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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CBQ_Guy Something I never read nor hear discussed is the age of the company owner(s). Since many/most of these "manufacturers" are one man "cottage industries", as are so many (most?) model rr vendors, basically, what happens to the company and product support if an older owner develops a serious health problem, retires or passes away? [/quote] Depends on the company in question. Some get sold (i.e., Athearn, Stewart), others are run by family members until the remaining stock is sold out (i.e., Champ's Decals), and others just fade away. With something like DCC, I'd be surprised if any of the existing companies weren't bought by someone else under those circumstances. All of the 'Big 4' (Digitrax, Lenz, NCE and CVP) has decent size customer bases that another company would probably love to jump on.
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