{"id":116731,"date":"2014-11-05T18:22:23","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T01:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/toy-connoisseur-opens-shop-in-dolores\/"},"modified":"2014-11-05T18:22:23","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T01:22:23","slug":"toy-connoisseur-opens-shop-in-dolores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/toy-connoisseur-opens-shop-in-dolores\/","title":{"rendered":"Toy connoisseur opens shop in Dolores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Ray Cox has opened a toy and thrift store in Dolores. Aaron Hawkins is helping him with the store.<\/span>Sam Green\/Dolores Star<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A grown man who loves vintage toys, model trains, and good used merchandise has opened up shop in Dolores.<\/p>\n

Ray Cox, 47, arrived in Dolores last month to visit his parents, who live up the West Fork. After fly-fishing and exploring town, he decided to stay and start a novelty business.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been fun, I\u2019ve been open just a week,\u201d he says while kicking back in his new store, on Central Ave., west of the Dolores River Brewery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThing is, I have not come up with a name yet!\u201d<\/p>\n

Cox has fun-loving spirit and a boyish gleam in his eye. In Cox\u2019s case, it\u2019s what he did not have as a child that inspire his collection.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat drives me and this store. Now I can finally have all the model trains and radio-controlled cars I could never afford as a kid,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He stocks comic books and baseball cards, antiques and original artwork, used skis and bikes. He\u2019s looking to buy more local art.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been hoarding stuff for a while. I\u2019ve got quite a mixed bag of items for sale and plan to have more,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m a neighborly shop owner with a nice place to browse and visit. My (CD) movie selection has been a popular sale item,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a lot of newer releases.\u201d<\/p>\n

A more serious side comes through when he talks about his time building homes and selling cars. He does repair work too, and some of the tools of that trade are for sale \u2013 used tools, appliances, grills, coolers, traps, clothes, shoes, furniture, generators, and more.<\/p>\n

The still-unnamed store is where the old thrift shop used to be, between the brewery and the Dolores General Store. The space needed some TLC and is now clean and neatly arranged.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have been coming in just to visit and try out the comfortable furniture,\u201d says Cox.<\/p>\n

A grand opening and official name will come soon. The store has \u201cmountain hours,\u201d opening at 10 a.m. every day.<\/p>\n

jmimiaga@cortezjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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