The biggest advantage of buying at a show is being able to choose face to face between animals. The other advantage is not paying shipping. You will see cheaper prices than say a big box store at shows, but the only real difference price wise on everything else will be to cut the shipping costs off. Remember the same vendors you buy from online are the same vendors you buy from at shows. They have staff and overhead no matter what.

So does skipping shipping costs equal what it takes to go to the show?