Is this a yearly or monthly show or what? If it's only once or twice a year then I could see this being a major issue. I'm asking because I'm used to the shows in my area being monthly, and while it would still suck, I would think the fee could be absorbed by most regular vendors for a monthly show. But I'm guessing yours must be a once a year show, and that would indeed be an outrageous fee, vendors would never be able to cover that.