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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 05:55 PM |
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| Quote: | Guys, rnrnIt is
$40.00.rnThat is nothing, when comes to the cost of pursuing our Classic VW hobby.rnrnThink of all the benefits of selling/swapping parts @ the
Nationals.rnrn1 - All those VW enthusiasts trawling your stall.rn2 - Not having to take photos and uploading them to various sites.rn3 - Not having to
organise postage and handling.rn4 - Receiving payment, immediately.rn5 - Location, location, location.rnrn40 bucks, it is worth it for the convenience
and easier advertising.rnrnZayusrnrnNote: I am not affliated with Club VeeDub, although, I have been to plenty of their shows.rnAnd, I did prefer the
old outdoor site @ Parklea, to the current site @ Fairfield. rnThere is nothing quite like the shine of a vintage VW or a hot Cal-Looker under
sunshine and blue skies.rnrn
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OH WELL SAID
I might increase the price
just for fun
and see who winges and dosent even want to have a stand
yeah Parklea was a good site but we ran out of room and we are getting close at Fairfield but theres NOT TOO Many choices
HOW much money will some of the swappers go home in there pockets
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 06:43 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vw54
I might increase the price
just for fun
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so its your decision
personally I don't care about the cost as i wont be going anyway
Keeping it real !
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 07:02 PM |
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| Quote: | HOW much money will
some of the swappers go home in there pockets
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Exactly, I know one of the dudes grizzling on here took home over $700.00 last year, 
Its a good value day out, you don't get much for 40 bucks these days, who's been to the easter show this year?
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 07:06 PM |
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Beck i am OFF tomorrow should be fun
aint been fora few years
my kids r too old they can spend there own money yippieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 07:44 PM |
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I'll have a bertie beetle show bag please.
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posted by vw54
Beck i am OFF tomorrow should be fun
aint been fora few years
my kids r too old they can spend there own money yippieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 08:06 PM |
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Quotes = think i will have a word to the melb guys to put there prices up
OH WELL SAID I might increase the price just for fun and see who winges and dosent even want to have a stand.
So much for a committee deciding the prices.......sounds like its run by a little megalomanic/dictator. Hope the books get audited regularly.
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 08:19 PM |
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yep
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| posted on April 24th, 2011 at 09:48 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vwmad
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posted by Hutcho
I'd almost pay all you complainers $40 NOT to go. I'd prefer the place to be filled with people that want to talk about cars...
Just because barls speaks up, it doesn't mean that he's the only one that feels the same way.
Cheers
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Do you want my bank details or do you prefer paypal
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I said almost...
Tell you what, as $40 is too steep I'll lend you guys 20 bucks so you can do your VW stall thing. All you have to do is agree on here to pay me back
5 bucks per week for the next 5 weeks and everyone's happy! 
Cheers,
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 08:13 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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posted by vwmad
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posted by Hutcho
I'd almost pay all you complainers $40 NOT to go. I'd prefer the place to be filled with people that want to talk about cars...
Just because barls speaks up, it doesn't mean that he's the only one that feels the same way.
Cheers
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Do you want my bank details or do you prefer paypal
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I said almost...
Tell you what, as $40 is too steep I'll lend you guys 20 bucks so you can do your VW stall thing. All you have to do is agree on here to pay me back
5 bucks per week for the next 5 weeks and everyone's happy!
Cheers,
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I think $5 bucks a week is a little steep,lets make it $4 over 6 weeks
cheers shane.
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 01:45 PM |
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What a load of nonsense, absolutely nothing constructive in this topic.
On one side guys complaining about spending well worth $40 for swap stand inc. entry in a well organized show (which makes them sound like tight
asses)
On the other side an organizer complaining about the complainers and throwing smart remarks instead of motivating them into coming to the show.
Let's put the bullshit aside and try to make this a really cool awesome event, cause its the patrons and their cars that make the day fun,
all the organizers can and have done in the past to their credit is to actually put a good show ON.
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 02:26 PM |
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yep I don't think I'll go now as the swap price is too steep
greedy capitalist clubs doing it for the $.. FFS
btw this thread is s barrel of laffs
thanks for the entertainment factor 10/10
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 03:16 PM |
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the Flat Four show is much cheaper since they stopped putting it on
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 03:23 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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the Flat Four show is much cheaper since they stopped putting it on [/quote
Its a shame that show stopped,i enjoyed there shows and swapmeet
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 03:36 PM |
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I used to love going to the Bargo swap meet for years until some bloke tripped over leaving a porta loo and sued them for $100k and the club went
bankrupt because they didnt have insurance
they all moaned when they killed off the drags at the nats but we all know that no-one would actually pay the entry fee to pay for it ! WSID cost lots
more to hire than Fairfield showground
I am pretty certain that the supersprint has cost the club money every year also
when you look at how much space a swap meet space takes up compared to a car in the show its not bad value plenty of people must agree spending
hundreds in fuel to get there
If you cant justify it dont do it
value for money is a concept VW people dont really get! why else would you be spending porsche money on Kombis
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I think the song goes......."you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone".
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 03:48 PM |
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The bargo swap was a good one,i didnt know thats why it stopped thanks for the info,i still go to a few swapmeets when i can.
cheers shane.
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 03:50 PM |
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I think the song goes......."you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone".
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I thought that song was about ex girlfriends
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 03:58 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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I think the song goes......."you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone".
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I thought that song was about ex girlfriends
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Oh!......silly me, I thought it was about Swap Meets
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 07:14 PM |
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is the price of a club vw swapmeet stall really the hottest topic in the Australian VW scene? Might be time to go and by a barina for some excitement.
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 07:41 PM |
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No...... the topic is why they are the dearest of ALL the other car club swaps meets.
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
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| posted on April 25th, 2011 at 07:47 PM |
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probably because its in Sydney which is apparently the 19th most expensive city in the world. Does that mean that the topic is now closed?
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| posted on April 26th, 2011 at 04:16 PM |
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for alot of people this is the one show a year that you get to attend suck it up have you taken the kids to the movies lately?
dont see the problem like already mentioned free classifieds on here if you are running a business thats how it is the show gets better every year my
kids loved painting the bug and themselves last year everything costs money it cant be avoided
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| posted on April 26th, 2011 at 04:30 PM |
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No...... the topic is why they are the dearest of ALL the other car club swaps meets.
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probally because of the cost involved in putting the show on
that would make it dearer that the other shows for a swap site simple
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| posted on April 26th, 2011 at 08:06 PM |
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well what would you rather the show out in the park no cover no nothing and a cheap swap meet or what we've got now its been a long haul from the
hawksberry days for the sake of 40 bucks i think were doin ok
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| posted on April 26th, 2011 at 09:28 PM |
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lets see,
diesel from Bris to Sydney in the TDI T5 $130
coffee and donuts along the way $25
tolls and govt taxes $40
entry to the show and swap site $40
reading this thread......PRICELESS!
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| posted on April 28th, 2011 at 08:51 AM |
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Best way to enjoy an event is to ignore the whingers....
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posted by LUFTMEISTER
Easiest way to kill an event is to ignore the punters.
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| posted on April 28th, 2011 at 09:31 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Best way to enjoy an event is to ignore the whingers....
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From your ole' mate Jeff
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| posted on April 28th, 2011 at 01:27 PM |
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whos ignoring them its still $ 40.00 like or dont come pretty easy
I am sure the other 50 or so swappers wont mind
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| posted on April 28th, 2011 at 05:34 PM |
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whos ignoring them its still $ 40.00 like or dont come pretty easy
I am sure the other 50 or so swappers wont mind
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Seconded!
This thread is pretty funny...
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| posted on April 28th, 2011 at 05:44 PM |
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Here's an idea for the RoM.
Charge everyone $40 because obviously they are going to save money at the swap meet (and they live in Sydney and are used to being fleeced) by not
paying retail and GST, so it's win-win money spinner.
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
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