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Dragon Wings/ Jet-X are now back on sale 30% off

Yeah he is something special alright…..

Different brands are on sale at different times. We are cycling through different brands/sales to thin out the herd. The only thing that’s on sale right now is Corgi. If you follow us in facebook and instagram you will see what’s on sale. It’s not a forever sale on any one brand.

We hope everyone pulls through as again it will put folks that were already running close to the edge, most likely over the top or out of the retailing business. We aren't going anywhere unless it just dries up completely as a hobby. We will have to go along with the trend and have to adjust...

Yes retailers like us are in a very precarious state right now. As one distributor told me on the phone the other day, ‘we are in a very fragile state right now’ as they are trying to do their best not to raise prices, but will have to. We got our first invoice yesterday with the added tariff...

It will also depend on how we, as retailers, get our product. From what we understand, if it's via courier (FedEx, UPS), that should bypass any tariffs. If it's coming via overseas container then it would be subject to the tariffs and taxes. So for US retailers, that would be Gemini(ADI). We...

You as an online retailer will find what’s best for you and your customers. Actually for us not taking preorders, we tend to be the only retailer that will have a so-called ‘hot’ release available, when they do actually hit the street, therefore not lasting very long when we do finally get them...

We will not do preorders at all, just for the fact that it could take a year or more. Case in point is that we are now getting the InFlight releases on A300’s that were placed a year ago. So we would rather not take folks money up front, or promise any model for that fact. It just gets messy and...

I will also say that the fine folks at PandaFox were doing those deals because they were selling in volume, so the small margins were subsidized by the shear volume of new releases they were pushing out the door. Now with the bandwagon of online sellers, selling the same thing, they can’t do...

Along those lines, my point also weaves its way into there. I’ve been in retail for almost 35 years, while you think constant discount etc.. keeps customers, it does not. It’s a lure tactic, once these new prices discount or deal goes away, those customers for the most part will also go away...

Some of the smaller shops I do see going away, it’s a little saturated anyways. It’s not a get rich quick hobby, it’s a long game and only the ones who see and understand that will stick around. I also agree that we have way too many model manufacturers right now. We have been groomed by all the...

For us and US retailers in general, especially those of us who run Brick and Mortar stores with a ton of overhead, mind you that we are a minority of retailers. We can’t swallow the extra tariff increases, we try to stay competitive with the online retailers, with little overhead. We will have...

We buy large collections all the time, you can sell them on ebay, but it is a long game. You can email us, our contact info is on our website Squatchysdiecasthangar.com

The only ones we have left are a single Delta, Lufthansa, Biman A310, the rest have sold out