captain_slinky | 108 - North End Board Game Swap Sunday August 28th

Hey, did I tell all you Livejournal peeps that we're having a big old Board Game Swap in Bothell/Woodinville next weekend? Bring your old games that you're done with or that just don't make it to the table as much any more, swap them for the forgotten games of others! Or try to sell them! Or auction them off! However you want to try and make it work! There will also be plenty of space to play games as well, because who could ever get new games and NOT need to play them immediately???

We have 30 people so far who have signed up for the event over on Facebook, and about a dozen more who have said they are coming through other non-Facebook sources. People coming from as far as Olympia and Bellingham!

The whole thing starts at noon and goes till 8pm, on the top floor of The Holly Hills Clubhouse in Bothell (conveniently located just off of I405 at 19200 Hollyhills Drive NE, Bothell WA 98011). It's a beautiful late-60's clubhouse with a giant ballroom that will be PERFECT for this event!

My daughter, Molly, will be selling beverages and a variety of baked goods during the event to help raise money for Animal Rescue, so there's that to keep you from starving to death ;)

WAYS TO MAKE YOUR TRADES HAPPEN:

MATH TRADE: We've set up an Abecorn Math Trade, which i don't understand at all but apparently this website will match you up with multiple-step trades in order to get the games you want - it takes care of the "I have Game A and I want Game B, but the person who has Game B only wants Game C, so I have to trade to get game D so I can then trade game D for Game C and then trade Game C for Game B" situations. Crazy, but we've got 31 people who have started listing their games in there so far!

OLD FASHIONED SWAPPIN': Of course there's always MY preferred way of doing things - just bring a stack of games, plop 'em down on a table and see if anybody wants to trade. I strongly suggest that you look up your games on Board Game Geek before doing this so you have some idea of what your game is worth before going into this, as some people will probably be offering just straight up CASH if a trade can not be made.

OLD FASHIONED SELLIN': Or maybe you don't want new games and instead just want cash? That's fine, too! Again, look up the prices of your games at Board Game Geek beforehand and know that at these swaps the prices are traditionally a bit lower than what is listed there. Be ready to haggle if this is how you plan on doing things!

SILENT AUCTION: There is a small stage in the Ballroom, on which people will be allowed to run up to 3 auctions each at a time, for up to 3 hours per auction. There will be forms for you to fill out, which will include: Seller Name/Contact, Game Title(s), Starting Time, Ending Time, Starting Bid and Buy It Now (which is optional). So for example, let's say i have a bunch of little games that I don't think anybody is really *looking for*, but I'd like to get rid of because they are just taking up space. On my form I will put "SELLER: Captain Slinky (Brian Pierce). GAME TITLE: Lot of Five Small Games. START TIME: 12:27 END TIME: 2:00 STARTING BID: $5.00 BUY IT NOW: $10" The sheet then stays there with the item so people can examine it and write down their own bid for it, "Witzard 27 - $6.00". Each new bid must be higher than the last. In order to bid you must fill out an Auction Bidder Information Card, which will have your name and your contact info (so you don't have to write your phone number on every bid). Bidder information will be kept by The Auctioneer, who will call out when auctions end and make sure things run smoothly :)

...And that's pretty much it! Any questions?