ToyShop Magazine 1988-2008 RIP

[palitoy]

Pretty sad, I was with TS from issue one and can't begin to mention how many toys I purchased, things I learned and contacts I made from this terrific magazine. I was even on the (as a freelancer) payroll for a while. Farewell TS, you will be missed.....

Dear Advertiser:

We at F+W Publications continuously analyze our publishing strategy
to determine if we are meeting your needs and Company goals. We take
into consideration the marketplace we serve and the opportunities
available for each of our magazine titles.

After much analysis and deliberation, we have determined to cease
publication of Toy Shop Magazine, effective with the March 2008
edition.

Please know that F+W will continue to serve your needs through our
popular online home for collectors, Collect.com: Find What You Keep. I encourage you
to work with your Advertising Sales Representative to reach this
audience and create a marketing strategy that aligns with your
business goals.

You will hear from your Advertising Representative soon to discuss
how we can introduce our readers to your company and enhance your
2008 marketing plan.

On behalf of everyone at Toy Shop Magazine, I would like to thank you
for your past support of the magazine.

Best Regards,


Jeff Pozorski
Associate Group Publisher
F+W Publications, Inc.

[Mikey]

That's a shame.......

Toyshop was big part of my collecting life back in the day.
For a long time--- Toyshop was my Megomuseum, ebay etc...

I'm actually surprised they lasted this long--- with the internet and all.

[Bo8a_Fett]

Its a shame that mags like this fall by the wayside and there seems to be 3 or 4 new "celeb" or "women's/men's" mags out every week...I only managed to get a few issues of this but it was a good read...it will be missed.

[palitoy]

I used to take my read copies and leave them in Doctor's offices and my son's gymnastics center hoping people would become intrigued and subscribe. I noticed that the issues would go missing and diecast car catalogs would appear so I guess somebody liked them.

[The Bat]

That's too bad. Before I had the Internent & eBay...or even heard of the MM....Toy Shop Mag was it!

[PCofmisfittoys]

yep a victim of the internet. use to have those great adds and auctions listed. i was a regular reader myself .

[Mikey]

I still remember-- a long time ago ......
Toyshop-- I think it was them --- did an article about a factory in my little town.
Total surprise to me until I bought the magazine.
The factory makes molds for industrial machinery today, but I never knew they used to make toy soldiers like 50 years ago
I wish I still kept that issue.

[toys2cool]

that sucks,but like they say..all good things must come to an end

[Marvelmania]

Sad news. It was my toy bible before Ebay. Now I wish I hadn't thrown all my old copies away. Would have been fun to look back through.

[dumbldor]

I miss what Toy Shop used to be. I was a regular from 1991 through about 1997. When I was in Madison in 94-95, I used to race to the comic shop the day it came out and speed read through the ads. We got it before just about anybody else b/c we were so close to the publisher.

After that, it wasn't all that interesting, an infrequent article worth reading. It's like it died 10 years ago and is just now being officially announced.

[jwyblejr]

They use to have some pretty cool auctions in there,didn't they?

[kingcarm]

I can't say I'll miss Toy Shop. It was a pain in the buttocks trying to build a collection that way. Thank goodness for the internet.

[bmattioli]

I was a loyal subscriber to Toy Shop and saw it get smaller and smaller post internet.. I'll ayways remember the deal with Chris Judd (over 10 years ago) that I went in halves with a deal through the mag and two roadtrips to other folks that were found in trade ads.. That's rare today..

Bruce
bmattioli

[RG]

I've never have found a Toy Shop mag. I didn't even know about it until I got on the internet. In the early 90's I was only a Star Wars collector and did most of my buying from a guy in Portland.

[batmanmc]

i found toyshop in the beginning and its where i saw some of the coolest mego stuff. i stopped reading it about 10 years ago . last time i saw it it was small and not good. i miss the old toy shop . i hope the people who were in it do well in other adventures they start. mike