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Originally Posted by ursus
That is why some of us prefer swap meets and are disappointed that they are gradually dying out in many parts of the country. The level of pricing craziness is much lower at swap meets. And, yes, after you have searched long and hard for certain parts, they will come out of the woodwork and at lower prices once you have made a purchase.
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While I understand your mindset, unfortunately that really is not the case for most individuals. When travel expenses are factored in on attending even a regional swap meet, the price of the purchased item(s) is usually found to exceed what it could have been purchased for on eBay. Naturally there are benefits to attending swap meets for purchasing larger items, -or personally inspecting something prior to purchasing, but it has been my experience that the swap meet items are more costly in the end.