Mike Irwin
Staff
Wall to wall cheap jewelry, beef jerkey, and Beanie Babies.
Oh, wait, that's the current crop of gunshows around here...
Oh, wait, that's the current crop of gunshows around here...
What would a good gun show look like to you?
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dogtown tom
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Whats stopping some of you from renting your own space and holding a gun show?
$5 or less admission
$10 table rentals for dealers
No beanie babies, toys, candles or jerky
Yeah, your gonna do real well.
Theres a reason admission to gun shows is averaging $8-10.
There's a reason table rental is $65-80.
There is a reason show promoters allow non gun vendors.
That reason is called STAYING IN BUSINESS.
It is not cheap to rent quality space in an urban area.
You aren't going to get 1,000+ tables of nothing but guns unless you draw attendance in the tens of thousands...........like the Wannamacher show.
$5 or less admission
$10 table rentals for dealers
No beanie babies, toys, candles or jerky
Yeah, your gonna do real well.
Theres a reason admission to gun shows is averaging $8-10.
There's a reason table rental is $65-80.
There is a reason show promoters allow non gun vendors.
That reason is called STAYING IN BUSINESS.
It is not cheap to rent quality space in an urban area.
You aren't going to get 1,000+ tables of nothing but guns unless you draw attendance in the tens of thousands...........like the Wannamacher show.
Mike Irwin
Staff
"It is not cheap to rent quality space in an urban area."
Having promoted a series of successful rare book and paper shows for years, I never knew that!
Having promoted a series of successful rare book and paper shows for years, I never knew that!
zincwarrior
New member
Why should I?
dogtown tom
New member
Are there 1000+ tables at these "Rare book and paper shows"?
Are there property managers/owners that refuse to lease to "Rare book and paper shows" like they do with gun shows?
Mike Irwin
Staff
"Are there 1000+ tables at these "Rare book and paper shows"?"
Some of the big ones, yes.
Best I ever participated in was about 400.
"Are there property managers/owners that refuse to lease to "Rare book and paper shows" like they do with gun shows?"
Yes. The ones who don't believe that reading is fundamental.
Some of the big ones, yes.
Best I ever participated in was about 400.
"Are there property managers/owners that refuse to lease to "Rare book and paper shows" like they do with gun shows?"
Yes. The ones who don't believe that reading is fundamental.
zincwarrior
New member
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LewSchiller
New member
This weekend we were at the show in Colorado Springs CO.
It's always hard to estimate the vendor total as tables overlap and people drift around - but I'd guess about 90-95 vendors.
Of that I counted less than 15 truly non-gun related vendors - so less than 15%. A number of vendors had non-gun items but also firearms for sale.
I don't think that's a bad ratio in the real world for a show that isn't exclusively a collectors event.
It's always hard to estimate the vendor total as tables overlap and people drift around - but I'd guess about 90-95 vendors.
Of that I counted less than 15 truly non-gun related vendors - so less than 15%. A number of vendors had non-gun items but also firearms for sale.
I don't think that's a bad ratio in the real world for a show that isn't exclusively a collectors event.