New in town, introducing myself

[bvoges]

Hi all!

I just joined the forum and wanted to say Hi. I had a trainset as a kid; might have been Lionel, but I'm really not sure. I do remember very vividly the smell from the transformer, and the little thumbscrews for attaching the wires to the transformer, and what the locomotive looked like.

Later on I was into HO slot cars, building ship models, building armor models, but never got back to railroading.

Never had a set as an adult, never had the space for it. Thinking about it now; might be time to get a Hogwarts Express for my daughters and go from there. It would really be for me, of course, they're both into Harry Potter but I can't see them getting into trains much.

Full disclosure: I'm also an internet ecommerce retailer and recently have started a trainset store. But I'm not here in the forum to spam you or to sell to you; just to learn as much as I can so I can really understand and serve my market to the best of my ability.

Looking forward to hanging out here, it seems like a real friendly place. I'll listen and learn, and contribute when I can.

thanks for welcoming me . . .

Bob Voges

 

[Sirfoldalot]

OK .. I will bite.
First of all welcome - As U can see I am an "old fart" new member as well, but I do really enjoy the Forum - Lots of good ideas and some really beautiful talented modeling. Been away from modeling/trains for almost 30 years but really getting into it again.

What kind of store are you opening?
What part of the world are U from?
What is the address of your store? (internet)
Do you take credit? sign1

 

[bvoges]

more about me and my store

It's specifically a model train store. Right now I only have Bachmann and Lionel sets; no individual cars, track, or anything like that. For the time being I am selling the Lionel sets at full retail, just because of the wholesale price I'm paying, so it's not a great deal.

The Bachmann sets are at 25% off retail. Free shipping on orders over $200.

I'm marketing mainly to parents at the moment; people who want to buy a trainset for their kid and don't know where to begin.

Over time I will add more sets; cars, track, accessories, scenery, etc; and hopefully more manufacturers if I can line up suppliers.

Store has just gone online recently and I am in the process of building traffic to the site. No sales as of yet, but it's early days.

As soon as I start to get some sales, I'm going to buy myself a set.

I am located in Massachusetts.

Store is at http://www.modeltrainsetdepot.com

No, I don't take credit. I only take zorkmids. :twisted:

Hey, you asked !!

bob

 

[platypus1217]

Looks like a neat site. Good luck with it.

 

[Mountain Man]

Good to meet you! :thumb:

 

[MadHatter]

Welcome

 

[nkp174]

With young kids, there are two nice ways to go: Lionel or Large scale. Lionel wins in the theme department (Harry Potter, Thomas, & Polar Express), but I think Large scale wins in all other categories (for me). Either goes over well.

Of course, my 3.5 month old loves his HO/OO Thomas set.