I carted a stock of books down to the L’Anse Creuse Amateur Radio Club swap this morning. I had to get up at 5:30 am to get over there in time to set up for the 8 am start. Ugggh.
The traffic was not very brisk. In fact, it was downright disappointing. I remember attending this same swap back in the 70s, and there were many more people there. I made some sales, but most attendees looked like they were after cheap radio hardware, not books.
The vendor next to me was selling tubes. He wasn’t having much more luck than I was and he drove in from somewhere in Ohio. At least I didn’t have to drive that far.
I did learn some things, though. For example, several people asked for specific books. I can now go out and get those, so that I have them next time. I also passed out flyers and business cards, so maybe those will turn into customers at some point.
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