What about a NWDC Scuba Swap Meet? For those of you unfamiliar with the Boeing version, it was simply a big huge scuba garage sale. Individuals, groups, clubs, LDS's, etc could rent a table/booth to sell/trade scuba gear. You could find excellent deals ranging from drysuits to tanks to goody bags to photography, etc, etc, etc, etc. Individuals used the swap as a time to purge old gear, find some bargains, etc. LDS's used it as a time to sell off rental gear, etc.
In the past, I myself purchased two great tanks from Silent World (rental stock), several clips/gadgets, a crab goody bag, etc. I sold an underwater camera, hoods, drysuit undergarments, etc.
Would there be any interest in this? The club could charge a rental fee per table (I remember Boeing used to charge ~ $10/table) to cover any cost towards the facility rental. Any extra earned could go towards a charity of our choice...or perhaps a memorial fund for some of our recently fallen comrades.
Advertising could be free...on the board, Craigslist, etc.
The "fun" potentional is huge...hanging our with your dive buddies all day long and meeting all sorts of new folks coming into shop/browse/hang-out.
I will say that I myself have no time to organize this...somebody else would have to grab the ball and run with it. But, I would most definitely participate if such an event were to occur.
Thoughts???
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