Stoneleigh Malvern and the like

[ferrettkitt]

I've been to Malvern today selling some my surplus items (cleared loft and the like). I have the impression that both Stoneleigh and Malvern cater more for re-enactors than those selling vehicle spares.

 

Its just an impression I'd like to be shot down on this one but I don't think that Stoneleigh is as good as it used to be

[sirhc]

Malvern, Stoneleigh and even Beltring are not what they used to be if you need spares or vehicle bits. We only go to pick up or drop off bits and catch up with friends these days. Today I spent £10 on the stalls, the others I went with spent nothing other than entrance fee and food.

[snowtracdave]

Is this not a general trend with all shows ?

 

I used to take great pleasure in trawling the stalls at all the shows I attended in years gone by, in search of whatever particular parts I required for my project of the moment . As time has gone on the parts have become less and less and the tat and general sale items more and more .

 

I think the same applies to the specialist shows. I used to be a regular attendee at Beaulieu autojumble but have not now been for several years as I could find nothing I wanted at the last two I visited .

I can't decide if it is a result of web based sales through e Bay and similar or simply that as the years pass there is less and less old stock to be discovered .

Edited March 21, 2010 by snowtracdave

[ferrettkitt]

Malvern, Stoneleigh and even Beltring are not what they used to be if you need spares or vehicle bits. We only go to pick up or drop off bits and catch up with friends these days. Today I spent £10 on the stalls, the others I went with spent nothing other than entrance fee and food.

 

I did try and persuade you buy some of my tat but you wouldn't jump on the hook

[arm carp]

i went and thought it wasnt as good as it has been the past few years

[sirhc]

I did try and persuade you buy some of my tat but you wouldn't jump on the hook

 

I already have several of those wolf tow ropes! :cool2:

[84KB11]

Vehicle parts do seem to be getting much harder to source at these kind of shows.

It does make you wonder how easy it will be to keep the old girls going as the years go on.

I am already having to get some parts for the Abbot remanufactured, and that is never cheap to do.

 

On the plus point, I still managed to spend far too much at Malvern, and even brought a few bits from a nice man who was "clearing his loft"....

[ferrettkitt]

Vehicle parts do seem to be getting much harder to source at these kind of shows.

It does make you wonder how easy it will be to keep the old girls going as the years go on.

I am already having to get some parts for the Abbot remanufactured, and that is never cheap to do.

 

On the plus point, I still managed to spend far too much at Malvern, and even brought a few bits from a nice man who was "clearing his loft"....

 

I suspect that I might know who you are talking about tall chap