I have had a table at the chronometro swap since 2006, but decided to skip it this year. Maybe because I'm not local, I always felt it was difficult convincing people there that I wasn't trying to scam them. And there were a lot of gawkers who pawed through my stuff and offered lots of critiques (same guys every year) but never spent a nickel. From the perspective of a shopper, it is probably more favorable.
One favorite story from that swap: I had a new-in-box 70s vintage campy BB on my table. A very rotund, sloppy-looking dude with a fanny-pack and a satin jacket with some tavern name embroidered on it got visibly excited when he saw it and asked my permission to open the box. No problem. After removing the BB spindle and cups and gazing longingly at them for about 10 long seconds, he carefully lifted the unit to his nose, and inhaled deeply, as if he was a wine connoisseur or something. Not knowing what to make of the situation, I quipped "it still has that new bottom bracket smell" with what I hoped was a disarming smile. He then got upset with me, and loudly and emphatically said "NO! IT'S A CAMPY SMELL!" He then put the BB back in the table, gave me a dirty look, and stomped away. I don't get a lot of sniffers in my line of work, but when they do sniff, I know they mean business. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/EsRVl42wJIQJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
