Joe Hohmann posted:nickaix posted:
So, I'm not thinking the meet will look much different to a lot of people--they'll just go on Fri-Sat, instead of Thurs-Fri--but it should be easier on the dealers, which I think will be a win for everyone.
The meet WILL look a bit different in that the previous headcount of Thursday and Friday will now be combined on Friday. Saturday will most likely remain the same. I wish you were correct, but when they added Thursday to the mix, I did notice less of a "mob scene", especially in the Red Hall. I may be wrong, but I doubt if many would pay the cost of a overnight stay just to attend on Saturday.
It really depends on how many people (like myself) only attend for one day, or how many "2-day" people only go through a particular hall once.
I suspect there aren't many folks who just go for Thursday. If that's the case, the headcount on Friday maybe relatively unchanged if Thursday is eliminated. The existing show is basically a two day show spread over 3 days (can't really count Saturday afternoon). So if your someone who is selling, eliminating Thursday results in 25% less face time with the target buyer audience. Now you could argue that people come with a list and they are going buy the list even if Thursday is eliminated. But there is a lot of spontaneous buying that goes on and 25% less buying time is going to result in lower sales. I don't see how that's a step in right direction for folks who want to increase sales ?
