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Old 04-01-2018, 12:15 AM   #3
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Re: PNW Swap Meets

I haven't been to Portland for a few years and after spending a chunk of change on some parts I needed for one of my OT projects today I pretty well blew the money I would have taken to Portland.

Depending on what you are looking for any swap meet can be hit or miss.. There are better chances of finding parts at Portland simply because vendors haul loads of stuff from several states while some of the little swap meets like Yakima or The Tri Cities have primarily local guys. A guy did have a batch of nice AD doors for 35 each last year at Yakima. I didn't have my truck so I didn't try to buy them. The last couple of years at Tri cities it appeared that a few guys brought out their yard sale stuff with just enough car parts to be legal at the swap meet. Barely enough though.

I haven't been to Monroe for at least 30 years just because it is further than I care to do on an over and back trip.

I have been to the one at Centralia a few times but again it has been a long time. A group of used to go together way back when and have a good time and find some parts.
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