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After viewing one of the movie mix DVDs from the bay area clubs and seeing the amazing layouts and thinking about the economy and businesses models of supply and demand I got to wondering just how many people have garden RR's or inside G scale layouts. I would suspect the numbers of HO, N, O and other gauge fans far out number the G men due to cost but mostly space restrictions. Considering the companies that produce G equipment for us and the magazines that are exclusive to the hobby there must be alot of people out there that are reading and buying stough from the manufacturers to keep them in business. I would say that 90% of my G stough was bought used purely due to the cost and it is part of the fun to find a little treasure at a show, shop or on Ebay for a deal. I'm sure that most folks consider the cost when buying their equipment so many people are buying used over new when they can. I know that no one can know for sure but if you had a guess just how many people do you think have G scale layouts or even just a couple of pieces on display 100,000? 500,000, a million?? MORE and what percentage of them are buying new?
What do you think?
After viewing one of the movie mix DVDs from the bay area clubs and seeing the amazing layouts and thinking about the economy and businesses models of supply and demand I got to wondering just how many people have garden RR's or inside G scale layouts. I would suspect the numbers of HO, N, O and other gauge fans far out number the G men due to cost but mostly space restrictions. Considering the companies that produce G equipment for us and the magazines that are exclusive to the hobby there must be alot of people out there that are reading and buying stough from the manufacturers to keep them in business. I would say that 90% of my G stough was bought used purely due to the cost and it is part of the fun to find a little treasure at a show, shop or on Ebay for a deal. I'm sure that most folks consider the cost when buying their equipment so many people are buying used over new when they can. I know that no one can know for sure but if you had a guess just how many people do you think have G scale layouts or even just a couple of pieces on display 100,000? 500,000, a million?? MORE and what percentage of them are buying new?
What do you think?