Here are a couple of pre-orders I placed (before my self-imposed ban on all futures pre-orders):
TOWER 55 - CANADIAN PACIFIC ES44AC #8728
FACTORY PAINTED RED AND BLACK, LETTERED, LIGHTS AND DITCH LIGHT.
$284.00
Thank you for your deposit amount of $50.00 processed on July 11, 2007
Current status: delivery date still unknown.
T55-EA-9091-3 TOWER 55 - MONTANA RAIL LINK SD70ACe #4309
FACTORY PAINTED DARK BLUE AND BLACK, LETTERED, LIGHTS AND DITCH LIGHTS.
The price for this model has not yet been announced.
Thank you for your deposit amount of $50.00 processed on May 22, 2007
Current status: delivery date/price still unknown.
So I've had money tied up in deposits for a year in one case, and 14 months in another.
Then there was this recent information from Tower 55: "At this time we do not have any updates to provide that are of any significance with regard to delivery dates on the next product" (Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 5:55 pm ).
I wasn't aware that the situation had deteriorated to this extent.
I have emailed my request to the dealer I placed my orders with and gave my deposits to for a refund of my two deposits.
I hope T55 survive because I really like their locomotives, but I'm not willing to bet even small - but precious - amounts of money on somebody else's situation.
Now I'll just have to wait and see if the dealer will honor my request. (If not, they'll never get another dime of my business ever again.)
TOWER 55 - CANADIAN PACIFIC ES44AC #8728
FACTORY PAINTED RED AND BLACK, LETTERED, LIGHTS AND DITCH LIGHT.
$284.00
Thank you for your deposit amount of $50.00 processed on July 11, 2007
Current status: delivery date still unknown.
T55-EA-9091-3 TOWER 55 - MONTANA RAIL LINK SD70ACe #4309
FACTORY PAINTED DARK BLUE AND BLACK, LETTERED, LIGHTS AND DITCH LIGHTS.
The price for this model has not yet been announced.
Thank you for your deposit amount of $50.00 processed on May 22, 2007
Current status: delivery date/price still unknown.
So I've had money tied up in deposits for a year in one case, and 14 months in another.
Then there was this recent information from Tower 55: "At this time we do not have any updates to provide that are of any significance with regard to delivery dates on the next product" (Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 5:55 pm ).
I wasn't aware that the situation had deteriorated to this extent.
I have emailed my request to the dealer I placed my orders with and gave my deposits to for a refund of my two deposits.
I hope T55 survive because I really like their locomotives, but I'm not willing to bet even small - but precious - amounts of money on somebody else's situation.
Now I'll just have to wait and see if the dealer will honor my request. (If not, they'll never get another dime of my business ever again.)