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PanamaYak · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 7:48 am Post subject: Del Mar Distributing auction

I just got notice that the entire stock of Del Mar Distributing will put up for auction on February 1-3. Could be interesting. Check this auction website for photos and details:
http://www.corpusestatesales.com/

HooYah!
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TroutSupport · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:24 am Post subject:

Wow, I almost became a retailer thru them. Ouch.

BayFly · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:01 am Post subject:

I'm a little surprised the scale does not remain with the real estate, since it's builtin. Since it's an estate sale, I guess the original owner or owners did not sell the business, but just shut it down, due to death or retirement?

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

I was sad to hear that. Jack Rhode the longtime sales manager called and told me the news earlier this month.
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captfrankie · Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:49 am Post subject: Sad

Another sad day. I grew up off Holly between Staples and Airline. The DMD building was one of the few buildings on Yorktown along with a few scattered houses on the way to the Bluff.
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Lizardfish · Joined: 13 Feb 2017 Posts: 4 Location: Corpus Christi

Great People. Hard for a family business to compete with the likes of the internet, Bass Pro Shops, etc. Prior to the info age distributors provided a lot of value as manufacturers couldn't possibly know every retailer in each market. Now everyone knows everything(relatively) and the direct to consumer/retail model increases margins. Some would say it helps the consumer by lowering costs(and thus price), but i know the cost to fill my tacklebox has only gone up.

hillcountryfisherman · Pony Mullet Joined: 15 Dec 2017 Posts: 58

Any one remember Tiny the sales man ? He was a very large man that new the tackle business. Meet him years ago at The Full Stringer.