back in the 60's-70's and 80's, I used to go to every show in a 60 mile radius. I stopped going for many of the said reasons and when I caught the "men in black" taping all the cars tags in the parking lot, that was the last straw.
My biggest enjoyment was going to a show and acting like a dumb a** and asking stupid questions, just to hear their sales pitch answers. (but I really don't have to "act" like a D/A, it comes natural)
My buddy is a dealer and I hear all the stories he tells me every week about the other dealers. Oh yeah, my buddy has the same things for sale too for the past 3 years, cause his also are all too high priced.
Our current prices down here, are approx, $ 8- $10 to park and $10- $12 to get in. Another good reason, not to go.
Many years ago, at a show, an elderly man walked in and had a fairly large rifle live round, not knowing what it was and cambered it in someones rifle, it went off, in the wrong caliber gun and just missed my Dads head by 3 feet. Shot a hole thru the roof of the building and about destroyed the gun.
Chuck