Ski Country Ltd. Of these organizations, only Ski Country and Jim Beam remain active. Initially, the primary source for new releases was liquor stores. With liquor laws varying from state to state, some collectors found it very difficult to obtain new issues. Some state regulations prohibited the sale of the very popular miniature sized decanters, and often collectible decanters were downright impossible to buy locally. With the demand for new issues, and to facilitate selling collections and duplicates, a system of dealers evolved.
Dealers perform a great service to the hobby.
They provide a place to sell collections, to buy new issues, and to help locate elusive decanters, and most importantly, to inform new collectors.