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Central Hobbies Special Services

Central Hobbies has many special services for our customers.

Estate Sales

Should you be in the unhappy position of having to dispose of an estate collection, we can help you. We will buy, sell on consignment or advise you as to the best course to dispose of the estate. For a fee we will advise you on the best way to dispose of an estate. If we are purchasing part or all of the estate the fee may be waived.

Consignment Sales

If you have special items that you wish to sell we handle consignment sales.

Insurance Valuation.

For a modest fee we do insurance valuations for theft or loss. If we are replacing the equipment the fee may be waived.

Custom Painting and Locomotive Detailing

We have several customers who do custom painting and locomotive detailing. Please contact us and we will pass your requests on to them.

Digitrax Consultation

If you are considering converting your current layout to Digitrax DCC or if you are considering building a new layout using Digitrax DCC, Central Hobbies has a Digitrax DCC consultation service. We will assist in you configuring a Digitrax DCC system for your layout. The fee is $25.00 per hour or part thereof. Consultation fees may be credited towards the purchase of a Digitrax DCC system from Central Hobbies.

DCC Decoder Installations

Central Hobbies can provide basic decoder installation through staff or customers. Advanced decoder installation is offered by several of our customers. If you have a difficult installation we will offer it to our outside installers to see if they are interested. Please see our DCC Page for more information.


Mail Orders

We mail order almost anywhere. (If you are in Nigeria or other such SCAM countries don't bother contacting us.) , See our Mail Order Page for further information. When in doubt give us a call (604)-431-0771 or an E Mail.

Updated January 5, 2007

Contact Central Hobbies
You can phone us (1-604-431-0771), fax us (1-604-431-9855), E Mail us or even use snail mail (address below).

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Central Hobbies
2845 Grandview Hwy, Vancouver, BC,
Canada, V5M 2E1
Phone 1-604-431-0771, Fax 1-604-431-9855
Orders Only 1-888-7TRAINS (1-888-787-2467)
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