I didn't wait in line this year. Didn't think it was worth the effort. You can get a lot of nice plugs there by other great builders without waiting in the cold.
If I could get $100 a plug on eBay, however, I might have been wrong.
But you need to have that card that he gives out to buy any of his plugs. They are given out to people on line.
Fair enough - that way you don't get people pushing others out of the way when the doors open.