Re: Bob's photos
golden1014
Gentlemen,
I talked to Bob about this at the RPM meet in St. Louis this past weekend. I don't like speaking for Bob, but since he doesn't have e-mail I'll pass along a few things he told me about the business, FYI. He said he was doing a lot of mail order business but in the last few years a large number of people were ordering photos and then returning them. He suspected they were scanning them or using them for a modeling project and returning the photos when the project was completed. He also said it's very difficult and time-consuming for him to re-stock photos since he has an entire warehouse full of photos, and is getting away from offering refunds, period. Frankly--in my opinion--people in this niche business should really know what they're buying anyway. He said he's only providing photos by mail to people he knows, or people he can trust. Bob is a great asset for us modelers and historians, and we need to take care of him. He's a great guy and goes out of his way--literally, to dozens of meets/shows a year--to provide us a great product. BTW, he keeps his vast inventory in a bank and makes frequent withdrawals to send to his printing teams. Very interesting operation. He also recently bought several large collections--40K+ photos, slides, and negatives. John John Golden O'Fallon, IL http://www.pbase.com/golden1014 2nd Annual St. Louis Railroad Prototype Modeler's Meet August 20th, 2005 Collinsville, IL Contact: John Golden, Golden1014@yahoo.com
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