2010 Scuba Swap is over...

Ontario Underwater Explores' 19th Annual Scuba Swap and Sale took place on April 17, 2010 at the Etobicoke Olympium. The Club would like to thank all volunteers, sellers, vendors, organizations and sponsors who contributed to its success!

With new construction setup, some space was freed up to accomodate more participants - but with the interest like we had, we still may need to look for a bigger place next year! What is also important for us - it was less work for our club members who volunteer their time for the event.

Some of you may have noticed the new, computerized registration. The people who came early on Friday to register their gear were probably observing it for longer than they would have liked, while we were getting into the grove with the new technology. Thank you for your patience!

Owing to the computerized system, for the first time we have got some reliable statistics on the private gear. In previous years we had pretty good estimates - but now we know: we have both the successfull sellers and the motivated buyers:

• Almost 90% of the sellers made sales, averaging $392.06 - one scored $1665!
• Two thirds of the registered items were sold - 86.5% of them at the full price; the best sellers were less expensive items.
• More than the half of our visitors bought something -their purchases averaging $101.11.

What encouraged us even more was receiving thank-you notes from many visitors and sellers. This one, coming from Alec Peirce, we have to share:

I personally really enjoyed seeing all the divers, store owners and other members of the diving community that I've had the privilege to meet over the years. You may not know my background but suffice to say that I've been heavily involved in the scuba business in the Toronto region since 1969 - 41 years!
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Needless to say, I have trained many, many divers and not a few scuba leaders as well. It was therefore an unending stream of Scuba Swap visitors who came up to greet me from new divers who just finished their course at Scuba 2000 to old instructors who got started in the 60's and 70's with me. I loved it!

Lots of fun, good people, well organized, good deals too - you should be proud!

Be sure to call me early next year!!

See you all in 2011 - for our 20th Anniversary!

Watch this space for updates!

Join us also for our next club's DSD (Discover Scuba Diving) on June 17 from 8-10pm in the Patio pool at the Etobicoke Olympium. Cost: $25

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