Computer Fairs down the pan....

[vaughan]

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Is it just me, or have Central England Computer Fairs gone down the pan over
the past few months? It seems that the good quality real traders have all
gone and to replace them we end up with toytown traders selling daft gadgets
that can be bought on Ebay for much less cost. I have attended many central
england computer fairs over the past few years and they seem to be at an all
time low just now. Maybe its the end of the road for the computer fair. I
for one won't be visiting them anymore because I can buy everything online
for less cost and less hassle and without leaving my chair.

Vaughan

 

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"Vaughan" <vaugh86345@mail2me.com> wrote in
news:2uvq6iF2g2d48U1@uni-berlin.de:

> Is it just me, or have Central England Computer Fairs gone down the
> pan over the past few months? It seems that the good quality real
> traders have all gone and to replace them we end up with toytown
> traders selling daft gadgets that can be bought on Ebay for much less
> cost. I have attended many central england computer fairs over the
> past few years and they seem to be at an all time low just now. Maybe
> its the end of the road for the computer fair. I for one won't be
> visiting them anymore because I can buy everything online for less
> cost and less hassle and without leaving my chair.
>
> Vaughan
>
I felt the same way. Prices were distintly uncompetitive last year.
I spotted one vendor selling Bulkpaq Orange DVDs for 30UKP when the mail
order price was about 10UKP.

However I did have a PC emergency a few months ago and picked up a working
Athlon XP3000 for much less than any mail order prices. IIRC it was about
80UKP and Mail Order it was mid nineties.

Generally I only use them when I've broken something the day before



--
Lordy

 

[BigJim]

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I think you are correct here in Pa we have a Market Pro
Computer Show and they are a bit higher than vendors at pricewatch.com
and of course there is sales tax also. Their are still some bargains but you
have to look.
I remember if something was selling on the Internet for a 100 dollars you
could get it at the show for 10 to 20 percent lower, this is not the cast
anymore. Video Card in particular as an example.
"Vaughan" <vaugh86345@mail2me.com> wrote in message
news:2uvq6iF2g2d48U1@uni-berlin.de...
> Is it just me, or have Central England Computer Fairs gone down the pan
> over the past few months? It seems that the good quality real traders
> have all gone and to replace them we end up with toytown traders selling
> daft gadgets that can be bought on Ebay for much less cost. I have
> attended many central england computer fairs over the past few years and
> they seem to be at an all time low just now. Maybe its the end of the
> road for the computer fair. I for one won't be visiting them anymore
> because I can buy everything online for less cost and less hassle and
> without leaving my chair.
>
> Vaughan
>
>
>

 

[ME]

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"BigJIm" <Jim10277@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I think you are correct here in Pa we have a Market Pro
>Computer Show and they are a bit higher than vendors at pricewatch.com
>and of course there is sales tax also. Their are still some bargains but you
>have to look.
>I remember if something was selling on the Internet for a 100 dollars you
>could get it at the show for 10 to 20 percent lower, this is not the cast
>anymore. Video Card in particular as an example.

Out of interest where is Pa ?

you would have thought they would sell the stuff cheap to avoid carrying it
all the way back to base.

Andy

 

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"Andy@nospam.co.uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "BigJIm" <Jim10277@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I think you are correct here in Pa we have a Market Pro
>>Computer Show and they are a bit higher than vendors at pricewatch.com
>>and of course there is sales tax also. Their are still some bargains but
>>you
>>have to look.
>>I remember if something was selling on the Internet for a 100 dollars you
>>could get it at the show for 10 to 20 percent lower, this is not the cast
>>anymore. Video Card in particular as an example.
>
> Out of interest where is Pa ?
>
> you would have thought they would sell the stuff cheap to avoid carrying
> it
> all the way back to base.
>
> Andy

Pennsylvania. One of the colonists responded to your post. -Dave

 

[Guest]

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Ex-colonists

Just because some of us respond to questions and do morris dancing
doesn't make us still part of the realm.

--
Jan Alter
Elkins Park, Pa
bearpuf@verizon.net
or
jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
"Dave C." <mdupre@sff.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Andy@nospam.co.uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:8nhmo09guskg68i00tkrk8p6r99rh92roi@4ax.com...
>> "BigJIm" <Jim10277@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I think you are correct here in Pa we have a Market Pro
>>>Computer Show and they are a bit higher than vendors at pricewatch.com
>>>and of course there is sales tax also. Their are still some bargains but
>>>you
>>>have to look.
>>>I remember if something was selling on the Internet for a 100 dollars you
>>>could get it at the show for 10 to 20 percent lower, this is not the cast
>>>anymore. Video Card in particular as an example.
>>
>> Out of interest where is Pa ?
>>
>> you would have thought they would sell the stuff cheap to avoid carrying
>> it
>> all the way back to base.
>>
>> Andy
>
> Pennsylvania. One of the colonists responded to your post. -Dave
>

 

[ME]

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"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote:

>Ex-colonists
>
> Just because some of us respond to questions and do morris dancing
>doesn't make us still part of the realm.

LOL

Mind you it is quite scary to think that anyone still does morris dancing


Andy

 

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On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 14:48:33 +0100, "Andy@nospam.co.uk"
<me@privacy.net> wrote:

>"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>>Ex-colonists
>>
>> Just because some of us respond to questions and do morris dancing
>>doesn't make us still part of the realm.
>
>LOL
>
>Mind you it is quite scary to think that anyone still does morris dancing
>
>
>Andy
or ever did!

 

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Keep laughing. We've been doing it for years with appreciation to to each
town's tradition that we do and the great times we've had sharing it here.
Keeps us youg too. Can't get any of that building computers.

http://mysite.verizon.net/bearpuf/index.htm

--
Jan Alter
bearpuf@verizon.net
or
jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
"Rob Beattie" <rob@/remove/ghosh.co.uk> wrote in message
news:418d7f60.45524500@news.cable.ntlworld.com...
> On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 14:48:33 +0100, "Andy@nospam.co.uk"
> <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>>"Jan Alter" <bearpuf@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Ex-colonists
>>>
>>> Just because some of us respond to questions and do morris dancing
>>>doesn't make us still part of the realm.
>>
>>LOL
>>
>>Mind you it is quite scary to think that anyone still does morris dancing
>>
>>
>>Andy
> or ever did!

 

[BigJim]

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you lost the war, LOL
"Dave C." <mdupre@sff.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Andy@nospam.co.uk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:8nhmo09guskg68i00tkrk8p6r99rh92roi@4ax.com...
>> "BigJIm" <Jim10277@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I think you are correct here in Pa we have a Market Pro
>>>Computer Show and they are a bit higher than vendors at pricewatch.com
>>>and of course there is sales tax also. Their are still some bargains but
>>>you
>>>have to look.
>>>I remember if something was selling on the Internet for a 100 dollars you
>>>could get it at the show for 10 to 20 percent lower, this is not the cast
>>>anymore. Video Card in particular as an example.
>>
>> Out of interest where is Pa ?
>>
>> you would have thought they would sell the stuff cheap to avoid carrying
>> it
>> all the way back to base.
>>
>> Andy
>
> Pennsylvania. One of the colonists responded to your post. -Dave
>