@TinplateDave posted:I would however consider myself quite adept repairing prewar trains. I can get a broken super motor rewired, cleaned, brushes replaced etc quite quickly. I'm also good with fixing e units, pendulum reverse units, hand reverse switches, headlight wiring and bild a loco motors as well. I appreciate the suggestion about talking with OGR to see if I could get my name out as a quality repair man.
There’s lots of great advice from others above. I think a big problem is that everyone and anyone can claim what you wrote above. I don’t mean to offend at all, but these are rather simple tasks. How much is your time worth? How much time are you going to spend with these repairs, and then how much do you charge? Add in round trip shipping? As you noted in your first post, this part of the hobby is contracting, not expanding. As prices fall for this stuff, who is going to pay $100 to repair an item you can buy for $50? As others have suggested, repairing modern electronics might be your best bet.
