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[dattoman]

Taken from another forum

 

 

Yes, Perth's worst kept secret is officially out. On Thursday 28th March, our shop at 187 St Georges Terrace, Perth, will be closing.

Come into the shop to see what we've got, everything has to go and most things are already reduced in price to clear.

There are many economical factors contributing to the closure, but mainly the owner and founder, Peter Lyster, wanted to retire, and at 70 years of age, you cannot begrudge him that! He tried valiantly for a long time to find a suitable buyer, and it is only in the last month that a buyer was found. One of our eastern states suppliers has bought the business, and The Pitstop will be heading off to Sydney.

Unfortunately for Perth people, that means that after 17 years, the shop will close for good. The good news is that you will still be able to buy stuff from The Pitstop website and receive it via mail order, once the new company has everything up and running, and we are doing everything we can to ensure the changeover will be smooth and have minimal disruption to customers.

Those of you on our mailing list will receive 1 last "moving/closing down" sale newsletter from us, and all subsequent ones from the new people. If you are not already on the mailing list, may be a good idea to get onto it so you can be kept up to date with new products and stuff.

One of the advantages of being bought by an eastern states supplier is that the new Pitstop should have access to a lot more US stuff, which a great deal of hot rodding type stuff is. This has always been hard for us due to the way the US book companies generally operate, and us being small fry and all.

 

it's a combination of a lot of things, and I know the boss spent many a sleepless night weighing up the options. Yes the internet and digital downloading is a contributing factor, but so has been our freight company jacking up their rates and lowering their standard of service, lack of suitable new product believe it or not, and the sweetheart deal most overseas online bookshops have with the postal service who deliver stuff for free (we can't compete with that.)

[Potta]

Bummer.

 

I can't say I've ever been in there but walked past it the other day in its new location.

 

I sort of took it for granted that it would always be there.

[A9X]

wow, that is a real bummer. Didn't know it was for sale.

 

very sad

[N/A-PWR]

Yes, sad to see her go,

I went to the downstairs one in 2003 to get the 2002 Bathurst 24hr DVD and they had one on the shelf, well worth the trip. Dave I

[frash da bucket]

I have been buying books of pitstop for the last 12 years,they have sold some excellent books that i have liked.

 

Regards John.

[N/A-PWR]

Thank's Neil for bringing back memory's,

I now have Joined the Mailing List. Dave I 

 

p.s. I hope the Royalty's flow through