Paying in to shows

mustang68

Old chesnut here:

Anyone able to remember which shows are:

Pay more in then spectators :mad:
Pay in same as spectators
Pay in (charity or otherwise)
Free in (Chairty donation optional)
free in :cool:
Free in with free thing (food/Plate/brass disc etc) :cool:

Not trying to flame here, just want to plan my shows this summer

Blue850

I paid more in the vintage car to enter the Trim show a few years ago than if I'd parked in the spectator car which was in the same field:mad: I haven't gone back. I don't mind paying in if the proceeds are for charity but paying more than a spectator is not on.
Celbridge used to be pay in for exhibitors as is Terenure although you get a nice china plate for attending that show.
Shows down the country tend to free in for exhibitors. Best show for exhibitors I've seen is Mountbellew in Galway. Free entry, Brass plaque, its held in the mart grounds and they open the canteen for a proper cooked dinner or they provide a free shuttle bus in to Mountbellew town and its well marshalled.

Silvera

It's wrong that exhibitors have to pay into shows, without them there would be no show!

When I attended the Mosney Show back in 2000, with my Manta, there was no charge in, you were give a commemorative (metal!) plaque AND free tea and sandwiches !

camarobill

CELBRIDGE,free in know:D TRIM/terrinure/rockbrook/mosney/there the big ones,and u pay:o kilbeggan is frreeeeeeee and for me the best show in the year,,monalty and stradbally are also good shows but u pay pay pay:rolleyes: a few off us took a trip up to killbrony up north last year,u pay but what a show,value for money,great people and warm welcome,:cool: :cool: and after the show was over,police,,not garda;) where outside keeping the traffic moveing,not like some shows,where your abandent when the last punter pays at the gate:mad:

mustang 69

Yea I think I might make Terenure my only pay in show this year.

MercMad

I though all these shows were charity events !

I know its hard to understand why exhibitors have to pay but the simple fact is that the organisers have costs to cover in advance and since they cant predict the weather or who is going to show up the only thing they CAN get a handle on is the exhibitors !

They can tell in advance how many are coming and make the decision to call it off or not !

Personally I dont care what the cost in is for exhibitors once its for charity. Its the least I can do and it makes it all the more worthwhile if I get a free cuppa and a sambo. I dont care much for the plaques or whatever !

Just remember nobody makes a profit from these events, save for the various vendors, but even they have to pay towards the charity !

Without the car owners these charities would suffer, and if you look at the amount of average shows, or the wet day shows, all you need is one glorious sunny day to make up for it !

A few quid is a small price to pay to bask in the sunshine and look at exotic/rare/pristine cars !

Unfortunately my Pagoda wont be at any of the shows this year but I'll still be there on the Mercedes Club stand !

mustang68

MercMad wrote:

They can tell in advance how many are coming and make the decision to call it off or not !

How do the non pay events (Kilbeggen) manage to work things out? Perhaps there could be a fill in the form thing.

MercMad wrote:

Personally I dont care what the cost in is for exhibitors once its for charity.

Personally I do: I stretched myself to buy my car...a lot. It hurts my wallet to put fuel in it, parts are expensive, but I get great help from a friend with work on it. My daily driver suffers terribly at the expense of the stang, the cost is a BIG issue for me (not trying to put on the poor mouth here).

Last charity show I went to I spent €50 on fuel, some random value on repairs and then the guy at the gate was trying to charge me and my passenger for entry for two people :mad: , he said its for charity. If you we're having a charity coffee morning would you be charged to bring the biscuits, that you made?

MercMad wrote:

A few quid is a small price to pay to bask in the sunshine and look at exotic/rare/pristine cars !

Agree totally, a few quid. Normally I'll throw in whatever into the bucket, I'm not a mean guy, honest

MercMad

How do the non pay events (Kilbeggen) manage to work things out? Perhaps there could be a fill in the form thing.

.......in this case there are no costs. The guy who owns the land is in the Club and it was his decision to hold the shows !

Personally I do: I stretched myself to buy my car...a lot. It hurts my wallet to put fuel in it, parts are expensive, but I get great help from a friend with work on it. My daily driver suffers terribly at the expense of the stang, the cost is a BIG issue for me (not trying to put on the poor mouth here).

Last charity show I went to I spent €50 on fuel, some random value on repairs and then the guy at the gate was trying to charge me and my passenger for entry for two people , he said its for charity. If you we're having a charity coffee morning would you be charged to bring the biscuits, that you made.

..........okay but nobody has asked you to go ! Its voluntary ! If you dont like spending the money then dont go, you wouldn't be charged for the biscuits but it would cost you to make them !

The other thing to bear in mind is that there are a lot of people who give up their time for days before and all day during these events just to organise it ! We appreciate the results but rarely thank any of them ! Its all voluntary for them !

mustang68

i think we're singing off the same Hymm Sheet here, you're correct:

MercMad wrote:

..........okay but nobody has asked you to go ! Its voluntary

True and generally a lot of fun

MercMad wrote:

If you dont like spending the money then dont go

Yep, agree with you there, a lot of the shows I don't go to, distance(=cost), but I try to go to what I can, I normally have a great time

MercMad wrote:

We appreciate the results but rarely thank any of them ! Its all voluntary for them !

These guys put in trojan work, true commitment, time planning, organising running and then cleaning up

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mustang 69

mustang68 wrote:

Edit: Wooo... just got another star in my profile 100 posts

I remember when I had 2 stars.:(

mustang 69

MercMad wrote:

Personally I dont care what the cost in is for exhibitors once its for charity.

I'm a bit of a stickler when it comes to charities I have about 4 that I stick to.

dubtom

I'm just gagging to get to a show. Kilbeggan was my only one last year and it was a great surprise to get free in, made me feel all important like:D
ps.. 68/69 we'll have to meet up again soon,show yis me new wheels.

JohnBoy

went to the kilbeggan american show last year, legend day (ok, rough day, legend night before) but free spot, free camping and free food the night before

legend, we will go again

MercMad

Yeah Kilbeggan is terrific !!

I missed it last years, first time ever !

I reckon its a show that will grow and grow into a huge weekend event !

corktina

im not happy to be paying esp as I usually have driven 100+ miles to ti...

One show in the UK that i wont go to any more charges the entries on club stands and lets everyone else in free.....mad....

MercMad

im not happy to be paying esp as I usually have driven 100+ miles to ti...

...............but dont you like driving it ?

Would you like an expense account, and maybe appearance money too ?:rolleyes:

corktina

appearance money...now theres an idea.....:)