Show HN: Berlin Swapfest #2 – Electronics flea market (July 20th, 2025)

6 mirshko 0 5/19/2025, 10:15:57 AM swapfest.berlin ↗

Hey again HN!

After the success of the first swapfest we're happy to announce we're back for a second on July 20th, 2025 in Berlin at c-base.

Thank you so much for all the kind words and an even bigger thank you to those who came through in person.

We're excited to be hosting this event again and excited for the second.

More details on the site!

As requested, we've set up a bluesky account. https://bsky.app/profile/swapfest.berlin

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Show HN: Berlin Swapfest #2 – Electronics flea market (July 20th, 2025)

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