[Milsurplus] Hosstraders Fall 2005 hamfest report (Long)

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On 10/11/05, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Many of these are examples of people trying to get Ebay prices
> without the massive Ebay market.  A lot of conventional antiques
> dealers with high prices and the time-value of their items trickling away
> are learning the same, hard lesson:  20 people walking
> through your booth do not have the pricing muscle of
> 20 million looking online.  IOW: if you take it to a hamfest and
> try to get an Ebay price ($44 BC-422), you're probably going to
> be taking it back home.
> 73 D.S.

Absolutely Dave, and while ebay no doubt does cut into hamfest
activity somewhat, it doesn't appear to me to be having much, if any
more affect than the natural aging process. Plenty of good stuff at
hamfest prices is still there to be had. The cheap stuff sold fast,
the overpriced stuff went back home, and the rest was haggled over if
anyone was interested.

In other words, a pretty typical hamfest.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ