Thankyou Pete. The USA model works in the USA and wont work here cause they all get along over their and work together as a industry, that model would need everyone over here on the same page, so I thought of a idea that bypasses having to make everyone get along, by removing the dis-agreeing parties and coming up with a idea which allows a expo to work, with the focus on the people who do get along, ALL the players, hence the ""What about a expo I described with 100 plus machines. A players expo"".
Heres a point I want to ask about with sellers. The moment you have people selling a machine/or machines, it turns into a place for every dodgy bastard to bring machines to sell. I DONT WANT A 4 SALE EXPO. A players expo. Then some people want some dealers to attend and not others. POLITICS POLITICS POLITICS. If it games to play only, its a players expo. Parts for sale, also has similar issues, some sellers attend, but not if so and so attends, then that seller gets all his mates n friends to boycott it etc. More polotics.
If its a players only expo, no one can whinge complain, hijack the thing. A very very simple expo, just machines to play, just machines to see, just people to talk with, just fun, and NO business. Thats the expo that this fractured industry could agree on, and its all about the players, and the pinny owner, not about politics, who's prices are too high, who came n who didnt because one seller doesnt like another seller. JUST MACHINES TO PLAY AND PEOPLE TO MEET WITH. SIMPLE ! People could fly to QLD for around $199 return, so no car is required, just a cheap motel once here for a fri/sat night.
***The same thing could happen in Melb, if u guys got a cheap council building, got together and had 100 machines in the local large community centre etc, these simple ideas could work and be very effective. Takes all the politics out of it. I reckon people shld consider the focus on a Players Expo, without all the stuff people will never agree on. Food for thought. !
