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New prices - discussion thread
Fritti:
--- Quote from: djem on 12.01.2010, 07:28:29 ---It's quite fun to see how fast you can save money from little things when you think a bit about it ;)
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True, very true. A lot of little things can add up to a big saving.
And hey! Who knows it might even bring new friendships, if groups of furs come together for a picnic or something with simple, cheap food bought in the local supermarkets to save on the dining costs =^_^=
Cookie:
I bet that there will be a lOT less money spent on art and goodies at the con, too...
The auctions won't reach the prices they did last year either, i assume...
(still can't believe that someone spent more than my monthly rent on a piece of art.. :o)
djem:
--- Quote ---I bet that there will be a lOT less money spent on art and goodies at the con, too...
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I'm not that sure because :
- Between the registration, paying your entry at the con, and the con itself theire his a cople of month where people can make some economie, and can spend that on art or goodies at the con.
- Even if the con itself is more expensive, people make the difference between that price, and the value of art, it's two separate things ;)
Fritti:
You're probably right about that, djem. There is planty of time between mid-February and the end of August to save up, after all. But I think Cookie is right as well; from what I heard around FA, the past year things have not been going very well at the cons in the US, with people spending a lot less money on art and auctions and such. Dealers often didn't sell nearly as much as they used to, and many things were sold for less than the original prices too. Still, the news around the Netherlands is that the economy is slowly beginning to rise back up from the pit it has been in during 2009, so who knows how things may look by August? =^_^= I guess we will just have to hope the best of it, and I know that I for one will be doing my best to save up as much as I can so I can bring myself lots of lovely mementoes from the very first con I will be visiting in my life! =~.^=
ANTIcarrot:
--- Quote from: djem on 13.01.2010, 13:18:06 ---- Between the registration, paying your entry at the con, and the con itself theire his a cople of month where people can make some economie, and can spend that on art or goodies at the con.
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One of the driving forces of any economy though is inflation. And EF has just experienced 40% annual inflation on their basic unit of exchange: convention attendence. And it's 10% worse on top of that for some of us outside the euro zone. I doubt anyone's income will match that increase. Buyers will have less to spend while at the same time sellers will need to increase their prices to break even. The good news is that EF's new venue allows it to achieve significant market growth - if people can afford the hotel.
Here's hoping we pass the 1100 mark this year.
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