@IRON HORSE posted:So currently, Menards introduces people to trains with value prices and cool buildings and then... hands those consumers over to the "real" train companies, where the big money is spent. Seems a little short sighted to me. Isn't the reason for starter sets with minimal margins to get people hooked? And then they got you... for years, spending big money.
Unfortunately, everyone that buys or receives a starter set doesn't become interested in the hobby. If they did, the sale of MTH would have easily had a buyer waiting in the wings.
Rusty