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Re: Registration Opens For BricksWest™ 2002
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lugnet.events.brickswest
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Sun, 2 Dec 2001 23:34:06 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickswest, Mark Sandlin writes:
> In article <GnqMDo.289@lugnet.com>,
> "Paul Thomas" <hs_sounddj@email.msn.com> wrote:
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> > Matt,
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> > Don't worry about it, the price is great. Come on people you spend
> > $75.00 on one set without blinking
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> Actually, I don't. If something costs more than $50 I wait until it goes
> on sale. I typically spend less than $25 a month on LEGO. But I suppose
> others spend a lot more than myself.
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> > and you won't spend as much to hang out
> > with the BEST of the BEST of Lego building.
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> Hanging out with people costs nothing.
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> > Matt is taking a big risk by putting on this event.
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> I think charging $75 is a big risk. You risk a lot of people having the
> same reaction as myself. And what about people who have a family?
> That's $235 for a family of four. :^o
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> Matt deserves a lot of credit for setting things up, but I think a bit
> more thought should have gone into the admission price.
I don't think it can be avoided. I too found the price steep, but after
thinking about it, I'm a bit surprised it isn't higher.
Unlike a conference, it's not bankrolled by a company.
Unlike a (sci-fi/gaming/whatever) con, it doesn't have a dealer room paying
for half the event, and can't rely on a large fan base. (Even here in the
frozen north, a gaming con can guarantee a couple hundred locals, by word of
mouth alone. LEGO isn't even as mainstream as gamer geeks.
Unlike something in a larger city, it doesn't have a huge choice of venue.
Carlsbad is a small-to-middling place, and there's only 1 convention-sized
hotel, really.
I've done con organizing. It's freaking expensive, and *incredably* risky,
especially without a big backer like TSR or whatever they're called these days.
I don't know if I can make it, but if I can, I'll shell $75 without blinking.
James
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| (...) Actually, I don't. If something costs more than $50 I wait until it goes on sale. I typically spend less than $25 a month on LEGO. But I suppose others spend a lot more than myself. (...) Hanging out with people costs nothing. (...) I think (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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