anyone know if Freds model world is closed?

[ranma]

I have been checking his web site and noticed That it has no been updated since September 1,2018. Anyone know what happened to him?

[tbill]

He is sometimes slow to update, best bet is to call or email and see if he has a current list

[RichCostello]

38 minutes ago, ranma said:

I have been checking his web site and noticed That it has no been updated since September 1,2018. Anyone know what happened to him?

I was wondering the same thing. It says next update in Oct.

[NYLIBUD]

As far as I know,he's still in business.Hes got a huge inventory.But I also enjoy his stories about living in Buffalo NY.

[Zen]

Tried to buy a few kits from him last month but everything I wanted was not available, He said a new list should be coming out soon...…… apparently not.

[kitbash1]

I've been wondering the same thing. I've sent him an email and just waiting for a reply from him.

[kitbash1]

I got a reply from Fred Sterns about an hour or so ago.  He said that he will be posting updated lists in a few days. He also said that his site was down to do improvments to it. This is good news for any one looking for kits.

[GaryR]

I gave up on Fred.

Made a couple purchases, but almost every thing I wanted was sold the same day the update happened. I even offered to send him a CASH DEPOSIT so I'd have a chance at least, to be held for future purchases. Not saying  he's shady or anything, far from it, but I've found him to be very frustrating to buy from.

[Rob Hall]

8 hours ago, GaryR said:

I gave up on Fred.

Made a couple purchases, but almost every thing I wanted was sold the same day the update happened. I even offered to send him a CASH DEPOSIT so I'd have a chance at least, to be held for future purchases. Not saying  he's shady or anything, far from it, but I've found him to be very frustrating to buy from.

Yeah, I bought a few kits from him around 20 years ago before old kits on eBay really took off.  I found that when I got the list in the mail (he sent out a paper list to people then), most of what I was interested in was already sold when I called him (I'd call him the day I got the list in the mail if possible).    He always had good stuff for low prices..

Edited December 14, 2018 by Rob Hall

[Mark]

He's still open...I was there last Saturday!

[boss 302 mustang]

Fred is a good guy and you can get great deals from him but his good stuff sells really fast!  I too have missed out on stuff I wanted, even back in the day when he mailed out the lists and I called quickly.

[RichCostello]

It's been updated, but it's a mess. Half the list is printed on top of another list, can't read.

[SfanGoch]

Updated?!? It's the same list from 9-1-18. Never mind, it updated itself as I was typing this.

Edited December 15, 2018 by SfanGoch

[Monty]

4 hours ago, RichCostello said:

It's been updated, but it's a mess. Half the list is printed on top of another list, can't read.

Agreed, it's a garbled mess.  I hope he reposts it soon.

[RichCostello]

It's all good now, you can read it!