The weather will be perfect at our swap meet this coming Saturday October 28, 2023. It’s time to buy and sell your vintage computers, tech, TVs, radios, etc. This event keeps getting bigger!
GPS coordinates: 40°11’05.5″N 74°03’47.9″W
All the info that you need is here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/
Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Same place as last time: in the big parking lot across from Brookdale. There will be food and drinks sold by the Southern Monmouth County Firehouse museum. This is a joint fundraiser by their museum and the Vintage Computer Federation Museum which are both under the umbrella of InfoAge Science and History Museums.
GPS Coordinates: 40°11’05.5″N 74°03’47.9″W
Educational technology in the 70’s and 80’s.
Streaming Saturday, September 16 at 6:30PM EDT on VCF’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@vcfederation. This will be a moderated discussion by Jeffrey Brace who will ask them questions about how they used early computers to teach students. Questions will be taken from the public.
UPDATE: 10/7/2023
We ordered more t-shirts. If you sent payment and information then you will get one. Otherwise it is first come, first serve until we run out of our supply.
If you are interested in buying, then email swag@vcfed.org. Price is $20, plus $7 shipping to US addresses.
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We’ve come a long way, but we’re set for another edition of VCF West, 20+ years removed from the picture above!
Please join us on Friday August 4th and Saturday August 5th at the Computer History Museum for what promises to be an amazing show!
We’ve set records for exhibitors (56!) and speakers with our first, the amazing Jeri Ellsworth, kicking off festivities at 10:00 AM on Friday! Gates will open at 9:30 to get everyone seated in time! Book your tickets now! Or pay at the door when you arrive.
If you’re a collector looking to add or subtract from your collection it looks like our consignment space will be overflowing with goodies! Sellers need to sign up in advance, so please hit that link above!
See you soon!
System Source will be having a Swap Meet on July 22, 2023
Click HERE for Swap Meet Vendor Signup
This time it is an outdoor swap meet. Bring your own table or rent one for $15. Table isn’t required, but recommended.
WANT TO BUY LIST: Anyone interested in sharing what they want to buy can list it HERE
We are open from 2PM to 5PM: https://museum.syssrc.com/
Planning for VCF West 2023 is moving along nicely! This is a good thing since there is less than a month left!
The show will take place on FRIDAY AUGUST 4th and SATURDAY August 5th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
Please note that this year’s show is Friday and Saturday. There is no event on Sunday for 2023.
The Exhibitor list has been posted and registration is now closed. Amazingly, we have more exhibits than we’ve ever had before!
If you missed the deadline please contact us via the link on the Exhibitor page and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
For those already registered, look for an email containing our standard set of Exhibitor instructions in the coming days.
Our cast of Speakers is absolutely outstanding this year! This will be finalized along with a schedule in the very near future. Thanks to Bil Herd and others we have a packed speaker schedule with tons of exciting talks!
We have a new space for Consignment this year! We’ll have lots more room and a more streamlined system. This will, however, require some extra help from those participating in consignment. The instructions on our page will be updated very soon.
Thank you all for the encouragement and support. This show can’t happen without you all.
Hello everyone,
After careful consideration, looking at the weather forecasts and Air Quality Index, we have chosen to go ahead with our swap meet as planned. We still recommend that everyone wear a high quality mask as a precaution. On the bright side, the temperature is expected to be about 76 degrees with 25% chance of rain. New this year is food for sale in the parking lot by a non-profit firehouse museum.
Vendor setup starts at 7AM and buyers can come starting at 8AM.
We are expecting 50 vendors with 75 spaces and 250 buyers. There was a huge demand for consignment at VCF East 2023 this year, therefore we are expecting a record number of buyers and sellers. Lots of people coming from near and far!
Information is on this webpage: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/
There is still plenty of spaces available for vendors, who can sign up here: https://forms.gle/aKopy6fQJk9K2PBp7
Thank you everyone for your patience as we evaluated our decision.
See you there on Saturday, June 10, 2023!
VCF will be having another Swap Meet this coming June 10 from 8AM to 2PM for the general public and 7AM for vendors.
Signup here to reserve a spot.
Same place as the previous swap meets in the big parking lot on Monmouth Boulevard in Wall, NJ.
A change for this year is that we will have some food being sold by the South Monmouth Fire Museum. This will be a fundraiser for them and a welcome service for our attendees.
All the information that you need is here: https://vcfed.org/vcf-swap-meet/