We just attended our local Camera Show today. And, I can say that we were pleasantly surprised at the turnout. There were people there! Actually, a lot of people. More than we have seen in several years.<
The local Camera Show scene has dwindled as Internet auctions have taken over the used camera market. We had begun to accept the possibility that apparently all of the dedicated show dealers, and even the local sellers, had stopped attending the shows and relegated all sales to the auction sites. Yet, after today I see what just may be a change in the trend.
It seems that just maybe, people are not as obsessed with the on-line experience as first thought. There is something about being able to touch the merchandise. To be able to see the seller, and the buyer, in person, to be able to haggle face to face. Maybe, just maybe, there is room for both Internet sales and the real, touchy/feely, old-time Camera Show/swap meet. I now feel that though the Camera Show will never be as prevalent as in its heyday, it is not doomed to disappear from the face of the earth. Maybe there is room for both the Camera Show and the Internet?????