Hello Everybody;
Without a LHS or anybody within 150 miles who will, much less can, get S scale
Lionel or MTH I'm probably going to buy even less S scale stuff than I have in
the past.
My hobby money is what is left after all other necessities are taken care of. I
also have the very bad habit of needing to see what is being offered before I
commit those scarce dollars. Therefore, I'll probably never pre-order anything
expensive without the right of refusal. I've been burned too many times in the
past.
I once ordered some S Helper Service (SHS) items through a local hobby shop
(LHS)who got their stock from Walthers. This supply chain was so slow that most
anything that I ordered was already sold out before they could get it. The LHS
also didn't live up to our agreement to prominently display these fine models.
They instead kept them in the store room until I picked them up even though I
was paying for them as soon as they came in.
Regardless of the manufactures' business models, if the number of LHS
purchasing, displaying and supplying those products don't reach critical mass,
those product lines will dry up on the vine. This is the continuing challenge
that not only S scale but all toy/model railroading faces.
Thanks,
John Oglesby
Georgetown, Texas
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