Who says swap meets are dead??

[dykstra]

Originally Posted by RPOLS3

The Jefferson swap meet continues to draw pretty large crowds too. People still looking for original parts rather than the junk reproduction stuff. The demographic doesn't seem to be trending much younger though.......

Jake and I are going up to the Jefferson swap meet next Friday, April 26th.
Anybody else plan on going?

[RPOLS3]

Originally Posted by dykstra

Jake and I are going up to the Jefferson swap meet next Friday, April 26th.
Anybody else plan on going?

I see that they eliminated Sundays from Jefferson this year, just Friday and Saturday. Haven't been in a couple of years - looking forward to it this year provided it's not a muddy mess.

[dino67]

I'll be at Jefferson on Saturday

[Mr70]

You'll get no argument from me,fairground shows will always be on my list.
Morris Il. had their annual car show/swapmeet yesterday & Sat.Weather made many stay away,but I didn't.Some good stuff showed up.
Also Peotone Il. annual Oil & Gas swapmeet was yesterday too,as well as the Countryside Il annual vintage Toy show.I made it there & found a nice collection of redline Hot Wheels to buy.
I wish I could've made Peotone too,but these 3 shows were too far apart from each other to attend in the same day.

[dustinm]

Is Iola worth going to? Went for a few years in the early 2k.

Then CL exploded and I was finding everything I needed there but that and FB have about played out for me with all the scammers.

I will likely haul a load down next spring to the Lincoln 1 day swapmeet. On good weather years it has more car parts per stall than any other meet Ive been to

[67since67]

Originally Posted by dustinm

Is Iola worth going to? Went for a few years in the early 2k.

I spent a weekend at Iola about 20 years ago. Didn't sell enough to pay for the fuel and almost nothing for '67 Chevelle parts, no NOS. I did score a nice Chevy dealership clock to justify the trip. No reason to go back...

[John Brown]

Originally Posted by 67since67

I spent a weekend at Iola about 20 years ago. Didn't sell enough to pay for the fuel and almost nothing for '67 Chevelle parts, no NOS. I did score a nice Chevy dealership clock to justify the trip. No reason to go back...

Pulling a wagon up and down those hills was no thrill either. Once was enough.

[mssl72]

Like Anthony, I've been going to Pomona for a while. I think I first went when I moved to SoCal in '88. I've actually attended less frequently as the years went on and the parts (NOS, nice used, stock, etc.) we would buy started drying up. It got to a point that I would go, pay to park, pay to get in and come home with a roll of tape! Too much of the "as seen on tv" type stuff, repops, arts and crafts. Prices have gone up. You make an offer, they turn you down saying I can get X for this on ebay. I've told 'em, "if that's what you want, put it on ebay". I haven't gone in a while. I've had better luck at the Long Beach swap meet in the later years.

[67since67]

My cousin and kids in Pasadena was a family of serious car nuts, so I tagged along to Pomona a few times 20-30 years ago. Lots of cool stuff but don't remember buying anything. They sold a few cars there and assisted the buyers in getting them to the docks for shipment overseas.

[dustinm]

Originally Posted by John Brown

Pulling a wagon up and down those hills was no thrill either. Once was enough.

It was worth $10, doubling the price of a loaded door purchased, to pay the kids with motorized wagons to haul it out.