Norman Joplin Old toy Soldier show - London (1 Viewer)

[Angusprune]

I went to this show and to be honest found it pretty dire.
Poorly attended and very expensive.
Probably won't be going again...
Anyone else went and thoughts on it

 

[Al Fisher]

That's a shame! A show without cheaper stuff for us peasants isn't going to produce much attention nor profit for it's producer.

Bosun Al

 

[Angusprune]

Hah was it ever thus.......:rolleyes2:

 

[Peter Reuss]

I'd be curious to know if anyone else made it to this show (when was it, exactly)?

For persepctive, Angusprune had much the same to say about the London Show a while back...

 

[Angusprune]

Well since that post I've been to a few more London shows and have enjoyed them !.
However the Joplin show was an odd experience.
I only found out about it after a friend mentioned that he was going to it.
I don't recall seeing or reading any advance publicity......
The venue was not very well sign posted, the actual hall was difficult to find.
Once in it felt like I was trespassing into some sort of private club - when I was there there were more dealers that people through the door.
It is at show by dealers for dealers and Joe public is a minor consideration. The prices along were enough to put me off attending again but the cloistered atmosphere was the nail in the coffin as far as I am concerended