<VV> swap meet future, was: Fan Belt Toss??

[Ron]

Yes, we have nice rust free parts out here and we're keeping them!

RonH

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To: "Mark Aksamit" <mark at asktheagent.info>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:36 AM
Subject: <VV> swap meet future, was: Fan Belt Toss??


> Indeed, and we have the internet (notably eBay) to thank. Or curse, as the
> case may be.
>
> On one hand, it's great having access to parts from one's own home. But
> then there's also value in being able to see the part in your hands, 
> "live"
> and not in a picture that may not be clear enough.
>
> I've also seen the model car market go the same route. The Toledo Toy Show
> used to fill two big exposition halls and spill into a third. Now it
> struggles to fill one. The problem with "shopping" on evilBay is that you
> first have to KNOW something exists before you can hunt it down. With a 
> toy
> show, I've stumbled onto models that I didn't even know existed, or found
> that I had a yen to own a model of something, resulting in a purchase that
> just wouldn't have happened any other way. THAT is the real value in a toy
> show/swap meet kind of venue. Call it impulse buying, but it moves the
> merchandise.
>
> Same thing is true with car parts swap meets. There simply is no 
> substitute
> with having the item in your hands, something online shopping will NEVER
> equal. EBaying one's parts may be able to turn over some of the inventory,
> but I feel that those who neglect bringing their parts to swap meets such
> as the Toss (or CORSA national conventions) are simply missing out on ALL
> available potential venues.
>
> This year's CORSA national convention (outdoor) swap meet, BTW, was
> pathethic, IMHO. Even Portland three years ago was disappointing. By
> contrast, DACC's Homecoming this year had a lot more vendors, and much
> better parts selection as well. Or is it that west coasters simply aren't
> into swap meets? Certainly they've got to have parts out there.....
>
> -Mark
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> Subject: <VV> Fan Belt Toss??
>>
>> Well let's face it gang the Corvair world, it is a changing!
>>
>> I was recently looking through and reminiscing at the Convention issues 
>> of
>> years gone by. One major aspect of the Corvair world that has changed is
> the
>> Swap Meet itself. I can recall Swap Meets where you could buy just about
>> anything you wanted right there and right then! This is simply not the
> case
>> any more. The convention swap this year was no exception! "Palm Springs"
> and
>> or The GWFBT & SM is evolving into more a car show than anything else! I
> am
>> not really sure we can point the finger at a particular group or
> individual
>> for this change. It is simply is the way it has become. I for one and
>> totally opposed to the change but will attend and try to make the best of
> an
>> ever changing Corvair world.
>>
>> Cordially,
>>
>>  Mark Aksamit
>>
>
>
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