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Reply to "Impressions Of An Interview Of Ron Bashista of AM"

Roundhouse Bill posted:

When I interviewed Ron we talked about his retirement and that was 2 years ago.

Question - With all of us getting up in age, what are your plans for the future of American Models and will it go on if you choose to retire?

Answer - This is something I should be thinking more about. I am not really sure, but I would like to hear if any one or an ongoing business would be interested in continuing the line?  

Maybe there is one of you guys who would like to buy him out and improve on the scale offerings you think the market needs?

The best thing that could happen IMHO is for Lionel to purchase AM then update the products with more details and modern electronics. 

Lionel may be the only company in the world that could be “successful” with AM. They already have the market share and many sunk costs. They have a big advantage over anyone trying to start from where AM is currently.

If the numbers made sense I would be interested, but something tells me the numbers wouldn’t add up. If the current owner thinks most of his market is going to be gone in 10 years what does that say to a potential buyer?

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