I started last year with two teabags from the hotel room.
End Result- CHEESE HAT
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 3rd, 2015, 11:08 am
by SOnerd
John Richardsim wrote:Hmmmm, last year petoskey stones and chert really didn't trade well for me (but then again, I'm really not the trading type...).
Would people be interested in a bottle of sand? Or would water from Lake Michigan be better? And also would anyone be interested in rocks? As much as rocks didn't trade well last year, they seem to be one of the more representative objects of Michigan that I can bring.
varunscs11 wrote:Wait. Please bring petoskey stones for SWAPs. I want one and I'm from Texas. I'll trade you something for it.
Yes, I would also like some petoskey stones. If I find someone with some petoskey stones, i would gladly trade.
My friend had the idea of turning the Swap Meet into Trademart from Lois Lowry's book Messenger. Lol
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 3rd, 2015, 12:40 pm
by sciolyboy123
I remember reading that book.
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 3rd, 2015, 7:05 pm
by aditi
varunscs11 wrote:Wait. Please bring petoskey stones for SWAPs. I want one and I'm from Texas. I'll trade you something for it.
What are petosky stones?
sciolyboy123 wrote:I started last year with two teabags from the hotel room.
End Result- CHEESE HAT
Hahaha that is hilarious...I got 4 car plates and I'm hoping to trade those for some real stuff!
SOnerd wrote:
John Richardsim wrote:Hmmmm, last year petoskey stones and chert really didn't trade well for me (but then again, I'm really not the trading type...).
Would people be interested in a bottle of sand? Or would water from Lake Michigan be better? And also would anyone be interested in rocks? As much as rocks didn't trade well last year, they seem to be one of the more representative objects of Michigan that I can bring.
varunscs11 wrote:Wait. Please bring petoskey stones for SWAPs. I want one and I'm from Texas. I'll trade you something for it.
Yes, I would also like some petoskey stones. If I find someone with some petoskey stones, i would gladly trade.
My friend had the idea of turning the Swap Meet into Trademart from Lois Lowry's book Messenger. Lol
Okay...I read that series but remind me what Trademart is again?
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 3rd, 2015, 8:26 pm
by varunscs11
Petoskey stones are the Michigan's state rock and its basically polished Hexagonaria fossils. They were named after a wealthy fur trader.
[aditi] wrote:
Okay...I read that series but remind me what Trademart is again?
It's that thing that happens in Matty's village when some guy named Trademaster comes and trades with villagers for things like their youth or other nonmaterial traits like that.
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 5th, 2015, 11:03 am
by Jaol
Nvm cows I don't think we'll be bringing coordinated items because we haven't gone to Nationals in a while.
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 5th, 2015, 12:30 pm
by aditi
Oh oh SOnerd I remember now....Gosh that was.........It's all coming back...
I have no idea what we're bringing....#libertybellsrock(not)
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 8th, 2015, 6:28 pm
by Jaol
Today I found out we're bringing a bunch of random Georgia things including "The Almighty Georgia Lip Balm".
(Lightining strikes and people scream)
I can just imagine at the swap:
FSA person: Hey, can I have that cheese hat?
Wisconsin person: Sure, what do you have?
FSA person: I have "The Almighty Georgia Lip Balm"
(Lightining strikes and people scream)
Wisconsin person:
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(Scampers away in no real direction yelling "*Cache me if you can")
FSA person: (Cries in a corner)
Wisconsin person: (Objects by yelling the track area is ovular.)
This is sort of random so don't hate too much please.
* "Cache me if you can" was once a trial event I believe.
Re: SWAPS
Posted: May 8th, 2015, 8:28 pm
by SOclhs1
Hey guys!!
I started a division B and C team at the school I work at last year. So this is our first time at nationals. I'm curious what kind of items are popular at the swap meet? We've been told to bring license plates.
Some items that we've collected so far: Arkansas Game & Fish magnet license plates, a few items from the Crater of Diamonds state park (shirts, hats, pencils w/miniature rocks and minerals in it), lapel pins, mini bags of rice, drawstring bags from various state agencies, and vintage buttons from the Clinton Library Foundation (the buttons are from Clinton's campaign). Are these items that would go over well at the swap?
