Show: Salute, London

[Leon]

The big one!  Taking place in the Excel centre in London on April 12th, attracting 170+ traders and 5000+ visitors, so make sure to get yourself along! 

We'll need any pre-orders in to us before Sat 5th April please, and for more info, head over to the Warlords website: http://www.salute.co.uk/salute/salute-2014/

[Hertsblue]

This one I will be at. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

I will be there with Timecast, I hope.

[Fenton]

You going to hide in the back of the van ML to get a free lift

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Be an improvement from last year where I was tied to the chassis!

[Fenton]

Be an improvement from last year where I was tied to the chassis!

Your giving the driver some money this year then

[goat major]

looking forward to it again this year, though its a shame there won't be a bring and buy

[Albie Bach]

looking forward to it again this year, though its a shame there won't be a bring and buy

There are several shows not doing a bring & buy this year but most of them are having Tabletop sales instead. No bad thing in my opinion.

[Zippee]

I'll be there as usual

I see large volumes of Pendraken Austrians in my future. . .

balanced  by visits to Otherworld, PSC and 4Ground

I've been good, I'm on schedule to complete last years purchases by the end of March 

[Hertsblue]

looking forward to it again this year, though its a shame there won't be a bring and buy

Most of them are 90% crud, with the organisers bagging all the good stuff. Get the occaisional good book, though.

[goat major]

There are several shows not doing a bring & buy this year but most of them are having Tabletop sales instead. No bad thing in my opinion.

the tabletop sale at Smoggycon was indeed very good

[Leon]

the tabletop sale at Smoggycon was indeed very good

[slinky]

I'll be there as usual. Ok to email you my order for collection Leon?

[Leon]

I'll be there as usual. Ok to email you my order for collection Leon?

Yep, no worries at all, pop it through to the Pendraken email when you're ready.

[paulr]

There are several shows not doing a bring & buy this year but most of them are having Tabletop sales instead. No bad thing in my opinion.

So for one from the Antipodeas who can only dream of a show with 7 traders, let alone 17 ... What is the difference between a bring & buy (which we have down here) and Tabletop sales?

I might suggest it to a couple of event organisers here as our bring & buys are mostly crap as well 

[Orcs]

So for one from the Antipodeas who can only dream of a show with 7 traders, let alone 17 ... What is the difference between a bring & buy (which we have down here) and Tabletop sales?

I might suggest it to a couple of event organisers here as our bring & buys are mostly crap as well 

A Table top sale an individual rents a table in units of 30 mins or an hour for a nominal fee. He displays his stuff and hopefully sells it to interested puinters.

The advantages as I see it over a bring and buy are.

1 The organisers dont bag all the good stuff - sometimes teling you they had to take the offer price.
2 Bring and buys take 10% (usually) of the price as a fee, so more expensive stuff costs you more in fees.
3 You do not have to leave your stuff with people who will not take any responsibility if its stolen or damages ( Some good clubs do try to compensate you if this happens)
4 As the seller only has a limited time to sell they are more likely to take a sensible offer
5 As the seller will only be there a limited time you have to decide if you want it and come to an agreed price
6 As a seller you do not have to wait until the end of the day to get your money, so you can "re-invest it"
7 You can actually see the goods on the table rather than having to see whats in the box below the three shoeboxes and a box file.
8 Organiser  do not have to book in hundreds of items or check the list the seller has pore-filled does actually tie up with what they are being given.
9 You can speak to the seller to confim what manufacturer the figures are or what colours he used so you can get additional units that match
10 The main dissadvantage is you have to keep going back to the table top sale as the stuff changes ever half hour or hour. - A one way system helps this and stops the Bring and Buy Scrum.

[paulr]

A Table top sale an individual rents a table in units of 30 mins or an hour for a nominal fee. He displays his stuff and hopefully sells it to interested puinters.

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Many thanks Orcs,

an interesting approach. It looks like our bring and buys are a bit different to yours. Basically you bring your stuff and put it on the B&B table. On the label for your stuff you note which competition you are playing in and your name. Prospective buyers come & find you and the negotiations begin. Very much an honesty system.

[HPFlashman]

Urk, will be hitting London the Wednesday after.... 

[Pavlovs_Dog]

 I'd  like to pick up some Pendraken stuff from  Salute next month ,   Should I put my shopping list in an email or   via the online store?
Thanks in advance ,

Jerry 

[Leon]

I'd  like to pick up some Pendraken stuff from  Salute next month ,   Should I put my shopping list in an email or   via the online store?
Thanks in advance ,

Jerry  

If you pop it through to the usual email (d.pengilley @ btinternet.com) and we'll get it cast up for the show.