Stuart Pearce

I DON'T KNOW for what reason Lance Novak vented his opinion and anger on the small local hobby shops of North America, or whether Model Aviation agrees or disagrees with his statement. However, he did make some very disparaging remarks and I humbly request that you give us hobby dealers a chance to reply. My letter is in response to Lance Novak's letter in the June issue of Model Aviation, complaining about the cost of RC hobby products at this local store. Well, Mr. Novak, you have no apparent knowledge of retail sales, what it costs to operate a store, or what it costs us to buy our product. All businesses charge based on what it costs to do business, and none of them should have to justify those costs to you.