The MCCH web site is officially Dead!

[Jingley]

I used to take part in MCCH under a different user name a good few years back when it seemed a genuine friendly place.
I don't really know what has happened there, but it was good at the time and it is nice to see some familiar names from the UK and USA taking an active role on this site.
RIP MCCH?
John

[Taniwha]

Those of like minds with mutual interests always find each other. From the Usenet, to ISP bulletin boards, to the mcch, and up to present day, we all make connections that further our interests in collecting and our enjoyment of the hobby. The golden days of the mcch were exciting with a large number of collectors coming together in one place.

Many of the people here and in other forums can thank themselves and should be thanked for making each new virtual stepping stone greater than the last. For pioneering ever better ways to enjoy the hobby and to inform, educate and enrich the enjoyment of a hobby.

The hobby landscape was once dominated by landed insular clubs that had geographical boundaries. Clubs that members joined via the postal service, received news and information in a mailed out newsletter which were also subject to regional and/or national boundaries.

Shows and club meeting were the main source of new additions. Buying and selling also took place by way of club newsletters, magazine advertisements and personal networking. Information was slow to travel. Printed newsletters, magazines and books/catalogs ruled the day when it came to "instant resources."

I remember the first time I saw the Holy Grail of Matchbox collecting: Michael J. Stannard's "Matchbox" 1-75 Series 1953-1969 Collectors Catalog! I thought the man was pure genius. His book and guide were surely the largest single window into the hobby I had ever seen or read. Next came the book commonly called "The 40 years book." Another masterpiece of information for the collector. Still today, I look up to those who helped write and compile the contents of this book.

While I can call out the names of several individuals who have had wide reaching positive impacts on the hobby, without the masses ... the average collectors who fuel this hobby, there would be no hobby. There is no one book, no one authority, no single club, bulletin board or web site that shapes this hobby as much as the desire of individual collectors to come together and share amongst themselves.

Time shapes all things, and as one hobby venue expires another will come along to fill the gap. The shape of the new collective will be determined by progress which is both technological and generational. Collectors, all of us as a group of members, shape each new venue. If a particular venue does not meet the needs or mind set of it's members, it will die out and a new collective will emerge. It's fun to look back and remember, it's also in our human nature to go forward and make each new collective venue better than the last.

That's pretty profound Joe and I think hits the nail on the head.

My only additional comment about the whole MCCH fiasco is that in the end, the way this site operates with minimal rules and interference by moderators just goes to show the unnecessary level of paranoia that abounded over at MCCH. Whilst there are some aspects of MCCH that I miss - mostly in the form of contributors that have not found their way here, I most certainly do not miss having to be careful about what I say for fear of offending MC.

I never had the fortune or misfortune of being banned - as far as I know - I simply stopped going there as I was bored with the lack of quality debate and posting in the vintage forums. Nick's site has been more of a revelation than MCCH ever was!

Cheers,
Gavin

[johnboy]

Did I miss something?

http://www.mboxcommunity.com/

[Tinman]

Did I miss something?

http://www.mboxcommunity.com/

LOL! Did you hear, "they" are bringing back Zeppelin travel too.

[kerbside]

No it is not it is very much alive a kicking on Face-book where collectors can still post photos of their models.

George T.

[Moyboy]

Your right George - its still on facebook - same rules and regulations - no proper ISP email, you have to check with him first, can't join. No mention of Ebay or any other place you may wish to advertise models for sale - all banned. If he doesn't like you - banned.All sound very familiar to all the old MCCH members here. Might just try to join for a laugh and see what response I get but he might worry that I'll post his porn back on his new site - it was great day when I posted the reply to Tim's banning ( which he then told me he wasn't ) and hot linked the porno pics to Nick's site. Unfortunately he was to dumb to realise that I had already changed the links so effectively he ended up posting them to his own site. Still have all that mail Joe and its good for a read some days. I should have copied and then deleted all the YY info as admin but couldn't be that nasty but he did soon after all this when he banned me for life.
good times

[Viewfield]

Yes, I had a quick look and stumbled across a rare model being immediately cast as “fake” by the boss himself, just like the old days

Rod

[tjlglass]

A good site ruined by a egotistical dickhead.

[shockwavediecast]

Mark Curtis has reappeared - seems to be getting quite involved with the Matchbox Fakes Revealed page on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/matchbo ... .revealed/

[Tinman]

Mark Curtis has reappeared - seems to be getting quite involved with the Matchbox Fakes Revealed page on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/matchbo ... .revealed/

I had a quick look at the page and didn't see any posts from curtis. It also bothers me (quite a bit) that the admin used Jack Odell's name. What comes across to me is a that a Fake person is running the fake matchbox page. Regardless, the man (mark curtis) has worn out his welcome in the collecting community.