Trainland/Trainworld and Wholesaletrains.com

[slopes09]

Has anybody ever dealt with either Trainland/Trainworld.com (trainland.com) or Wholesaletrains.com (www.wholesaletrains.com)? I'm thinking of ordering some stuff from either of them, but can't find any reviews of either, and I'd rather find out about them before I order from them.
Thanks,
-Mike

[SpaceMouse]

I and most others who have posted have found that Trainworld is excellent as long as you know what you want. It is almost impossible to order online because the site doesn't give separate item numbers to different road names. When you call, it is helpful to know exactly what you want because the clerks know nothing. For instance if you are ordering an Atlas GP-38, it is very helpful to have Atlas's item number for the road name you want. They often can look up your road name, but it is a slow process.

But the price is great and they are fast and reliable shippers.

[grande man]

Chip hit the nail on the head. Trainworld is a reputable outfit with awesome closeout prices. Shop with confidence.

[Smoke]

I just placed an order with wholesaletrains.com I ordered on the phone but haven't got my email yet. I called him and he said they had to "clean out" my account. I'll call them tomorrow to find out what is going on. I'll let you know how it turns out.

-Smoke

[HaggisKennedy]

Well, don't go to Trainland/Trainworld in person, or you might get rubbed out like Bobby Bacala... :D

You're right on when you say you have to have stock numbers listed when you call. You'll probably get that woman with the killer Brooklyn accent, and if you're hemming and hawing, you'll probably hear her say "I ain't got all day, hon..."...

Other than that, they're pretty good.

:D

Kennedy

[railkid94]

I just placed an order with wholesaletrains.com I ordered on the phone but haven't got my email yet. I called him and he said they had to "clean out" my account. I'll call them tomorrow to find out what is going on. I'll let you know how it turns out.

-Smoke

So how did it turn out? Im thinking of buying from them.

[railkid94]

Smoke???? Did it come alright??? I want to buy from them soon because there prices are so low. Thanks

[willb]

i have ordered from wholesale trains and had good service from them. i have also tried several others. it pays to shop around the different online companies as some will have a better price for the same item.

[spinner223]

I just wanted to relate my experiences with wholesaletrains.com. To make a long story short, it was one of the worst online purchases I have ever made. They routinely mislead customers about the availability of merchandise. Listings on their website will promise that a particular item will ship within days. In truth, it can (and usually does) take weeks or months before an item will be shipped. They are totally unresponsive to emails. They will also attempt to charge a restocking fee, even when they don't actually have the item in stock . All in all, I can only say that I wish I had done more research about them before I spent any money. Don't fall for their promises and don't be misled by prices that seem so reasonable. It was a miserable experience and I will NEVER do business with them again.

[jbaakko]

I dunno if Wholesale was the one I tried to get my S&S air grills from, but if it was, I HATED the experience. They only replied to my "Cancel my order" email, never any of the "When the HE** are you going to send this".

[spinner223]

yeah, that sounds like them

[Emil]

I have been to train world and they are a outfit designed to sell they buy large lots, and just dump stuff, the Ho stuff is from whomever they get it from auctions ect. I like a place in Jersey Genes grand central station very large, and ther web site is www.genestrains.net lots of stock and the LGB is great! and you can talk to gene not an order taker, he sells on e bay discount stuff, and also auctions on www.freebayauctions.net Emil

[Emil]

Merry Christmas from Gene and the staff of Genes Grand Central Station!
Http://www.genestrains.net

[Emil]

The store is a large one having a lot of stuff bought up from liquidations, the quality is what you expect, new but odd lots, if they have it they sell it, they don't realy want to give personel help, just what do you want how many, thank you for your order, and thats it, its a train mill operation. if you want to talk trains custom orders a better place is Gene's Grand Central Station,
Http://www.genestrains.net He will custom order what you need and track down that hard to find item, call you! and then ship it it like having your own personel shopper. Emil

[UP2CSX]

Umm, Emil, are you really Gene of Gene's Grand Central Station. It appears that way. I don't personally have a problem with it but I think you should identify yourself when making comments about competitors.