LF: Concessionaires and Exhibitors for Toyphliia 2006

[yoncha]

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bitaw oi, kato mga collectors diri sa istorya, pag join lang mo, support lang gud. para lang mastart nato ni, ishowcase sad ang mga collections bah...

@wats, dayon to ang mga big time collectors na ka meeting nato? mga statues and model kits man to ila diba?

join na mo oi

1. claire will be joining diecast cars
2. ryanrocks anime figures
3. yoncha mixed
4. my cousin autoart diecast
5. ....

[giver_bert]

hmm... count me in bai watz.. basta i'll find a way to support this initiative.. if dili man gani ko ka display, at least makahatag ko gamay fin. leverage..

/crossing my fingers.. hoping i'll get my early paycheck..

[noelting]

hi wats, i didn't ask the 2nd question anymore since your answer to my first question was relevant to the 2nd one.
remember when i asked about the display stands and you said that you weren't able to get a deal from the glass company and will be providing tables instead?

when people ask questions, it doesnt mean they dont support you. the thought of having a questions alone means that i have concerns. usually the quiet ones who just agrees to everything are just passive. kung sa binisaya pa, sige lang og tando.

[yoncha]

hehehe, daghan sad passive people diri... hehehehehe.

[giver_bert]

for those who have something to sell during the event:

guys, pwede ta magchip-in para makapwesto ta, bisan usa lang gud for the istoryans.. yoncha's looking for pepz na mo share.. 3,000.00 bayad daw.. at least naa tulo kabuok magtunga para dili kaayo bug-at.. or better yet, mas daghan pa mo apil para mas lesser ang share per person..

[cmontoya]

@wats: I understand what you must be feeling now bai (I feel the same way in our office struggling to make a difference despite the situation). Anyway, kung dili madayon ang Dec 16-17 tungod sa financial constraints, then let's scale down next year. Let's meet to discuss what went wrong with the other interested parties and pick ourselves up from there. When kaha ka maka-inform namo kung dayon ba or dili?

Kung mahal ra kaayo SM, pwede man siguro sa CAP multi-purpose hall. Kaila nako administrator diha and I think dili man siguro mahal didto kay mga born-again sige man renta didto for their worship services. Pero again depende sa purpose sa exhibit. Kung for show-off lang, CAP would be good since we'll be inviting real enthusiasts ra dyud pero kung show-off plus marketing/sales, then SM pero like you said, murag lisod makakuha financial commitment especially na bag-o pa na concept(?) diri sa Cebu toy collection.

[noelting]

i would have suggested to move the venue to BTC. outside hobbyshaft (where sony is showcasing their appliances now) at least we can have the toys stored inside hobbyshaft at night. sayang lang coz december would have been a perfect time of the year for this activity.

the fact is, if you want to make this possible, you will need money.. organizers should gamble if he believes in this event. dili tanan organizers mu gain. naa gyuy ma alikansi. you know those concert organizers, they invest in the event. they paid for the venue, rental of the musical instruments even before sponsors have paid them. even the organizers sa mga bazaar, they spend for the booths. after na na ang mangitag exhibitors or concessionaires. then after the event, they will store those booths in the warehouse for the next event. if you dont have these resources, there are companies like J eugenio concepts who can prepare these for you. but still you have to pay them.

bottom line is, its all about the approach. dili sad pwede you put the blame on the exhibitors because they werent interested. instead, consider why they werent interested.

[ryanrocks]

@wats, answer namn my PM pls..

@yonch, ayaw kalimti na makig join rako nimo ky gamay ra ako e display.. hehehe...

[mykelchua]

bai wats,

maka display ko a few pieces. im not worrying about theft basta naa lang kabutangan akong butang okei na. its only a few stuff. ma ihap ra sa tudlo. anything to help bai. also, volunteering myself as a look out.. mayta madayon ni.

calling on subzero and the rest of the die cast people.

display ko a few muscle cars from JL, a few vipers from Mattel, ug gullwing. ug naa pay ma ikyas a balay akong dalhon.

[wats]

"when people ask questions, it doesnt mean they dont support you. the thought of having a questions alone means that i have concerns. usually the quiet ones who just agrees to everything are just passive. kung sa binisaya pa, sige lang og tando. "

When people ask me questions, mas malipay ko kay i know na they didnt ignore my invitaion and that they are considering it


"they invest in the event. they paid for the venue, rental of the musical instruments even before sponsors have paid them."

Like i mentioned I would've taken the risk, pero kung set na ang venue, equipments and all, gamay raman gihapun mangapil diba? And ikaw naka notice man gyud ka gamay nalang oras. so tell me, nganu pa pasu paman ko? kung padayun ni and i only get to fill half of the venue, I'd be disappointing the people just as well as I'd be disappointing myself. I have prepared the budget for that event. I appreciate the advice, but it's one advice that i learned already.

And for the record, did i blame exhibitors? All i did was state a fact, that gamay ra ni reply sa ako invitation. if i did blame them, daghan siguro na turn off sa aning project but it seems, even with this thread, naa man diay ning samut ug support. Nya buyag lang kadtu mga idarun na collectors na meet namo with yoncha, positive naman ila feedback.

if you talk about approach, i got the 3 major medias wanting to do coverage on this event for free because they found it interesting. They complimented on how daring our group was that we opted to organize a toy exhibit, and not another sports fest or musical show. I approached Globe and got their sponsorship. I approached more potential national sponsors, got them thinking and ,like you, asked me questions. But they wanted to play on the safer side and said they would like to see what happens with this event first and maybe they'll reconsider next year. I approached SM with just a name. 90% of exhibitors i approached were interested, but only a few dared to join, the others denied my invitation because of unavoidable circumstances.

Lastly if we talk about consideration, a lot of changes have happened, because questions were thrown at me and I attended to them. I converted some "non-interested exhibitors" to "interested exhibitors". I guess I showed consideration.

The event is still depending on 1 thing: whether or not i can get local support to fill up the venue. Financially it's a killer but we're taking the risks because we believe in it.

As for updates, interested mu join ang neutral grounds and they might hold a competition.