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Well was looking back as far as I could stand to go and this post is very related to the subject I would like to discuss. Is it just me or is the pricing and availability of this hobby starting to get a little nuts. Am considering getting started on a good size layout in HO. But the availability and prices are starting to make me wonder. Have also done RC flying and while the prices there seem to be really droping compared to say ten years ago I am confused. And it will sure make it hard for the next generation of kids to stay interested when a locomotive and five cars cost two hundred dollars or more. As an adult price is not that big an issue for me. I can invest the money for what I want to do easily. But lets take Athearn for an example. Looks like they either cut Walthers out as a distributor or for some reason Walthers does not want to deal with them anymore. And I can see why. Looked at Athearns site earlier but most stuff is now discontinued or temporarily out of production. Well that tellms me a lot. Almost looks to me like they are trying to limit production to drive up prices. And raising prices at the same time. Maybe it is just me but capitalism in this country is starting to look like something else. Think it could be the greed of a few? I have been a model railroder for over twenty years and a real railroader for over ten. Let me know your thoughts.
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