Posted by JDseller on June 24, 2012 at 17:09:02 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: disapointing posted by casenut1 on June 24, 2012 at 16:48:40:
I have just about quit going to any Sunday shows. It seems that everyone is leaving earlier every year. They may as well make it a Fri and Sat show an not even count Sunday.
As far as attendance. All of the shows I have been to this year are very lightly attended.
Partly it is the economy and partly the antique tractor/equipment fad is cycling down right at the moment. Old cars, old tractors, tractor/truck pulling all cycle. When they start out you have a bunch of people that get into it. Everyone has about the same type of stuff. No one really spending big money to have a hobby. Then some start to spend big money to have a prettier, faster, fancier stuff. So before too long the average Joe can't afford to do it and be competitive. So he drops out. This average Joe is usually the younger fellows. They make the stuff have some energy. When they are gone you just have a bunch of old farts standing around moaning about how it "used" to be.
My sons all like to play with the old stuff we have but not one of them has any interest in taking anything to a show. They all don't want the bother of the people/idiots/insurance etc. I even have trouble getting them to go to a show with me just to spectate.
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