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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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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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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 is worth attending in 2026, with the $3,500 ticket price and a historically poor dealer-to-vendor ratio drawing sharp criticism. The Detroit location generated some interest, but live reports from the show floor confirmed the familiar pattern: plenty of vendor booths, very few dealers showing up. The consensus is that the Wees and Raines Hackathon is the only session seen as genuinely valuable, with many participants saying they'd rather fund private training than pay conference prices.

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