I love a gun show, I like to laugh at some of the ridiculous prices, if they are decent I buy. Pretty simple really. A couple hucksters actually had the nerve to put a $900 price tag on a Norinco SKS. I actually laughed out loud on that one.
you need to go there for the cheap things like holsters, slings, knives, etc, and not firearms.
The Orlando gun show has become a nightmare (lines, prices) but I still go for that "just in case" opportunity. Plus it's a great freak show and always good to see vendors I have purchased from over the years.
LGS called East Orange Shooting Sports in Winter Park that hasn't engaged in gouging AT ALL since this all started. Great staff, decent inventory, excellent range.
They used to have a Tuesday & Friday morning inventory release where everyone would show up for what turned out to be a very well-run, equitable and orderly buying spree. They just discontinued it, however, because some were flipping their stuff for a quick profit and they said it conflicted with the non-gouging policy. Yes, I know it wasn't them flipping but their OEM inventory was ending up on Gunbroker, et al that very afternoon and they didn't want to be associated with the mayhem.
I stopped going to gun shows about eight years ago. I got tired of paying money to get into a gun show just to see overpriced stuff.