Hi, everyone!
It is with much regret that I have to inform you all, that we have decided to close down Olleys Armies.
We came to this decision after much consideration and number crunching. As you know, we have been in business for over 4 years, and to this day still have tons of enthusiasm for making new models but, unfortunately, we have failed to get a large enough customer base to sustain the business. Because of this, sales have been quite disappointing, and we are no longer able to sustain the running of our business with any expectation of a reasonable profit.
We have found running Olleys Armies a very demanding but rewarding experience, and although we have both been prepared to work hard without initial returns, we have reached a point where we can no longer justify the expense and time. It would be nice to be in a position where the returns didn't dictate the future, but in our case they have to, so it's bite the bullet time.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our many loyal and enthusiastic customers who have kept us going over the last 4 years and the fact is, if we had not had such support, many of the models would never have been made.
Our existing store will be open for as long as it takes to clear most of the stock, so for a short while it will be business as usual, but without new models or restocks.
For the future, I can't be sure at this stage whether we would be selling the business moulds and all, but if we do, it would be done on a closed-bid basis.
Finally, I intend to keep a small website open so that we can continue to display all the images of painted miniatures submitted to our existing gallery, and maybe even add more as time goes on. The cherry minus the cake, so to speak.