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Uh huh,

Hamfests going back 20 years and earlier may have been more strickly ham gear, but in recent times they have become just big flea markets. The guy's literally clean out the garages and bring everything. This doesn't bother me at all. Most every seller will put their radio goods out front and the other stuff is on the side...in the back ect... There's no use in complaining about what goods one sees at at flea market. No one is being forced to look at anything. I've bought many ancillary items brought along to hamfests. 'Twas a good deal for me and I walked away happy.

Complaints should be directed at the fest operators if one must complain at all. But you'll be wasting your time. They need all the "business" they can get just to keep coming back every year. They'll just shrug their shoulders at you and say "that's the way it is."

If you know you're going to be seeing piles of other-than-ham-radio-gear at a particular hamfest...and that bothers you, then DON'T GO....and shut your yap.

<blockquote data-quote="Wire Weasel" data-source="post: 136564" data-attributes="member: 8415">Uh huh,Hamfests going back 20 years and earlier may have been more strickly ham gear, but in recent times they have become just big flea markets. The guy&#039;s literally clean out the garages and bring everything. This doesn&#039;t bother me at all. Most every seller will put their radio goods out front and the other stuff is on the side...in the back ect... There&#039;s no use in complaining about what goods one sees at at flea market. No one is being forced to look at anything. I&#039;ve bought many ancillary items brought along to hamfests. &#039;Twas a good deal for me and I walked away happy.Complaints should be directed at the fest operators if one must complain at all. But you&#039;ll be wasting your time. They need all the &quot;business&quot; they can get just to keep coming back every year. They&#039;ll just shrug their shoulders at you and say &quot;that&#039;s the way it is.&quot;If you know you&#039;re going to be seeing piles of other-than-ham-radio-gear at a particular hamfest...and that bothers you, then DON&#039;T GO....and shut your yap.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wire Weasel, post: 136564, member: 8415"] Uh huh, Hamfests going back 20 years and earlier may have been more strickly ham gear, but in recent times they have become just big flea markets. The guy's literally clean out the garages and bring everything. This doesn't bother me at all. Most every seller will put their radio goods out front and the other stuff is on the side...in the back ect... There's no use in complaining about what goods one sees at at flea market. No one is being forced to look at anything. I've bought many ancillary items brought along to hamfests. 'Twas a good deal for me and I walked away happy. Complaints should be directed at the fest operators if one must complain at all. But you'll be wasting your time. They need all the "business" they can get just to keep coming back every year. They'll just shrug their shoulders at you and say "that's the way it is." If you know you're going to be seeing piles of other-than-ham-radio-gear at a particular hamfest...and that bothers you, then DON'T GO....and shut your yap. [/QUOTE]

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