From GG-1fan's perspective, the York show seems to center around the dealer halls. That's fine for him. From my perspective (and most of my friends) the York show is centered around the member halls. One of my friends won't even set foot in the orange hall. (To each their own).
quote:I have not seen a lot of really expensive or new items in the member halls, mostly old stuff.
I wouldn't expect to see any new merchandise in the member halls. I am not certain why you wanted to measure expensive items. But if you didn't see any in the member halls, then I don't know where you were looking. Some of the collectors items can make the prices newly issued stuff look like chump change. (Not that I think high prices are a good thing. I think those high prices are a barrier to new folks becoming collectors)
First, when I attend York I do go the member halls as well as dealer halls. I am not going to drive 250 miles just to go to one hall. The issues here were whether it was onerous for these smaller member vendors to go through sales tax regulations if the event was made public, and whether that fact would discourage those vendors from ever attending again or going out of the business. I don't think it is from my other responses on here as well as personal experience. I am willing to pay the sales tax for a purchase from a member vendor just as I would pay to a dealer. And the requirements for Pa sales tax reporting is minimal.
Second, when I mentioned that new merchandise was primarily in the dealer halls, that was not to disparage the other halls selling used stuff or collector' items. In fact, I have walked away from member halls, having spent more money for used things because I am interested in old stuff--I run strictly traditional; no digital. That statement, taken out of context here, was to illustrate that if I have to pay sales tax on new expensive stuff in dealer's halls that I don't find burdensome, I certainly don't find it burdensome in member's halls, regardless of how much or what I may buy there.
