Kevan,
I
Three years ago I worked on a swap meet with the club
which resulted in only 2 tables worth of items.
Almost nothing was swapped or sold. So sad, for I too
thought a swap would be beneficial to all club
members.
I am not aware of an established bike collection
drive sponsored by the club, but recently found
Craigslist as a great tool for sales and swaps. I've
sold 2 bikes, including a 20 year old Peugeot for good
money and furniture too, thru their web site.
It is worth a shot to try it again since the club has
had quite a lot of turnover this year. It doesn't cost
the club any money to make a swap meet. Just make a
date, secure a free parking lot, and see who shows.

Adrienne

--- "Full, Kevan" <kfull@...> wrote:

> I'm not too sure how many club members participate
> on WCCChat, but I
> thought I would throw this idea out into our world
> and get some
> feedback. A bicycle and parts swap meet is an
> opportunity for everyone
> in our cycling universe to get together and swap,
> trade or sell bicycles
> and their parts. Swap meets have taken off in
> various parts of the
> country where cycling is big and people can find
> such deals as a frame
> to turn into a fixie, find that perfect colored
> saddle, or rid
> themselves of extra arm warmers they don't use.
> Such an event is
> perfect for the person who likes to putter or wishes
> to add to their
> stable. Obviously, the more people involved the
> more successful the
> swap becomes. I would envision such an event being
> opened to other
> clubs in the tri-state area..
>
> I have bounced this idea off of our Prez, David
> Wilson, and he was
> receptive, assuming I host it, but concerned that an
> event such as this
> might conflict with club's already established
> bicycle collection drive.
> I certainly don't wish to step on the efforts and
> bounty this club has
> achieved donating to 'Pedals for Progress', but I
> think a swap meet can
> be held at a different time of year and also be held
> at a "different
> plain" than what would typically be collected or
> donated. Most our
> membership use modern, sophisticated, and expensive
> bicycles and
> equipment and parts, not typically given as
> donation. Some of you are
> constantly upgrading, buying the latest and
> greatest, letting the used
> parts sit on your shelves, or placing them on
> auction on eBay. It is
> this level of equipment I'm addressing here and it
> is by this means I
> think we can help you clean house.
>
> Please understand that no such meeting has yet been
> planned, there's no
> date, no location. This is simply the result of two
> brain cells
> bouncing off one another, and trying to determine if
> it is an event
> worthwhile in putting together, that people would
> be interested in
> participating. If you have added suggestions, I'm
> open to them.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevan Full
>
>
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