Completely different market. I wanted an AF train set from the first time I saw one run at a Western Auto store in the late 1940's. I finally realized my dream in 1953.
There was another difference, too. J. Lionel Cowan and A.C. Gilbert built stuff that pleased their market, not their marketing "experts". Bob Nicholson ________________________________________ --- In [email protected], WJJIM@... wrote: > > It was readily available at York this week, loads of Flyer on tables, > probably not priced to sell to the average person and that may be the issue. > > Just not affordable???? Too collectable???? > > Jim Lyle > > > In a message dated 10/16/2011 5:24:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > user141771@... writes: > > Good point - look at how American Flyer flew off the shelves when it was > readily available. > > Bob Nicholson ________________________________________ > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
