Hi Jamie,
I take it you must have asked me already to supply you?
I understand that Internet may be the way forward for lots of retail goods.
But as i am sure i said to you at the time and anyone who asks us is that we are fighting very hard to support the shops wherever we can.
Its a fight we are currently losing and may one day have to accept defeat.
The point is we need the Begginer or average moddeler to be able to walk into a local shop and get the help and support when starting out and when things go wrong. If the local shops lose out to Internet only then they will dissapear. This will contribute ultimately to the demise of our hobby.
It may be that racing type products will eventually only be sold this way as Schumacer have accepted, But dont forget they also sell direct to the Public so their situation is totally different than that of a dedicated distributor.
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