Allied is closing....

[eja]

Fire sale ?    Sorry it sound very suspect to me.

I visited the store when it was on Pico Blvd and was not impressed.  A less than friendly welcome to a new customer willing to spend $$.  I never went back.

YMMV.  However,  I am sorry to see the loss of another LHS.

eja

[Rossford Yard]

I guess they were having a hot sale and it got out of hand.....

Seriously, would also like to know why that video was done, by whom and why music?  Seems odd.  Also, it seems like the fire was mostly or all at the front. Not sure what that means, if anything.

In any case, its all sad for us model railroaders.

[jnevis]

As I mentioned in the Crew Lounge thread.. While sad and hopefully accidental, in my line of work we call that motive and opportunity.

[randgust]

Wow.  And if you even consider the difference between insured value and auction value.... if it was insured.

I hope it was proved accidental.   Because the alternative is that sometimes if it walks like a duck.... yup, it really was a smoked duck.   I was here precisely FIVE DAYS before this one happened in 2008, the food was great, but the place was oddly empty....
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article18761325.html

[Lenny53]

I just found out a little while ago Central Niagara Hobbies (St. Catherines, ON) had stopped taking brass on consignment as they were closing August 29th.  I have never seen so many brass locomotives at one time.