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| - I will say I got a decent price on what I went there for. It was a local vendor, very small time and was hassle free. Got a great price. But it was literally buy from them or leave empty handed as the pricing for most items are easily beaten online, that is without factoring in the the $40 I paid for two of us to park and enter. Some people were actually selling for $100-150 more than you can easily find online for some new stuff. Roll your eyes, move on.
I wish certain gun people realized one party or one ideology does not have a monopoly on the hobby. Not everyone possesses them for the same reasons. Being an election year, the political groups were in full force. The non "gun show" stuff is quite annoying.
The people watching is fantastic, as is any event in this dumpy part of town, just magnified with the gun show experience. But overall, I don't get why we pay so much to get in. Why not charge vendors more? Maybe they got tired of the window shopping, and only want shoppers in there, who knows.
There are some quality vendors, with helpful employees. so it isn't all bad, and there is an incredible variety, great place to look for ideas of something you maybe never got to handle, or considered purchasing. There are deals to be had. Do your research online, and at your local stores, if you see a deal, go for it. If not, eat the $40 entrance fee and bail.
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