Hello Alan
Over the last ten years I have sold probably 30 blank panels, how many have made it to completion I could not say, I do sell about one repro trim gauge every copuple of months, obviously there are lots of sources of panels other than me.
I did get some excellent repro UC indicators but have only sold 1 in the last 12months.
I recently had a customer who completed his panel after 20 years so in most cases its a very slow process and I guess that explains why not many appear on the market.
Over the years 70% of the UC indicators I have bought come from lofts sheds etc discovered after a relative has died and been in storage for 70 years. The point I am making is that the majority are not ones in circulation from collectors but new finds.
Its interesting that the UC indictors were not made in house, that would explain why trim gauges are so much more hard to find along with of coarse the ellusive flap levers.
Lets hope that in the 5 years since the last Shoreham that lots of WWII bits appear, I noticed over the short time I attended that event (probably 5 years) a dramatic decline in all things WWII.
I think airojumbles could make a come back as prices on ebay tend on the whole to be less than you might pay at airojumbles, where by years ago you could buy at an airojumble and expect to make a profit re selling on ebay.
This could re-dress the balance as its now possible to buy online and sell at a profit at an airojumble.
Of coarse this is good from the dealers perpective , but without the dealers there is no show and the success of the show depends on the quaility and quantity of the things on sale, there will always be customers.
I would sooner pay more at an airojumble where I can handle and inspect the item and not have to pay postage or risk losing an item in the mail (ask Bruce about that one!!:mad:)
I will have a stall but only to sell off jet bits that have no interest for me, I am going to BUY BUY BUY :diablo:
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