[SEL] Flea Market Policy

Rick Rowlands rowlands1941 at roadrunner.com
Mon Sep 7 16:12:26 PDT 2009


Selling items at shows is how many exhibitors make the money they need to 
gas up the truck to get to the shows in the first place.

Rick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Hardman" <Jim at hardmanfamily.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 9:17 AM
Subject: [SEL] Flea Market Policy


> Patrick, thank you... very much... for the Rusty Iron Rally pictures!
>
> I note that exhibitors seem to have little or nothing for sale.  Yes, a
> couple engines have "for sale" signs, but there are no magnetos, oilers,
> spark plugs, coil boxes, etc. laid out for informal trade or sale.  You
> know... unloading excess stuff... "another man's treasure".
>
> Some shows here in the states have separate flea market areas;  vendors
> don't want competition from exhibitors.  Other shows are less formal and
> allow exhibitors to sell as long as the offerings are subordinate to the
> display and basically engine related.
>
> It may be that "no sales from spaces" rules are common in shows world 
> wide.
> Rough & Tumble in Pennsylvania adopted these rules a couple years ago... 
> and
> coupled with a "no parking in spaces" rule, severely diminished show
> attendance.  Shows like Coolspring, Bernardston and Dublin are informal,
> unrestrictive and enjoy full attendance.
>
> Living here in rural Vermont has logistical problems.  Going anywhere 
> means
> a long drive.  I no longer attend truly distant shows and wonder if
> restrictive rules are common in successful shows.
>
> Any comments would be welcome.  As long as I'm not pinching ulcers.
>
> Jim    ... where the leaves are starting to turn to fall colors.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Patrick Livingstone" <patrick.livingstone at gmail.com>
> To: "ATIS" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>; "Oldengine"
> <stationary-engine at oldengine.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 8:16 AM
> Subject: [SEL] Rusty Iron Rally Pics
>
>
>> Some pics from this weekend's Rusty Iron Rally
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/ri09/index.htm
>>
>> Patrick M Livingstone
>> Leichhardt NSW
>> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html
>
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