Croatian Cultural Centre, April 15, 2012
Great day, lots of fun, but I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't in same league as the rest of the sellers. I was just trying to make a little scratch by selling off some vinyl I don't need and a bunch of CD's I never listen to anymore. Still, I made enough to pay for the table and have some extra. All in all fine by me. It was more about hanging out and talking to other collectors. Seeing what other people were buying or looking for. I resisted the urge to go and spend the profits at tables, this was more about taking baby steps into another world. I'll admit I was intrigued but also a little worried. Worried because what I was hearing from some of the other vendors was disturbing. Basically almost all of them said sales were slow, turnout was low, and the people who were buying were buying the cheaper records. Others said that they brought stuff that they thought would sell, but no one was interested. Now this goes against what I'm reading everywhere that say's record sales are going up. Maybe the rise of vinyl is not going as fast as some would hope. But then again, I'm at a record convention not a store.
Ahhh enough with the morbid talk!! I had a blast, talked to a lot of great people, sold a little, and saw a lot of younger people out which makes me believe everything is on the right track. It will all sort itself out.
Oh, and I couldn't help myself.
I had to buy something right!
