Posted on another slot racing Facebook (Slot Car Race Talk) page it appears the Tom thumb King has been sold and moving to a new location at Hobbies Galore, Columbus, OH.
Tom Thumb King track moving to new location
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Steve Deiters
, Jan 12 2023 12:44 PM
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Posted 12 January 2023 - 01:10 PM
What super-awesome news.
Thanks for posting, Steve.
Thanks for posting, Steve.
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Posted 12 January 2023 - 03:54 PM
I'll answer the question for those who will without doubt ask it.
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That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 12 January 2023 - 08:03 PM
Thanks for posting to Zeemaps.
I signed up for Hobbies Galore's newsletter at their web page and am following their Facebook page.
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Posted 13 January 2023 - 10:45 AM
I am glad to hear this. I figured it would end up in the dump on the south side of Columbus.
I am not a doctor, but I played one as a child with the girl next door.
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Posted 13 January 2023 - 12:09 PM
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That's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
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Posted 13 January 2023 - 01:59 PM
If you watch the video on the Hobbies Galore Facebook page, the owner states we bought everything at Tom Thumb except the track. That someone in PA bought it. "Yeah, a guy from PA supposedly bought it. He's picking it up tomorrow. We took everything else down to the walls. Now to organize. LOL."
OK, I just got off the phone with the owner of Hobbies Galore. They did take the track. But it will go in storage until he has a site large enough to house the King.
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Posted 13 January 2023 - 04:05 PM
Such great news! I hated the thought of that wonderful old track being dumped in a landfill.
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Posted 17 January 2023 - 09:26 AM
Since I sold the store I’ve had little to no contact with the new owner.
On one hand, he asked me to help him sell the track which I did.
I had several stellar possibilities to keep it close to Columbus. Then he ignores the opportunities. I gave up.
As far as HG owning the track… I’ve been told by those “in the know” that this might be better than using it for firewood. Just maybe.
I hope not because I would love to visit the old girl now and then.
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