[SEL] Portland PROBLEMS?????

[George Best]

Separating exhibitors and vendors is a problem I have a personal
interest in.

I prefer letting a person be both if they want to do both.  
Otherwise you're forcing the person to choose one or the other. 

In my personal case I exhibit engines/tractors at the shows I attend,
plus I set up my W.A.I.T (Western Antique Iron Trader) booth.  My booth
basically is just a shade canopy like used by exhibitors, except I have
a W.A.I.T. banner attached and have a table to give out free W.A.I.T.
samples.  The vendor part is that I also accept new subscriptions and
renewals.

The accepting payments at my exhibit is more of a service or convenience
for people than anything else.

We produce W.A.I.T. on such a low profit margin that it wouldn't pay to
get a vendor space for the amount of new subscriptions we get at a show.
George



> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com 
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of 
> Reg & Margaret Ingold
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:26 AM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Portland PROBLEMS?????
> 
> As a foreign visitor to the Portland event, I am awed by the 
> magnitude of the problems in organising it.
> While I can see the sanity in having traders separated from 
> the exhibitors, When my mate Tom Ball set up a table with his 
> Eclipse model and castings in the ATIS area and was prepared 
> to sell a few sets of castings, I really could see no 
> problem. He was showing with his group of friends. 
> Technically, he was in the wrong.
> So just where CAN you draw the line? I feel that there should 
> be a very flexible dividing line so all can be accommodated 
> without a lot of 'set in concrete' rules.
> The solidifying of 'rules' always drives people away and 
> causes friction.
> Trust me, I KNOW!!!  <G>
> To me, Portland IS the greatest. Dont let the 'small minded' spoil it.
> 
> Reg & Marg Ingold.