[vcf-midatlantic] VCF Flea Market

[Jeffrey Brace]

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM Alexander Pierson via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at 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 at 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 at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > Interesting if true. A waning interest in monochrome displays may help my
> > quest to find a good one for my 5160…
> >
> > -Matthew
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Jun 25, 2024, at 4:02 PM, Bill Degnan via vcf-midatlantic <
> > vcf-midatlantic at 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
> > >
> > >> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 2:48 PM Bob Shuster via vcf-midatlantic <
> > >> vcf-midatlantic at 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
> >
>
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