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Wargames Market (Games2Trains) has been taken over by Modartis Limited (Bangladesh), which owns the Reinforcements by Post miniatures painting service.
My name is Neil Kenneally. I am the owner of Modartis Limited. I'm a British wargamer with numerous other hobbies (I've even been known to dress up for English Civil War re-enactment).
Like many of you, I have sold items on eBay in the past, but find that it is too expensive. I wanted to have an alternative to eBay, and have sold on some "bring & buy" sections on wargaming sites. These sites are useful, but auction sites have more utility.
When Jason opened this site in 2006, I was happy to see an alternative to eBay. Shamefully, I never got organised and put any auctions up myself. When Jason announced that he was selling the site, I snapped it up. Hopefully, I will be able to make up for my tardiness with future effort.
I am going to hire someone to work with me on the site full time. Right now, I'm doing everything myself, and have been able to answer people questions quite quickly while I learn about the site.
I am asking hobbyists to tell their friends and their club mates about the site. I am also asking you to list your hobby items on the site, and to browse the site to see if anything catches your eye.
If you sell on eBay, try selling some items on this site and link from each of your eBay items to your items on this site. Selling with a basic listing under $300 USD is free. Most people pay nothing but a one-time $3 USD ID verification fee to use the site. You can put a reserve on your games2trains items for free.
If you have a wargames website, please put a link on it to games2trains.com (which is the main landing spot for the site).
The utility of an auction site comes from having a large base of buyers and sellers. If you have complained about eBay fees or if you want a cheap (mainly free) auction site, please support this site and allow it to grow into a useful site for gamers and hobbyists.
There will always be naysayers who will respond to every announcement, 'Sorry, but... blah, blah, blah...' and want to say that the site will not gain momentum. The site will be successful if hobbyists want to support it.