I agree with Jeff because the TCF didn’t happen you should get a lot of people interested unfortunately it’s gonna be pretty cold well that’s hope it stays warm Count me in Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Sep 13, 2020, at 2:07 PM, Jeff Galinat via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Hi Adam, Excellent! Even though I am a little bummed as I live in AZ now instead of NJ, this is great news! Swap meets have been a large part of the vintage computer and ham radio communities for years. I still find occasional vintage computer items at hamfests but a vintage computer swap meet would be great for the hobby. In years past, I pushed for a swap meet with previous management but the response was "It would be too much like a hamfest and hamfests are dying".
One of the largest draws for TCF was the flea market and I had many great finds over the years but they effectively killed the flea market by moving it in to a small room.
I still have a good amount of vintage equipment in NJ so maybe I can participate in a future event if it happens next year.
Best of luck with the event, Jeff
On Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 9:32 AM Adam Michlin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
Alas, there will be no consignment at our hybrid VCF East coming up, but we have decided to try something new and have an *outdoor* Swap Meet. Vendors (which can be individuals) will be able to rent space and people will be able to attend the event for the very modest fee of $5. All VCF surplus will also be on sale at this event.
DATE: Saturday, November 7, with Rain Date Sunday, November 8 TIME: 9AM TO 6PM Location: InfoAge, 2201 Marconi Road Wall, NJ 07719
$20 for vendors for first space, $10 for each additional space. 4 spaces max - BRING YOUR OWN TABLES/BLANKETS/WHATEVER
$5 for admissions for general public
We want to emphasize this will be an *outdoor* event
I'm particulary excited about this because, back in the 1990s, my first
stint (habit, if you prefer) of vintage computer collecting was supported by attending regular computer swap meets in Silicon Valley at De Anza College and Lawrence Livermore Labs. The enthusiam at consignment each year tells me we are ripe to bring something like this back on a regular basis, but, of course, COVID make things trickier than usual.
Best wishes,
-Adam