Gilbert 2012.... I'll be there

[pfarber]

http://redballonline.org/GilbertShow/20 ... rtInfo.htm

I mailed off my 'vendor registration' today. I really just want to get there Thursday when all the really good stuff get swapped at the best prices. Friday is when the paying attendies get to pay more for the stuff the vendors didn't swap amongst themselves.

If I get a spot I'll have mostly jeep stuff... some CCKW. I'm on the fence if I want to haul my 1/4 ton up there. I don't think it will sell for what I want for it.

[pfarber]

Got my confirmation for Gilbert.

Also my 10x10 awning showed up.... its up in the yard now. Will be picking out what I can sell and loading the trailer in the next few days.

I have a pretty cool decal setup... its a big board with the parts pained/mounted. Looks kewl.

[pfarber]

Show was pretty good.

First day (Friday) didn't sell a thing, but everyone asked about an original 1942 inner/outer windshield I was selling for $150. It was not perfect, but anyone with a modest garage could have gotten it into shape quickly. One guy said that I was ripping people off asking for $150 when the inner windshield frame was rusted. I told him that rust in that location was a known issue with originals and if the windshield was in perfect condition would I really only be asking $150 for it?

I also had a GPW hat channel (MD Juan) for $100. Never installed but had a little surface rust due to storage for about 6 years. Was told that $100 was way to much. I pointed out that Bensinger, AJP and DeBella would HAPPILY sell them the exact same part for more.

Saturday was the big day. One guy bought all the jeep sheet metal I had except the hat channels (he had already bought a set). I also traded part of a CCKW spare tire carrier for a data plate (more to come on that). The carrier was missing the latch, the handle, and the hinge that bolted to the frame... so it was a 'handy man special'. I'm just glad I won't have to move it to get to my other CCKW parts. Sold the windshield to another guy. Had a few people come back that looked at it Friday asking if it was sold.

I did get some parts... some 'grasshopper' wiper arms for the Chevy, some uber rare terne plated seals for the rear axle of the Chevy, a CCKW data plate from truck SN 34769 DoD is a little hard to read.

All in all not a bad 2 days. Weather held out. TJ and Yeager (my Yellow Labs) had a good time and everyone loved them.... Yellow labs know how to work a crowd.

[pfarber]

My spread:

Yeager being Yeager-riffic!

T.J. being TJ-tastic!