Time Was got into the TARDIS yesterday and rematerialised into our new shop. We've moved a long, long, long way through time and space. Well actually all the way from upstairs to downstairs in the Buttermarket Shopping Centre in Newark. It makes us a bit further away from the coffee and the bagels, but a trek upstairs isn't going to stop the cuppas.
Hopefully the change will do us good, it doesn't seem to have hurt The Doctor going from the 10th to the 11th incarnation. This is just our second incarnation so we're pretty new at this.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Sunday, 7 March 2010
Bakewell Tarts
Yesterday the 7th March saw the return of the Bakewell Toyfair organised by Mike Bishop of MB Toyfairs. As it was a new one to Time Was... we weren't sure of how long it would take to get there through all the winding roads of the Derbyshire Dales, so we were on the road for 6. A very, very cold but bright start to the day. It didn't take as long as anticipated to get there and a well organised Mike guided us in and so we were ready for the off way before opening time.
The venue, the Agricultural Centre, had the benefit of being the stop-off point for the walkers, ramblers and general tourists arriving by coach, so there was a steady stream of customers through the door. Many hadn't even thought of going to a Toyfair so they weren't ready to part with that hard earned cash, but we'll get 'em next time!
The fair was just 70 tables, but the atmosphere was good, the venue excellent, even though we didn't sample the Bakewell Tarts, just the Banoffee and Chocolate cakes. The Tarts must have been elsewhere!!!
The journey back took considerably longer as the usual bottleneck in Matlock occurred despite the new road round it.
All-in-all not a bad first fair, didn't break any records, just one witch, but it's something to build on. And we did bag a few bargains ourselves. Though 6 o'clock starts are not on the cards.
The venue, the Agricultural Centre, had the benefit of being the stop-off point for the walkers, ramblers and general tourists arriving by coach, so there was a steady stream of customers through the door. Many hadn't even thought of going to a Toyfair so they weren't ready to part with that hard earned cash, but we'll get 'em next time!
The fair was just 70 tables, but the atmosphere was good, the venue excellent, even though we didn't sample the Bakewell Tarts, just the Banoffee and Chocolate cakes. The Tarts must have been elsewhere!!!
The journey back took considerably longer as the usual bottleneck in Matlock occurred despite the new road round it.
All-in-all not a bad first fair, didn't break any records, just one witch, but it's something to build on. And we did bag a few bargains ourselves. Though 6 o'clock starts are not on the cards.
Monday, 1 March 2010
It's been a while
After a holiday in North Wales, wet & windy as it was it was still good to get away. But it was back to the rounds of Toyfairs and the like. Having missed out on one of our favourite toyfairs at Spalding as we travelled to the land of the Daffodils, Time Was... last Sunday went down to East Anglia and one of Nicholas Parsons' well known haunts, Norwich. It was just like being in Wales, wet & windy, the weather must have been following us around!! Though it was only our second time there, we did have some folks who came back and bought from us again, which was nice. In fact it turned out to be a very good day and well organised as usual by JJ Webb Toyfairs.
The new Doctor Who End of Time figures, featuring the regeneration of 10th to 11th Doctor and the Master and Narrator from the excellent Christmas Episodes were dematerializing at a very fatst rate. Also the new Star Wars figures felt the force of peoples pounds.
Together with the fairy and fantasy figures it was a very good if long day.
Next stop Bakewell.
The new Doctor Who End of Time figures, featuring the regeneration of 10th to 11th Doctor and the Master and Narrator from the excellent Christmas Episodes were dematerializing at a very fatst rate. Also the new Star Wars figures felt the force of peoples pounds.
Together with the fairy and fantasy figures it was a very good if long day.
Next stop Bakewell.
Monday, 1 February 2010
Bad luck or what?
Yesterday, Sunday, saw Time Was... at Kettering Toyfair, in particular at the Arena for what turned out to be our best toyfair in quite a while. The toys were selling, the fairies were simply vanishing into fairy dust and there were a few bargains to be found as well. What could have been better?
The day started bright and dry, if a wee bit cold, as we drove down the A43, Aled was on the air, not walking in the air!! All in all a very good day was to be had. And then the bombshell hit as we arrived this was to be our last toyfair at Kettering for sometime.
The Kettering Arena has taken on new management and decided that the place should do what it was designed for, to play sport, so they have cancelled all the Toyfairs that Barry Potter had booked there for the rest of the year. This has to be shortsighted on the part of the new management since the place was buzzing, the bar seemed to be doing a good trade as well, which must be good for them, and I bet Barry was paying a nice price for the privilege of staging one of his fairs. Oh well instead of hundreds in the Arena next time there will be 22 folks kicking a football around. After-all if you want sport why not go down and to Nottingham Forest and see how it's done and watch 11 blokes who know how to kick a football.
And then as we left it got slightly worse as a missed turning meant a 6-six mile round trip to get back on the road to home. Still the music was good on Radio 2, Sounds of the 70's with Johnnie Walker, the DJ not the whisky. Now we're showing our age as we sang along with Middle of the Road and Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep. One of Tony Blackburn's all-time heavy rock greats!!!
The day started bright and dry, if a wee bit cold, as we drove down the A43, Aled was on the air, not walking in the air!! All in all a very good day was to be had. And then the bombshell hit as we arrived this was to be our last toyfair at Kettering for sometime.
The Kettering Arena has taken on new management and decided that the place should do what it was designed for, to play sport, so they have cancelled all the Toyfairs that Barry Potter had booked there for the rest of the year. This has to be shortsighted on the part of the new management since the place was buzzing, the bar seemed to be doing a good trade as well, which must be good for them, and I bet Barry was paying a nice price for the privilege of staging one of his fairs. Oh well instead of hundreds in the Arena next time there will be 22 folks kicking a football around. After-all if you want sport why not go down and to Nottingham Forest and see how it's done and watch 11 blokes who know how to kick a football.
And then as we left it got slightly worse as a missed turning meant a 6-six mile round trip to get back on the road to home. Still the music was good on Radio 2, Sounds of the 70's with Johnnie Walker, the DJ not the whisky. Now we're showing our age as we sang along with Middle of the Road and Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep. One of Tony Blackburn's all-time heavy rock greats!!!
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Busy Busy Busy
Its been a bit hectic at Time Was... recently despite the snow and all not letting us open the shop. A wee bit too much black ice!! The internet sales though have picked up and since we are now out of a recession things are looking brighter. Oops was that a pig just flying by?
Last Sunday though was a bit of a trier!! On the A14 to Huntingdon toyfair the junction before the one we wanted was closed, and the diversion seemed like Chris Rea's road to nowhere. Well not quite nowhere, it was somewhere, but where we weren't sure. Having passed the same house three times we came to the conclusion we were definitely somewhere and that was LOST.
Still we managed to get to Wood Green Animal Centre in the end, only a few dozen extra miles but an extra 45 minutes on the journey. So the day started well to say the least, and by the time we had finished it wasn't that much better. We had a few sales but nothing to write home about, besides I've lost the address.
But we have now received the Classic Wave 2 figures from Doctor Who including the Ice Warriors, Voc Robot and more, and the Journal of Impossible Things and the Master's Ring set. Almost all are available at www.timewasshop.co.uk I say almost because they have been flying off the shelves. Something that the USS Voyager from Star Trek continues to do on-line. We can't get enough of them. Make sure you get yours before they all go.
Perhaps that wasn't a pig I saw flying.
Last Sunday though was a bit of a trier!! On the A14 to Huntingdon toyfair the junction before the one we wanted was closed, and the diversion seemed like Chris Rea's road to nowhere. Well not quite nowhere, it was somewhere, but where we weren't sure. Having passed the same house three times we came to the conclusion we were definitely somewhere and that was LOST.
Still we managed to get to Wood Green Animal Centre in the end, only a few dozen extra miles but an extra 45 minutes on the journey. So the day started well to say the least, and by the time we had finished it wasn't that much better. We had a few sales but nothing to write home about, besides I've lost the address.
But we have now received the Classic Wave 2 figures from Doctor Who including the Ice Warriors, Voc Robot and more, and the Journal of Impossible Things and the Master's Ring set. Almost all are available at www.timewasshop.co.uk I say almost because they have been flying off the shelves. Something that the USS Voyager from Star Trek continues to do on-line. We can't get enough of them. Make sure you get yours before they all go.
Perhaps that wasn't a pig I saw flying.
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Doctor Who - The End Of Time - Coming Soon
Coming soon to Time Was... and http://www.timewasshop.co.uk/ are the new End of Time collectables from the Christmas 2009 editions of Doctor Who. Go to the website to find out more!!!
Friday, 1 January 2010
Happy New Year!!!
New Years Eve saw Time Was... at Doncaster Racecourse, not for the off but for another excellent toyfair organised by Mike Bishop of MB Toyfairs. After a little bit of a slow start the buyers descended onto our stall, though not to the Fairy and Fantasy side of things. They were after good old, well new actually, toys. In particular Star Wars and Star Trek, two hardy perennials!! Sounds a bit like gardening to me.
So Doncaster made up for the Lincoln Toyfair on Monday, which unfortunately wasn't the hoped for spending of Christmas monies. Today after a leisurely get up, following the fireworks that all our neighbours seemed to have to celebrate the New Year that lit up the night sky, we decided to go to the Newark Toyfair as buyers and not sellers. Unfortunately we didn't buy anything - is that hypocritical of us???
Anyway let's hope that the New Year brings an end to the recession that those kind bankers gave us all, so that things pick up. It has been a bit disappointing this year both in the shop, at Toyfairs and on-line, ohh that's three disappointments.
But are we downhearted?? No we're not. There's new Doctor Who items in the pipeline ready for the Eleventh Doctor, but that's all hush-hush at the moment, so lips are sealed. Then there will be evn more from the world of sci-fi for example from Avatar and the Prince of Persia and possibly a new Ghostbusters on the way. Not to mention the wargaming and role-playing goodies that are soon to be coming out. All-in-all things look better for 2010.
So Doncaster made up for the Lincoln Toyfair on Monday, which unfortunately wasn't the hoped for spending of Christmas monies. Today after a leisurely get up, following the fireworks that all our neighbours seemed to have to celebrate the New Year that lit up the night sky, we decided to go to the Newark Toyfair as buyers and not sellers. Unfortunately we didn't buy anything - is that hypocritical of us???
Anyway let's hope that the New Year brings an end to the recession that those kind bankers gave us all, so that things pick up. It has been a bit disappointing this year both in the shop, at Toyfairs and on-line, ohh that's three disappointments.
But are we downhearted?? No we're not. There's new Doctor Who items in the pipeline ready for the Eleventh Doctor, but that's all hush-hush at the moment, so lips are sealed. Then there will be evn more from the world of sci-fi for example from Avatar and the Prince of Persia and possibly a new Ghostbusters on the way. Not to mention the wargaming and role-playing goodies that are soon to be coming out. All-in-all things look better for 2010.
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