6 reasons to purchase from OGR sponsors

Yes, there is value in the OGR sponsors, but there is also value in my local hobby shop where I am able to develop a personal relationship with a very nice owner.

I believe over the course of the years I have purchased from every known vendor for one train or another  . Not to say I don't have my favorite on-line sponsors...

Paul

Paul

Trainz, Trainworld, Miller, Ross and many others have all gotten my biz in the past and will continue to do so.

But my LHS (2.5 hour drive) and train shows also get a cut!

Hey dude, because we get a BIG BENEFIT from buying from sponsors. This is an interactive site. If we have questions, we usually get answers. If we want to know what's happening in the industry, it's usually somewhere here. When we want to know what's going on at York, we get lots of information.

It was probably a pretty gutsy move early on by OGR to do this, because it risked cannibalizing the magazine without supplying cash flow. Kudos to them. The world changes and they changed with it. The Forum deserves the support and when you go to their advertisers, they get that.

Gerry

PS  It also keeps Alan and Allan busy.

I buy from many of the sponsors. Having said that some of their websites could use improvement also.

Dale H

If I have a choice, I'll use an OGR sponsor(both here and the mag), but I also do the LHS and train shows.

If possible I have always attempted to first order from the sponsors of the OGR forum, but to be truthful in a few cases, I have received very poor service from a few of them in regards to not answering the phone or email messages and saying they had a product, then later discover after not receiving the product, they tell me it is on order and will not be available for a couple of weeks.

No bashing intended, just stating my experiences.

Gentlemen,

   The OGR Sponsors are fine people with good businesses, that being said my local

hobby shops here in the Pittsburgh, Pa area, like Bill & Walts have original Lionel Tin Plate that few other businesses stock. Then again, I really appreciate the Ross Company, one of our OGR Sponsors and the way they professionally answer all my questions about their switches, very knowledgeable people working for that particular sponsor, and they do not misrepresent their products, which is big time important to me when purchasing. 

Chipset,

I have not had the poor expierance you described.

I've only dealt with MTH's item locator and for the most part the Dealers that I've emailed have always responded. I find the locator to be very helpful.

As far as sponsors here, It is an invaluable source, especially for newbies who don't know where to find certain products.

I actually love MTH's Product Locator, but for whatever reason, I have not had much luck with it lately, nor with the quality of sites it has been returning lately.

Are all of our Forum Sponsors participating in it?