In my experience, bike swaps are populated by sellers in two categories: 1-looking to get rid of stuff, but not stupid, and 2-looking to sell higher than market value. I find about 80% are #1 . The ones I go to either have a table fee or none at all, bring your own tables. The outdoor ones are the best, because you see who rode what to the swap. I like to position myself next to the local co-op guy, so I can unload whatever I don't sell (if he/she is cool, always have been, so far).

If you're looking for top dollar, good luck. Again, in my experience, people looking to buy at swap meets are int two categories, 1-looking for bargains, or 2-just tired of LBS pricing (these are the folks who pay $300 for $450 MTB's that have been beat to death, just because they're tired of LBS, tired of CL, and tired of BS.).

I'm game for about any bike swap in Richmond, as much to re-connect with poguemahone and sykerocker, meet other BF C&V folks as anything. I met LeicaLad at the last one.

I took a page from pogue/syke's book last time. They used to go to see if they could sell enough for a nice lunch and a beer or two. I talked my wife (very skeptical) into that. We left Olive Garden, and she got to drive home (courtesy of my several beers) and still put $150 in her pocket. She'll probably go to the next one, eh?

I will flip a couple bikes at the next one. There are so many people looking for decent "get around" bikes at a reasonable cost. I had no idea, probably because I'm rural, and Richmond is decidedly urban.