EVENTS
During 2020 we were unable to take our stall to our favorite and worthwhile events, therefore we had increased the size of our catalogue and as of the February we revived our postal sales on photographs for those who have requested material by post. Our ‘as printed’ catalogue can be found of this page here as a PDF, and updated when new products become available.
With far more of our sales now made through our website, catalogue or third-party sites, we have less need to be spending the time loading a vehicle the day before what is essentially an eleven hour day, and the unloading thereafter. Some outdoor events now seem to be asking a bit too much while we as stallholders supply everything and risk the weather which can distroy our new stock. Wether we have a good day or not, even though its nice to be meeting our regular and supportive customers, however these long days particularly in wet weather is quite tiring, none of us appear to be getting any younger!
At our peak time during our thirty-three years trading, we attended over thirty events a year, both indoor and outdoors, while selling online from 2000, the pandemic substantially increased all online sales, which now appears to be the main source of our sales. We will attend a few of the best during the year, supporting some of our favorite events, ideally those which fund vehicle preservation.
2023
These are the events we were at last year.
23th April – East Grinstead / Country Bus Rallies Preservation Group (Outside)
1st May – King Alfred Running Day, vintage bus services Winchester. Charitable Group (Outside)
2nd July – Eastbourne Bus Running Day Facebook Page & Website Preservation Group (Inside)
24th September – Amberley Museum Charitable trust & Museum (Outside)
Check this webpage to check the status of other events:
www.classicbuses.co.uk/events.html
WEBSITES
www.TransportPostcards.co.uk – Our primary domain for all sales.
www.DinnagesPublishing.co.uk – Our domain directly related to our own imprint for Greeting Cards and books.
www.Sussex-Transport.co.uk (Former non-profit site for clubs and groups).
All previously provided info on the sub pages and club folders of this domain has ceased.
www.Eastbourne-Classicbus.co.uk – We now sponser the Running Day event site page.
eBay
Top Rated – We have been rated “one of the best sellers on eBay, providing a great experience to customers”
We list some of our items on eBay and have done so since 2001, primarily exclusive items from us, often as fixed prices with some former owned items as an auction listing. Some items are our own stock from when we were retailers, while the best prices are always available direct from us on this site, or through our catalogue.
Etsy
We have used use this site Etsy since 2019 mainly for promoting own Enamel Badges which were first released in 2018 and our Greeting Card series.
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. It’s home to a universe of special, extraordinary items, from unique handcrafted pieces to vintage treasures.
Biblio
All our stock of books sold brand new on behalf of various publishers are now also offered through Bibilo and available internationally, since May 2020 making use of that site since the lack of events.
Biblio was created for the love of books, and a desire to give local bookstores global reach. We understand the feeling of discovering a literary treasure because we’ve shared in the quest. Biblio is dedicated to helping you find the book or bookseller you seek.
Our sales are of a variety of interests on Transport collectables postcards greeting cards pin badges books new and former owned and lots of other collectables.