[Milsurplus] Timonium on the 6th

[Ray Fantini]

I had to work and was not able to attend Richmond this year and maybe that's why I am fired up about Timonium? Every year Richmond appears to get better. I need to start doing more southern events!
Ray F

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From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Todd, KA1KAQ
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 10:34 AM
To: Ray Fantini
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Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Timonium on the 6th

There's definitely something to be said for Cabin Fever relief. Frostfest in Richmond in early February is my release valve. Raleigh was last weekend and I sold more there from a financial standpoint than any 'fest ever, thanks to one particular big-ticket item. Doing some rough figuring, the amount of stuff I sold last year between Frostfest, Raleigh, and Shelby/Dallas well exceeded the total amount I've sold at NEAR-Fest in NH since its inception in 2007. And that includes attending NEAR-Fest twice yearly until this past year. Maybe there's something to be said for the climate of the south, selling or otherwise?

Sounds like you are one of the few who did well at Timonium last year, Ray.
Good hunting this year, sounds like you'll have little competition compared to years past.

~ Todd/KAQ


On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>wrote:

> I was there, and have been going for some years now. No question about 
> it not being what it used to be but then again what is? Did not see 
> the bicycles and boxes of clothing this last year but did see that 
> more three of four years back when they had both inside and outside 
> selling with one of the buildings being taken over by typical flee 
> market crap. Did see that they had at least a half dozen or so of the 
> consumer electronic junk and junk tool sales people there last year 
> but they were all over in the section closest to the parking lot and 
> the general sales area in the cow palace had all ham radio and 
> computer stuff. Last year I bought a military tactical display 
> terminal, bunch of SINGARS cables, and a mount for my
> VRC-90 and a little Harris military HF auto tuner that I ended up 
> selling that more than I paid for everything I bought, besides after 
> being cooped up all winter any ham fest will do.****
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