Auction

[paddy]

Seeing this more and more now as model shops close here, maybe one a fortnight on these online auctions.

23 boxed and unbuilt Eduard 1/48 scale plastic model kits to include models 82101, 82122, 8203, 8233

23 boxed and unbuilt Eduard 1/48 scale plastic model kits to include models 82101, 82122, 82... in Toy Auction - Mode... (30 Nov 23) by Wessex Auction R...

www.easyliveauction.com

Have a look, their are dozens of lots and guide prices are silly low....... 23 x 1/48 Eduard £60 ?

 

[paddy]

Its not so much the hobby is dying, its just that shops are dying and everything is going on line.
I have a good model shop in my town https://dorkingmodels.co.uk/

but it only opens 3 days a week now as most sales are on line. Its sad to see these go as its nice to see the models built before you buy

These shops in the high street are at least 400 years old and the ceilings are about 6ft high which is a pain if you are 6ft 4" like me
This is a plaque on the shop next door

 

[moon puppy]

It is sad to see the brick and mortar go but good thing these guys are changing their business model to meet demand.

 

[centaur567]

Those were the days as a kid going to a hobby shop. Gary S.

 

[Barney]

My LHS is 45 miles away or 72.4 Km for the rest of the world.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

We actually have a big decent shop that is active with other than plastic models here in Memphis. I have seen it move twice (to bigger quarters each time) since I started going there back in 2009.
Recently the former owner who tended to run it a little like a flea market, sold it to a new owner. It is now cleaner and much more organized than it used to be.