Hobby Swap: Pesky details

[cjsmith]

Okay (she said nervously), maybe I can host this.

Timing: It didn't take much calendar-glancing to push this thing into early December at the earliest. If people are too busy at that time of year we could have it in mid-January. Opinions?

Who gets what: Any ideas on who should decide, or how the decision should be made, on who goes home with what? Suppose I did really bring my cake decorating kit, in which several people expressed interest. Who gets it? First-come-first-served, or whoever pays a monetary asking price as at some swap meets, or whoever's "really" going to do something with it, or whoever has something the original owner wants in trade, or whoever's hands are emptiest? Speaking of that last, suppose I (or anyone) brought only one item, and maybe nobody even wanted it; would it cause hard feelings if I then go home with stuff for four new hobbies?

Comments and flamewars here, and if there's no clear resolution I'll make a poll. :-)

Comments

musing

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... we could play that game they do at office christmas parties, where everyone gets a "gift" and then you have a certain number of rounds to either keep it or swap it with others, with rules on how many times it can be taken away, or whatever. That might work to help deal with the most desirable offerings, anyway. And if someone shows up without anything, I'm sure there will be other people who have at least four things to offer, so no worries there either. After the game, all bets are off, and all parties are free to swap with each other or bribe each other, or whatever works!

Re: timing, I'd go with Mid-Jan. I'm much more likely to make it to something then, since we're heading to visit my folks this x-mas season.

Re: musing

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

We're traveling this season too. Mid-Jan has potential.