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4th Apr 2004, 6:23 pm | #1 |
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Shifnal Radiophile meet today
Hi all,
I have just got back from the radiophile meet in Shifnal,it was the first I have been to there, I wondered if any members had also attended and what they thought? Regards, Tony. |
4th Apr 2004, 7:08 pm | #2 |
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Re: Shifnal Radiophile meet today
Hello there,
This was my second visit to Shifnal and I thought it was good. Did you stay through the whole of the auction?. I like the stalls around the edge where I bought several capacitors, dial lamps and a valve based thingy I also bought a record deck for £1 and got rid of a pye portable set on the bring and buy stall (a very useful stall!!) Well worth the visit (and lunch was tasty and cheap ) Christopher Capener p.s pity the lights diddn't go out like at Wetwood a few weeks ago
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4th Apr 2004, 9:00 pm | #3 |
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Re: Shifnal Radiophile meet today
It was quite quiet - there seemed to be half (or less!) the number of stalls than usual. The first time I didn't stay for the auction too - I guess finding material for so many auctions a year must be quite a challenge.
Picked up a few early valve brochures for a reasonable price which I'm please with, and met up with a few people, so yes, worth going but not one of the best Shifnals. TTFN, Jon |
6th Apr 2004, 5:21 pm | #4 |
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Re: Shifnal Radiophile meet today
Thanks for the replys,
I did stay untill the end of the auction as, a chap I know (the only person I knew there) was intent on bidding on a Pamphonic amp with it's output valves missing !! (KT66's I think) and it was one of the last lots. So I stayed to give some moral support. This amp was hiding at the back of the stage and eventually went for £160. I think it was the highest value item all day. A dealer beat my mate, he said he resells them on the net so I will be looking out on ebay to see what profit he makes. As it was just down the road from me and I had a read of the sunday papers to kill an hour I was happy I attended, but I dont think I would travel too far for a similar event of this size.I did think the auctioneer was entertaining and kept it all together very well. Cheers, Tony. |