Hi All, I agree that it is somewhat rare for the NASG convention to have a sale open to the public day. Those that do are the true marketeers that want to boost the bottom line. But once the "should we or should we not" decision has been made, does anyone here really believe that a $2-6.00 door fee will keep a possible newbie from attending? I most definitely do not...
>From my limited experience selling for Downs Model Railroad in the pre Pennsy S Models days, I can tell you that the $5.00 at the door guy is NOT and probably never will be a convention attendee. He is a train BUYER. There is a very big difference here. He is most likely an American Flyer connoisseur. He shows up at the door with his hard earned saved $100.00. He pays his $5.00 at the door and walks out less then an hour later with his new $95.00 bounty of new (to him) trains without socially talking to others in the selling room. I have seen this happen MANY times. This even applies to train show guys as I have seen at the old Greenberg train shows. They come, they see, they buy, they leave. They are a different animal then most of us here. Not better or worse, just different. The convention planners that have this open sale day are smart because us regular convention attendees have hopefully already covered all the expenses related to the convention. The $5.00 a head is just stuffing the cash register..... It really does not matter to me. I am there for the full ride. By the time the doors open to the public I am probably busted and not buying anyway. I mostly think the small door fee is a good thing. I am not saying it would stop someone if they have thievery on their mind, but it would stop someone with NO interest from wandering in. I consider it to be an "interest filter". Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Winner of the 2007 Josh Seltzer NASG Website Award Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
