THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST 2 WAYS THIS COULD BE DONE IF TABLES WERE AVAILABLE, THE SHOW IS USUALLY VERY FULL. SEVERAL MEMBERS WHO ARE COLLECTOR /DEALERS ALREADY HAVE TABLES WHICH ARE FULL SO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLUB TABLE, BUT IF THERE WAS ONE PERHAPS IT COULD BE NEAR THE OTHER MEMBERS TABLES IF POSSIBLE.
SEVERAL GROUPS SET UP TABLES AT THE FRONT OF THE SHOW FOR DISPLAY AND NOT SALES AND HAVE PEOPLE THERE WHO CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS. THEY OFTEN WEAR UNIFORMS AND GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME.
THE OTHER POSSIBILITY WOULD BE TO HAVE A TABLE FOR MEMBERS TO SELL ITEMS THEY BRING TO THE SHOW. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM IF TOO MANY ITEMS ARE BROUGHT OR NOT ENOUGH ITEMS. ITEMS WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE ATTENDED TO AND ANY ITEMS LEFT UNATENDED BY THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO BE PRICED.
ANY MEMBERS SELLING OR DISPLAYING WOULD HAVE TO PITCH IN TO PAY FOR THE TABLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ITEM BEING ACCIDENTALY DAMMAGED OR TAKEN BY A THIEF THE GUYS AT THE TABLE SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, BUT SHOULD REPORT ANY THEFT AS SOON AS NOTICED TO THE SHOW OFFICIALS AND THE OWNER. IF DAMMAGE OCCURS AND IS SEEN THEY SHOULD TRY TO KEEP THE PERSON THERE AND GET THE OWNER OF THE ITEM TO COME AND TALK OVER WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.
ITS UNFORTUNATE THAT A SIMPLE IDEA HAS TO BECOME SO COMPLICATED BUT THATS THE WAY OF THE WORLD. SOMEONE HAS TO BE IN CHARGE AND OFTEN FINDING THAT PERSON PROVES TO BE IMPOSSIBLE AS IT ALWAYS PUTS RESPONSIBILITY ON THEM AND POSSIBLE PROBLEMS.
THE BEST SUGGESTION I COULD MAKE WOULD BE FOR 3 OR 4 MEMBERS TO GET TOGETHER AND PLAN IT AMONG THEMSELVES AND TRY AND GET A TABLE. THEY COULD BRING THEIR ITEMS TO SELL OR DISPLAY AND BE IN CHARGE OF THE TABLE. IF THEY HAVE ROOM AND WANTED TO LET OTHER MEMBERS PUT SOMETHING ON THEIR TABLE TO SELL THEY COULD CHARGE A FAIR FEE OR PERCENTAGE OF SALE PRICE TO THAT MEMBER.
I THINK GETTING A TABLE WOULD BE THE BIGGEST PROBLEM AND DOUBT YOU COULD GET ONE FOR THIS YEAR AS IT IS CLOSE TO SHOW TIME. IF YOU ARE AT THE SHOW THAT WOULD BE THE TIME TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH OTHER MEMBERS AND TRY AND RESERVE A TABLE FOR NEXT YEAR.
GOOD LUCK
