The
San Jose Astronomical Association Fall Astronomical Swap Meet will be conducted at
Houge Park in San Jose, Sunday November 5th, 2006 at 1 p.m. to about 3 p.m.
Telescopes, eyepieces, mountings, mirrors, lenses, clock drives, books, camera equipment, star charts, finders, tubes, diagonals, photographs, space art everything you need to make your hobby more enjoyable. You name it, it's likely to be there! Check your garage and closets for anything astronomical you would like to sell. Anyone can buy and sell! It's fun and easy! This is the sixth year for the fall swap, which is a follow on to the spring auction that has been run for twenty-six years. There is no auction, just the swap sale. Get your holiday shopping done early this year! Joe Sunseri of Earth and Sky Adventure Products with many fine new and used items. The club will also have the RASC Observer Handbooks and Calendars for sale. Check the swap web site as sellers inform us about what they are bringing!
Doors open at 12:00 pm to set up tables and bring in material for sale. Selling will begin at 1 pm, and will run as long as needed (probably 3 pm). Each buyer pays the seller. In the past the SJAA charged a 10% commission on all sales. It was brought to our attention that this might
prevent your payment from being completely tax deductible and possibly could complicate things for the club. So, payments to the club are now voluntary donations and thus are definitely tax deductible. In order to make things easier, sellers have an option: continue with the 10%
donation (its a donation now, not a commission), or if you wish just make it a flat donation for the table-$10 or $20 is recommended, depending on how much stuff you have and its value.
Obviously this has to be on the honor system, or conscious system as the case may be. Just keep in mind this event is a needed fund raiser for the club, so please be generous. Please bring items that would interest the astronomical audience such as astronomical, science, or tech items.
The SJAA reserves the right to turn away inappropriate items for the swap.
Do you have a large item to sell such as a telescope? Please email swap at sjaa.net with a description and a photo of the item or a link to your own website for some pre-swap publicity. Let us know what you are bringing before 5 PM on Saturday (11/4) and we will add it to the
website.
Have only one item to sell, such as a book or eyepiece? A consignment table for people to drop off up to 4 items will be available so that they can shop at the swap and not be hindered by selling an item. Please fill out the handy Form available off the website before attending the
swap and well enter the item number when you arrive.
Part of running a successful swap is to make sure that there are people who are new to astronomy in attendance. We can use your help to make this so! Please pass the word-especially to those who are new to astronomy. Thanks for your assistance!
The Swap Website:
http://www.sjaa.net/swap06/swap06.htm***********************************************************
Directions to Houge Park:
Houge Park is in San Jose, near Campbell and Los Gatos.
>From Hwy.17, take the Camden Avenue exit.
Go east 4/10 mile, and turn right at the light, onto Bascom Avenue.
At the next light, turn left onto Woodard Road.
At the first stop sign, turn right onto Twilight Drive.
Go three blocks, cross Sunrise Drive, then turn left into the park.
>From Hwy.85, take the Bascom Avenue exit.
Go north 0.2 miles, and turn right at the first traffic light, onto
White Oaks Road.
Run another 0.2 miles to the first stop sign, then turn left onto
Twilight Drive. You will now be passing the park.
Turn right at the first driveway, into the parking lot.
See Map at
http://www.sjaa.net/img/houge.jpg***********************************
Clear Skies,
Mike Koop
President, SJAA
Questions? Comments? Flames?
Email: koopm <AT> best <DOT> com
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