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Post by riogrande on Aug 16, 2016 16:22:00 GMT -8
*poof* Loss of the "worlds largest model train shop" according to the news report.
Oh well, the fat lady has sang.
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Post by bnsf971 on Aug 16, 2016 16:52:46 GMT -8
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Post by fiend540 on Aug 16, 2016 17:13:34 GMT -8
Bummed, I don't even know if their is another hobby shop with train stuff in the Denver area. Back to mailorder for me  |
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Post by GP40P-2 on Aug 16, 2016 17:14:54 GMT -8
Email today they are gone To be fair, the email said the 9/25 is their last day, but same thing in the long run, gone... |
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Post by calzephyr on Aug 16, 2016 17:15:56 GMT -8
Transition is a nice way of saying, we are tired and done!!!!! LHS really are having trouble staying alive.
Larry
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Post by dharris on Aug 16, 2016 17:50:50 GMT -8
Bummed, I don't even know if their is another hobby shop with train stuff in the Denver area. Back to mailorder for me No there is not. Mizell's wall of trains is now long gone also. |
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Post by dharris on Aug 16, 2016 17:52:23 GMT -8
Transition is a nice way of saying, we are tired and done!!!!! LHS really are having trouble staying alive. Larry Adaptable stores are doing OK. However many fail to do well online. Or even have convienent store hours. And full MSRP in 2016 is not a growth strategy. |
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Post by riogrande on Aug 17, 2016 3:03:36 GMT -8
Bummed, I don't even know if their is another hobby shop with train stuff in the Denver area. Back to mailorder for me Many of us already rely on mail order; there is one small hobby shop in my area but they have very little HO. I rely mainly on MBK and have a few alternate places I go to; Caboose Hobbies was one of them. Full MSRP has always been a non-starter for me, always. The loss of Caboose Hobbies will leave a vacuum. I suppose this could provide an opportunity for some of the existing vendors to take up the slack and hopefully be better off financially. |
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Post by nebrzephyr on Sept 8, 2016 7:13:43 GMT -8
Just noticed Caboose Hobbies has posted some info on there website for those modelers who had pre-ordered (reserved) items. It looks like most items have been covered. It also indicates the CB pre-order price will be honored by the new suppliers (unless the importer raises the price since announcement  ). Bob |
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Post by Brakie on Sept 10, 2016 4:33:32 GMT -8
Transition is a nice way of saying, we are tired and done!!!!! LHS really are having trouble staying alive. Larry The majority of the LHS I been in lately have been ran by old and tired men counting the days until they closed the store's doors and retire and with the current MSRP and on line competition that's happening at a alarming rate.. The sons or daughters wants those 80,000 a year jobs and have no desire to stand behind a counter like Dad did all his life. |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Sept 10, 2016 14:50:01 GMT -8
Yeah.
I guess running a hobby shop just isn't as glamorous and high paying a job as it used to be.
Ed
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Post by riogrande on Sept 10, 2016 17:40:45 GMT -8
A hobby shop isn't really a way to make a living and has often been a retirement en-devour. Can you blame the sons and daughters who have kids to support and college educations to pay for for not wanting to take over a shop that has marginal ability to pay the rent and put food on the table?
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Post by alcoc430 on Sept 14, 2016 13:48:34 GMT -8
Store closed on 9/11
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Post by calzephyr on Sept 20, 2016 14:25:23 GMT -8
Gone!!!! Gone!!!! Gone!!!!!
Sad but true!!
Never more will I visit Denver for model trains.
Larry
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Post by dharris on Sept 20, 2016 17:24:41 GMT -8
Gone!!!! Gone!!!! Gone!!!!! Sad but true!! Never more will I visit Denver for model trains. Larry Between Caboose and Mizell's wall of trains Denver could be expensive to visit. Caboose was so busy the airport screeners were not confused when an engine went through the Xray machine. Suprising how the metal parts and wires look when under Xray. End of an era sadly. |
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