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Post by redjimmy1955 on Sept 16, 2024 14:32:49 GMT
Yes, thanks Eddie G for clarifying the situation of the current Bandit meets. Living so close by,I think I will attend a few.
And might as have the experience.
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Post by dlagrua on Sept 16, 2024 14:44:56 GMT
We need not worry about York or the bandit meets. There are still numerous options left to purchase O gauge trains. There is eBay, online auctions, and a few large train shows like Greenberg's and Allentown. Plenty of places remain to get bargains.
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Post by Adam on Sept 16, 2024 15:32:15 GMT
I go to the Springfield MA show and it is huge. I don't think I am missing anything not going to York.
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Post by david1 on Sept 16, 2024 16:05:17 GMT
Guess I'm lucky I live close to both Allentown and York. Although I may miss both if my medical issues don't get better. We shall see if i can attend my 80th straight York and god only knows how many Allentown shows.
Dave
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Post by healey36 on Sept 16, 2024 16:52:03 GMT
I go to the Springfield MA show and it is huge. I don't think I am missing anything not going to York. Nope, I would agree. Some of the best stuff I have was found at the small local meets in the area.
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Post by curtis on Sept 16, 2024 20:27:42 GMT
But some of those dealers did not sell at the shows and now do not attend.
The dealers on the other hand like Trainworld, Nicholas Smith, and others either no longer attend or only in October or in the case of Trainworld they don’t bring anything to sell or if they do they leave early. Let’s face it the ED York meet is a shadow of its former self and I don’t think anything they might do would change that. Like many others I long for the days when you had so many people that it was hard to get through some of the halls. Just a clarification. MTH DID sell product at the train shows for sure. They got enough of my money at their booth. Also Yes I was referring to Lionel which also sold a limited number of cars that were made special. I heard more complaints than people saying they enjoyed the car. Seems like you had to be the first 50 or you missed.
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Post by Traindiesel! on Sept 16, 2024 21:04:28 GMT
Early 2000's when if you didn't make your hotel reservations a year in advance you were traveling 45-60 minutes outside York just to attend everyday. Now it's easy to get a room even during the week of.
York is a giant swap meet, back to its roots. It is what it is.
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Post by Traindiesel! on Sept 16, 2024 21:19:12 GMT
I go to the Springfield MA show and it is huge. I don't think I am missing anything not going to York.
If you’re really interested in O gauge trains the York Meet is a must see. Not to mention the after parties. 
I still need to get to Springfield though. I had plans to drive up there from Philly several years ago but a heavy snowfall the day before leaving ended that trek. Now it’s a bit more difficult to make several trips back east every year. But one day I’ll get there!
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Post by Adam on Sept 16, 2024 21:23:28 GMT
The group that runs the Springfield show added another larger gauge show later in the year, like April timeframe. Much more O gauge there. These shows occupy 4 large buildings.
The fairgrounds where these are held is very large and also is used for the Big E expo which is on right now.
I have no way to compare this to York but like I said, I don’t feel like I’m missing out.
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Post by superwarp1 on Sept 16, 2024 23:44:12 GMT
The group that runs the Springfield show added another larger gauge show later in the year, like April timeframe. Much more O gauge there. These shows occupy 4 large buildings. The fairgrounds where these are held is very large and also is used for the Big E expo which is on right now. I have no way to compare this to York but like I said, I don’t feel like I’m missing out. Having done both. York even today is an experience to behold. But with that said, just like the dealers, I can’t justify the 12 hour round trip, hotel, gas, food, and the trains. The money I save not going I can purchase a new engine. The two shows in west Springfield are more than enough for me at this stage of the hobby.
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Post by eddieg on Sept 17, 2024 1:31:23 GMT
Gary, The reason that the TCA eastern division opened the purple hall on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was not to kill the bandit meets, it was to make more money for the ED. They rent the fairgrounds all week. it was a great idea someone came up with.
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Post by eddieg on Sept 17, 2024 1:39:40 GMT
Gary, I just want to add, you have to be a TCA member to set up in the purple hall Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday.
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Post by eddieg on Sept 17, 2024 1:42:44 GMT
Brian, You would be wasting your time going 3,000 miles to the Springfield show.
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Post by madockawando on Sept 17, 2024 1:47:44 GMT
I go to the Springfield MA show and it is huge. I don't think I am missing anything not going to York. I feel the same way. The O gauge manufacturers are in Springfield as well as major O gauge dealers. |
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Post by superwarp1 on Sept 17, 2024 12:01:54 GMT
Brian, You would be wasting your time going 3,000 miles to the Springfield show. Yes yes Eddie, no post war or pre war trains for you in Springfield, the people that attend really don't know what that stuff is anyway. Plus, lets not forget the Amherst show is the biggest show on the east coast.
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