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dewlwieldthedarpachief
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Anime Expo's the one that hired that CEO right? If it's the one I'm thinking of Zac and Justin tore him a new one the ANNCast they mentioned it; I wonder if he's to blame again?
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sogekihei-neko
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Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that this is only the first of a long list of complaints we will hear about the show this year?
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Considering this has occurred, I am not going to be surprised if there are more complaints. |
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kyokun703
 Posts: 2505 Location: Orgrimmar |
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Less merchandise to choose from means less of a reason to continue to attend AX. I'm going this year, but honestly, if it wasn't for ANNCast, I may have just skipped it and been satisfied with Fanime. Tacking on a cost/making rules after the final deadline is just shady.
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notstarman
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I don't think the carting fee increase is going impact the overhead of many of the vendors. I'd imagine very few vendors actually used the existing carting service, choosing to hand carry most of the merchandise.
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sharonlover
Posts: 78 Location: Washington DC |
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the bigger groups like Sasuga (sp?) and such that bring in books and the other much larger retailers are going to be screwed though. Buyers will be paying more than the already overly ridiculous prices for merchandise.
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zawa113
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Jeez, I hope other conventions don't look at this and go "Durrr, that's a great idea!" and I really hope Anime Expo changes it back because enforcing it after the deadline is just slimy. I'm not going to Anime Expo because I live nowhere near it, but imagine this happening to any convention pisses me off.
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ikillchicken
 Posts: 7272 Location: Vancouver |
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Agreed. If they feel they have to up these costs, I guess that's their choice and they can live with the consequences if people decide it's not worth their while to come. However, doing it after people are committed to coming is really dirty. |
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Greed1914
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I suppose one advantage of a small con like the one I go to is that the vendors' inventory is small enough and close enough that they can just move it themselves without much trouble.
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mudduck454
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well I wish I could go this year, but I had a school funded competition last week in kansas city, MO, so no anime convention in LA for me,
but if you want to buy something good, you better be first in line, and go right to what you want and buy, I hesitated at megacon this year, and was only able to get one PVC figure I really wanted, the rest were cheaper crane prize versions nobody wanted, from now on I will just preorder it and import it from japan... |
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Jimbobaka
 Posts: 37 Location: The city near Magic Mountain |
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Damn, I hope the booths I normally dash at on Day 1 won't suffer too much of a hit because of this.
I guess on the other hand, the top priority items I want at AX are most likely the merchandise that the vendors will carry because they'll sell quickly. |
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shawnek
Accredited Retailer
 Posts: 786 Location: Right Stuf - www.rightstuf.com - Iowa |
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Vendors are not allowed to hand carry in their merchandise. They would have to pay standard dreyage. |
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Veers
 Posts: 1197 Location: Texas |
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Last edited by Veers on Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:05 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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PetrifiedJello
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I've never been to a convention, but why would they have to pay? I'm guessing there's probably some liability, but I would think a few pounds dropped on someone's toes may hurt just a little less than a few hundred pound cart getting out of control. |
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joe1138
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This is pretty disappointing news. Over the last couple of years AX has become the one con I truly look forward to but the long list of complaints and changes to this year's event has really put a bad taste in my mouth regarding the show.
Typically, I don't do a lot of shopping at the show but I always enjoy checking out the vendors' wares and buying a few impulse items that catch my eye. Hopefully IDG will be able to to resolve this issue before Thursday. |
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