Originally Posted by
soupninja
The most disappointing thing I have found since returning to the hobby is the shops are gone, and clubs have dwindled to near nothing. I am missing the stops I used to make at the Hobby shops and the friends that I have made at the clubs. I think both items are victims of the internet sales pressures. It is a shame
We lost(or at least are losing)at least two shops, in my area, over the last 18 months. One shop(the best in the area IMHO) was priced out when the site management was offered roughly three times the rent for the space by another business. The hobby shop owner was given the chance to match the rent amount and, when they couldn't match it, they lost their lease. A second one has been driven out of business due to lack of law enforcement. They have been ripped off so many times that the own decided to call it quits. They are shutting down next month so, after that, I'll be forced into a 40+ mile drive to the next closest shop or will have to do my shopping on line
