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the decline of hobby shops is little proof of overall market size.....I lament the loss of hobby shops for different reasons...but not as a sign of economic decline ..as for the 'balkanization' of the market.............thats true in every marketplace.....thats why we have eight million coffee choices......anyhow i was just trying to stir the waters and what every one thought........im losing no sleep over this..........I actually agree with a lot of the 'decline' forecasts for the reasons stated by those posting..........i dont see any easy answer either.....people dont play "mumbledy peg" much these days either....there will always be a creation/ building /collecting urge among us, but it may not be train oreinted in the future.......perhaps train appreciatin will be left to a shrinking older guard, til we are all gone..............In the mean time, Im off to the work bench...btw, 10 years seems a little soon...many boomers are approaching the first part of retirement when many have disposable income and are willing to part with it. Demographics show that as we approach seventy and beyond spending declines greatly......(most of us will be trying to get RID of stuff by then, not accumulate)
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