[vcf-midatlantic] VCF Flea Market

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Yes, I agree the distinction is necessary.
Technology swapmeet is good.

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> On Jun 26, 2024, at 5:51 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
> 
> I have the final totals for buyers:
> 183 buyers
> 175 Buyers paid buyers (13 and older)
> 8 Buyers non-paid (12 and younger)
> 
> By the way, it is called "VCF Tech Swap Meet" not "Flea Market". An
> important distinction that we settled on years ago to make it sound more
> than just a free for all of all types of items.
> 
> 
>> 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.
>> 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 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.
>> 
>> -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
>>> 
>> 
>>