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Re: BrickFest registration fees (was: LEGO Adult Fan Convention at Legoland California?)
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lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest
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Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:30:20 GMT
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In lugnet.events, Jeff Stembel wrote:
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In lugnet.events, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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In lugnet.events, Tommy Armstrong wrote:
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6. One of the main things is not to be afraid to charge enough for
registration to cover the costs of the event. Going to a real BrickFest
Convention is a big deal. It really blows my mind that people actually
complain about the cost of the registration. Somehow they come up with
enough money to spend hundreds at the LEGO Store, and yet complain about
$20/day for the registration. Gimme a break. The cost of the registration
is less than most large LEGO kits.
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I guess I’m one of those people - not that I complained, I just didn’t go
because I couldn’t afford it. The last BF I went to (in ‘04), I probably
spent around $125 total for registration, t-shirts, and bricks, and I doubt
I’ve ever spent more than $200 at a BF. So I’m not complaining just to
complain, the cost is actually a dealbreaker for me. I was hoping to
volunteer at this year’s event and attend at a free or reduced rate, but I
was told that volunteers had to pay full price for registration.
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One of the reasons a lot of people I know have complained is because the
price is higher than a lot of other events, such as science fiction
conventions and anime conventions, and they’ve felt it just isn’t worth the
same, especially considering the public days. Also, not everyone spends
additional money at BF. I haven’t in a number of years; the only reason I was
at the store this year was because I went to dinner at Tyson’s beforehand.
Jeff
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Jeff, Marc and all,
By all means, let’s have a frank, honest, transparent and civil discussion about
this stuff now.
My understanding is that the public days bring in (a projected amount of) money
that helps keeping registration at the level it is. Whether or not you like the
public expo element of the event, surely you recognize that without it, the
costs of running the event would be greater and ticket price would likely go up.
I’m not privy to the details of how other comparable conventions manage to
charge so little, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it involved corporate
sponsorship. While TLC has had an increased (and very much IMO welcomed)
presence at Brickfest over past years, I don’t think BrickFest should get to the
point where it becomes financially dependent on the company.
Jeff, as someone who is involved in anime fan community, if you could find out
how exactly they are able to keep costs low that would be useful. If there are
any ways to make this kind of event cheaper, (short of corprorate sponsorhip)
that BF organizers are unaware of, then let’s try to find out about them.
I realize that not everyone can afford to attend BrickFest but I don’t think
that $60 for a three day event is expensive at all. In the hands of less
competant, or more financially motivated organizers, an event like this could
easily cost a couple of hundred bucks.
Magnus
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