Here's a thought. With all of the discussions back and forth about opening York to the public, did anyone ever bring up the idea of opening the entire meet to the public, but at the same time, let TCA members enjoy discounts across the board from all vendors ?
Unfortunately, there are table holders in the member halls who are more or less running a business, should really be in a dealer hall, and can really be considered a vendor. But the whole idea of the member halls (and the purpose of the show itself) was to provide a venue for non-commercial member to member transactions. When the member table holders are looked at in that light, they are not vendors.
