Monroe Swap Meet - May 13, 14, 15

[Luva65wagon]

This thread it for keeping in touch regarding the Monroe Swap Meet. If anyone is planning to attend this in participation with the club, or are planning to deliver parts there or to my house the week before the meet, you can post your intentions or questions here.

Brief details are:

• Friday is setup day. I will use the "club hauler" to transport as much as it will hold. A volunteer or two is appreciated to help on this Friday. I'll be taking the day off, so others of you who are retired or can also take a day off work, please let me know.

• Driving onto the fair grounds requires a pass, which we have one of. If you can't deliver your items to me before, you will be able to contact me to meet you on the road on Friday or early Saturday to drive in.

• Items sold should be marked with a price, if possible, and initialed with your initials -- so money can be apportioned correctly. The club will withhold a small percentage (to be determined) to offset expenses and to add funds to the treasury for our future Regional attempt.

• Being a club event means we need members to manage the booth both days. Please indicate what day you can attend and for how long.

Thanks!

[redfalken]

I'll probably be carpooling with Jeff and we usually do a Saturday trip. I don't have anything big to sell but I'll bring a box or two.

And I'll make 5 or 6 of the hubcap clocks like the one from the raffle we had tonight. All the proceeds will go to the club. Just need to decide on a price.

[Jeff W]

I will work all day Saturday (with a break to walk and buy).


Nice Clock... we need to hang them somehow.

Jeff

[doghows]

Roger, do you think any of the left over parts I have would do any good at the meet? If so I would be willing to donate them to the club to sell. The club could keep any moneys made from them. Just not sure if any of it is worth hauling. I would get them to you some how. Steve

[Luva65wagon]

Steve,

I'm not 100% sure what spare parts you have. I don't think anyone would want what's left of the wagon at this point.

What do you have left over?

[doghows]

I saved all the trim from the inside of the wagon?? Couple of old single barrel carbs. Two 7" rear axles. assorted transmissions. Not sure if any of it is worth hauling and or selling off, but thought I would ask.
Also I have about 8-10 wheels that are all 4 lug, just the stock steel type. Otherwise it is off to become BMW parts (haha)..

[JLP1977]

I'll be swinging by with some stuff to sell in the morning! Both auto and non-auto goodies!

Joanna

[Jeff W]

Kenny, Jeff and Pat will be arriving right @ 8:00 when the gates open to help fine-tune any set-up and man the booth with Roger.

Anyone else that shows up will be great releif and allow the others to walk and buy.

I will be bringing in some boxes from Brian as well as other items to sell... all on a little Willy Wagon.

Oh - Roger - did we get that same booth location as in past years?

[melo-yelo]

What's the plan for Sunday? What time do you plan to close down?

[Luva65wagon]

The show slows up at about 1PM and closes at 2PM. Things start getting real cheap, if they do, on Sunday about noon.

I have cleaned up the truck, loaded up a bunch of bins of stuff, and will play musical trucks in the morning to start loading in things. I plan to leave my place around 1PM - no later.

[melo-yelo]

Roger,
My birthday is Monday and I found out that my wife is having some people over on Sunday for dinner to celebrate. I'm coming up as early as I can Sunday. If it gets to late and I leave before all the left overs are loaded on to your truck, do you have a place you can put my tables at least some what out of the rain until I get a chance to come up after them?

[Luva65wagon]

I'm sure we can arrange that for you Darren.

[Jay Baker]

ROGER,
At the 5/18 meeting I meant to commend you and extend my own gratitude to you for arranging the booth at the Monroe Swap Meet. I think it was very valuable for all us Falcon people, certainly for us sellers and possible future Falcon club recruits who happened to pass by.

In future, though it's difficult to predict what customers might be looking to purchase, I wonder if it would be possible to limit the amount of clearly "junk" status parts, and to request sellers to provide their own transportation & table(s) for their items - ? And, need I say, clean parts will outsell dirty ones, and at the same time add status to the booth. Lastly, as a means to promote Falcons, as well as insuring Falcon visitors to the meet don't miss us, I suggest an eye-level banner near the entrance to the booth, maybe "Falcons Forever."

Thanks again for your time & efforts, JAY B

[Luva65wagon]

Thanks Jay.

I think we all pretty much shared your feelings about this last night. We'll try and plan a little better and earlier next year and maybe even try to get a covered spot or just do Saturday. We'll talk more next spring about it.

It is important to note that users can now post their needs for parts or parts they do have on this site and we can get rid of our junkier junk that way too.

[falcon cobra]

there is one in the fall also.at monroe....jh