Reply to "The Much Anticipated First Day for Non-TCA Members to Attend York has Arrived"

Dennis LaGrua posted:

The meet once drew 15,000 now it is about 10,000, a 33% decline. What does that tell you?  Will the same declining audience that attends the meet year after year make the gate number grow or must the ED reach out a bit more.    You be the judge.

It tells me that:

Fewer and fewer people are collecting postwar Lionel and Flyer, due to the fact that those who played with these as kids are dying off.

That, like also affecting flea markets and "collectibles" shows, more and more sellers are using eBay.

I'm not sure WHO you want to "reach out to" might reverse this.