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 =A35.50 for adults and is free to accompanied children under 16 years of age.
Doors open from 10.30am to 4pm.
" ......... 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.
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 !
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
February 24th.
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?
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 =A330 a table plus a =A33 / 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 :-)
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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