Episode 179 - Chargin' for Electricity
Pinball: We talk about a number of highlights from Pinball Expo (purportedly, since we weren't there), Spooky Pinball bringing in a new programmer and more delays from CGC on Cactus Canyon Remake LE....
Highlights
- Expo 2024 charged vendors $300 for electricity on top of booth fees, which was not clearly disclosed upfront
- Items were stolen from vendors and auction winners during Expo 2024 breakdown, including from Brian Allen and Flip the Script autism charity
- Expo 2024 is now the most expensive booth location for vendors compared to other shows
- Mandalorian pinball topper costs $2,000 as DLC, which Dennis views as excessive pricing
- Expo 2024 vendor hall and free play areas were mixed together, which attendees preferred over 2021/2022 separation
- Seminars at Expo 2024 no longer had an attendance charge, unlike 2021
Notable quotes
“That should be part of the charge that it costs you to be a vendor at an event. attending said event, becoming a vendor, paying your whatever it costs to go into the event should include everything, including electricity.”
“Expo is the most expensive booth now.”
“I will not go back to that facility unless I have a hotel room in that facility... If you want me back, that's going to be the rule.”
“You're just going to end up doubling the cost of your machine. You know, maybe. If you want a topper.”
“When people were packing up, I saw reports of multiple things being stolen while people were packing up, significant things.”
Entities
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Marco Specialties· company
- Chicago Pinball Expo· event
- Pinball Expo· event
- Pinball Industry Awards· event
- Twippies· event
- Mandalorian· game
- Eclectic Gamers Podcast· organization
- Flip the Script· organization
- Brian Allen· person
- Dennis· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Jeff Patterson· person
- Tony· person
- Zach Minney· person
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