Supaduke wrote:They are pretty much done in Victoria for 2017. Shows for.next year don't seem to be announced as yet.
Supaduke wrote:I went. Was one of the more expensive shows I've been too In a while. In some ways it's nice seeing rifles i own go up in "market value". It also annoys me when trying to buy new rifles. Majority of reasonable to good Milsurp rifles, now seem to be hitting a median of around $750, many nearer $1000.
juststarting wrote:Lady looking after stuff: can I help you?
Me: no, thank you.
Lady: are you sure, I have something...
Me: no thank you, I don't even shoot.
(little bit of hysterical laughter from spastics near me)
(then from nowhere)
Bentaz: he's actually from GCA, keeping an eye on things.
Lady: terrified look in poor dear's eyes.
Oldbloke: pretty sure he peed himself a little from laughing
About $15 - it's a privately organised function mate, it's not charity, sort of like how capitalism works. Don't like it, vote with your wallet. However, I'm not sure why you are complaining, since it's no different to admission fee (cheaper actually) to any other expo.
I also bought myself a new car alarm system:
(it's actually for my dad, but I thought this would be a cool alarm system)
juststarting wrote:Justin9mm, agree with you... As a shooter and a hunter, but not as a collector. I've noticed that this is the norm for collectors. Just seems like people who collect firearms are willing to pay a lot more, including admission. And this is one of the very few events where you would find rare gems, not the Shot Show, so you need to look at it from that point of view.
No1Mk3 wrote:yeah, $10 would be better, free would be better still wouldn't it? how about the organizer actually pays you to attend? Or maybe you ask the venue owners not to increase the insurance cover to over $25 000 for the show, or ask security to reduce the $16 000 fee? Could you do better? Not in a million years
juststarting wrote:It's pretty cool, you find your trigger point. Is it at $10 or within $10? Like $10.99? Or $10 exclusive, like $9.99? Hehehe