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Cjent	Where do You Buy? (One More Day to Vote!)	Lead	[-]
Posts: 8928 (06/29/09 09:47 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : buying, poll Do You buy from web sites or stores? I Buy My 1/43d Cars and Sets and Supplies (Total Votes: 25) - Closed From a Brick & Morter Hoppy Shop (0 / 0%) From Web Sites (5 / 20%) From Chain Stores (1 / 4%) All of the above (19 / 76%) Chuck "Speed Thrills" *http://www.CJent1Racing.com* c.herron@cjent1Racing.com Last Edited By: Cjent 07/03/09 08:25 AM. Edited 2 times.
micyou03		#1	[-]
Posts: 6190 (06/29/09 08:12 PM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I picked all of the above, but I don't buy from brick and mortar Hobby Shops because they don't seem to be interested in being open when working people can shop.
ra7c7er.sippl		#2	[-]
Posts: 44 (06/29/09 08:12 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I buy from both brick and mortar stores and online only when I can not get what I want at the local shop. http://scaleracing.blogspot.com/
Barfly101		#3	[-]
Posts: 1728 (06/29/09 09:31 PM) HRW Lead Bartender! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I picked all of the above only because I once bought a couple of cars at a hobby shop when I was out of town. But there are no hobby shops near me that carry 1:43 I am an impulse buyer, so if I can get it at a local store ie.. Target, DG, TRS, RS etc... more than likely they will get my jing. Online as well, but when shopping online I look for things I can't get anywhere else, ie.. Aluminum Wheels, Custom Chassis, Custom Bodies, After Market Tires and old stuff that is no longer at stores. A BIG part of Slot Cars for me is in the thinking I have something you don't, something that makes my stuff better than yours I guess it's the whole kid thing that is still with me and slot cars (I love it) LOL. KSC Speedway
HomeRacingWorld		#4	[-]
Posts: 14322 (06/30/09 08:28 AM) The Lazy Administrator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I chose all of the above as well...but 80 percent of my purchases are through our online hobby shops. I try to support those who support us when I can. "They Didn't Say You Couldn't" - Smokey Yunick
farmnurd		#5	[-]
Posts: 906 (06/30/09 08:58 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I went with all, I like to buy my paint and brass at a local shop because they sometimes have a Carrera Go! car or two in stock. Guess I'm not the only impulse buyer for this stuff. I haven't bought any new sets except for a few 10.00 sets from Dollar General last year and maybe a dozen of the 5.00 sets from Family Dollar a few years back. I've bought new cars at Target and online but only when discounted. ebay, resale shops and garage sales is where the bulk of my collection(?) is from. Nonfranchise dollar stores are my favorite places to look for unique bodies or I just make my own.
Cjent		#6	[-]
Posts: 8930 (07/01/09 05:16 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I wonder how many LHS's are left that 'cater" to slot racing? Chuck "Speed Thrills" *http://www.CJent1Racing.com* c.herron@cjent1Racing.com
oldstromguy		#7	[-]
Posts: 1760 (07/01/09 05:54 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	A local HobbyTownUSA carries a decent selection of slot cars in all scales. Carrera 1/43, 1/32, and 1/24 (analog sets and cars in all scales, digi 1/32 so far) Scalextric 1/32 sets and cars (analog and digi) Johny Lightening cars (whatever the new name is) and some other cars and sets in HO They've even had some Fly and Slot.It cars at times. The problem is, the owner can't get specific cars. He orders them, and he gets whatever the distributor sends him. He has ordered several Scaley and Carrera GO! cars for me, and never received any of them, so I go to our online sponsor shops for those. I chose "all of the above", though, because I use all sources to find something I want. dennis
tigeracer		#8	[-]
Posts: 249 (07/01/09 08:33 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I chose "all" for the same reasons others did. Online/eBay and Target are getting most of my money for hobby merchandise. Online purchases are for mostly add on/converting purposes. I have purchased some cars that were good deals online. Hobby stores around me do not carry 1/43 products. Target is feast or famine with mostly a couple sets and hit and miss on car blisters.
farmnurd		#9	[-]
Posts: 909 (07/01/09 08:58 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I went to a Hobby Store I saw from the expressway near Detroit. It advertised Slot Cars on the outside of the building. No track but I saw a wall and one aisle of HO, sets, cars and parts. Two other aisles were devoted to 32nd. and 24th. sets, cars and parts. They also had RC and trains, some of the o gauge buildings would sure look good on a slot car track. When I asked the guy behind the counter if they had any 43rd stuff he said he had never heard of that scale.
Cjent		#10	[-]
Posts: 8931 (07/01/09 09:52 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	All Carrera and SCX dealers deal with the same distributors for each product. You can get what you order if it is in stock at the distributor. Chuck "Speed Thrills" *http://www.CJent1Racing.com* c.herron@cjent1Racing.com
Cjent		#11	[-]
Posts: 8934 (07/03/09 08:25 AM) Home Racing Guru! Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	One day to Vote!!!!!! Chuck "Speed Thrills" *http://www.CJent1Racing.com* c.herron@cjent1Racing.com
Broman62		#12	[-]
Posts: 1029 (07/03/09 02:35 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I voted all!! Ditto to what everyone else said!! If I want it, I get it!!