Oh, I was hinting towards TRAIN only hobby shops. I've been standing in my favorite train shop, and heard them trying to sell a $700 brass N scale unit, to a guy who has a cheap "on the floor loop", as he referred to it. I didn't want to butt in, but its some poor advice to try to convince someone who's asking "What kind of locomotives should I buy" then you get pointed at something 4" long and $700...Re: *Off Topic*
No, it's probably that they arn't interested in trains themselves and are too ignorant to want to learn. When I was still working at the hobby shop we had this problem before I came, they didn't know a thing about trains so couldn't sell them, whereas I could say to a customer that they can, if they want, buy SP because UP absorbed them, for example.
If its not a train only store, the person giving the advice might now be the most knowledgeable, I dunno.Thanks ,Jesso,
I have noticed the couplers will have to be up graded ,why would the hobby shop owner say good luck ,he could have said yes 18 is good or 22 will be better ,HE could have said are your wheels in line on the sd 40 then i would have been happy and checked them ,I know this is a learn as you go ,and really enjoy the hobby ,I have to find me a nother Hobby shop .Iwould have to say this place is worried about there daily RING on the register not the long term customer base , enough on this place ,
thanks guys ,
for the good info
TOMMY