Yes we need them and some times we have to pay a higher price too keep them in business. But what happens when mom and pop get too old to run the hobby shop. Locally one of the hobby shops was sold when pop died and soon after it went out of business and now a lot of guy that were into racing RC trucks are out of luck. The other shop does no sell any of those items.

To me it seems like a lot of the mom and pop hobby stores are gone due to the fact that when they pass on the kids sell or just let the business go. It seem to me that Mom and Pop were in the business to make money but more so in because they enjoyed the hobby.

I guess We have too be mad when they closed but keep supporting them when they are open or some day they will be closed for ever. And then where will be be that piece of Balsa that we need.