Brisk Thursday

Glad to hear it - sorry i can't be there!

Great time so far........I asked (begged) Weaver to consider their troop cars again in the future. Found 2 boxed KLine heavyweight army transport cars and had a blast leading 2 York newbies around! Loved visiting with everyone at Tuesdays.

Peter

I was trying to tell a friend that it was Tuesdays on Thursday not Fridays and they looked at me like I was nuts.  And I may be, but it's fun to confuse things once in awhile.

Art

Art,

you sure have me confused.

Brad

Rob,

Glad to read sales were brisk in your hall.  Other posts seem to report things have been slow.  Maybe none of them went into the hall you are in.  Thank you for the report.

It's funny.  I heard several vendors say sales were good but I though the traffic (especially in the member halls) was pretty light.  I was amazed when I looked up from a table and saw the aisle in front of me clear for 20 ft!.    We didn't really even need the arrows in the Orange (or as Mike Reagan would have it the Lionel) hall.

Mark and Chris,

I'm sure it's just a matter of perspective. For every person who thinks things are going well you can find one who views the meet as slow. One thing that has helped me is realistic pricing. Most of what I've sold so far is definitely not high grade collector stuff, and I've priced it accordingly. On the other hand, a gentleman at the table behind me sold a rather "minty" boxed AF standard gauge freight set today for just south of $6k. I heard  the buyer rather loudly declare that he had no intention of ever running the set. 

It all depends on many factors. I'm just thrilled because my sales have been good enough to allow me to purchase a couple of things without laying out any additional cash. 

yes I would have to agree.......i found not much "stalled traffic" in the aisles.   There was a great amount of people, but not "sandwiched/crammed aisles" as in say 2007 when I went to my first York.

   It seemed weird that this York didnt seem too crowded given that I took the shuttle around 3 o; clock and there were cars parked EVERYWHERE.  Perhaps the OGR Grandstand meet was too account for this light crowd at times.

  I will say that many sellers were really willing to wheel n deal.

I sure saw a lot of packages, bags, and boxes headed to the parking lots, if that says something.

IMO, that says plenty and is good to hear. I wonder how long that was sustained.

Well, the Silver hall was buzzing on Thursday up until the end. Friday was just as good until about 3pm when it lightened for the first time. I sold most of what I brought, also because of reasonable prices and willingness to deal.

I even made a deal with Rob for the set he wanted, it went to the right home.

ARNO

After attending 30+ years of train shows as both buyer and seller, I've realized that total attendance is not always an accurate barometer of total sales $$$. It depends on what you are selling.

The guys who are serious buyers will be there. Big ticket items will sell if they are priced reasonably. Show attendance could drop by a third or more and those guys will still be there buying engines.

On the other hand, if you are selling small items, detail parts, videos, magazines, etc., then sales will be more dependent on the total number of people through the door.

York is still the best venue IMO for selling your quality, choice items and will continue to be such in the foreseeable future even if attendance drops over the years.

Jim