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Yeah insane. $3500 a ticket to go stare across the hall at vendors with nothing to do? insane. Wees and Raines Hackathon is literally the only thing there of value and I'd rather pay for Wees and Raines to do an in person training literally anywhere else as a matter of principal. Even if it cost 10X the price of these ridiculous industry tickets. Shameful.
 
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A classic DR rant. Love it.
Yeah insane. $3500 a ticket to go stare across the hall at vendors with nothing to do? insane. Wees and Raines Hackathon is literally the only thing there of value and I'd rather pay for Wees and Raines to do an in person training literally anywhere else as a matter of principal. Even if it cost 10X the price of these ridiculous industry tickets. Shameful.
 
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Dealers and vendors debate whether Digital Dealer 2026 in Detroit is worth attending, with the central friction being a $3,500 ticket price and a historically vendor-heavy floor that leaves few dealers to engage with. The Wees and Raines AI Hackathon is the only session drawing genuine interest, while early on-site reports confirm the familiar pattern: plenty of vendor booths, far fewer dealers. The thread ends with unanswered questions about whether the show delivered any ROI.

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