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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 1789105" data-attributes="member: 18280">As a store owner, I would say that the con itself is one huge advertisment, as well as an excellent method of getting together with customers.  They charge me?  So what?  I've never been in a dealer's room where I couldn't recoup my cash outlay.  Admittedly, my experience here is somewhat limited currently.As far as their charging you?  Well, going to conventions as a patron (rather than as a dealer) I never had a problem with this either.  Maybe it's just me, but I always made sure that I had a little extra cash, because I enjoy spending money at conventions.  And, knowing people who have run conventions, as well as having volunteered at conventions, I know that these people often have, as has been pointed out, really tight budgets.  Heck, they often have to pay for the flights, housing, food, and time of celeberties.  And those celeberties are an excellent advertising for the con.  And that means an excellent advertising for the dealer's room, and a value-added bonus for dealers and patrons alike.  If I know Jerri Ryan's attending a convention as a guest, and I'm in the dealer's room, I also know that I ought to dust off the old Playmates Seven-of-Nine figures because they are likely to sell.  After all, you might be able to get Jerri to sign one.Now, I'm not certain, Scribble, if I understand exactly what you are saying.  It seems to me that you don't believe you should have to pay to get into the dealer's room because the dealers have already paid for you.  As a dealer, I wouldn't subscribe to that ethic because (1) I know that the con has to make money for me to make money there next year, and (2) I knew going into the contract with the con that they were going to charge admission, which makes it very different than having a landlord suddenly decide to skim an extra $20 off people going into your storefront.Another way of looking at it is this:  Sure, in principle, I guess I'd prefer that you had the extra $12 or $20 to spend at my table.  But without the revenue from badges, the cost for that table would increase by a lot more than the $12 or $20 I might make from you.  On top of that, before I was in a room with people that I know are willing to spend money on the stuff they like.  After all, they shelled out the cash for a badge.  Now, I might as well be in a kiosk at the mall.I don't do kiosks at the mall.RC</blockquote>

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