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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by CBQ_Guy I'm very lucky in this area -- small town, rural about 90 miles southwest of Chicago, BUT there are actually THREE shops within a max of a 12 minute drive from my house! The one I frequent almost exclusively is in Spring Valley, IL, The Valley Roundhouse - Home of the Rock Shop. The owner is single, a retired school teacher, former employee of Rock Island RR, a train nut most if not all of his life. He has a double deck HO layout in the basement of his home, and is building a 20 by 60 foot single deck layout in the basement of his store. He sells maybe 90 + percent HO, the rest is N. He has multiple sources for stock, tons of knowledge and contacts, and sells everything at 20 percent off what Walthers is asking. He will custom order stuff for you and doesn't pass along the shipping charges, and still knocks of the 20 percent! If a company raises their prices, he keeps his existing stock at the price it was when he originally received it. That means he still has some Athearn blue box kits, for example, selling for under five bucks! This man is a gem and I support him as much as I can. He even gives his better customers Christmas gifts each year in apprecialtion for their patronage. This year I got a Burlington coffee mug and a Bowser kit for a 50', single door CB&Q boxcar. He's slowly getting up in years and last year he had a stroke, so he will be sorely missed once he is gone. [/quote] This guy sounds like a great asset to the community as well as model railroading. I wish more hobby shops were operated in the same manner. Reading this post was good for the spirit; thanks for sharing it. You should print a copy of your post and give it to him, just to let him know how valued he is. Great job, CB&Q.[:D]
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