Let me be the first to say that the show was an improvement over the last shows, even though it did rain on the parade. Food was definitely an improvement over previous events and I hope the vendor will continue to be at VCF East and maybe the Swapmeet! Having Consignment in the Large building was a great improvement as well, even though there seems to be no way around the long lines in and checkout. Consider this: Having a Swapmeet in the same space as the consignment. Not during VCF East, but at multiple times during the year. Yes, it is much smaller than outdoor space but it will allow you to have it more times during the year and the weather issue is minimal. I also realize loading and unloading probably is an issue, but please consider the suggestion. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
Has anyone complained about shoplifting at consignment? Someone walked off with a Tandy 100 I had for sale as part of a lot of portables. I would consider a change where smaller items are on a shelf behind the staff or recommend air tags to consigners. In the same vein, one item I would consign (or have VCF sell) is those 3 prong power cords because 80% of the stuff for sale seemed to need one. From: Sentrytv <sentrytv@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 9:15 AM To: Jeffrey Brace <jeffrey@vcfed.org> Cc: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org>; steering_vcma@vcfed.org Subject: VCF East Let me be the first to say that the show was an improvement over the last shows, even though it did rain on the parade. Food was definitely an improvement over previous events and I hope the vendor will continue to be at VCF East and maybe the ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Let me be the first to say that the show was an improvement over the last shows, even though it did rain on the parade. Food was definitely an improvement over previous events and I hope the vendor will continue to be at VCF East and maybe the Swapmeet! Having Consignment in the Large building was a great improvement as well, even though there seems to be no way around the long lines in and checkout. Consider this: Having a Swapmeet in the same space as the consignment. Not during VCF East, but at multiple times during the year. Yes, it is much smaller than outdoor space but it will allow you to have it more times during the year and the weather issue is minimal. I also realize loading and unloading probably is an issue, but please consider the suggestion. Mike Rosen Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device. This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system.
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Let me be the first to say that the show was an improvement over the last shows, even though it did rain on the parade.
Thanks! I couldn't persuade the weather gods forever. My good weather streak has ended.
Food was definitely an improvement over previous events and I hope the vendor will continue to be at VCF East and maybe the Swapmeet!
Glad to hear that! It took a lot of persuasion to get a lunch truck. Our large numbers are what convinced them.
Having Consignment in the Large building was a great improvement as well, even though there seems to be no way around the long lines in and checkout.
Yes. More space solved some problems, but created others. We will review problems in our post mortem.
Consider this: Having a Swapmeet in the same space as the consignment. Not during VCF East, but at multiple times during the year. Yes, it is much smaller than outdoor space but it will allow you to have it more times during the year and the weather issue is minimal. I also realize loading and unloading probably is an issue, but please consider the suggestion.
I will consider it.
Mike Rosen
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