Mallard4468 posted:Dennis LaGrua posted:For your $50 membership you will get a quarterly newsletter, a membership card and are granted permission to buy a ticket online to attend the full York event. Isn't that nice of them? IMO, its just not worth it.
Puhleeeze, not this old crud again. OK, you don't like TCA - I get it. We ALL get it. We got it the last time, and the time before that, and the time before that, and the time before that. Why insist on ruining it for the rest of us? Why do you bother posting about a meet that you aren't ever going to attend? Get over yourself, dude.
Great response. I totally agree.
I just want to ad that another advantage of buying from a TCA member is you have some recourse if there is a problem. Recently I had an issue with a vendor and I tried everything to get in touch with the vendor and when I finally gave up I filed a complaint with the TCA. Although the TCA cannot force someone to refund funds they can take away their membership. They were able to contact the vendor who then contacted me and we worked out an agreement to resolve the situation to both our satisfaction. I am so grateful to the TCA for stepping in and helping in this situation. I have been a member for 18 years and this was the first time (and hopefully the last time) that I had to use this service.
Through the TCA I have gotten to meet some of the most talented people in this hobby, made some great friends, had loads of fun looking at and buying trains and train related items at York. I enjoy the Quarterly magazine. I also went to one convention and I had a great time at that event as well. I was also able to buy trains at York with a down payment and a note with a promise to pay the difference and the seller let me take the train home. I always paid the person but not all sellers will do this of course. York was the reason I joined the TCA but it is everything combined that keeps me renewing every year.
