[aclug-L] Re: Garage Sale (was: Re: Case Modes?)

[amccadden <amccadden@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think that you have a very good idea and I would be willing to help
since I would be at the Saturday sale anyways.  I thought the fee was
$40, but they may have increased their price in the last 2 months.  I
would like to have this when I can get the Linux/aclug Tshirts ready
also.  I am hoping to get more bang for our bucks.  I should be able to
find out when and how much with the Tshirts.  ~Anne

Jonathan Hall wrote:
> 
> > Anyone interested in a computer garage sale or something simular?  I
> > still have this Compaq tower with scsii drives and monitor, external
> > scsii bays, cables, cards, and the like.  I am running out of space and
> > I can't see the floor anymore.  Just have a path to the computer
> > chairs.  Anne
> 
> Can we do that as part of the Saturday Sale?  If we pay the normal (is it
> $50?) fee, can we sell stuff, and share a table?
> 
> My feeling is that if we do a standard 'garage sale' with computer
> equipment, we won't really draw enough of a crowd to make it worth while.
> If we do it at the Saturday Sale, then we've already got a crowd (and a bit
> more expense, understood).
> 
> Perhaps we could do it once on a trial basis?  Either split the $50
> fee amoung the participants, and/or charge a commission on items sold, with
> the proceds going to ACLUG.
> 
> Here are a couple of my braindstorms to make such a thing work with the
> least amount of overall effort:
> 
> 1) Get a small group (probably no more than 3) people who organize the
> thing.
> 
> 2) People with items to sell shall provide a list detailing said items to
> this team, and asking prices (and possibly minium prices if we want to allow
> haggling)
> 
> 3) The group reviews the list and nays or yays the items, and informs those
> individuals who are expected to bring their items.  This way we don't get
> someone bringing in their collection of 300 200mb SCSI HDs, and using space
> that could be used to sell something of value that a customer might actually
> want (not that I know anyone with 300 200mb SCSIHDs... ;)
> 
> 4) The individuals who own the items will be responsible to bring the items
> to the Saturday Sale _and_ to remove unsold items from the premise.
> Anything unclamied at the end of the show becomes property of ACLUG and/or
> the volunteers manning the booth.
> 
> 5) People who sell items should pay a percentage and/or a flat fee to ACLUG
> to cover the costs of operating the thing, and to buy pizza for the
> volunteers :)  This might be something along the lines of (table
> fee)/(number of sellers) + 10% of items sold or something.  Any money that
> doesn't go to pay for the table and lunch goes into the general ACLUG fund.
> 
> 6) The group of organizers is responsible for determining other
> procedures--such as, who puts prices on the items (seller or the group), and
> how do we track what items belong to who, and who gets what money, and
> whatnot.
> 
> Is any of this feasable?
> 
> If so, I would be willing to be a member of the organizational group.
> Perhaps Anne and one other person would want to participate, as well?  If
> Anne is working on the standard ACLUG booth, perhaps two others could help
> organize the garage sale?
> 
> I'm willing to participate partially b/c I have a lot of junk (can anyone
> say 200mb SCSI hard drives? ;) to get rid of :)
> 
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