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I'm gonna admit to having bought a few things online and that I do hound ebay constantly looking for that deal, but I still do quite a lot of my business at the LHS. My LHS is part of a chain of LHS's called Riders Hobby, they have quite a few shops in and around Michigan. Though they do most of their business in their RC Car/Plane Department, they keep a big stock of trains and their train profit has gone up in the last few years. I know this LHS will never go under, they'll always have their RC stuff to keep them alive, but they could stock less and less trains until they're all gone, or keep jacking up the prices. And then what do I do? Internet. See, I've seen in a lot of LHS's go under simply because they refuse to go any lower than MSRP. You have to be willing to deal. Not only will they lose profit but they'll lose a lot of loyal train customers simply because they can get the same thing for way less online. The solution? Maybe there isn't one. Maybe LHS's should start selling online in addition to their store. Who knows. Either way, as gas prices keep increasing and MSRP keeps going up, the internet looks better everyday.
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