Chris, you work out your dollar issues with your frenemies.

Re: your questions
"What time do ya'll usually aim to be there? How do swap meets work?"Guidelines to swap meets:
- be there before the opening All the real deals are snapped up in the first pass.
- do a quick pass over all the tables to find the real deals. Then do a second sweep of there is stuff you like but the price was too high. Try to reduce them.
- when buying an electric motor or ESC, smell them and avoid ones with a burnt smell. Check the spin (bearing check).
- if you have time to stay longer, a lot of people will slash prices in the last half hour because they don't want to take it home.
- bring lots of money.
- stay ahead of Cadez before he buys everything you like.
Veterans like Cadez and Glenn can add their tricks ....if they want to reveal them.

Frank