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Living near to the Manchester one, Bowlers, I am dismayed at the cost of
entry as well as the prices. Being near to both Aria and Microdirect the prices at both of those shops are often better than at the fair. Plus you know that the shop is going to be there every day in the week in case that you have problems. The again at one time some people seemed to do more business just outside of Bowlers then they did inside, until trading standards got involved. -- Regards Morgan |
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 07:34:01 +0100, ""
wrote: I've stopped going to my local fair unless it's for ink or CD's Recently I noticed that several stalls were selling e-buyer stuff at inflated prices. Things likes fans, etc, because I had bought them only recently myself. I saw a 'Media Port' at one stall which you can get from e-buyer for 12 quid, they were charging 20 !! Might as well cut out the middle man and go straight to e-buyer. We have a local shop that advertises "Computer Fair" prices. a 15 meter ether ethernet cable was near £17, a sound card I recently bought for £8 was £16. They tried to sell me on the premis that the cost of mail order was not added. To which I replied that I go and collect. They then said "Ah but then you have to add petrol". But I said "Ahh but its fsking less than £8 and its a really nice bike ride down country roads and I have to pay to get here anyway". Needless to say I went to the other place and for the price the local shop wanted to charge for 3 etehrnet cables, I got the cables and a router. -- This post does not reflect the opinions of all saggy cloth cats be they a bit loose at the seams or not GSX600F - Matilda the (now) two eared teapot, complete with white gaffer tape, though no rectal chainsaw |
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They're all fat long haired con men who have probably never even kissed a
girl "Alec" wrote in message . .. For the first time in 10 years I've gone to a computer fair at a local hotel. Had to pay £2.50 just to get in. I was pretty underwhelmed by what I saw. Stalls selling copied software (illegal surely?), secondhand parts wrenched from old PCs and Macs, under-spec PCs with flashing coloured lights and various bits and pieces, mainly OEM or 'no name' parts. Prices were consistently higher than what I could get at retail counters or mail order, and yet people were happy to pay £10 for the same network card I'd just bought mail order for £3. Are all computer fairs like this? I heard one trader say to a hesitant customer, 'You pay double this at PC World.' Who are they kidding? Alec |
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"Alec" wrote For the first time in 10 years I've gone to a computer fair at a local hotel. Had to pay £2.50 just to get in. I was pretty underwhelmed by what I saw. Stalls selling copied software (illegal surely?), secondhand parts wrenched from old PCs and Macs, under-spec PCs with flashing coloured lights and various bits and pieces, mainly OEM or 'no name' parts. Prices were consistently higher than what I could get at retail counters or mail order, and yet people were happy to pay £10 for the same network card I'd just bought mail order for £3. Are all computer fairs like this? I heard one trader say to a hesitant customer, 'You pay double this at PC World.' Who are they kidding? I went to one at Everton a year ago with a friend who desperately needed a RAM upgrade. It was pretty much as you describe (pirate DVDs being sold from the back of a van in the car park also featured) but we bought the RAM from a stall which turned out to be Swan Computers of Stockport, who gave him a proper receipt and everything. The price wasn't bad either, if you ignored the fiver paid for entry. |
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actually - whilst I have been to some crap 'fairs', the ones held at
Whitchurch Sports Centre in Bristol are generally very good - I go regularly and see the same good traders all the time - prices are ok in comparison with Ebuyer et al - and the range of stuff is good. There are always cowboys at fairs - you learn to spot and avoid them. and no - I'm not related to anybody at all-formats computer fairs. Cheers Andy |
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:34:14 +0100, "gappy" wrote:
They're all fat long haired con men who have probably never even kissed a girl We get diddy men with short hair cuts who drag their other halfs and kids out to do the sales whilst they ponce about behind their stalls acting like they actually know somthing. Mostly they are just a load of localish traders trying to off load their old tat and have an organisation charge you for the priviledge of looking at it. Its little more than a car boot sale in many cases. -- This post does not reflect the opinions of all saggy cloth cats be they a bit loose at the seams or not GSX600F - Matilda the (now) two eared teapot, complete with white gaffer tape, though no rectal chainsaw |
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"Bagpuss" wrote in message ... Then again I did see PII 266 slot 1 processors going £40 a pop. Hardly worth £10! |
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They are crapper than crap
Like you say, over priced, secondhand, and obsolete gear. I think they are for people who have either little knowledge of computers, and get caught up in the frenzy of asuming that there are bargains to be had, and those who are looking for ancient parts to keep their win 3.1 systems going. I sometimes get dragged along with an inexperienced relative for advice. I love flicking through the quaint manual of Corel Paint 1 and such like (for an asking price which more than the latest release costs!), and listening to the sales talk of the dealers trying to flog the latest "50 million clipart and font disk" and bargain inkjet paper to the unsuspecting OAP. The £3 entrance fee is worth it purely for entertainment value, but as access to good quality, cheap computer gear... LOL dg "Alec" wrote in message . .. For the first time in 10 years I've gone to a computer fair at a local hotel. Had to pay £2.50 just to get in. I was pretty underwhelmed by what I saw. Stalls selling copied software (illegal surely?), secondhand parts wrenched from old PCs and Macs, under-spec PCs with flashing coloured lights and various bits and pieces, mainly OEM or 'no name' parts. Prices were consistently higher than what I could get at retail counters or mail order, and yet people were happy to pay £10 for the same network card I'd just bought mail order for £3. Are all computer fairs like this? I heard one trader say to a hesitant customer, 'You pay double this at PC World.' Who are they kidding? Alec |
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"Alec" wrote in message
. .. For the first time in 10 years I've gone to a computer fair at a local hotel. Had to pay £2.50 just to get in. I was pretty underwhelmed by what I saw. Stalls selling copied software (illegal surely?), secondhand parts wrenched from old PCs and Macs, under-spec PCs with flashing coloured lights and various bits and pieces, mainly OEM or 'no name' parts. Prices were consistently higher than what I could get at retail counters or mail order, and yet people were happy to pay £10 for the same network card I'd just bought mail order for £3. Are all computer fairs like this? I heard one trader say to a hesitant customer, 'You pay double this at PC World.' Who are they kidding? Yes, I attend a certain auction in Manchester from time to time which is a disposal 'outlet' for Maplins to sell off their customer returned stock. I speak to other bidders and a few are quite open about them buying these returns cheap here to sell at computers fairs without bothering to test them. -- Best Regards Niel Humphreys Snowdon Computers Ltd |
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