I understand that mate and I also understand that it takes a lot of guts to put your hand in your pocket to finance this type of thing.. hats off to them and a lot of respect on that part. I also understand that they need to make a return.. of course they do! Business is business.
What I don't understand is that if your are going to stump up $50K or so and need to make a return.. why are you limiting its success by only letting 1 forum go?
Aye.. its their money and they can do what they like, but talk about cutting your nose off to spite your face.
If I had any money tied up in this at all id be shouting about it from every possible angle and making sure everyone across the hobby and general public knew about it.. but that's me and its not my money and for that im glad.
The 300 available $150 a ticket for the 250 machines? IF it sells out at that price then there are more people than machines.. if I paid $150 for a private party id expect the run of any machines id like.. $150 doesn't sound like a good deal to me... id still not get a game on CV.. MOP etc as they would be taken up... the crappy RECEL pins on the other hand.. well.
Dunno mate.. theres a lot of sour grapes in this Expo and it really does sum up the Australian pinball community very well... its not a happy place is it?
No mate , its not a happy place . Such a shame that everyone in the pinball community can't behave as adults and all get along with each other . I wore an AP shirt to an AA meet once and boy that put the cat amongst the pidgeons 
Yeah I too would be spruiking everywhere if it were my money. Even if I wasn't working most of that weekend I wouldn't pay $150 for a ticket either as I also don't see it as great value . I will go on the Saturday though as I think $30 for 8 hours is pretty good , though it will be a gamble as to how much game time you can have , totally dependent on the crowd on the day of course.
.. and that's indicative of the "issues" from other side of the fence. Problems need to start from somewhere, and it is always the same crap !
If I recall, this event was to be "inclusive" irrespective of what forum and what state you live in. Even talk of the commercial guys in Melbourne being given an invite.
The only Expo worth attending would be the type of presentation the OP linked.
