Hershey Booth - A place to sell your stuff

[henrydbrown]

I bought a Hershey Booth months ago with grandiose plans for a friend to sell CNC'd parts that never got CNC'd and to sell a bunch of stuff that is out of state that is still out of state. Now I'm showing up with a few boxes of odds & ends and some wheels it looks like I might sell before I even get up there. A Dorki had the great idea and initiative to ask if he could sell some seats in my booth and I thought: "what a great idea". Not only would it make better use of my booth, I might get to meet some Dorkis, and it is a small contribution to our questionable cause.

So, if you have a few items to sell, shoot me a PM so I can loosely keep track of how much stuff might be coming, and you can drop your labeled item off with me or one of my P-Car Buddies (Derek or Bob) at our booth at location G2 in Hershey. We plan to set up Friday afternoon.

I don't have a significant rain fly or much for tables etc. So if you want your stuff on a table/ under cover, that is a way you might be able to contribute.

If there is a Dorki booth somewhere (I think there was last year), I'm not trying to get your traffic, I just didn't see the post. Hope to meet some of you at Hershey.

Hank

[markwemple]

PMed

[markwemple]

I could also lend my easy up if need be.

[henrydbrown]

I think I have four Dorkis who plan to bring some items to sell at my/our booth (G2). If you do not intend to stay at the booth, please ensure you clearly label your items with your price and your name. It is supposed to rain - I hope we'll have Mark W's "Easy Up" and those of you who have offered to bring tables - YES, please do so.

[HoodPin]

Hank,
I have a 10x10 canopy I'll bring up, too.

Please PM, to those planning to attend, the full name you used to reserve your space, G2. I'm not 100% certain, but I think it might be needed at the gate in order to be able to drive a vehicle into the vendor area to drop off items.

[henrydbrown]

After some consideration of time/ distance and risk we decided not to "setup" Friday afternoon. It is supposed to Thunderstorm tonight and the booth will be unattended so I figured I would just show up before 6:30 Saturday and set up then.

Hank

[Jazzbass]

A big thanks to Hank for getting the booth. It was good to see everyone and hang out for the day. Unbelievably, the weather cooperated. It was probably the best weather I've ever seen at Hershey.

Some of the cars there were amazing. The booth next to us has a fully restored Coral Red 70E for sale for more money than I had to spend. Lots of 356s and other cool stuff.

The selling part of yesterday, well, sucked. At least for me. Considering all the time to load the van and actually sit there all day, drive up (for $4/gallon), food, etc, I did NOT do very well. I had a mix of 911 and 964 stuff, and the 964 I couldn't give away. It seems the 964 crowd is not the DIY type of crowd (with a few exceptions) the old 911 crowd is. So if you ARE a 964 DIY guy, expect to see some parts soon ;).

Last year was MUCH better in terms of people buying. A lot more action early in the day and a lot less people wanting everything for nothing. For example, take 911 door handles. They usually sell for around $40 on eBay, Pelican. Last year you say $30 and they're gone. This year? "I'll give you $10". This being a hobby thing, I think some of it is economy related. It was clear that, as a whole, people were a lot less willing to spend on non-necessities.

Oh, well. I did end up getting a set of new front rotors for less then 40% of their retail price, so that was nice.

[henrydbrown]

I agree with JazzBass, economically, all my efforts to sell were fun, but after time, travel, gas, cleaning out my car, etc, it definitely was not a $ making endeavor. I cleared about $130 and spent half of that buying stuff at my own booth from other Dorkis (!) But, it was fun and really cool to finally get acquainted with some other guys from the forum. I think Dorkis should consider hosting a booth next year, but if you want to get the most from your parts, I think I'd sell them on Ebay/ Pelican or even this forum.

[VaSteve]

Chris, did you think that there were less people up there this year? Selling as well? I was looking for the bulk oil filter guy and he wasn't there this year. Seemed smaller.

I swear some of the junk that people (bigger sellers) bring is the same junk as last year....just pitch it already! :) I rolled in just before 9 and I always see big stuff heading out to the parking lot early. Makes me wonder how much of the good deals/good stuff is traded amongst the people selling.

The guy behind your booth had some cool E36 M3 rims I was thinking about (not thinking hard since I only saw 3). Next time I visited, they were gone.

Nice meeting you Hank. Sorry I couldn't stay longer to visit. My co-driver was getting a little antsy.

[Jazzbass]

Chris, did you think that there were less people up there this year? Selling as well? I was looking for the bulk oil filter guy and he wasn't there this year. Seemed smaller.
Yep. I think there were less people selling and while the crowd of buyers seemed to be about the same, they were buying less. Some of the big guys there (CDPC, etc) had some OK deals, but in the world of internet buying and free shipping (places like OG Racing, Apex), I didn't see anything there I just had to buy right then and there.

I'm done selling at Hershey. Considering all the time involved, I'd be much better off to sell here, eBay, or Pelican and deal with shipping. If I go next year, it'll be with my son after waking up at a normal hour (got up yesterday at 4:30). Spend an hour or so looking at cars, buy a t-shirt, and head home. Maybe stop by Gettysburg on the way back because I'm a history geek and I like subject my children to stuff like that.

[type954]

80% of the reason i go to hershey is the fact that i have a day i can get overloaded on P-stuff. i love getting up early (4:30 for me too) driving up rt 15 and seeing the sun rise on the right, anticipation of what i'll see, i don't have to shave, i get to smoke ceeegars (not!)... but i've never taken stuff to sell, i've only bought (as my packed basement room can attest). i chickened out and did not drive a p-car because of the last weather forecast i saw before sleepy time time. i found some deals (to me), i got burned (at no cost), i saved money on stuff i bought at swap meet prices (discount and no shipping). i really hope swap meets don't die (as the potomac one has) but with gas prices, etc, i guess their future is shaky. next year is Apr 25th!

[markwemple]

Thanks to Hank! He took up a few of my unwanted items and managed to get me $100. Not bad. Wierd, though, I thought a solid pair of HEs for $50 would have gone. Oh well, now to place them here and the usual places.

[jbailey930]

This was my first time up in 4 years. Really surprised by the shrinkage since 1999-2002 peaks. I met Dave and Hunt where I picked up new to me visors. Hope you sold those other RS parts but looked like alot of tire kickers until I left at noon. Besides the visors I stopped by Car Care/Larry's booth to pick up variety of products (justify the trip if I spend $100).

Really surprised on the way up I only saw Vu and that was not until Dillsburg. On the way back noticed a few latecomers heading north. The 904 and 550 spyders (replicars) were kewl. Talked with a guy from Toronto that drove his Carrera body/3.3 turbo with Electromotive/large intercooler setup. What's next the May 5 concours?

[Trak Ratt]

Installed the new front rotors and brake pads, bled the brakes, repacked the outer bearings, swapped old for new harnesses, touched up the cage paint some, put the repaired M&B muf back on with new gaskets and fabed mounting strap, cleaned the garage some and sorted through some 356 motor parts. Had a couple of drinks, kicked back :D

[87turbolook911]

Really surprised on the way up I only saw Vu and that was not until Dillsburg.

Me?? I was in Charlotte, NC for a Parade planning meeting. Hmmmmm....

[HoodPin]

The Hershey Swap Meet was a lot of fun! Thank you Hank (Semper Fi!) for reserving the vendor space. I also enjoyed meeting Derek and Bob. And fun finding Jazz was sharing the space too! Weather was very cooperative. And saw a bunch of friends, including Steve, Scott, Hunt, Mark, Manny and Bull. And even ate lunch with a couple of gentlemen I met in line, who've been PCA Potomac members for more than 30 years, and have owned a lot of cool P-cars.

I managed to get rid of some seats, so now have a bit more space in the garage. And was able to come home with more than I spent. My highlight purchase was a nice CDOC deal for a digital Camber/Caster gauge kit. :D

Lots of cool stuff and cars on display, including a 904 and a modeler who built some very cool "distressed" cars.

Here's a few pics:
http://tonyp.smugmug.com/photos/286516131_VmEyL-M.jpg

http://tonyp.smugmug.com/photos/286511519_7EftQ-M.jpg

http://tonyp.smugmug.com/photos/286527267_BKMSn-M.jpg

http://tonyp.smugmug.com/photos/286531329_eTwzN-M.jpg

Heres a link to my entire gallery of pics:
http://tonyp.smugmug.com/gallery/4817946_2AUcW

[HoodPin]

bump...corrected photo links :oops:

[berettafan]

Nice car turnout for sure.

Anybody know the story on the longhood with the neato stuff displayed in the trunk (it was in the vendor area and had rally timers, rally lights and other nifty stuff in the open front trunk)?

[super90]

Nice car turnout for sure.

Anybody know the story on the longhood with the neato stuff displayed in the trunk (it was in the vendor area and had rally timers, rally lights and other nifty stuff in the open front trunk)?

Thats Jim Logan, R-Gruppe chapter Meister, He's From Boston, Came down for the event. He had some great stuff, Plastic 100L RS rally tank, Cibie Head light covers, which are so rare that, they actually worth more than the lights themselves. Did you notice the color of his car, coral red. I've never seen that color before, very nice.

[super90]

the pics

[jbailey930]

Me?? I was in Charlotte, NC for a Parade planning meeting. Hmmmmm....

Who has MD plates 87TL Cab on widebody 87 Cab?