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Originally Posted by Skymaster
how could you hook "any" new collectors when your only existance is on ebay? those already new about this hobby who went on ebay or internet searching for diecast models!
I think only the real stores could bring new colletors into this hobby by dispaying the actual models...
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I agree! I feel like a little kid in a candy store every time I step into an establishment such as The Airplane Shop, Aviation World, Skyjets400, or Horton Toy, (just to name a few) and still enjoy seeing all these models in the various display those shops have them in.
I was hooked into collecting by Collectors Aircraft Models over in London many years ago, not because they had cheap prices, but because they had such an incredible selection and display of the models. The airliner shows WERE great too; now they're just a dumping ground for excess inventory.
Personally, I think the internet (to a lesser degree) and e-bay (to a greater degree) have ruined the business end of this hobby, and the hobby in general!
Carry on!