it happens, i went to the LI show and ended up spending 2 hours talking to one vendor. we talked about projects, and what i was planning on breeding and what i wanted to produce in the future. and he was the one who told me to save up more money and get a killer bee copared to a bumble bee to breed to my pastel lesser for my killer queen bees. he said having a 3 gene(super pastel+ spider) male will also help a lot in the long run. and sure enough i didnt even know he was going to be at the white plains and he picked me out of the crowd and was like "hey tom" and i went over said hi, and he showed me the out come of some of the pairing he was telling me about. Some vendors are in it for the quick sale, other are more about meeting people and talking and if you buy an animal from them thats great.
the vendor who is willing to talk to you and just talk, instead of trying to sell you something is the kind of vendor/breeder i would like to be, and if you buy something hey then were both happy.