Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Upcoming VCF events
This is starting to sound like the good ol' days of TCF!
On Mar 3, 2021, at 9:51 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
From: Sentrytv <sentrytv@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Upcoming VCF events Date: March 3, 2021 at 9:51:10 PM EST To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>
So if there are many people coming from far away, maybe they feel that a two day swapmeet event is needed?
Bringin' it BACK, man! :-) Those really were the best days. TCF was unbelievable in the mid-80s. -Dave On 3/3/21 10:22 PM, Bob Applegate via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
This is starting to sound like the good ol' days of TCF!
On Mar 3, 2021, at 9:51 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
From: Sentrytv <sentrytv@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Upcoming VCF events Date: March 3, 2021 at 9:51:10 PM EST To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>
So if there are many people coming from far away, maybe they feel that a two day swapmeet event is needed?
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:38 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Bringin' it BACK, man! :-)
We can only hope that someday we could fill that big parking lot with vendors! That would be incredibly exciting!
Those really were the best days. TCF was unbelievable in the mid-80s.
-Dave
On 3/3/21 10:22 PM, Bob Applegate via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
This is starting to sound like the good ol' days of TCF!
On Mar 3, 2021, at 9:51 PM, Sentrytv via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
From: Sentrytv <sentrytv@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] Upcoming VCF events Date: March 3, 2021 at 9:51:10 PM EST To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>
So if there are many people coming from far away, maybe they feel that a two day swapmeet event is needed?
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
I think you could in time. I thought I was the only person who missed TCF's flea market,but there seems to be many others. I wish TCF realized how important their flea market was and how by killing it they killed their show. On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:45 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We can only hope that someday we could fill that big parking lot with vendors! That would be incredibly exciting!
Well, it was not my intention to "start something".It was just a suggestion. So it seems many of us miss the TCF swapmeet and it is nice to see some people agree to having the swapmeet multiple days. That parking lot sure is big enough for a larger event! I agree, in time we can make adjustments to how it is done,one or multiple days. I'm happy to have a swapmeet at all. Either way count me in! Mike R. On Thursday, March 4, 2021, 08:10:46 AM EST, Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote: I think you could in time. I thought I was the only person who missed TCF's flea market,but there seems to be many others. I wish TCF realized how important their flea market was and how by killing it they killed their show. On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:45 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We can only hope that someday we could fill that big parking lot with vendors! That would be incredibly exciting!
Some of my happiest memories were of the De Anza Swap Meet (in Silicon Valley proper at De Anza College) and the Lawrence Livermore Swap Meet (more East Bay) in the 90s. Watching the consignment at East grow and grow over the last years, I dreamed of VCF bringing something like those Swap Meet experiences back to life. Proof of concept, in the middle of the pandemic, makes me even more convinced that not only will it be popular, but it will continue to grow. The joy of the impulse buy is a very strong motivator. eBay.. blech. -Adam On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:11 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I think you could in time. I thought I was the only person who missed TCF's flea market,but there seems to be many others.
I wish TCF realized how important their flea market was and how by killing it they killed their show.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:45 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We can only hope that someday we could fill that big parking lot with vendors! That would be incredibly exciting!
Good point! This is a great alternative/adjunct to selling sites for sellers and enthusiasts in the area. On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:38 AM Adam Michlin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Some of my happiest memories were of the De Anza Swap Meet (in Silicon Valley proper at De Anza College) and the Lawrence Livermore Swap Meet (more East Bay) in the 90s.
Watching the consignment at East grow and grow over the last years, I dreamed of VCF bringing something like those Swap Meet experiences back to life. Proof of concept, in the middle of the pandemic, makes me even more convinced that not only will it be popular, but it will continue to grow.
The joy of the impulse buy is a very strong motivator. eBay.. blech.
-Adam
On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:11 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I think you could in time. I thought I was the only person who missed TCF's flea market,but there seems to be many others.
I wish TCF realized how important their flea market was and how by killing it they killed their show.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:45 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We can only hope that someday we could fill that big parking lot with vendors! That would be incredibly exciting!
The real trick is drumming up interest, but I believe there is a seed of hope. For example, who noticed the presence and interest of younger generations at last year's swap meet? I remember there was a kid who was going through and asking for information about a lot of stuff that people were selling, including at my table, and showing an actual interest in buying stuff.. He, and those of his generation, showed a genuine interest in the hobby, or for that matter, much of the other, closely related, contemporaneous goods that were for sale. They're the future of the hobby, and they're out there. They just need to be reminded that we are scheduling these events. I'm sure we learned more about promoting the swap meet to the public, and how we can reach more people who may be interested, young and old. For example, in Kutztown is the Antique Radio Show. This is a swap meet that is primarily focussed on antique radios... stuff that's older than what we tend to collect. However, they have generated so much interest in their event to both young and old that they have successfully operated not only under two large pavilions full of vendors at the antique's marketplace they use, but they even run successful shows TWICE per year. We might not be TCF, but that doesn't mean that the VCF Swapmeet can't grow into a bigger and more formidable event like the aforementioned Kutztown Antique Radio Show. Jeff Salzman On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:11 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I think you could in time. I thought I was the only person who missed TCF's flea market,but there seems to be many others.
I wish TCF realized how important their flea market was and how by killing it they killed their show.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:45 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We can only hope that someday we could fill that big parking lot with vendors! That would be incredibly exciting!
I noticed one young boy and his mother walking around finding a few items and of course asking questions. It really does seem that one of the problems with the hamfest and swapmeet it does not generate enough interest in the younger crowd. Maybe because they need to rely on transportation to get there. And getting their parents involved or interested is more difficult. I know Jeff Galinat would generate interest at the Hamfests with displays of Arduino and raspberry pi stuff. And of course advertising well in advance if possible would definitely help. Since there’s not going to be a TCF this year there is no competition. Just my two cents Mike R Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Mar 4, 2021, at 8:51 AM, Jeff Salzman via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
The real trick is drumming up interest, but I believe there is a seed of hope. For example, who noticed the presence and interest of younger generations at last year's swap meet? I remember there was a kid who was going through and asking for information about a lot of stuff that people were selling, including at my table, and showing an actual interest in buying stuff.. He, and those of his generation, showed a genuine interest in the hobby, or for that matter, much of the other, closely related, contemporaneous goods that were for sale. They're the future of the hobby, and they're out there. They just need to be reminded that we are scheduling these events.
I'm sure we learned more about promoting the swap meet to the public, and how we can reach more people who may be interested, young and old. For example, in Kutztown is the Antique Radio Show. This is a swap meet that is primarily focussed on antique radios... stuff that's older than what we tend to collect. However, they have generated so much interest in their event to both young and old that they have successfully operated not only under two large pavilions full of vendors at the antique's marketplace they use, but they even run successful shows TWICE per year.
We might not be TCF, but that doesn't mean that the VCF Swapmeet can't grow into a bigger and more formidable event like the aforementioned Kutztown Antique Radio Show.
Jeff Salzman
On Thu, Mar 4, 2021 at 8:11 AM Christian Liendo via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
I think you could in time. I thought I was the only person who missed TCF's flea market,but there seems to be many others.
I wish TCF realized how important their flea market was and how by killing it they killed their show.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 10:45 PM Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
We can only hope that someday we could fill that big parking lot with vendors! That would be incredibly exciting!
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