At the show I did I was next to a booth selling beanie babies and plastic helicopters. Across the aisle from me, though, was a photographer with a beautiful booth, selling large outdoor family photo portraits for over $2,000 each.
The show brings in 150,000 to 200,000 people, many from a nearby upscale area. This is why I do it.
The other, more high-end "art" show in the Seattle area has a rule that every item you have in your booth must be for sale. If I priced my samples in the stratosphere (I really don't want to sell them) I doubt that I would get into the show. I may try it for next year, though, since I already have the booth and display stuff.
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