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im just wondering guys, whats available at this show. are there second hand sellers or just new stuff? i need to find a 3ton + trolley or bottle jack and someone suggested i look at Stafford, but being a Stafford virgin i dont know whether they mean new or second hand. Is there a type of auto jumble thingy going on

Mick, there are all sorts of tool sellers at Stafford, you'll be spoilt for choice.
There's also plenty of sellers trying to shift some complete tat.

Mick, there is almost everything you will ever want and a shit load of stuff you will never need

thanks guys, i just found a nice clarke 6 ton bottle jack on machinemart but i think i will hold off now for Stafford.

Don't expect anything cheep

Mick, you need short arms and very deep pockets

Resist, resist, resist

no worries Freddie, im known for being er "careful" it takes me 12 months of searching information before i buy a pair of pants my girlfriend makes this squeaking noise to describe me and my tight pockets, she does this as she pours a coffee out of the flask (im not paying £2+ for a coffee)

freddyz1r wrote::up

i find tightness one of the joys of getting old - er its like a great hobby Freddie

mick z1a wrote:thanks guys, i just found a nice clarke 6 ton bottle jack on machinemart but i think i will hold off now for Stafford.

If you buy one at Stafford it will have been made in a cowshed in Bulgaria.
The seller wont have shaved or washed for a month and his van will have had its last mot in 1976. He will have a small terrier with him who will also be smoking a roll up and he will have had four cans of lager for breakfast.
Some right tat for sale outside at stafford. Be careful what you buy. I speak from experience.
Also some bargains as well but mostly tat !

Mick.
I studiously went round every stall last year and only bought 2 big loctite bottles.
They were a bargain though at £2.50 each.

irhobotolo wrote:

mick z1a wrote:thanks guys, i just found a nice clarke 6 ton bottle jack on machinemart but i think i will hold off now for Stafford.

If you buy one at Stafford it will have been made in a cowshed in Bulgaria.
The seller wont have shaved or washed for a month and his van will have had its last mot in 1976. He will have a small terrier with him who will also be smoking a roll up and he will have had four cans of lager for breakfast.
Some right tat for sale outside at stafford. Be careful what you buy. I speak from experience.
Also some bargains as well but mostly tat !

HMMMM is this politically correct NB I did not ask factually

tlc wrote:Mick.
I studiously went round every stall last year and only bought 2 big loctite bottles.
They were a bargain though at £2.50 each.

Ok..then add into the mix.. Petrol/diesel.. Cost to get in... A burger...and a coffee... How much was those bottles of loctite? Last year I took my 25 year old son, and on a burger stall, bought 2 burgers and 2 bottles of water..... £15.00 my son said.. Haaa much??

I have been going to Stafford for a few years now, but found the cost of getting there ( from down south ) cost to get in.. Queuing up for a crusty bacon roll, and a coffee... That cheap part ant that cheap.... Btw a lot of the stalls were missing last year.. In the main hall, there must have been 6/7 stalls not there.. As the cost of a stall goes up every year.... A stall holder told me, he had to pay..£400 for the 2 days pitch... (For a double patch of grass ) outside...take that into account... Stalls ant cheap... I like visiting the clubs stall, but sorry this year I will give Stafford a miss... Rant over..

Zed man wrote:

tlc wrote:Mick.
I studiously went round every stall last year and only bought 2 big loctite bottles.
They were a bargain though at £2.50 each.

Ok..then add into the mix.. Petrol/diesel.. Cost to get in... A burger...and a coffee... How much was those bottles of loctite? Last year I took my 25 year old son, and on a burger stall, bought 2 burgers and 2 bottles of water..... £15.00 my son said.. Haaa much??

I have been going to Stafford for a few years now, but found the cost of getting there ( from down south ) cost to get in.. Queuing up for a crusty bacon roll, and a coffee... That cheap part ant that cheap.... Btw a lot of the stalls were missing last year.. In the main hall, there must have been 6/7 stalls not there.. As the cost of a stall goes up every year.... A stall holder told me, he had to pay..£400 for the 2 days pitch... (For a double patch of grass ) outside...take that into account... Stalls ant cheap... I like visiting the clubs stall, but sorry this year I will give Stafford a miss... Rant over..

but im to smart to be eating that junk anyway Zed man, and i use a flask for the coffee. The cost of getting there is great because i really am traveling from down south (lands end) but i thought it would be a good idea after all these years to put in a show of support for the club. If while im there i find a decent bottle jack then all smiles, if not then i will buy one locally.

Mickz1a,'stafford, whats there guys?'
A load of overpriced tat, a few old blokes having dick measuring competitions, a lot of rivet counting and later on a few old drunks talking bo**ox.
Do you think you'll like it