I've found that the people who complain that "the swap meets are all dried up" are the same people who show up at noon on Saturday at a swap meet that has already been going on for 3 days. The small swaps have ALWAYS been a crap shoot.. sometimes you find something good, sometimes you find nothing. Its been that way since long before ebay came along. The big swap meets still have alot of good stuff, you just gotta get there early, and walk as fast as you can. Sure the prices for parts are higher than they used to be, but so is everything else in this world. I use ebay as much as anyone, but some of the coolest things I've ever found has come from swap meets. Especially if I get there before Steve.