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don't know if it was just the one by us or all or them, but all the plastic kits were half off. looks like they are going the way of the doodoo bird.
Agree, and maybe a hobby shop could stay in business.If we could only get the youth into building models, or some of the hobbies we did as kids. Phones and computers is all they're into today.
So has the glue we used.When I was a kid in the early 70s good model kits were about $5.00, boy times have changed.
Ben Franklin had them for box price, usually $2. The drugstore next door had them for a buck. Stocked up there.When I was a kid in the early 70s good model kits were about $5.00, boy times have changed.
It's funny a couple years ago I was going thru my old model stuff and found a road runner I'd build I opened it up and found the receipt In the box. I got the model, some glue, paint, a bag of red vines and a box of shotgun shells all for like 20 bucks. That was in 2001! I priced the same items in 2020 or whenever it was and it was almost doubled! I'd hate to know what it is know! I bet it's doubled again. I'll have to go back and find the thread I'm pretty sure I posted about it on here !When I was a kid in the early 70s good model kits were about $5.00, boy times have changed.
It's funny a couple years ago I was going thru my old model stuff and found a road runner I'd build I opened it up and found the receipt In the box. I got the model, some glue, paint, a bag of red vines and a box of shotgun shells all for like 20 bucks. That was in 2001! I priced the same items in 2020 or whenever it was and it was almost doubled! I'd hate to know what it is know! I bet it's doubled again. I'll have to go back and find the thread I'm pretty sure I posted about it on here !
I have rethought that statement and I think they were about $2.25 to $2.50 in the early 70s because you could collect up some returnable soda bottles and turn them in for cash and it was only a nickel a bottle.When I was a kid in the early 70s good model kits were about $5.00, boy times have changed.
Ben Franklin...lol. There's a blast from the past!! We had one in town and right next to it was a store called Tempo. Both long gone now!Ben Franklin had them for box price, usually $2. The drugstore next door had them for a buck. Stocked up there.
I'm sure your income hasn't increased 300% in the same time period.Found it! It was back in 2019! And I stand corrected it tripled in price in 18 years! I should figure it up again and see how much it went up in the last 5 years!
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That's not really the point. But ok. I know my income hasn't increased in the last 4 year to keep up with the price increases but that not the point of my post. The gentleman said back in the 70s models where like $2.50. In the 2000s they were less than 20.I'm sure your income hasn't increased 300% in the same time period.
When I was a kid in the early 70s good model kits were about $5.00, boy times have changed.
I'm sure your income hasn't increased 300% in the same time period.
We had TG&Y store close to the house, I believe that's before we had a Kmart.Ben Franklin...lol. There's a blast from the past!! We had one in town and right next to it was a store called Tempo. Both long gone now!
20-30 years ago, a $ was a $ , today it takes 10 $ to make a $ !!! or is it 20 $ to make a $ ???When I was a kid in the early 70s good model kits were about $5.00, boy times have changed.
Same here, Ben Franklins for hot wheels and models, next door was a Western Auto. A young boys treasure trove of stuff, guns, shells, bicycles. Long gone as well.Ben Franklin...lol. There's a blast from the past!! We had one in town and right next to it was a store called Tempo. Both long gone now!
Back when kids were kids, especially... boys were young men not cell phone pussies! Go figure.Same here, Ben Franklins for hot wheels and models, next door was a Western Auto. A young boys treasure trove of stuff, guns, shells, bicycles. Long gone as well.
don't know if it was just the one by us or all or them, but all the plastic kits were half off. looks like they are going the way of the doodoo bird.
I'll need to look up the company and see what they carry. Thanks!Many of the stores are gearing up to start stocking Airfix kits.
how 'bout Woolworth's, Dispensa's Castle of Toys, SS Kresgee, Goblatt's and Tops?Ben Franklin...lol. There's a blast from the past!! We had one in town and right next to it was a store called Tempo. Both long gone now!
Here's a post in a thread about it on Hyperscale:I'll need to look up the company and see what they carry. Thanks!