Because strict CD vendors don't really exist anymore, the only notable exception is Otaku.com and I think they're UK based? And they really didn't exist in the past all that much. CD sales make up such a small part of a hobby retailers profits and that is essentially all an anime/game/import vendor is -- a hobby retailer. The only vendors that ever really had large CD stock were vendors like Right Stuf that used it primarily as a promotional/cross-promotional tool for their recent license acquisitions. There were also a handful of random generic "media" vendors that had a small section of music but much, much more video. I don't think any strict import music vendor can afford or justify the cost of renting space at a major con, either. It is insanely expensive to rent those spots.
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