[Towertalk] First day at Dayton - Attendance continues to slide

[WA2BPE]

I have seen this "problem" at Rochester too - but luckily only with a few.  It
seems that some have forgotten (or never knew) the "art" of bargaining and some
sellers (both commercial & tailgaters) have a serious bad attitude.  There
really is a way to say that you just can't go lower in $$ without being
obnoxious.  A "hostile takeover attitude" buyer is uncalled for too.  Luckily,
having been to many 'fests over the last 40+ years, I have only had to tell a
few tailgaters to stuff something where the sun don't shine!!  Don't blame it
all on gas $$ or the wx; everyone there is enduring the same problem.
Unfortunately, there will always be some number of "generic jerks" and they are
everywhere.

73,  Tom - WA2BPE
.

David Jordan wrote:

> Is it gas prices or greedy hams trying to get $$$$ for junk.
>
> Maybe folks are tired of all the rude dealer staff and tail gaters that
> would just as soon punch you in nose as lower their inflated price for an
> item.
>
> The ebay mentality has infected our hobby big time...now what was a good
> deal at $65 is now a good deal at $225.
>
> Nuts to them that think they can make a living selling used radio gear at
> inflated prices...keep the trailer load and haul it around from place to
> place year after year...there's nothing new in the flea market, it's just
> older, with more scratches and dirt, and the prices are as rediculous this
> year as ithey were last year.  Folks are tired of it.
>
> Why drive several hundred miles, maybe have to deal with bad weather (the
> curse of Dayton in Spring), deal with rude idiots, etc.  I think it has a
> lot less to do with 9/11, and fuel prices, etc.
>
> Wish it was different....
>
> 73s,
> dave
> wa3gin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Gobleman" <k9zm@frontiernet.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 10:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] First day at Dayton - Attendance continues to slide
>
> > > "The bad news is that the Hamvention continues its attendance slide."
> > >
> > > This is a trend, particularly since 9/11, seen in
> conventions/conferences
> > in
> > > the business world as well.  Many articles in the business press have
> > > addressed the substantial downturn in the travel and
> convention/conference
> > > industries which actually started several years ago.
> >
> > About the time the local gasoline suppliers started gouging us.  30 cent a
> > gallon hikes in the price in one day have contributed to me not going
> > anywhere.  I have a 3.5 mpg Ranger Bass boat which has seen little use for
> > the last 3 years and it looks like this year is no exception.
> >
> > We need the motel/tourism industry to throw some weight around in congress
> > to get gasoline prices stable at 99 cents per gallon if you want to see
> > attendance figures go up.  Sure, the wife and I have the money to get to
> > Dayton, but unless she has some to spend shopping, we ain't going.  (she
> > wasn't even concerned about me having the money for the fleamarket:)
> >
> > 73
> > Greg K9ZM
> >
> >
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