Dark Sith Lord
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I know its really early but I was just wondering if anybody has any plans of attending?
I have for one!
Cant Wait!
I have for one!
Cant Wait!
NEC Birmingham Fair 27 Dec - anyone planning on going???
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Sorry dude but still plan to be drunk from Christmas Day on the 27th :lol:
Dark Sith Lord
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Dark Sith Lord
Grand Master
Been today and there was Good amount of vintage.
5 or 6 people with boxes of beaters
Loads of ROTJ MOCS and a few ESB and a Droids Series Jord Duscat plus loads of Trilogos included A Wing Pilot R2D2 etc
Loads of Indiana Jones MOCs
A Table full of AFA Graded Loose Figures plus that AFA 85 Shuttle
Hunters Toys and Jim Stevenson
2 Boxes full of loose complete figures inc Last 17 plus boxed vehicles Landspeeder, Speeder Bike etc
A twat selling reseals at a Toy Fair! :twisted: :roll:
So all in all a pretty good fairs
5 or 6 people with boxes of beaters
Loads of ROTJ MOCS and a few ESB and a Droids Series Jord Duscat plus loads of Trilogos included A Wing Pilot R2D2 etc
Loads of Indiana Jones MOCs
A Table full of AFA Graded Loose Figures plus that AFA 85 Shuttle
Hunters Toys and Jim Stevenson
2 Boxes full of loose complete figures inc Last 17 plus boxed vehicles Landspeeder, Speeder Bike etc
A twat selling reseals at a Toy Fair! :twisted: :roll:
So all in all a pretty good fairs
Dark Sith Lord
Grand Master
No mate I didnt! My apolgies! I just noticed them in the corner of my eye! They were all individually priced and I throught Ed collects them but I never thought of taking pics! There where perhaps between 8 and 10 on one stall and I saw three others on another stall
It was the same person who had loads of ROTJ and Trilogo MOCs so he may be a member on the forums? :?
Sorry mate!
My apolgies! I just noticed them in the corner of my eye! They were all individually priced and I throught Ed collects them but I never thought of taking pics! There where perhaps between 8 and 10 on one stall and I saw three others on another stall It was the same person who had loads of ROTJ and Trilogo MOCs so he may be a member on the forums? :?
Sorry mate!
goonio
Padawan
I saw that table of Table full of AFA Graded Loose Figures - looked impressive! There was another stall just up from there which had a Boxed Sandcrawler but the stand was packed and no prices anywhere so lost interest very quickly!
Dark Sith Lord
Grand Master
goonio said:
That was Jim Stevenson stall Rich! He has the best quality items but he charges ridicolous prices! :wink:
goonio
Padawan
Ah right - a lot of the people chatting to him he seemed to know - Wonder if he ever sells anything??
Dark Sith Lord
Grand Master
Well he must do otherwise he would surely lower his prices! :?
goonio
Padawan
good point!
Dark Sith Lord said:
Was he in his 50s, quite tall, glasses Liam? If so he's been going to memorabilia since as long as I can remember and always has some great pieces but charges way over the top for them! He seems to just make up the prices depending on who's asking tbh
He's the one who was wanting £500 for a ROTJ Leia Organa about 6-7 years ago
Also, I took my youngest brother once (probably when he was about 13) and he picked up a tri-logo moc, with the big £1.99 sticker on it, and he came over and told us that it wasn't £1.99 and that it was just an old sticker :roll: :roll: :roll: We just went thanks and walked off :lol:
Caswellbot
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Nick has a point about Jim in so far as some of his pieces being overpriced. I would say however that some of his prices are spot on. It may depend on the piece and whether or not he deems it to be sought after or not. He may also try his luck and ask over the odds to see if anyone bites but of course everyone is inclined to say no which Im sure many have. :wink: :wink:
In all honesty, I think Jim is a good guy. I have spoken to him and Andy (his son) countless times and they are always friendly and have some great stories to tell. Ive had some well priced items off him in recent years and there have been times when his stall has literally been the best aspect of a show. He's truly old school and always works hard to have an incredible looking stall. The items he has are often of the highest quality and I get the impression that he is not in a huge rush to move things quickly so as a collector I can understand that going to his stall can be frustrating. I would say however, that having a chat with him and introducing yourself could help over time. He'll probably be more inclined to cut a deal with someone he feels he knows or has had dealings with in the past.
Just my thoughts on Jim.
In all honesty, I think Jim is a good guy. I have spoken to him and Andy (his son) countless times and they are always friendly and have some great stories to tell. Ive had some well priced items off him in recent years and there have been times when his stall has literally been the best aspect of a show. He's truly old school and always works hard to have an incredible looking stall. The items he has are often of the highest quality and I get the impression that he is not in a huge rush to move things quickly so as a collector I can understand that going to his stall can be frustrating. I would say however, that having a chat with him and introducing yourself could help over time. He'll probably be more inclined to cut a deal with someone he feels he knows or has had dealings with in the past.
Just my thoughts on Jim.
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Jim is a decent guy. He does mellow as you get to know him.
I can appreciate his prices seem high at time but keep in mind he has been doing this for longer than most so he clearly is able to make good money doing this.
Also, being at a show, peope often put prices up a bit as they know people will want to negotiate/haggle.
Looking at Jim's stall is like looking at a toy museum at times. 8)
I can appreciate his prices seem high at time but keep in mind he has been doing this for longer than most so he clearly is able to make good money doing this.
Also, being at a show, peope often put prices up a bit as they know people will want to negotiate/haggle.
Looking at Jim's stall is like looking at a toy museum at times. 8)
Oh yeah, I don't doubt that he has some great stuff but I just felt that they way he treated my brother that time was incredibly condescending!
I imagine that he is a nice guy but after asking a few prices on some carded figures he just seemed to lose interest and didn't even look at his paper and seemed to pick prices up out of the air. At one point he was even adding about £70 to an identical figure that toytoni was selling for.
I imagine that he is a nice guy but after asking a few prices on some carded figures he just seemed to lose interest and didn't even look at his paper and seemed to pick prices up out of the air. At one point he was even adding about £70 to an identical figure that toytoni was selling for.
ODB
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I've brought a few pieces off Jim at several fairs and since I'm a tight bastard that means he must get his prices right sometimes. I'd also definitely agree that he mellows once you talk to him a bit. I think he's just an old skool (down with the kidz spelling there) toy dealer, he prices stuff dependant on whether or not he wants to shift it and the type of crowd attending. But if he didn't do this he probably won't of lasted all these years.
