Meanwhile Walthers , a distributor and manufacturer, "was wholesale out the back door (and retail out the front door) You went to the rear to pick out what you wanted then took it up front to pay for it RETAIL.
I did this at least twice. Anyone rember Ted ? Parker in Pittsburgh? John Armstrong John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Jackson To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 3:59 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Local Hobby Shops I hope that you can tolerate just one more response about the subject. I was the backup financial support for "The WhistlePost" here in Springfield for several years; my son, Brian, actually ran/operated the store. As you all know we are dedicated S scalers, but the WhistlePost was an authentic hobby shop with the usual range of hobbies, but with a special focus on model railroading in all scales. The intention was that the store would eventually support an independent lifestyle for Brian. That goal seemed readily achievable in the beginning and we moved it to a more central location in a business mall. The move initially seemed to pay off. Then the era of the basement bomber came up on us and the suppliers, including the big ones, like Walthers, began selling to them as well. Now, one needs to understand that Walthers, as one example, claimed to require that those stores to which it will sell must have a legitimate "bricks and mortars" (as it has been referred to here) store front. Nevertheless, they sold to the basement bombers despite our complaints to them. The basement bombers have very little overhead and they easily underpriced all merchandise and within a relativel short time it became evident that The WhistlePost, though it never lost money, was never going to be sufficiently profitable to provide an independent income to Brian. Consequently, The WhistlePost now only exists as a model on my railroad---which is in the basement!! Bob Jackson, aka The Lurker [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5615 (20101112) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5615 (20101112) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
