--- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris, I don't know about the rest of us but my goal is only to
> have more S modelers so the manufacturers will have incentive make
> more new stuff. I want centerbeam lumber cars, bulkhead flatcars,
> 57 foot mechanical PFE reefers, etc.
> Selling off HO to buy S is not that hard, I had over 400 O scale
> cars and zero S scale when I decided to model a bit in S scale and
> I'm down to maybe 150 O scale and up to about 50 S scale now.
And I sold off a large collection of N to get into S. And two members
of our group sold off their O to get into S, and another sold off all
of his HO to get into S. I agree, it's not hard - especially with
facilities like eBay and craigslist today. But refusal and denial is
still what I frequently hear when I speak to the "if I didn't already
have" crowd.
Too many people treat their acquisitions like luggage - they expect
to buy one set and keep it for the rest of their lives. Or, as my
good friend once put it, they are "weighed down with chains like
Jacob Marley".
An unfortunate economic reality is that to increase your market share
you often (but not always) need to pre-produce more goods for the
market to consume. This forces at least one manufacturer into an
exposed position. If the move fails, the chance of them doing it
again approaches zero.
ChrisA
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