CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 11 CFM Report Posted January 11 Another very well done video with tons of contact info..... Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Moderator bruce johnson Posted January 11 Moderator Report Posted January 11 Thanks for posting the link Chuck! We left this morning and just got home from the show. At the 20:00 or so mark it shows my booth. I was busy with a young customer. Personable, enthused, and polite. He had finished a carving class that morning. He had been told in the past he needed his stamping to be more intentional. I helped him pick out a new maul and a couple hand tools to step up his game. It seems like at about every show I found a good young person and we barter. I give them the tools and they make me something of their choice. I can’t wait to see what this young man comes up with! Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
CFM chuck123wapati Posted January 12 Author CFM Report Posted January 12 11 hours ago, bruce johnson said: Thanks for posting the link Chuck! We left this morning and just got home from the show. At the 20:00 or so mark it shows my booth. I was busy with a young customer. Personable, enthused, and polite. He had finished a carving class that morning. He had been told in the past he needed his stamping to be more intentional. I helped him pick out a new maul and a couple hand tools to step up his game. It seems like at about every show I found a good young person and we barter. I give them the tools and they make me something of their choice. I can’t wait to see what this young man comes up with! Help those kids!! That's what life is about. It looked like a great time. There is a ton of good contact info you just can't find in an internet search. I still can't believe the amount of inventory you folks bring to the show. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members DwightT Posted January 12 Members Report Posted January 12 Awesome. Thanks for posting that. I've always wanted to go to one of those shows, and now seeing what's available there just reinforces that desire. I think that I could easily spend a couple of hours at many of those booths. Maybe if the stars are aligned right I'll make it to a Pendleton show since they aren't too far away. Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted January 13 Moderator Report Posted January 13 15 hours ago, chuck123wapati said: Help those kids!! That's what life is about. It looked like a great time. There is a ton of good contact info you just can't find in an internet search. I still can't believe the amount of inventory you folks bring to the show. Chuck, Yeah, we take quite a bit! We usually take the longest to set up and at the end, the last ones out the door. I take a "show mix" - new and refurbished. It varies what sells from show to show and year to year at the same shows. About a 4 hour setup and 2-1/2 hour breakdown this last show and still the last to leave again. We have gotten a lot better. The logistics have grown from assorted plastic totes in a pickup camper shell to rolling totes and a 5x8 cargo trailer. With enough totes and hauling a machine home for someone it was like Jenga to pack sometimes. I use Milwaukee Packouts now. I upsized to a 6x12 tandem axle trailer before the Pendleton show a few months ago and we are up to 8 packouts, one rolling tote, and a tool chest base that is the checkout and show supplies stand. Prescott, AZ in 5 weeks and then Sheridan, WY in May. I do love my retirement! Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Contributing Member fredk Posted Wednesday at 04:41 AM Contributing Member Report Posted Wednesday at 04:41 AM My #1 son and I do the occasional toy car faires. We are usually first to set up and last to leave. Other traders take their time getting in and are usually packed up about 45 minutes before the show ends. We do a ton of trade before the rest arrive & after the other traders are packed up It has been known for us to be still selling an hour after the show closed with the toy collectors coming out to our cars to see what we have We can't understand why the other traders pay a heap of money for a stand and don't stay to the death Our stuff is easily arranged in several plastic boxes; one box is all £1, another is £2 et cetera. Everything is secretly marked to show which box it came from. No sly ones get past us Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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