Since you admittedly were not present at this year's convention ... and you live in Las Vegas .... what was your reason for not attending/participating?

Some reports of what you "heard" are not statistically accurate.

Yes, our hobby is changing Jim ... and so is our country if you have not noticed. So are all other hobbies changing. Why do you think our hobby would not be affected by the same conditions that are affecting others? We are not immune from such conditions. I read in this week's issue of Numismatic News that the recently concluded ANA Convention in Anaheim suffered from some of the same reports you have "heard" about the CC & GTCC 2016 Convention. I still recall the negative predictions I heard over 25 years ago that the CC & GTCC and it's Vegas conventions would not last for more than 2-3 years.