I also believe York should remain completely private, even if it means scaling back the size of it. When I first started going to York in 1979, it was 4 halls: red, white, blue and yellow, and it was still a big event. The yellow hall was the smallest and hadn't been moved to the grandstand yet. The York meet was established as a venue for private, member-to-member tax-free sales based on the TCA's 501C3 status. The day I have to start collecting and paying tax on my York sales is the day I give up my table, and there are many of my fellow table-holders who think the same way as I do. If a particular dealer or manufacturer chooses not to attend because it no longer fits their business plan, that does not mean the York meet as an event needs to deviate from it's original purpose. I paid a visit to one of the manufacturers in the orange hall, and the staff was more interested in watching the Masters than answering my questions, so I left and will spend my money with their competitor, who wasn't at York. In that case, they may as well have stayed home!
John
