You all did a lovely and professional job. It was wonderful to visit Pacific again and meet some folks I used to know while I lived there.
My only suggestions would be maybe combining vendor houses in the future. To be honest at rares fest (not just yours), many folks stock still obtainable items, even in the "rares only" house. It takes a lot of staff hours to keep an eye, contact and block vendors who are selling something they shouldn't. To the average player a wall carving is "rare" and we should embrace that... maybe not on these forums, but at rares fests. The more people who become collectors, the better and for many folks those items are a gateway item to event items, server births, etc. I say focus on people selling items that are commonly passed as "true rares" such as the stacked bug items. I don't even care particularly that they are sold there as I believe the method was fixed, but the sellers should label their origin. I had several folks ask me for an origin on a dark bloodspawn and a straw pillow they saw on a vendor. While I believe folks should ask about unfamiliar items, but I would hate to see someone left with a bad taste in their mouth because they were sold something they thought must be very valuable with a high price tag.
Aside from that... I would really like for ICQ/Stratics names to be left on a book at the vendors feet. I don't fathom myself ever contacting someone, but I would love to know whose vendor is whose. I have on several occasions, I have seen folks sell common, but not well known items as rares at every festival. I would like for my own personal knowledge to know some names so I can choose whether or not to do business in the future. Also there are folks who obtain items in less than ethical methods... I would prefer to have the knowledge on whether or not I give them my business during the festival.
Those are my personal suggestions, more so for rares festivals in general than this specific one. Again, great job and I hope you and your team will volunteer to another one in the future.