http://www.electricrr.com/index.htm
You can call them and ask, I suppose.
The Electric Railroad Company
2326 Walsh Avenue
Santa Clara, CA. 95051 USA
(408) 454-4127 or (408) 454-4128
9AM to 2PM Pacific Time Zone
Dave,
We won't be at York, but we have some of the best prices on the web if you need ERR components or parts for that matter.
Bill
Since ERR is part of Lionel, someone will certainly be there. 
I am aware of "All Aboard Trains", who will be in the orange hall at location FF-6. A selection of upgrade kits will be available for sale.
Come to think of it, Henning's Trains will be there in force, I'll mention to Harry that he should bring the ERR stuff with him.
Originally Posted by MIKATT1:
Does anyone know if the Electric railroad company has a booth at York. (other than Lionel). Or are there any Electronic RR Co. dealers at York . Thanks in advance.
No ERR booth, never understood why, in fact don't remember seeing displayed at any vendor tables. Best bet it to find a York vendor that is a distributor as ask them to bring some
You would think they'd sell a bunch of them at York, it's a Target Rich audience! 
Originally Posted by cbojanower:
Originally Posted by MIKATT1:
Does anyone know if the Electric railroad company has a booth at York. (other than Lionel). Or are there any Electronic RR Co. dealers at York . Thanks in advance.
No ERR booth, never understood why, in fact don't remember seeing displayed at any vendor tables. Best bet it to find a York vendor that is a distributor as ask them to bring some
Let's see, west coast company that would have to drive with product to York, spend money for lodging, food, employee wage.....versus nationally know company advertised in the Lionel catalog, with first class website, and dealer network. I wonder how much business they do while York is on going. Betcha they wind up ahead staying at home. I can understand why the may not travel. G
Probably a good point George.
Actually a nationally known company would not do it that way.
Have a nice display designed and made.
Maybe a simple setup showing how easy it is to install.
Have it shipped in advance using truck freight.
Have it professionally setup up using local labor.
Send just one knowledgeable rep and just enough inventory to have a 10% show discount and sell out. Hand everyone else a 5% coupon for online order.
Store booth locally for next year or ship back.
Do not expect an immediate profit but write it off advertising.
Think of it as an investment in the promotion of the hobby.
Win win for everyone.
But I must say, not many in this hobby do it the right way or even the normal way.
A lot of Luddites. lol.
Have a nice display designed and made.
Maybe a simple setup showing how easy it is to install.
Have it shipped in advance using truck freight.
Have it professionally setup up using local labor.
Send just one knowledgeable rep and just enough inventory to have a 10% show discount and sell out. Hand everyone else a 5% coupon for online order.
Store booth locally for next year or ship back.
Do not expect an immediate profit but write it off advertising.
Think of it as an investment in the promotion of the hobby.
Win win for everyone.
But I must say, not many in this hobby do it the right way or even the normal way.
A lot of Luddites. lol.
Originally Posted by Ffffreddd:
Actually a nationally known company would not do it that way.
Have a nice display designed and made.
Maybe a simple setup showing how easy it is to install.
Have it shipped in advance using truck freight.
Have it professionally setup up using local labor.
Send just one knowledgeable rep and just enough inventory to have a 10% show discount and sell out. Hand everyone else a 5% coupon for online order.
Store booth locally for next year or ship back.
Do not expect an immediate profit but write it off advertising.
Think of it as an investment in the promotion of the hobby.
Win win for everyone.
But I must say, not many in this hobby do it the right way or even the normal way.
A lot of Luddites. lol.
Have a nice display designed and made.
Maybe a simple setup showing how easy it is to install.
Have it shipped in advance using truck freight.
Have it professionally setup up using local labor.
Send just one knowledgeable rep and just enough inventory to have a 10% show discount and sell out. Hand everyone else a 5% coupon for online order.
Store booth locally for next year or ship back.
Do not expect an immediate profit but write it off advertising.
Think of it as an investment in the promotion of the hobby.
Win win for everyone.
But I must say, not many in this hobby do it the right way or even the normal way.
A lot of Luddites. lol.
Ouch. I think many companies in this industry are very small operations with minimal employees. Is there another knowledgeable person besides Ken? I don't know for sure. So many times going to York, means operations slow or stop at home.
York is for members only, so it is not like your having Joe public come off the street at a train show in all the major cities. I can see more bang for your buck at those shows vice York. All the items you listed are additional cost above having people you already pay do it. G
Since Jon Z, Andrew, and Ken are all at ERR, there are several knowledgeable people there. 
Jon Z is usually at York but wearing his Lionel hat. It doesn't make sense for ERR to sell at York directly when some of their dealers will be there. They would have to sell at list price or risk alienating their dealers who can discount if they wish.
Pete
Originally Posted by SantaFeFan:
I am aware of "All Aboard Trains", who will be in the orange hall at location FF-6. A selection of upgrade kits will be available for sale.
At least now I know who to look for--I've been searching for a number of years and would have bought at least a couple per visit had I known. Is it a sure thing that they carry them to York?
Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:
Come to think of it, Henning's Trains will be there in force, I'll mention to Harry that he should bring the ERR stuff with him.
I'll be on the lookout for them as well. I don't have anything major on my "looking for" list, so might as well upgrade some of my conventional fleet.
---PCJ
The ERR stuff isn't like many other products. You pretty much have to know what you're buying to be buying it, and doing it mail-order is not really an issue.
I think I have to agree that while it would be cool to see ERR represented, it's probably not all that useful for them to be there. As Pete says, competing against your dealers is not a good idea, think back to some other recent examples we've seen in the O-gauge universe.
All good points.
Maybe the discount is a bad idea.
But the technically do compete with their distributors.
The same way that Lionel does with parts.
Competition is not always about cost.
Sometimes it's about ease and speed.
FMH
Ps. I did not know that one had to join something to go to York.
Now I do. Guess I will not plan on going. Lol
Maybe the discount is a bad idea.
But the technically do compete with their distributors.
The same way that Lionel does with parts.
Competition is not always about cost.
Sometimes it's about ease and speed.
FMH
Ps. I did not know that one had to join something to go to York.
Now I do. Guess I will not plan on going. Lol
