Well, I'm from the east coast and have friends on the west coast,
so I'm going to both!  And I've never been to either before so
I can't really say which is better.  Of course, since I was going
to Expo, I wasn't going to get too psyched about Otakon until it
was over.... but now I'm thrilled!  As far as cel collectors being
from the west coast, it seems like it's easier to get cels out there,
and I've been told that Expo has more dealers, so it's more likely
for someone living there to get into the hobby I suppose.  But look
at it this way... the competition at Expo was fierce (much as I
loved meeting everyone, we all know there was a mad dash for the
good Kenshin cels... ^_^ )  Maybe at Otakon we'll be some of the 
trailblazers for the hobby?  ^_^

In any case, see you there!  And even if there's not a meeting,
those of us who post here could make plans to meet and show off!

Tifa  ^_^