jakers77777 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hey guys, I'm having real trouble deciding who to go and see at LFCC this year. If you don't mind me asking, what are your budgets? I think this would help me to decide on a reasonable budget and make my decision easier. Not including merchandise, just autos. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators StuartG2198 Posted June 27, 2014 Moderators Share Posted June 27, 2014 On autos this year I'm at around £550, which is way over the £400 I wanted to spend this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmilburn Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) Ideally want spend no more than £300 on autos but currently above £500. I will cut that down though as I can be very brutal when it comes to my budget. Be some people spending a couple grand combined on autographs & photoshoots. Edited June 27, 2014 by madmilburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicky114 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 About 450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swissangel4616 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) I don't really have plans. That would make me crazy. Currently there are a lot great and interesting names which I have to get signed. It makes definitiv more than £ 500.00 But after I got those autographs I will feel like a Edited June 27, 2014 by Swissangel4616 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lois Lawson Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I try to plan ahead ie: buying the photoshoot tickets and entry tickets online, spread over a few months, it doesn't seem so bad then. Then i just usually take about £200 cash with me for whoevers autograph, if i run out of money, then that's it, if i don't spend it all, it goes towards the next con 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lois Lawson Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I should also add that if i'm having a photoshoot with someone, i won't get their autographs, is always one or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeTemps Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hey guys, I'm having real trouble deciding who to go and see at LFCC this year. If you don't mind me asking, what are your budgets? I think this would help me to decide on a reasonable budget and make my decision easier. Not including merchandise, just autos. Thank you! Just autos/photo's and not including entry cost (earlybird) and travel. Approx. £45. Might have a bit more depending on if I can stay away from the fabric shop before the comicon comes round. lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wondermoose Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Well I was planning on sticking to around a £900 - £1000 including goldpass, photoshoots and Autos, but the lineup has thrown that budget out the window.... so I dont have one anymore. Autos itself... I usually try sticking that part to around £500 - £600... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Have already gone above my £500 budget for Auto's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmorris2504 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 My total for autographs was in the £500 range but now I've cut it back to about £250, I've spent £90 on photoshoots so all together this year I'll be spending far too much! I'm struggling to get up to the amount of cash I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreampixie Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm only taking about £125 for all my autos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny-summers Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 £120. I may cull a guest though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tompain100 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 According to my spreadsheet (I'm preparing well for this) it will cost me £245 for my autographs so that's what I will taking. Can't really afford to splurge on merchandise after that much in two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4vem88 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I don't have a budget as such, it's more of a 'if there's an autograph I want, I'll have to pay it cos there may not be a next time'. I was given £70 for my birthday to get Ian McDiarmid's auto as he was the biggest guest at the time, so that's helped a bit and a couple of cancellations. My overall expenditure on autos this year is about £200 I think, although I could have miscalculated. I have one photoshoot which is already booked so I'm good to go. Unless there's another guest that's going to be sneaked in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenGreen Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) I've bought my photoshoots already, so whilst they are part of the budget they are done and paid for. I don't think I can bring myself to type the figure though, because it's a biggie, much more than ever before and I've been going since the very first LFCC ! Autos, well there is my ideal and my what I can afford , currently my ideal is at £945, however I can't afford that on top of everything else, so I am going through the tough task of cutting that significantly back and will have to stick to just one auto from guests, rather than multiples for some. I have in the past spent around £500 - £600 at the top end, but that would include autos and merchandise. This has certainly become a real budget busting event ! I was also just thinking this could be my first potential four figure event, with photos , autos and merchandise breaking through the £1000 barrier ! Edited June 27, 2014 by GoldenGreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRichard76 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 20p BUT adjusted for inflation 10p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elspeth Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) £600 altogether for autos and photos. Been putting £50 a month aside since last year's LFCC. Probably working out around £250 on photos and £350 on autos. Edited June 27, 2014 by Elspeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelbacchae Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Autographs that I want: £275 Autographs that I might want: £135 Photoshoots that I want: £180 (already paid) Photoshoots that I might want: £85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liannalorne Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Already bought my photoshoots, I spread those out over months. Small budget, less than a £100 for autographs unless I suddenly come into money lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minchb Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I feel like I have the smallest budget, I'll be taking around £50-£80, just for a couple autographs and food money really. For what I've paid for already estimates at £90 inc. photoshoots, GoT screening and travel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dace321 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 4 Photo shoots, payment spread out over a couple of months , Auto budget around £400 i had to cut a couple out due to John Hurt Photo shoot but we'll see what happens on the day as i usually budget in some spending money for the stalls which i could divert to the autos i wanted, but this year i thought some of the prices were a bit high , even taking into account rarity of the guests Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostboy1981 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 £1000 to last me over the 3 days, I'd like to think I wouldn't spend it all but I probably will. I've got terrible will power lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannycarroll2007 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 At Newcastle the longest queues of the day were at the cash points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knitty Fred Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I have to say I drew up on a spreadsheet of list of everyone that I wanted to meet for either a photograph or autograph (or both). When totalled it came to £1,495. I then went through and edited down who I could live without meeting (sorry Star Wars minor character actors) which brought it down to a more realistic figure. Several of the Who stars I met at Panopticon 93 so they’re instantly off but couldn’t do them until I went through my autograph book in front of the spreadsheet. I however haven't given myself an actual budget though as I’ve not done any conventions since Panopticon 2000 so got a lot of catching up to do. Add to that we’ve had financial issues for the past couple of years due to our flat which we rented out which has now sold. And it’s my birthday on 24 July and I also have private work as well as my normal 9-5 job I have got a larger than normal pot of money to play with. I’ve actually booked in 21 photoshoots and hope to get 34 autographs but I do have an A list and B list for autographs. Merchandise doesn't really that highly on my list as (a) meeting the stars is my main thrust this time and ( I dread to think how much I could spend let lose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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