Wayne Bingham noted : Westminster seems to be a real "buyers market". Prices are generally pretty reasonable, and sometimes downright cheap! And, like I said, cool vintage stuff keeps filtering in. Many quick conversations went something like "Wow, where'd you find that (how'd I miss that), and you got it for what???"....
I still managed to score some nice tid-bits, including: two NOS Concor saddles, one brown suede, one perforated white leather
Other buys..Ben's brother's HF Campy-hubed wheelset (was that really for ($30??!!). ___
Wanted to add to Wayne's notes. I'm also back from the swap, somewhat wishing I had bought some of the things I had passed over. I saw the two Concor saddles that Wayne referred to, and was severely tempted - but I didn't REALLY have a need for them. The Tan suede one was very attractive however, and the asking price when I saw it was $30.
My "buy" for the day was a nice 32h Suntour Track wheelset (with Mavic rims) from the same vendor that had the saddles. I almost bought the Campy wheelset that I pointed out to my brother who then bought them. I would have bought the that wheelset too, but if I came home with TWO wheelsets (when I didn't sell the one I took to get ride of) I would have had to deal with a domestic dispute. (It was a LF wheelset rather than HF, but it was only $30), with an almost new looking Conti Sprinter tire on the front.
In general, it seems that some people almost "give away" some nice vintage tubular wheelsets at swap meets - another reason to ride tubulars. Additionally, the nice thing about the new low spoke count wheelsets is that the people who "need" them are selling their old wheels.
How do the CR people (who aren't dealers) deal with spouses who thing you have too big a stash?
Ben Sanford
Falls Church, VA