[ronn]

It looks like everyone has a differing opinion on this subject. I do think quite a bit of it is regional. Pate is so dam far away from me, I wouldnt even give it a 2nd glance. Same with chickasha.
I live only 2 hours from Hershey and if I were to attend anywhere, that would be it. But,

everyone is stating the last 5 yrs how much Hershey is diminishing....... so........
I buy every week on ebay and have now for 25 yrs. I find pretty much everything I want at the leisure of sitting at my computer. Better yet, I can do it at 1am in the morning or whenever I feel like. There are so many brick and mortar costs with swaps, that I do believe as a whole, they are dwindling.
and then finally, there is the age out process. None of us are getting any younger.