Does anyone know what pre shows/bandit shows will be going on April 2022. I know the Wyndam Garden. What about the firehouses, etc.? Haven't been to york in a while myself. Thanks in advance.
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They are listed in the Spring 2022 Clem's Primer, but from memory, besides the Wyndham, there is one in the Four Points behind Round The Clock Diner, and the one in the fire hall near the fairgrounds. The other fire hall show was supposedly combined with the one near the fairgrounds, and there was a little bit of O there at this past Fall meet.
My club guys and I usually hit all the bandit meets in the morning and go exploring for train shops, club open houses, and other train related activities in the afternoon. There are a number of train and hobby shops in easy driving distance from York. And if you can visit the O gauge club in Red Lion for their open house, I recommend it highly. When we visited the club, we started out after the bandit meets and hit 3 hobby/train shops, one on Rt. 30 just West of York, and two in Hanover (one is downtown, and the other is in an antique co-op on the outskirts of Hanover), and then went on a scenic backroads drive to Red Lion.
Andy
@Andy Hummell is there a link for the spring 2022 primer? I’m only finding the oct 2021 one.
It is not the easiest to find but here is a direct link:
https://www.tcatrains.org/etra...-primer-spring-2022/
Andy
@Andy Hummell posted:It is not the easiest to find but here is a direct link:
https://www.tcatrains.org/etra...-primer-spring-2022/
Andy
Thanks. I have trouble finding it each time!
@Andy Hummell posted:They are listed in the Spring 2022 Clem's Primer, but from memory, besides the Wyndham, there is one in the Four Points behind Round The Clock Diner, and the one in the fire hall near the fairgrounds. The other fire hall show was supposedly combined with the one near the fairgrounds, and there was a little bit of O there at this past Fall meet.
My club guys and I usually hit all the bandit meets in the morning and go exploring for train shops, club open houses, and other train related activities in the afternoon. There are a number of train and hobby shops in easy driving distance from York. And if you can visit the O gauge club in Red Lion for their open house, I recommend it highly. When we visited the club, we started out after the bandit meets and hit 3 hobby/train shops, one on Rt. 30 just West of York, and two in Hanover (one is downtown, and the other is in an antique co-op on the outskirts of Hanover), and then went on a scenic backroads drive to Red Lion.
Andy
What is the name of the antique co-op near Hanover?
@Andy Hummell posted:It is not the easiest to find but here is a direct link:
https://www.tcatrains.org/etra...-primer-spring-2022/
Andy
Thanks Andy!
@Mallard4468 posted:What is the name of the antique co-op near Hanover?
Yesteryear Antique Center
441 Pine Street Hanover, Pa 17331
The train shop inside has a web site: Iron Horse Trains
There are usually other vendors in this co-op that have stuff of interest like real train memorabilia, die cast cars, books, etc., so it pays to look around. The first time there, there was a vendor with a steam locomotive tender backup light -- I've seen lots of locomotive headlights for sale, but that was the first and only time I saw a tender backup light. It was sold by the time the next York rolled around.
Andy
@Andy Hummell posted:Yesteryear Antique Center
441 Pine Street Hanover, Pa 17331The train shop inside has a web site: Iron Horse Trains
There are usually other vendors in this co-op that have stuff of interest like real train memorabilia, die cast cars, books, etc., so it pays to look around. The first time there, there was a vendor with a steam locomotive tender backup light -- I've seen lots of locomotive headlights for sale, but that was the first and only time I saw a tender backup light. It was sold by the time the next York rolled around.
Andy
Thanks. Will try to get over there.
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...2#161208612567275542
We will be heading up a day early staying at Hampton Inn & Suites York South. I had heard some hotels may have vendors out in the lobbies. Would you have any information regarding this?
@Frank Ranzino posted:https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...2#161208612567275542
We will be heading up a day early staying at Hampton Inn & Suites York South. I had heard some hotels may have vendors out in the lobbies. Would you have any information regarding this?
Check out pages 12-13 of Clem's Primer for all the information, times and addresses of the flea markets (and other area activities).
The one at the Wyndham Garden is the biggest and is both indoor and outdoor, weather permitting. The one at the Four Points Sheraton is smaller, but still worth visiting. The one at the Reliance Fire Hall is primarily S gauge stuff, but now has some O and other scales as well.
Andy
Never sold at a meet before but thinking of getting a table if one is available at either of the hotel pre-York shows for Wednesday. Anybody have experience doing this? Was it worth it, or should I just post a list of sale items on the forum for York delivery Thursday and Friday? Thought it might be fun to have a table. Mostly looking to sell off large FasTrack inventory and lots of Christmas items - MTH PS3 engines, 50+ MTH Christmas rolling stock, extra power supplies, etc. Any advice appreciated.
@Mooner posted:Never sold at a meet before but thinking of getting a table if one is available at either of the hotel pre-York shows for Wednesday. Anybody have experience doing this? Was it worth it, or should I just post a list of sale items on the forum for York delivery Thursday and Friday? Thought it might be fun to have a table. Mostly looking to sell off large FasTrack inventory and lots of Christmas items - MTH PS3 engines, 50+ MTH Christmas rolling stock, extra power supplies, etc. Any advice appreciated.
If you think it will be fun, then go for it. Personally, I've done it a couple of times (not at York) and don't like being tethered to a table, but I appreciate the folks who sell at meets - it wouldn't be a meet without them.
If you price your stuff to sell, it will sell. If you try to get top dollar, you'll probably bring a lot of it home.
Thursday morning before the meet is a great time to sell via the forum with York delivery - you'll meet some folks and get some cash to spend in the halls. My sweetie says that the parking lot looks like a bunch of drug deals going down. Not sure how she knows what that looks like. 
