General: Velo-swap denver

Not specifically Denver-related, but more of a general swap observation: Have people outside Northern California noticed a lot more swaps this year? Around here, all the swaps happen in April/May, with The Pedaler in El Sobrante holding a semi-annual swap (April/October). But this year, there's been a bunch of swaps all summer, with events getting announced with barely three weeks notice. I restrict my sales activity to swaps where I don't have to pay a rental fee, like the Mill Valley swap; I make a donation to the cause if I make enough sales to cover my gas money. This year, there have been stores and freelancers running swaps all summer.

Is it just the economy? Are stores just trying to get more people through their doors? Are do-gooder orgs just trying to get a little more juice, at a time when nobody feels like they have enough to donate anything (I didn't make a straight cash donation for my BikeLove booth space, but I did pay them way too much for a Nuovo Record front derailleur)? Or am I missing something important?

Posted By: wes m.I think I'm going to get a split a spot at the big swap in San Jose on the 25th. Its only 10 bucks for the whole spot. Id put 5 on it just to have somewhere to park my bike, lawn chair, and cooler. If anyone wants to split a spot out here let me know.

I'd take you up on it, but I'm going to the Pedaler swap that day.

One of the bigger frustrations with low-key selling at swaps is getting somebody else to watch your space while you're out shopping. I've always had neighbors who'd keep an eye open, but I don't want to be an imposition. I missed out on a desperately-needed $15 Nitto Technomic stem at the BikeLove swap because I had to get back to my booth to attend to a prospective buyer; by the time I got back, the stem was gone :-(

How much is the booth? I know I could just go to the website and check but Velospace is about NOT finding things for yourself and asking others to do the work for you!
I was already planning on going for sure and I know Ian was gonna go too. Dude's always selling his stuff on eBay so I'm sure he's got some bits he wants to part with.
I'll have to rummage and see what I wanna get rid of. After building up two beaters for friends in the last month I'm running low on spare components.

Them booths is e'spensive.

one hundred seventy five dollars for a booth with two chairs and two vendor's passes and seventy five for one chair and one vendor's pass.

Posted By: iron jaiden

Posted By: proudxvxyouthThem booths is e'spensive.

one hundred seventy five dollars for a booth with two chairs and two vendor's passes and seventy five for one chair and one vendor's pass.

Meh, that's too much money. I'm tryin to find me some cheap deals on parts, not spend all the money I'm tryin to save :)

I'm with you, man.

Well regardless any of us Velospace monkeys attending oughta meet up and rag on lickedwicked while we spend hard earned money on shit we definitely don't need. :)