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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I'm not sure if it was Saturdays poor weather, on Sunday I was very disappointed that there was not a 400N to be seen nor did I see a Honda stand.  My BiL and I agreed that two shows a year might be one too many.
The rise in stall prices is perhaps the new economic reality bubbling through.

Laverda Dave:
The Kempton Park Autojumble has become the same old thing every other month now. It's the same stalls selling the same thing with the only difference being the increase in admission price! The bikes for sale on the stalls are overpriced and most have been pulled out from under a tarp and will go back under the same tarp until the next time if they don't sell.
I used to buy metal off cuts and lathe tools from a couple of traders but they gave up going due to the price of the pitch and were fed up standing in the wind and rain!
Unless there is something I really need or they have a proper bike show on I don't bother going anymore. Paying £10 to walk around a windswept piece of tarmac with disgusting toilets looking at old and expensive worn out tat in the wet & cold no longer appeals. I used to spend more time looking at visitors bikes in the car park!
Morton's who run the Kempton Park, Stafford, Netley and Newark shows need to look at their business model and come up with something new to attract visitors. When you look at the demographic of the visitors who attend these events they are middle to old age men, never families or couples (unless it's Stafford where the inclement weather can mostly be avoided).
For me to attend Kempton Park costs about £25 when I take into account the entry fee, petrol and the cost of a tea bag! Nine times out of ten I come home with a tube of Autosol and maybe  half a dozen stainless bolts!

Orcade-Ian:
Might be an age thing - except most of us on here are of 'advanced years' but I have felt the same for many years now and apart from an odd trip to Stafford and NEC, haven't been to an auto jumble for many years.  When we were South I used to really look forward to Bolton Silverwell Street, Rufforth and Huddersfield but more and more tool stalls took over selling mostly the same Chinese crap at inflated prices and the genuine jumble was gradually squeezed out.
Ebay started out as a great place to find and sell stuff but all sides got greedy and now it's hard to find honest stuff at the right price.  Thank God for Steve and this Forum! Or should that be 'Thank Steve and God for this Forum?'

Ian

AshimotoK0:

--- Quote from: Orcade-Ian on October 17, 2024, 11:11:14 AM ---Might be an age thing - except most of us on here are of 'advanced years' but I have felt the same for many years now and apart from an odd trip to Stafford and NEC, haven't been to an auto jumble for many years.  When we were South I used to really look forward to Bolton Silverwell Street, Rufforth and Huddersfield but more and more tool stalls took over selling mostly the same Chinese crap at inflated prices and the genuine jumble was gradually squeezed out.
Ebay started out as a great place to find and sell stuff but all sides got greedy and now it's hard to find honest stuff at the right price.  Thank God for Steve and this Forum! Or should that be 'Thank Steve and God for this Forum?'

Ian

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Newark is still OK. I think that Steves spares guy in Hull exists on selling the stuff he buys from there and re-sells at rip-off prices on his eBay site. Rufforth is a waste of time though these days and swarming with pick-pockets.

He beat me to it on this roller that I really needed for my Bomber engine. Probably paid a quid or less for it.

Orcade-Ian:
What's the roller made of Ash - can I make one as payment for the stay?  I've just made 31 similar in steel for a mate's Pottinger silage cutter - I get all the good jobs where everything smells of cow shite!  If the material is available - perhaps Delryn - Nylon 66?  I can soon knock one up if you have a pattern or drawing.

Ian

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