Adriatic posted:Gramps wrote who,when, the phone number, & price paid for any purchase made from a family. That went into the box, sometimes into a shell. You could always buy it back, and thhe keptem all at least one year. He would give a courtesy call before he sold yours, and wouldn't if you just needed some time to repad the wallet. He was kinda like a pawn shop for trains that paid better, made little if any profit, and improved things while he had them
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He cared very deeply about the hobby and knew how important it could be to a family; even if they didn't know it themselves yet . That kinda effort is rewarded in ways that some folk never "get".
The guy across the street was a popular guy with the ladies. I bought his train set from his ex-wife a while after the divorce. I came across it a couple of years later. Tracked him down and asked if he wanted it back. Sold it back to him for what I paid. He had forgotten about it and was very happy to see it again.
Never had anyone ask to buy there train back.
