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AshimotoK0:
Went to Stafford yesterday 1st thing ...  my son always pays and drives me there. So a good chance for a bit of father/son bonding/banter.

Bit disappointed... poor turnout of autojumble and it  p*ssed down all of the time we were there, although we left about 1pm and it was getting drier by then. David Silvers rummage area was disappointing too ... eBay prices rather than his normal autojumble prices.

nairb:
Not been for years.  Maybe for the same reason I rarely go to the Big Newark autojumble and other places the same.
There is little to find for the bikes I have.  And usually it's easier to look online.  And maybe the future for these "historic" old vehicles is not so bright.

Laverda Dave:
I haven't been for years either, it always seems to be chucking it down when I have been which makes the trudge around the outdoor autojumble a cold, wet affair especially when having to ride the bike 120 miles home when already soaked. The last time I went I came out to find someone had knocked the fairing on my VFR taking the edge down to the black plastic below :(.

TBH most of the items I have bought at the show I could have bought on-line far cheaper than paying the entrance fee, fuel, tea etc. Yes it is nice to see the club stands and the celebs but it needs something a bit more to attract me now considering the high costs involved in getting there.

Maybe DSS didn't have a big rummage area because he'd sold a lot of stock at the recent 400/4 event Ash?

Anyone going to the NMM event at the end of October, that's normally pretty good and its free entry and you have a chance to win another old clunker :)

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on October 14, 2024, 01:47:25 PM ---
Maybe DSS didn't have a big rummage area because he'd sold a lot of stock at the recent 400/4 event Ash?



--- End quote ---

Bl**dy Hell Dave that was EXACTLY my thought too.  I asked the guy in the rummage are (Dean?) if they had done well at the 400 event autojumble and he said it had been a fantastic success There were mudguards at Stafford, which would normally be 30-40 quid and they were asking 100. 1st time I have ever come away from the DS area with nothing and I was there really early on. Everything was further complicated for me, as I couldn't receive any calls/texts/no internet coverage because Ancestry had scammed me the night before, debiting a large unauthorised  amount from my bank account, so I had my card cancelled just before my phone contract was set to renew.

Laverda Dave:
Absolute scumbags that scam you Ash. It doesn't have to be scammers either, some companies do it legally using the auto renewal scam. I've had it previously with insurance companies.
A mate has just gone on holiday to Cyprus. He arrived there late on Sunday evening, had a meal and went to pay with his credit card only to be told it was invalid! His card had been used in Ilford on the same day to pay Just Eat. He's now in Cyprus for 10 days with no cash and no credit card due to scammers. Luckily his wife has a card!

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