Hey everyone, the guys down in Chattanooga are starting to talk about the Frag Swap this summer... I think we need to be a bit more involved this year, to make it as great of a swap as possible... So anyways, here's a link to the thread on their discussion board...
http://www.livingreefs.com/forums/chattanooga-reef-club/2363-frag-swap-2007-a.html
I know I'm going to try and promote the heck out of this thing... I hope everyone else will do what they can...
Thanks,
Randy
http://www.livingreefs.com/forums/chattanooga-reef-club/2363-frag-swap-2007-a.html
I know I'm going to try and promote the heck out of this thing... I hope everyone else will do what they can...
Thanks,
Randy
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-been there). The biggest obstacle is knowing what to plan for. When we did the first one in Chattanooga back in Jan 2005, we had no idea what to expect and didn't really do much planning (reewik did most of the planning there and I did a ton of promotions throughout all local club forums). It turned out great, even though it had no frills. The second one in Chattanooga left alot of people unhappy, but mainly because that time there were so many people with 3/8-1/2" frags fro $35-50. They were the ones who got upset, though. Most people that come to swaps (especially first or second time swaps) are going to be somewhat new and not want to spend a ton of money on expensive SPS. The first Chattanooga swap was such a success (IMO) because there were so many softies. I think everyone was able to offload just about everything they brought, even if only in last minute trades so they wouldn't have to take what they brought back home with them. Then when I set up the 2006 swap in Nashville, I wasn't sure what to expect (since so many seemed disappointed with the mid 2005 Chatt swap-not the fault of the Chatt club IMO). It turned out that we needed more room for last years swap, but we had no way of knowing that until it hit and had no room to expand into. We just made sure that this years swap had more room to begin with, whether we needed it or not. Getting away from a hotel conference room and finding the community center large enough to accomodate made it less likely to be a financial failure. We made more off of the 2006 swap than the 2007 swap (and even split it three ways with WTMRAC and NTRC), but the goal isn't to make the club money as much as is was to bring people together (and not lose money). Of course, the details are where you put all the time in (contacting/begging for donations, setting up the room so there is a decent flow and room for everyone (buyers and sellers) to move around, etc., and promotion). They laughed at me 
. There is a little of everything, and as they evolve, there is more and more of everything. Softies, LPS, clams, SPS, zoas... Ours have been like beeing in a casino. No clocks on the wall and you are always looking for an ATM to give your life savings away. I'd say most costs on frags are $10-25. Some of the nicer things that people paid more for initially (and go for a lot on line) go for more, but usually no where near the online prices. They are called swaps, but they are usually sell fests, so don't worry if you don't have anything to trade
