On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

(not that many of you will be able to read this because of yahoo's weird .eml encapsulation on this listserv, but here goes anyway) That is the first time I was able to attend a VCFed swap meet, and minus the heat, I enjoyed myself. Sold some things, bought some things, gave some things away. And I avoided sunburn and dehydration for the most part.

Glad that you could make it! I know that it is far for you and it is hard to get off work as well.

I came back with less weight in items but my wallet was lighter than when I started -- c'est la vie. I also forgot to grab my whiteboard markers out of my toolkit which was locked in the workshop space, which would have been nice for making my advertising signage. Thank you to whomever thought to provide sunscreen for sale at the VCFed merch table, I made use of that because I forgot to bring some.

I remembered from last June to sell sunscreen this time since someone made the suggestion.

I don't know when my schedule will permit me to attend another one of these, but here's hoping it will be at a time that isn't so brutally hot.

It won't be. I will schedule the next one on Nov. 2. It should be 70 degrees and next June I will do earlier in the month.

-Alexander 'Z' Pierson

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 08:06:13 PM EDT, Ian Litchfield via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

Yes,

This swap was definitely less lucrative for many sellers than our previous one, definitely an issue due to the heat. Interests seem to also be shifting in the community.

Another thing to keep in mind is not pricing based off eBay. I didn’t personally run into anything overpriced, but I was also not there to shop I went to volunteer and sell.

At swaps I always look for busted systems to fix and I did surprisingly see a lot of working systems. That may have to do with it too.

Like many of us I’m a tinkerer and I just want to find some broken machines to get going.

-Ian L.

On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 19:03 Matthew Martin via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

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Interesting if true. A waning interest in monochrome displays may help my quest to find a good one for my 5160…

-Matthew

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On Jun 25, 2024, at 4:02 PM, Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

Regarding the TRS 80 Model 4 (and III) ... I also noticed the lack of a market for the TRS 80 Model III and 4 at the Kennett Classic surplus sale. They used to be a lot more popular in vintage computing circles. Generally-speaking there is less of a market for monochrome displays as much. This is also true when you compare the IBM PC 5151 vs 5153 display.

Bill

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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 2:48 PM Bob Shuster via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

I’ll echo everyone else’s sentiments - it was good to see the few folks I knew there, but dang was it hot! We should rename it “Swap Melt”. In any case, I just finished updating my webpages with the sold items marked off, but there’s still plenty left! (theshusters.com/bobvintage.html) - *Please* feel free to make offers - I promise I won't be insulted.

Nobody wants this TRS-80 Model 4? I was really hoping to not bring it home, but alas… Also the Wang WLTC is still available. Lots of people thought it was cool, but none interested enough to take it home!

- Bob Shuster