early admission is a ripoff. dealers in well before then. (and I don't mean the ones who rent tables.) I also went Sunday and was about to swear off record collecting until I :angry:bought some high end west coast pieces from a dealer I know for about 40% off Ebay prices. Some dealers actually got pissed off when I walked away when they highballed me. The New York City attitude still lives. (although it is a long grind for dealers).
In all this show is a reflection of New York. Tough , mean and not for the thinskined.