04-09-2018, 05:20 PM
Hi all,
Thought I'd see if anyone wants to give there view on beaulieu 2018.
Perhaps you were selling, perhaps buying. Even a bit of both.
How did things go, and did you enjoy it or not? Would you even recomend it to others.
For us standing the stall as a trader, it ended up on par with last year. Helped by plenty of last minute pre-orders. And our latest venture of crown wheel and pinions being well received. Although there was also a lot that I thought had a good chance, didn't sell and came back home. Just goes to show you can never plan for an event.
As a buyer (bargain hunter). There were the usual mountains of interesting stuff to look at. And I even bought a few bits, not a lot. But they were important things I needed. Floor starter button, and I THINK i 1923 starting handle???
Also good to catch up with people who travel from all over the UK and worldwide.
Did anyone see the front end of what looked like a Second World War plain in green field?
The only real negatives for the weekend, are the usual beaulieu things. The bits they can't be bothered to sort properly, the queuing for 30 to 40 minutes at the end of sunday to get the van back to the stall. And of course the drive home, 2.45 hour on a normal day. 4 hours on a beaulieu Sunday.
How did it go for you? What exciting things did you get.
Tony.
Thought I'd see if anyone wants to give there view on beaulieu 2018.
Perhaps you were selling, perhaps buying. Even a bit of both.
How did things go, and did you enjoy it or not? Would you even recomend it to others.
For us standing the stall as a trader, it ended up on par with last year. Helped by plenty of last minute pre-orders. And our latest venture of crown wheel and pinions being well received. Although there was also a lot that I thought had a good chance, didn't sell and came back home. Just goes to show you can never plan for an event.
As a buyer (bargain hunter). There were the usual mountains of interesting stuff to look at. And I even bought a few bits, not a lot. But they were important things I needed. Floor starter button, and I THINK i 1923 starting handle???
Also good to catch up with people who travel from all over the UK and worldwide.
Did anyone see the front end of what looked like a Second World War plain in green field?
The only real negatives for the weekend, are the usual beaulieu things. The bits they can't be bothered to sort properly, the queuing for 30 to 40 minutes at the end of sunday to get the van back to the stall. And of course the drive home, 2.45 hour on a normal day. 4 hours on a beaulieu Sunday.
How did it go for you? What exciting things did you get.
Tony.