Member Benefits

Member Benefits for Attending Annual Show

At the Annual Watch Fob Show and Sale you may be eligible for any or all of the following as part of your IWFAI member benefits:

1. Attend show and General Membership Meeting for the first time. Award $30.00 (up to 3 winners at each show)
   
   
2. Sell the most raffle tickets. 2012 Award: a Herschel fob (HBE-1)
   
   
3. 2012 Big Fob Raffle:
   • 1st Place  - Rock Island Plow Co Fob (RAT- 1)
   • 2nd Place - Bucyrus Erie Fob (BE-24)
   • 3rd Place - Starret Tools Fob (Reese 547)
   • 4th Place - Osgood General Fob (OAG-3)
     
     

     Big Raffle 1st Place	Big Raffle 2nd Place	Big Raffle 3rd Place	Big Raffle 4th Place	Most tickets sold
     Hoover RAT-1	Hoover BE-24	Reese 547	Hoover OAG-3	Hoover HBE-1

     
     
4. When you generate 5 up to 9 new club members during calendar year you will receive free dues for the next year.  If you generate 10 or more members you receive $35.00.  Your membership number or name must be on the new members application in order for you to get credit.
   
   
5. Raffle for members who have traveled over 650 miles.   $30.00.
   
   
6. Register at the show desk and get in the drawing for a Watch Fob.
   
   
7. New member attending first General Membership meeting  $30.00.
   
   
8. Best of show Watch Fob Display. Awarded trophy & name on Best of Show board.
   
   
9. Classic Watch Fob Display. Awarded trophy.
   
   
10. Attend educational seminars on watch fob collecting.
    2012 Seminars
    1. Is it an Original or a counterfeit
    2. Can you tell the varieties
    3. How to preserve and protect your collection for future generations
    
    
11. Purchase limited edition commemorative watch available only at the show.  Different fob each year.
    
    
12. Meet other collectors and share information on collecting.

 

How You Can Help the Club

There are many ways that our members can help our club. A few ways are:

1. Raffle Tickets: Sell raffle tickets to as many people as you can.
   
   
2. Membership Flyers: Any time you attend an auction, antique show, trade show or any other event place some IWFAI membership forms at the information table. See membership show benefits to see what you willl earn for bringing in new members.
   
   
3. Website info: Send the link to our website to any collector you know and especially to all ebay dealers you deal with or any antique dealers you might know.
   
   
4. Recruit new members. See members benefit page for recruitment awards.
   
   
5. Attend the Annual Show.