Musta hit a noive ;-) You address your note to me, but respond not to what was said. I don't care about guilt. Obviously, we each have option (within law) to play in any given arena as we choose. I advocate that folks support pen shows. Different ways exist to support them. Anyone is welcome to invite the demise of shows. I respect his right to use a show for all it's worth, before it goes bye-bye. I respect the right. Not the behavior. My choice. A me me me me me perspective, though, can lead to loss of shows. So what? That's market forces. Fine. -d Quoting Sandy Andina <sandina2@...>: > Let's not forget that not every pen show attendee is a dealer. In all > the years I've been attending shows, I have sold a grand total of > three pens at shows, plus traded one on Sunday I'd bought on Friday. > Therefore, why should I be made to feel guilty for not buying a > table? When I know I can attend all the days (or even just one day > besides Sunday), I buy a full weekend pass (which sometimes includes > the price of the table that I do not even take). If every full- > weekend attendee is required to buy and set up a table, I guarantee > attendance and revenue will fall off even more than it has already. > At the end of the day, buyers must outnumber sellers, or else it > becomes just a swap meet with an expensive travel budget. Some of > us prefer to hold on to the pens we buy, and buy more. Why should we > be made to feel like freeloaders? (Sounds reminiscent of the > consumer credit industry derisively calling cardholders who pay their > balances in full "deadbeats"). I can understand ragging on people > who sell high-volume strictly outside the bourse, but don't tar all > of us non-table-takers with the same brush! > Sandy > www.sandyandina.com > > > ======= SUPPORT ADS ======== www.pendemonium.com - Sign up for > e-news Inky Greetings & Midnight Madness > ----- www.PenHero.com - Your internet source for Sheaffer and Cross > pens & refills > ----- > www.PhiladelphiaPenShow.com - Jan 20-22. Win an Aurora 85th Anniversary FP > ----- > Please support our advertisers. For list help mail to: pens-help@... > ========== > >