[Milsurplus] Timonium on the 6th

[John Flood]

Hi Todd

That is an interesting observation.  Selling prices up here in the northeast are still dropping or stuff going home.  Some guys blame me (kidding I hope) as I often have low prices to move stuff along or need to quick $$$ to fix the latest unexpected busted thing at home!  It's interesting that things down south are doing better.  I guess it's just a regional thing but from what I see most people at local fests don't have a lot of money to send.  However, in what may be a good indicator for guys fixing and building things.  The boxes of $1-$5 junque and parts I bring keep me at my table all morning.  Then the guys with high ticket items (kidding again I hope) say they go home with the stuff they had because buyers spent all of their money at my tables.  In a nother good way according to my XYL doing that keeps me from wandering around and bringing stuff home.  I'd be curious to hear from other guys as to what they see in other parts of
 the country.  

To keep things more on track, I did pick up a good deal from a local estate on a dozen BA5590's that will keep my PRC-132's happy for a while.  Hope you and the growing family are well.

John Flood
KB1FQG


>________________________________
> From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
>To: Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu> 
>Cc: "Military Surplus Mail List (milsurplus at mailman.qth.net)" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> 
>Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 10:33 AM
>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.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Ray F****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* Todd, KA1KAQ [mailto:ka1kaq at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:35 AM
>> *To:* Ray Fantini
>> *Cc:* Military Surplus Mail List (milsurplus at mailman.qth.net); Military
>> Radio Collectors Association (mrca at mailman.qth.net);
>> Aerospace_Hardware_Collectors_Group at yahoogroups.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [Milsurplus] Timonium on the 6th****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Every mention I've heard has been in the context of not going. I didn't go
>> last year and those who did said it was a bust, waste of time, etc since
>> the tax nazis shut down the tailgating outside. Aside from the one building
>> with the commercial vendors, in the past much of the inside selling was
>> junk unrelated to radio in any way,  like huge boxes of used clothing, lawn
>> ornaments, broken bicycles, toys, etc. The radio stuff was hidden within.
>> Gave me the impression that they were more concerned with selling spaces
>> than putting on a hamfest. ****
>>
>> A far cry from the days when the parking lot would be full up to the gate
>> at the road. I suspect it will follow Gaithersburg into the black hole of
>> the past. Makes sense though, when you look at the state's approach.
>> Beretta is even looking at moving their facilities out of state thanks to
>> more ridiculous laws. ****
>>
>> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI at salisbury.edu>
>> wrote:****
>>
>> Who else will be going to the Timonium ham fest Saturday? Is there any
>> interest in a 51.0 net at the site? With everything being indoors it's not
>> as good as when it was both inside and outside for tailgating but still
>> worth going to, at least for me. I remember back in the seventies when it
>> was all inside at some college.
>>
>>
>> Ray F
>>
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
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