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I have very little in Civil war but would like a small amount of them. I really like the Confed and Union Calvary and the two cannon sets. Dont really care for the guys on foot. What does everyone else think. And if there were only three hundred sets of these made why can I still find them everywhere. Some advice please? Thanks
 
Ya the guys on foot while good are really basic. I have most of the cavalry its really good, the artillery sets are great. Try either Collectors Showcase themselves: www.thecollectorsshowcase.com or Matt Murphy at The Hobby Bunker ( I buy from him ). The company just came out with some qouves to they are really good. Hope that helps.
 
Collectors Showcase is dumping lots of ACW and WW2 Dak product on eBay for prices way below retail what you pay from Michigan Toy Soldier , Hobby Bunker or any other Collectors Showcase dealer.When new Arnhem releases come out, I will wait a few weeks for the initial frenzy to subside, and then pick up some bargains from Collectors Showcase on eBay.
 
" Dumping " my friend is quite a word to be using when we achieve at auction prices at or above retail, have you seen the final prices that items sell for? Indeed you have not, Arnhem my friend is at 60% sold out as it is shipping, you'll wait a long time until those items ever appear on EBAY and if they do it will be by private collectors at appreciated prices.

EBAY has proven a resounding success at getting the DAK and ACW products to market. Many retailers are findind sales slowing rapidly overall. This is partly due to the economy and partly due to large inventory gluts, Conte's two for one sale is a great model for inventory problems plaguing not only our industry but the whole of the economy ( have you seen retail sales numbers?), Certainly there are too many manufacturerers serving too few buyers. Demand is shrinking while supply had grown, simple economics 101.

What I am finding with many retailers is a complete resistance to inventory accumulation, hence they will not re-order many of our DAK and ACW products, I go to shows and sell them left and right. The bottom line is most mid to large toy soldier retailers simply don't have the financial resources to re-stock every single line thats produced.

The amount of Britians Conte and Yes K&C in warehouses unsold has created a sort of " glut " of product creating resistance to much new buying. Store closures abound and may get worse. But through it all we are still creating and shipping new product to eager collectors ( e.g. Arnhem and 14th Brooklyn ). So why for a moment would you judge us so harshly at a time when much creativity is needed to ensure products find a customer.

What we find on EBAY is a great pool of customers, albeit bargain oriented, that love our product. We are able to continue selling these incredible DAK and ACW sets and grow new customers all the while. If we waited for the dealers to re-order DAK and ACW, we'd be out of business and there would be no Arnhem, no 14th Brooklyn no HJ and all else that is to come. Now you wouldn't want that, now would you?

P.S. A little birdy just told me, we're almost out of DAK 88, MkI, R75 and ACW Cavalry and artillery: you better order while you can:)

Hope that helps clarify our massive " dumping " program on EBAY:D

Cheers and Happy Collecting!

Brian
 
Hi Brian,

I really like the look of your ACW Artillery,will these be on show in London in March?Cheers

Rob
 
Excuse my ignorance Brian but are these limited edition then?.Unfortunatley i won't have the money until the show so are you saying TM Terrain won't be getting more after they've sold what they've got now?.Thanks for your help

Rob
 
We only did 300 sets, I have all of 15 left. TM Terrain had one or two left, to be honest I can't send them any more, we like to keep the last few items once down to 5-10 sets. I usually tuck away two sets and the rest we sell. Sorry about that. I hope they have a set for you.

cheers

Brian
 
Re: Dumping

ya Panzer441, the Showcase is dumping, They're " dumped " 88 sold for 225.00 this last Sunday, I think it goes for 100.00 and change.

I know cause I bid on it, I have two but thought I could nab one on auction, this is my 3rd weekend tryin. I saw one go for 190.00 once, I thought it would slow donw and I could get one for lower. So much for EBAY bargains!
 
Thats a shame,thought your artillery were very good.

Rob
 
I do believe Mark at TM has one set left for you if your quick:

TM Terrain
Mark Thornley
70 Lynden Avenue
Long Eaton Notts NG10 1AB
UK
115-972-2620

Hope that helps!
 
CS have some terrific looking cavalry figures with a realistic looking matte finish rather than those from most manufacturers that persist with the old fashion glossy and freshly painted look.
 
We have very few sets left just now in regards to cavalry. Once they are gone I will without a doubt sculpt more as the response has been phenominal. Subjects may be a little more unique however, that is a small hint as to the future. Anyhow thanks for kudos, I have all of the cavalry at home myself.

happy collecting,

Brian
 
Agree that the cavalry sculpts are excellent. I have the Union NCO and love it. One odd thing though. It was a replacement for not one but two others that arrived damaged. The first had no sabre and the second had the tail snapped off. I wonder whether the problem was with the foam packaging or the shipper. The third time, I asked the dealer to open the box and verify all was well. It arrived fine.

Anyway, I love the figure and lok forward to more.
 
Tim Abbott said:
Agree that the cavalry sculpts are excellent. I have the Union NCO and love it. One odd thing though. It was a replacement for not one but two others that arrived damaged. The first had no sabre and the second had the tail snapped off. I wonder whether the problem was with the foam packaging or the shipper. The third time, I asked the dealer to open the box and verify all was well. It arrived fine.

Anyway, I love the figure and lok forward to more.
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Tell me about it. They were the first mounted figures with sabers, boy did we learn a lesson about the metals used in the actual production.

Our sabers were too thin so when they were cast in the soft white metal they became very easy to bend or break. We shipped sets and got quite an earful from our dealer network. We improved the packaging and they ship fine now.

We are looking into stainless steel blades on our most current mounted run. Bear with us were still fairly new. Hope you are enjoying your pieces, we have not many left out of the original 300: they wound up as the very best sellers in ACW.

Happy Collecting!

Brian
 
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