1. Were the tax guys 'invited'? Rather, have they ever had their presence or say?
(I mean, a moniker like "bandit" would seem to invite some unwanted attention, I should think!?)
The show at the Billy Budd was essentially killed by the "tax guys". Different town/county whatever. Never a problem at the Wyndam or any others in the area.
2. I don't see any security in the photos.... Is a TCA badge requisite for a sale at a bandit meeting?
No.
3. If not, I guess the 'York' experience has been public all along?...."Y'all come!!"......just not within the fairgrounds, until the last couple years, select halls?
Todays bandit meets are a shell of what once existed.
4. If the deals were better at a bandit event, why all the hullabaloo about the duration of the main York event....3 days, 2 days, no Thursday, no Saturday, etc., etc..
The quantity and variety are dwarfed by the actual York meet.
5. If the bandit event(s) are so convenient (minimal hauling and set-up except for those inside the motel ballrooms), why not just convert 'York' to a big field event.....kind of like a TCA Woodstock event!!....or the Tailgate Celebration Activity of TCA.......TCA²!!
Weather. Collectables and cardboard don't react well to it.
