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Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2008Yesteryear’s toys will bring the crowds and memori es flocking to fairs
Bromsgrove Advertiser " ......... a novice or avid collector those interested in collectable toys are in for a treat at The Toy Collectors Fair on Sunday at The NEC. " The Toy Collectors' Fairs is at The NEC, Birmingham, on Sunday February 24th. Admission is £5.50 for adults and is free to accompanied children under 16 years of age. Doors open from 10.30am to 4pm. http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/leisure/bromleisurewhatson/display.var.205 8221.0.yesteryears_toys_will_bring_the_crowds_and_memories_flocking_to_fairs.php Bromsgrove Advertiser " ......... a novice or avid collector those interested in collectable toys are in for a treat at The Toy Collectors Fair on Sunday at The NEC. " The Toy Collectors' Fairs is at The NEC, Birmingham, on Sunday February 24th. Admission is £5.50 for adults and is free to accompanied children under 16 years of age. Doors open from 10.30am to 4pm. http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/leisure/bromleisurewhatson/display.var.205 8221.0.yesteryears_toys_will_bring_the_crowds_and_memories_flocking_to_fairs.php Prefer to wait till following sunday when theyre at donnington - entrance fee is less as well as free parking! cheers, Simon Prefer to wait till following sunday when theyre at donnington - entrance fee is less as well as free parking! cheers, Simon That's Mothers day ! May be pushing my luck with that one. Are they worth going to ? From what I understand most of the best deals are done B4 the doors open ! > Prefer to wait till following sunday when theyre at donnington - > entrance fee is less as well as free parking! [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Are they worth going to ? From what I understand most of the best > deals are done B4 the doors open ! Depends what you are after but have often got one or two nice things - locos, books, oddments. of course theres a lot of rubbish and one or two dodgy tables, but after youve been a few times you get to recognise the regulars. Best table is ..... Will only go so her Ladyship can have a few quiet moments with tot out of the way :-) Cheers, Simon > The Toy Collectors' Fairs is at The NEC, Birmingham, on Sunday February 24th. > Admission is £5.50 for adults and is free to accompanied children under 16 years of age. £5.50? FFS! It's a soddin' glorified shopping opportunity, that's all. Would you pay to go into a shopping centre?  SignatureBrian "Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman." > > The Toy Collectors' Fairs is at The NEC, Birmingham, on Sunday > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Would you pay to go into a shopping centre? I agree 100%. The argument will be that is if the trade stands financed the whole event they would not consider it worth their while to attend. I know that at one event last year at a railway preservation society they were charging the traders £30 a table plus a £3 / head entrance fee. OK you could also visit their sheds etc. As I said previously "do you actually get any good bargains ?" I prefer places like, for example, the local railway club 'shop' at Butterley, they offer 15% off the RRP of their Hornby stock and have a selection of second hand loco's & rolling stock from members. Plus if their is something wrong with anything you buy you have a static place to take it back. Never had any problems with their kit but I am sure they would test run it on their layout prior to purchase if you asked them, nice bunch of people :-) On 21 Feb, 18:10, "Brian Watson" <WACCI_...@hotmail.com> wrote: > "Dragon Heart" <chris_br...@tesco.net> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Would you pay to go into a shopping centre? I agree 100%. The argument will be that is if the trade stands financed the whole event they would not consider it worth their while to attend. I know that at one event last year at a railway preservation society they were charging the traders £30 a table plus a £3 / head entrance fee. OK you could also visit their sheds etc. As I said previously "do you actually get any good bargains ?" I prefer places like, for example, the local railway club 'shop' at Butterley, they offer 15% off the RRP of their Hornby stock and have a selection of second hand loco's & rolling stock from members. Plus if their is something wrong with anything you buy you have a static place to take it back. Never had any problems with their kit but I am sure they would test run it on their layout prior to purchase if you asked them, nice bunch of people :-) To answer your question .... To be honest I stopped looking for bargains a while back, based on the premise that very often you get what you pay for. now am content with a fair deal and usually get something interesting from Donnington. I recognise a few of the traders and some recognise me. If am not sure of the product or the trader then just dont buy. However, there are a fair range of products and traders that are not normally available to me from local shops. Plus I take cash so nothing shows up in home accounts. Cheers, Simon |
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