The Retro Directory

Sell My Games & Consoles To Big Orbit Games, Evesham – Big Orbit Games

Evesham, Worcestershire

Independent games shop in Evesham buying and trading video games, consoles and vintage home computers. Offers in-person assessments at their Blackminster Business Park premises, cash payments for lots, collection service for larger lots and advice on valuation. Also stocks collectible card games and miniatures.

Sell your Vintage Toy Collection

Bournemouth, Dorset

Lucent Collectables (Bournemouth) buys vintage toys, model railways and trading cards. They offer free valuations, UK collection/pickup, and immediate payment (cash or bank transfer) for quality boxed or unboxed items. Brands listed include Dinky, Corgi, Matchbox, Hornby and many classic toy makers.

Send in Service – robot_retro

robot_retro is a UK-based retro gaming specialist offering send-in repair services for Game Boy systems (Game Boy Color, GBA, GBA SP), cartridge battery replacement and GBA SP USB‑C installation, plus occasional sales of retro console parts such as Sega Saturn PSUs.

Service & Repairs Archives - Pinball Heaven

Tarleton

Pinball Heaven is a UK specialist in pinball: retailer of new and restored machines, a large European parts stock, and repair/restoration services including mobile (on-site) visits and PCB/board repairs. Showroom visits are by appointment; online ordering and machine hire are also offered.

Service & Restoration | RL Music

Reading, Berkshire

RL Music (Richard Lawson) is a UK specialist dealer and broker of vintage analogue synthesizers. The business buys, brokers and sells collectible synths from the 1970s–1980s/90s, offers advisory services and arranges professional servicing and full restorations via approved partners including Kent Spong Restorations (KSR). Items are offered with professional packing, worldwide shipping and short-term warranties.

Services - Aztec Coin

Widnes, Cheshire

Aztec Coin Equipment Ltd (Widnes) sell, restore and operate coin‑operated amusement machines — including arcade games, pinball, fruit/club machines, jukeboxes and pool tables. They provide service & repair, spare parts with next‑day replacement, rental & profit‑share/operator packages, pool table restoration, auctions and purchase of used machines. Licensed by the Gambling Commission.

Services - Vintage Audio London

Wealdstone, London

Specialist vintage audio service in North London focusing on reel-to-reel tape recorders, cassette decks, turntables, amplifiers, speakers and vintage synths. Offers restorations, calibrations and parts replacement, buys or accepts donations of faulty or working equipment, and occasionally lists items for sale.

Services & Repairs - Audio Republic Hi-Fi Shop in Gateshead

Gateshead

Audio Republic is a specialist hi‑fi retailer with showrooms in North Leeds and Gateshead. They sell turntables, cartridges, tonearms, speakers and amplifiers, offer home demonstrations and home cinema installs, and provide dedicated hi‑fi servicing including turntable setup, cartridge fitting and full rebuilds on reference turntables.

Services, Upgrades & Repairs - Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Leith‑based hi‑fi retailer and authorised service centre offering showroom demos, sales and comprehensive servicing for analogue and digital audio. Services include turntable setup and overhaul (Rega, Linn LP12, VPI), cassette and open‑reel servicing, amplifier repairs and capacitor replacement, ultrasonic vinyl cleaning, cable burn‑in and room acoustic analysis. Nationwide mail‑in repairs plus local drop‑off and collection.

Servicing - Retrotech Audio - Vintage Audio

Specialist vintage hi‑fi service and repair workshop. Retrotech Audio offers expert servicing for valve (tube) and solid‑state equipment, turntables and loudspeakers, including speaker surround re‑foaming, sourcing original or equivalent parts, and UK collection/delivery. Team includes ex‑BBC and brand‑specific technicians.

Servicing of Tape Recorders

Ipswich, Suffolk

Specialist workshop near Ipswich offering repair, alignment and restoration of reel-to-reel tape recorders (notably Revox and Studer). Services include head cleaning, head relapping, demagnetising and performance printouts using Lindos automated test equipment. Courier collection for repairs is available; quotations are chargeable and deductible from final cost.

Sheffield | Super Retro Video Games | England

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Independent Sheffield shop specialising in retro and used video games and consoles. Super Retro Video Games buys, sells and trades vintage and newer titles from its Abbey Lane store — established 1992 with regular social updates on current stock.