My take on the recent SLICS event:
A good showing but lacking in stupendous displays. Past shows were like Disneyland with regards to interactive displays spanning multiple tables. Can only imagine the efforts put in to such a thing. Rivaling many arms show displays. Sad there weren't as many.
Again, lots of big stuff, but not as much as seen previously. A couple of the larger well stocked with lots of variety sellers were missing. Nice to see some new blood, though. With new and different stuff. After a while, seeing the same vendors, with the same items (somewhat overpriced, usually) gets boring. Upside to the high prices, haggling is the norm. I suspect few items sold for the labeled price.
This is my first show as a seller. Took a ton (it seemed) of assorted goodies . The table wasn't big enough. Didn't follow the 6P rule. I'll do better next year. Only hauled home a half dozen unsold pieces. The result of bargain basement pricing. Even had one of the vendors complain about my selling so cheaply. One with 105 shells priced @ $300. Mine in the $50 range. Being the smartarse I am, he departed even madder. He toted most all of his stuff back home. I had to use an extra billfold. I won! Plus I got some room back in the shed. For more crap.
Original plan included not acquiring anything new. Didn't work out. See below:
Yea. I'm into flares. Shiny. Colorful. Not that blah corroded brass.
Greatly expanded that part of the collection. Duplicates will be "tested" because I can.
Bought this under the guise of its being a WW1 vintage Mk1 training dummy. From what I've found, this may more likely be a filched body prior to final machining. Or a reject. Anybody know who/what the
Diamond M casting mark conveys? And if it is the rarest of the rare training dummies?
All in all, a great trip. Hope next year proves as profitable.
hope to go someday!