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Those prices are beyond ridiculous and unfair!One more thing . Robert Picardo and John de Lancie are 'sponsored guests' , which means that their autograph and photo are not included in the purchase price of gold and platin tickets . Let me remind you of these prices : 899 euros and 1,599 euros !!!
I don't think anyone is putting the blame on him - well, I don't know, there's always someone in the crowd, maybe - and even though I am taking everything Paul does/says with a grain of salt, it's my opinion that if FedCon agreed to Paul's conditions (prices etc) they need to stick to it. They are doing this con thing for so many years now, they should KNOW how to calculate and you can't depend just on ticket/photo/autograph sales alone when making contracts like that. But maybe that's just me and I do admit I'm tainted by my dislike (based on former experiences) with the FedCon crew. Sigh.KateR wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:42 am I've been texting with RDA, and it seems he doesn't know much more about the situation than I do. Not long before the announcement was made, he got a text from Paul telling him of the cancellation, and he has been trying to reach Paul for more information.
I don't know if FedCon tried to renegotiate (one would hope) or offer any other options to try to keep RDA as a guest before the cancellation decision was made, but whatever discussion may or may not have happened, it was between FedCon and Paul - RDA was not consulted and was not part of the decision.
He was told that it was an issue of poor ticket sales, and he asked, "I also want to know who sets the prices?!" So apparently he is not a part of that decision either.
Then he added, "I am crushed about any fans who have already purchased ANYTHING, made reservations, bought airline tickets, took time off, or in any way made plans to come to FedCon to see RDA. It sucks, and my heart breaks thinking of them...."
Kate
Lioninlove said in an earlier post :Anne wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:52 amI don't think anyone is putting the blame on him - well, I don't know, there's always someone in the crowd, maybe - and even though I am taking everything Paul does/says with a grain of salt, it's my opinion that if FedCon agreed to Paul's conditions (prices etc) they need to stick to it. They are doing this con thing for so many years now, they should KNOW how to calculate and you can't depend just on ticket/photo/autograph sales alone when making contracts like that. But maybe that's just me and I do admit I'm tainted by my dislike (based on former experiences) with the FedCon crew. Sigh.KateR wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:42 am I've been texting with RDA, and it seems he doesn't know much more about the situation than I do. Not long before the announcement was made, he got a text from Paul telling him of the cancellation, and he has been trying to reach Paul for more information.
I don't know if FedCon tried to renegotiate (one would hope) or offer any other options to try to keep RDA as a guest before the cancellation decision was made, but whatever discussion may or may not have happened, it was between FedCon and Paul - RDA was not consulted and was not part of the decision.
He was told that it was an issue of poor ticket sales, and he asked, "I also want to know who sets the prices?!" So apparently he is not a part of that decision either.
Then he added, "I am crushed about any fans who have already purchased ANYTHING, made reservations, bought airline tickets, took time off, or in any way made plans to come to FedCon to see RDA. It sucks, and my heart breaks thinking of them...."
Kate
I'm not sure about this either, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think that the actors are usually involved with the whole process of booking/payment/schedule etc - unless they specifically insist to be part of all that. It's not their job, after all, to negotiate or make deals with Convention companies etc.
Oh well, things are as they are. We'll go and make the best of it, somehow.
The thing is, P. Brown is not the booking agent. That's a whole different person. So I'm not sure who actually does that initial negotiating based on the necessary math. But in an extraordinary situation like this one, I can't help but wonder if things might have played out a bit differently if RDA had been consulted or at least made aware of the situation. Right now, I guess RDA is trying to figure out what happened too.
BOOKING AGENT WANTED !!!KateR wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:17 pmThe thing is, P. Brown is not the booking agent. That's a whole different person. So I'm not sure who actually does that initial negotiating based on the necessary math. But in an extraordinary situation like this one, I can't help but wonder if things might have played out a bit differently if RDA had been consulted or at least made aware of the situation. Right now, I guess RDA is trying to figure out what happened too.
Kate