Before everyone gets carried away with themselves again, here is the previous thread that has lots of show opinions and comments from Lastgas, Gulfiend, myself and others:
http://www.oldgas.com/shoptalk/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000500.html Bob, could it be you like Peotone the best because it's in your backyard and an easy show for you to do?
Your comments in the other thread, wanted the auction AFTER the show, not before. Peotone's auction is on the Friday before vendor setup. Your quote was:
"It would be better for the show if the auction was on Saturday afternoon rather than Thursday evening. Vendors would be more likely to stay for the advertised show times because the buyers would still be there on Saturday."
Lastgas & Gulfiend - maybe you each should consider sponsering a show, front the $3,000-6,000 in advertising and facilities, etc, and operate it as you deem appropriate. Of course you'll need vendor participation to make the numbers work - after all, VENDORS are the customers of the show host, and therefore are likely the host's first concern.
