wild mary posted:Andrew DeSabatino posted:wild mary posted:Why not just make it a 2 day show - Sat 8 - 4 and Sun 8 - 4? I bet there would be an increase in attendance as well as sales.
Easier for those who can't take off on a Thursday or Friday..but not so much for the vendors and dealers coming from long distances who use late Saturday and Sunday as days to get back home and be back at work on Monday.
For the most part the vendors are already taking off from work Thursday & Friday so what's the difference is they take off Friday and Monday? The vendors will follow the money. It's a win-win situation.
One has to remember that York is more than just the actual Eastern Division sponsored meet. It coincides with a whole week of bandit meets, open houses, and social gatherings in the days prior, which are attended by both dealers and TCA members. There are people that have taken off a whole week to attend all of this. By the time Saturday roles around, most people have already had their fun and since the halls are usually dead, many vendors don't see a point in leaving a table or booth up for a few hours and figure they'll get a head start on the long ride home so they can get back to work on Monday. Having the meet on Sunday with all of the other stuff that goes on prior would mean vendors and dealers coming from long distances would have to take off Monday as well to get home, which most people don't want to do. Perhaps if York was only just the three day ED sponsored meet and nothing else, having it on a Saturday and Sunday would work more.
