Thanks for a Great Swap!

[dlhirst]

Thanks go out to the Mid-Michigan Marine Club and Captive Reefs for a great Swap today! I left with some fun stuff and a thinner wallet. And glad I did.

[Misfitkid]

I second that! Had a lot of fun looking at everything. Came home with a small cooler full of goodies.. A beautiful pair of Banggai's was at the top of my list. along with a lot of great deals on some corals.

[demonclownfish]

the swap was great brought home lots of goodies, and hey brandon i didnt see ya at all man. woulda been nice to catch up

[skuttduck]

I'm glad to have been part of this swap. I met everyone at the door, and did some buying at the end there.

It was real nice to see lots of clams for sale this time as well!

[Misfitkid]

I didn't see a whole lot of familiar faces there to be honest.. but I've been out for a while. I did see a few people. Hey Demon, I got a nice pair of Cards there.

[demonclownfish]

I didn't see a whole lot of familiar faces there to be honest.. but I've been out for a while. I did see a few people. Hey Demon, I got a nice pair of Cards there.

sweet bro, with your skillz you prob did get a pair :)

[schminksbro]

It was great catching up with old friends and making a few new ones! Thanks go out to MMC and Captive Reefs for another great event!

[jolson10450]

yes thanks for the great swap! it was a blast!

[brandeewyne]

as always, a great time catching up with friends and taking in all the eye candy. wish i could have taken one of everything home!

thanks again, Pazazz, for the 'nems .. love them!

[jimsflies]

It was great catching up with old friends and making a few new ones! Thanks go out to MMC and Captive Reefs for another great event!

Do you have your certificate hung yet?

[PAZAZZ]

as always, a great time catching up with friends and taking in all the eye candy. wish i could have taken one of everything home!

thanks again, Pazazz, for the 'nems .. love them!

You Are very Welcome! Enjoy them as much a I do.... :thumbsup:

[bigbill]

yes ty to every one help make this happen had a great time and holy frags batman :-]

[CalmSeasQuest]

Thanks to all - It was another Great swap :)

[Sir Patrick]

I had a great time!!! Thanks for another great swap!

[Corvette Reefer]

Yeah saaawweeeet swap, got some wicked corals excited to put them in the tank once i figure out how to make room lol

[Seph]

Thanks MMMC and Captive Reefs for an awesome swap! Best yet I thought. And Thank You everyone that purchased from me. It was nice to meet you all.

[ROGERWILCO357]

this was my first swap and it was awesome are all the swaps so packed? Wish I could have had more time to spend per station but there was soo many people hope the vendors had increased sales due to volume of people flowing thru. So when is the next one lol now I know that I need to bring alot more money soo much nice stuff seems every station had something I wish I could have bought..thanks again for an awesome Sunday..
Roger

[Tankster]

this was my first swap and it was awesome are all the swaps so packed? Wish I could have had more time to spend per station but there was soo many people hope the vendors had increased sales due to volume of people flowing thru. So when is the next one lol now I know that I need to bring alot more money soo much nice stuff seems every station had something I wish I could have bought..thanks again for an awesome Sunday..
Roger

Everyone wants to be there right when it opens, halfway through the crowd thins out quite a bit. That's when the best deals can be found too!

[skuttduck]

Everyone wants to be there right when it opens, halfway through the crowd thins out quite a bit. That's when the best deals can be found too!

A little after an hour was when I saw the first batch of people die down. Of course the place was extremely packed. This year I collected admission from everyone in line and went outside for a moment so that when it opened at noon there weren't as many people waiting outside in the cold.

Thankfully it wasn't too cold yesterday, and the sun was out.

[jimsflies]

So...those that have been to the previous Lansing Swaps...was this one the best so far? I'm thinking it was. I know for me it slowed down a little...so I think I am getting better at it. In previous year's I felt like I blinked and it was over. With 6 of these under my belt now (5 Lansing +1 Ann Arbor) , I'm starting to figure it out. :)

We had more preparation into the swap this year than any other year. I'd especially like to thank Jolson10450 for helping us with the layout on CADD. Although we still had last minute adjustments due to the unforeseen leaky roof, I think the layout flowed much better than previous years and setup was fairly straightforward.

I am starting the search now for other potential halls since we have maxed the Eagles Hall out.

[jolson10450]

So...those that have been to the previous Lansing Swaps...was this one the best so far? I'm thinking it was. I know for me it slowed down a little...so I think I am getting better at it. In previous year's I felt like I blinked and it was over. With 6 of these under my belt now (5 Lansing +1 Ann Arbor) , I'm starting to figure it out. :)

We had more preparation into the swap this year than any other year. I'd especially like to thank Jolson10450 for helping us with the layout on CADD. Although we still had last minute adjustments due to the unforeseen leaky roof, I think the layout flowed much better than previous years and setup was fairly straightforward.

I am starting the search now for other potential halls since we have maxed the Eagles Hall out.

hey no problem! i was glad to help, good to see that i fit more vendors in so we could all get a shot at more variety! it was a great swap and my first Lansing swap! Definitely a fun experience! i really wish i remembered to bring the camera, i could of gotten some nice shots of some beauties!

[gablett]

So...those that have been to the previous Lansing Swaps...was this one the best so far? I'm thinking it was. I know for me it slowed down a little...so I think I am getting better at it. In previous year's I felt like I blinked and it was over. With 6 of these under my belt now (5 Lansing +1 Ann Arbor) , I'm starting to figure it out. :)

We had more preparation into the swap this year than any other year. I'd especially like to thank Jolson10450 for helping us with the layout on CADD. Although we still had last minute adjustments due to the unforeseen leaky roof, I think the layout flowed much better than previous years and setup was fairly straightforward.

I am starting the search now for other potential halls since we have maxed the Eagles Hall out.

My wife and I have been coming for a while and we both thought there were less vendors, less stuff, and not as good of deals. I didn't buy a thing except what I already had preordered. Thanks jay! It was fun as always. Some moments were more exciting than others.....lol

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[jolson10450]

My wife and I have been coming for a while and we both thought there were less vendors, less stuff, and not as good of deals. I didn't buy a thing except what I already had preordered. Thanks jay! It was fun as always. Some moments were more exciting than others.....lol

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There were actually more vendors at this one than the previous year because i did the layout to include more (i think 6 more total) i can't speak for the less stuff and not as good of deal parts as this was my first Lansing swap. i got some fantastic deals for sure but there was some pricey stuff.

Another thing is did you have a table at the previous ones? i found that when i had the table at the A2 swap i was unable to make it around to all of the tables and chat with the other vendors about coral and prices and such so maybe that effected your experience. i enjoyed this one more than the A2 because i was able to get around and talk with everyone rather than being stuck at a table the whole time.

[brandeewyne]

i really liked that people were allowed in the night prior to set up, it seemed like more was opened up and happy in the tanks this year. most all of the larger scale conferences i've been to do this and it makes for better "eye appeal" during the swap.

i agree with the thought that we may have out grown the current venue, even with layout improvements (which were great, btw!) we were busting at the seams when the door opened!

[Dan_cochran]

I gota say Thanks to Mid-Michigan Marine Club and Captive Reefs for a cool Swap, I was like the 6th person in line, and my First swap. Very nice stuff, a few more rare things I was looking for I did not find, but I also did hear a guy say most the high end stuff was gone before we even got in the door :(

I Thank sdavis43 for The Zoas we have been looking for ! That was cool :thumbsup:

Me and a buddy are thinking Table next year, just to make room in our tanks :) we might break down and even get a saw, I now have 45 different species of coral, and josh is up 85 different species of coral.

Thanks to all, and see ya next year!

[jimsflies]

My wife and I have been coming for a while and we both thought there were less vendors, less stuff, and not as good of deals. I didn't buy a thing except what I already had preordered. Thanks jay! It was fun as always. Some moments were more exciting than others.....lol


While I'm glad you had fun at the previous swaps. The facts just don't support your statement that this one wasn't as big or had less stuff. We had 39 vendors last year, and 44 this year. Many of the vendors that were there, purchased additional spaces (thus bringing more product to sell) than they had the previous years because the layout was better. Dirk had even more space this year and brought with him an entire LFS worth of drygoods. Last year we had space for 48 tables and this year there were 56.

Further, we had additional vendors not officially on the table layout, including ReefBrite, UVL, Tropicorium (brought in by Dick Perrin himself!), and MichiganReefers. Bringing the final vendor total up to 48...9 more than last year. About a 25% increase over the previous year!

[korndiddy20]

this was by far the best swap ive ever been to and ive been going to these things for years. i showed up late and was scrambling to set up, but got it done before noon and it was a blast. So many people, i like the idea of having the place busting at the seems. Id hate to go bigger the place seem empty.

[gablett]

Hey way to go. Im not bashing it by any means. And to be honest I will never miss the lansing swap. One of my favorites. But facts aside that's just how it seemed from my perspective this year. Just my opinion. And justin I didn't have to stay by my table. I wasn't the only one there at my table. So I walked around alot. I did see alot of the nice stuff get sold before the door opened. Just my wife and I agreed a lot of the tanks looked a little barer than last year. I personally would like to see more hobbyiest sales.

I hope u guys get a bigger space. The more the merrier. Ill be getting a table next year as I will have even more stuff to sell.

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[jimsflies]

this was by far the best swap ive ever been to and ive been going to these things for years. i showed up late and was scrambling to set up, but got it done before noon and it was a blast. So many people, i like the idea of having the place busting at the seems. Id hate to go bigger the place seem empty.

I agree with you. I'd rather have it busting at the seams than feel empty. I'm not 100% sure if we will move it or not, it really depends on what other facilities I can find. It may get to the point where I can just fill the tables up a month or two ahead of time and not have to work as hard the week before with the layout stuff.

[MUCHO REEF]

Yes, great swap and a great job Jim, MMMC and all that were involved.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[schminksbro]

I would also like to thank Jim and CR for putting together all the contests and giveaways that we have on a continuous basis! Also a huge thanks goes out to Premium Aquatics and Bashea for their prize donations to the Captive Reefs Fantasy Football League and Captive Reefs Tank of the Year contests!

[jolson10450]

I agree with you. I'd rather have it busting at the seams than feel empty. I'm not 100% sure if we will move it or not, it really depends on what other facilities I can find. It may get to the point where I can just fill the tables up a month or two ahead of time and not have to work as hard the week before with the layout stuff.

jim like i mentioned in the past, the school your club provides for, see if they can rent or just let you use their cafeteria for a swap. most already have tables and chairs so that shouldnt be an issue unless they are round tables. it is nice and huge and open area so it will be an easy layout. since it is at the school with the tank your club provides for people can choose to donate some pieces right to the school tank while they are there and also have a chance to see the tank and what some of the proceeds have been going to. the only downside would be the lack of beer sales but i am sure food could still be served.

[2pairs]

I would like to say thanks to every one that put this swap together. It was the best of all that I have been to in the last 5 years and hope to see many more.

[BeakerBob]

This was by far the best swap we have had in Lansing. We had more tables, more vendors and more people than previous year's events. While the table tanks may not have been filled to the brim with coral frags, the quality of the corals offered was much higher that in the past at even better prices.

As Mid-Michigan Marine Club President, I would like to recognize the the following people that helped prepare the swap hall, worked during the swap and help clean up afterward. This is always a tremendous effort on everyone's part to make this successful event happen: MMMC members, MMMC Board members, and Captive Reef members.

A special Thank You! for those that supported the swap through their tables and especially everyone that came to the swap to buy, trade, and talk with other fellow reefers.

I picked up a few sweet corals at the swap and will start a new thread for everyone to show what they got from the swap.

[Skyhigh]

I would like to say thanks to every one that put this swap together. It was the best of all that I have been to in the last 5 years and hope to see many more.


I could not disagree at all!!! I had a blast!!!!!!!!