Monroe Swap Meet

**Luva65wagon** · May 12th, 2011, 10:45 PM

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

**Jeff W** · May 12th, 2011, 11:14 PM

Roger, should I bring my giant tarp?

**redfalken** · May 13th, 2011, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff W

...Will gene lend the sun tarp again? Tables?

Better make that rain tarp! And bring your umbrellas. I'm seeing 70% chance of rain for that area. Ughhhhh...

**Luva65wagon** · May 13th, 2011, 08:55 PM

It would be nice to be able to cover up the tables - but we have a long pair of rows set up. We'll see how it goes.

I must have the club card holder in my wagon, which I won't be able to get to by the morning. Also, I think I was at the end of my supply of cards, so if anyone has any club cards at least, bring them with you.

I'm going to try to be there around 7 AM since the show starts at 8AM... so if you guy can push the throttle a little to get there a little early rather than a little late -- that will help. Jay Baker brought by some stuff again today and will be dropping off more in the morning too.

**Jeff W** · May 13th, 2011, 10:51 PM

We will be leaving Seattle @ 6:30 hopefully see you before 8:00 - we may have to call you to get through the gates early...

**melo-yelo** · May 14th, 2011, 09:14 PM

How is the swap meet? Selling everything I hope. Plans have changed due to the weather and I'm not going to make it up tomorrow, my birthday with friends and family at my house has changed to Sunday brunch out. Roger, I'll come up and get my tables out of your way as soon as possible.

Darren

**Jeff W** · May 14th, 2011, 09:37 PM

Here are a few pictures from the day. It was fun but I am a tired boy.
Made lots of contacts, passed out tons of cards and sold some junk... I mean good stuff.

Since I brought home LESS than I took up, I personally consider it a successful day.

Thanks to Roger, Jay, Pat and Kenny for co-managing the booth. Joanna and her "special" friend Randy stopped by for a spell and to drop off some calendars and other items, Bill W dropped off a new bumper for us to baby-sit while he continued shopping. John H even stopped by to say howdy.

We were very lucky with the weather as is it didn't start raining until 4:55 PM, just as we were covering the tables for the night.

**Luva65wagon** · May 15th, 2011, 10:15 PM

Here are a few pictures from the day. It was not fun and I am a tried and tired boy. Made no contacts, passed out no cards and sold nothing... even the good stuff.

Since I brought home MORE with me than I took up, I personally consider it a wasted day (save the time spent with Gene and Jay). Thanks to them for helping wring out the booth and soggy boxes - get it all into the truck - and then off-load it all again at my place.

Sadly, nobody else stopped by for anything except a lady who was a member of a Buick club, whom, because of her lovely smile as she reminisced about a Falcon she once loved so dearly, was rewarded with the last remaining Buick gaskets. Powell from the Canadian half of the world dropped by again looking for a 64 grill, but they must have sold yesterday. My friend Bill drove all the way from Sequim to find the place abandoned, After talking to one lone vendor (an aging gentleman with two rusted through Dart doors, a fender, and and old generator, which I bought from him to make his day) and buying a few tools from the tool vendor who was just too large to pack up in time for those who came to find the place abandoned - we then drove off into the rain.

We were very lucky with the weather we had yesterday because today there was no such luck. Today, as you can see from the pictures, was a wash (pun intended) - and we packed up after an hour of looking like fools in the rain.

(tongue firmly in cheek)

**Luva65wagon** · May 16th, 2011, 09:46 PM

Darren -

Your tables are in my carport and you can come by any time to grab them. If I am here, I'll help you heave them into your truck. They probably soaked up another 5 gallons of water a piece on Sunday.

If I'm not here, feel free to grab them anyway. I have my doors leaning up against them, so just move them over and put them where your tables were when you are done.

Thanks for letting us use them. One thing is for sure - the wind could not have blown them away.

**BPVan** · May 17th, 2011, 08:52 AM

Thanks to everyone who helped out this past weekend. Sorry that I could not make it myself, I hope that some of my *cough* stuff pulled some cash in for the club. Not sure what ended up where but I will be at the meeting tomorrow to reclaim my leftovers.

**Luva65wagon** · May 17th, 2011, 09:23 AM

Brian,

I have all the leftovers and they are heading to the meeting with me. I wasn't fully aware of everything you brought, but I do see a valve cover, air cleaner, GS750 parts... all taking up space in my car. If that's all you brought, then they are still around.

**Jay Baker** · May 19th, 2011, 01:31 PM

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** · May 19th, 2011, 02:51 PM

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** · May 19th, 2011, 04:03 PM

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

**redfalken** · May 19th, 2011, 06:31 PM

I like the idea of having the booth be more for recruiting members and have mostly high end parts...and a lot less of them.

If the people who run it allow, I think we should bring a club member's car into the space to attract attention. Especially a car that's pretty factory stock so people can see what they were like off the assembly line. Chuck's convertible that was at the meeting last night for example. I think it only had 50K miles and was pretty bone stock.