Even today it's a providers market. Just like the housing market goes up and down so does the provider market. A lot of us remember 10 years ago when a rush of ladies offered bargain prices. While I don't want to see us return to 2008 to 2012 period, it would be nice to actually make an appointment and have them show up.
The hobby has been all about longterm unemployment. Long-term unemployment will mean more providers coming to th Hobby, less hobbiests to spend money on the hobby.
The trend you have described has been typical for the past five years. I have my regulars see them when I can, but haven't found something shiny or new worth repeating with for a long while.
Who knows what COVID19 will do to the market, my guess is short term probably not much. COVID19 has crippled low wage jobs-resturants, movies ect... If COVID-19 problems bleed into high wage jobs, the market may tilt the scales of equilibrium. Either way I don't expect a much upside or downside on providers pricing.
At least in my area, over the past three weeks, I have seen new providers post ads and a few old faces return.
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