Fun Coin show did NOTset the parking fee and NOT getting any revenue from parking fee that is charged by convention center. The regular rate was increased by $3.00 charged at 2024 Summer Fun. Guess the $10.00 show rateis now a thing of the past.
Guess FUN was unable to obtain the discounted rate as in previous years.
Tampa Convention Center Daily Parking in the covered parking garage is $15. Take the show back to Tampa!
For the folks that do not understand the gripe:
1. $10 for mannnny years and now more than doubled for no added benefit and it's not like there is a shortage of parking spots.
2. When I paid for parking, I asked the money-taking-attendant, that seemed to be doing their job poorly, which concourse the FUN show was in and I was told South Concourse. For $21.50 I would think the attendant could tell me the right place to park. For $21.50, is that so much to ask? No FUN Show organizers or those at the venue understands how this relates to security?
3. To add additional confusion, the FUN Show Organizers coordinated with or allowed the venue to hang the FUN Show banner on South Concourse wall of the building that faces the South Concourse parking lot.
4. The concourse is not listed on the home page of the FUN website along with all the other basic information like venue and address. As part of the address, why is North Concourse not mentioned? After I parked, I walked into the South Concourse, walked the entire length of it and did not see the FUN Show. I walked half way back along the concourse while looking for an employee to ask where the show was. There were no signs about FUN or what was being hosted in the different concourses. I found an employee and she told me it was in the North Concourse, that I needed to turn around, walk to the end of the South Concourse again, turn right, go outside and walk the entire length of the building (half mile?) to the North Concourse. Sure, I could have walked a quarter mile back to my car, driven to the North Concourse to park, walk in the building and do it that way but chose not to. It would have taken just about as long.
5. Doubling the cost to park for no added benefit, contributing to security risks, possibly causing people to walk a mile with their stuff before they even get to the show demonstrates poor customer service at minimum.
6. Down here in central Florida, had we always been used to parking our cars for $60, $75, $100 or whatever seems to be common up north then that would be one thing but that is not the case here. The cost to park a darn car more than doubled.
7. The FUN Show website is very disingenuous when it comes to stating that entry is free. If you are not staying at a hotel across the street from the convention center (getting a free shuttle, or walking the long distance), entry is NOT FREE...you will likely be paying to park. $10 is one thing but $21.50 is quite the rip off. Please do not say entry is free. It's not even close.
Just because I can afford to pay to park my car, does not make this okay. Poor communication by FUN on the home page of their website, poor placement of the banner on the building making you think you were in the right place, time wasting by the venue and FUN, potentially contributing to security problems by FUN and the venue...all are bad.
As I said before, I am glad I packed my lunch for the day so I could avoid that fee.
Let's get this thing back in Tampa.
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@coastaljerseyguy said:
Its not the absolute dollar cost but the value of the purchase that annoys folks. When I can buy a case of water for $0.10 a bottle that the airport wants $4-5, that is what irks me.
You're not paying for the water.... you're paying for the location, the ambience, the expenses of having the airport, etc.
Back around 1990 I used to go to a large antique show in an armory on Eight Mile Road in Detroit. Parking was free ... until the management sold parking rights for shows held there to an outside company. I recall driving into the parking lot and being told that it would cost $7 to park. I immediately turned the car around and left. I never attended the show again.
The only gripe I had was actually with the county for having universal blvd shut down, and couldn’t exit off the 528 to make for a speedy in/out in the north lot. Had to pull in the south lot parking from i-drive and cruise through there up to the north lot from there.
Trust me, we do not want this show back in Tampa. It’s a gift having this show in Orlando
@giantsfan20 said:
Fun Coin show did NOTset the parking fee and NOT getting any revenue from the regular rate charged by convention center.
Guess FUN was unable to obtain the discounted rate as in previous years.
It actually was the discounted rate. 😶
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The show organizers probably could use some help with website design, but the parking fee and bourse location are posted on their website.
That said, a price increase like that can be upsetting. I would say that as a whole though, the FUN show provides great value and great opportunity for the participants. And if you’re close enough that driving makes sense, consider yourself lucky that you don’t have to pay for a round trip airline ticket to attend.
Trust me, we do not want this show back in Tampa. It’s a gift having this show in Orlando
Trust me when I say a 20-25min drive is much better than a 2.5hour drive. Covered and cheaper parking with video surveillance is better. There’s also built in clarity for the event location at the venue.
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I've been a member of PCGS since May 2020. This was my first FUN show. I had a blast, found everything I needed.
I was a little shocked at the parking price, however it did keep out any shady people that might have been waiting in the parking lot. So, yes it was expensive, but I felt safe walking through the packed parking lot with my Mom.
Really looking forward to the Summer Fun Show!!!
@1630Boston said:
Real estate is very expensive, here in Boston we are building a 5,000-lot parking area for $5 Million Dollars!!!
$100,000 per space?
But I do agree there should be some 'advance notice' of the price and other options available>
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$1000 per space but still expensive.
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@keyman64 said:
Yup! It was $10!!! Now they charge you $21.50 and direct you to the South Concourse when the show is in the North Concourse. Ugh
For security reasons, I actually did park at the South concourse and walked the quarter-mile to the coin show.
I agree with the $21 being too high for parking.
Please help me understand how parking & walking from the south lot to the north hall provided more security for you? I’m guessing you had something of value on yourself (cash, coins, checkbook, or at least something), and being exposed in a 3/4 empty south parking lot doesn’t seem advantageous to me.
@keyman64 said:
Yup! It was $10!!! Now they charge you $21.50 and direct you to the South Concourse when the show is in the North Concourse. Ugh
For security reasons, I actually did park at the South concourse and walked the quarter-mile to the coin show.
I agree with the $21 being too high for parking.
Please help me understand how parking & walking from the south lot to the north hall provided more security for you? I’m guessing you had something of value on yourself (cash, coins, checkbook, or at least something), and being exposed in a 3/4 empty south parking lot doesn’t seem advantageous to me.
Perhaps he would not be targeted as attending the show??
$20 seems high but your in the tourist zone. Convention center dictates the rules. Remember 2 shows in Tampa and 1 In West Palm Beach because somebody wanted to center more $$
I don’t know why I find it humorous that the Fun Show parking cost tread has gotten almost 2x the activity of the actual Fun Show reports with all the actual excitement.
Hopefully there were some good parking lot finds on the way in.
Not in the FUN parking lot but, after I flew home Saturday night, while walking to the parking garage in the Greenville, SC airport, I found a Mexican 1 Peso coin dated 2024. (Yeah, I know, don't spend it all in one place).
@2ndCharter said:
Not in the FUN parking lot but, after I flew home Saturday night, while walking to the parking garage in the Greenville, SC airport, I found a Mexican 1 Peso coin dated 2024. (Yeah, I know, don't spend it all in one place).
@keyman64 said:
Yup! It was $10!!! Now they charge you $21.50 and direct you to the South Concourse when the show is in the North Concourse. Ugh
For security reasons, I actually did park at the South concourse and walked the quarter-mile to the coin show.
I agree with the $21 being too high for parking.
Please help me understand how parking & walking from the south lot to the north hall provided more security for you? I’m guessing you had something of value on yourself (cash, coins, checkbook, or at least something), and being exposed in a 3/4 empty south parking lot doesn’t seem advantageous to me.
Perhaps he would not be targeted as attending the show??
Let me just say that I've been robbed before at a prior FUN show and parking in an area that makes it blatantly obvious that you are attending a coin show greatly increases your odds of having a tracker placed on your car.
@keyman64 said:
Tampa Convention Center Daily Parking in the covered parking garage is $15. Take the show back to Tampa!
For the folks that do not understand the gripe:
1. $10 for mannnny years and now more than doubled for no added benefit and it's not like there is a shortage of parking spots.
2. When I paid for parking, I asked the money-taking-attendant, that seemed to be doing their job poorly, which concourse the FUN show was in and I was told South Concourse. For $21.50 I would think the attendant could tell me the right place to park. For $21.50, is that so much to ask? No FUN Show organizers or those at the venue understands how this relates to security?
3. To add additional confusion, the FUN Show Organizers coordinated with or allowed the venue to hang the FUN Show banner on South Concourse wall of the building that faces the South Concourse parking lot.
4. The concourse is not listed on the home page of the FUN website along with all the other basic information like venue and address. As part of the address, why is North Concourse not mentioned? After I parked, I walked into the South Concourse, walked the entire length of it and did not see the FUN Show. I walked half way back along the concourse while looking for an employee to ask where the show was. There were no signs about FUN or what was being hosted in the different concourses. I found an employee and she told me it was in the North Concourse, that I needed to turn around, walk to the end of the South Concourse again, turn right, go outside and walk the entire length of the building (half mile?) to the North Concourse. Sure, I could have walked a quarter mile back to my car, driven to the North Concourse to park, walk in the building and do it that way but chose not to. It would have taken just about as long.
5. Doubling the cost to park for no added benefit, contributing to security risks, possibly causing people to walk a mile with their stuff before they even get to the show demonstrates poor customer service at minimum.
6. Down here in central Florida, had we always been used to parking our cars for $60, $75, $100 or whatever seems to be common up north then that would be one thing but that is not the case here. The cost to park a darn car more than doubled.
7. The FUN Show website is very disingenuous when it comes to stating that entry is free. If you are not staying at a hotel across the street from the convention center (getting a free shuttle, or walking the long distance), entry is NOT FREE...you will likely be paying to park. $10 is one thing but $21.50 is quite the rip off. Please do not say entry is free. It's not even close.
Just because I can afford to pay to park my car, does not make this okay. Poor communication by FUN on the home page of their website, poor placement of the banner on the building making you think you were in the right place, time wasting by the venue and FUN, potentially contributing to security problems by FUN and the venue...all are bad.
As I said before, I am glad I packed my lunch for the day so I could avoid that fee.
Let's get this thing back in Tampa.
I knew it was at the North Concourse so it must have been on the website somewhere! I do agree some of the signage was lacking. I just followed other folks who I assumed were walking to the show LOL!
The event organizers must think that large cities are the only places with venues that can handle a large crowd. They would be incorrect, as I know plenty of nice venues in smaller towns that would accommodate the crowd size that FUN has, and they all have.... wait for it... FREE parking! Can you believe it? And, as an added bonus, you don't have to drive on crazy overcrowded big city streets!
Maybe it's just me, but I do NOT like big cities. I live in a small city of around 90,000 souls and it's just right. Not too big but still large enough to have nice venues for shows, we have several Casinos, a large Coliseum and Event Center with several annexes, tons of restaurants, and theaters, etc. And paid parking lots are nowhere to be found!
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@dsessom said:
The event organizers must think that large cities are the only places with venues that can handle a large crowd. They would be incorrect, as I know plenty of nice venues in smaller towns that would accommodate the crowd size that FUN has, and they all have.... wait for it... FREE parking! Can you believe it? And, as an added bonus, you don't have to drive on crazy overcrowded big city streets!
Maybe it's just me, but I do NOT like big cities. I live in a small city of around 90,000 souls and it's just right. Not too big but still large enough to have nice venues for shows, we have several Casinos, a large Coliseum and Event Center with several annexes, tons of restaurants, and theaters, etc. And paid parking lots are nowhere to be found!
They’re probably well aware, but since this event is run by the Florida United Numismatists, it’s unlikely they’d hold their convention out of state. And perhaps a more important consideration than venue size, having a location with non-stop flights from almost anywhere in the US, plus ample hotel capacity are paramount. But $22 for parking is BS
20 plus years ago I was able to fly from the NY area and go to the FUN show staying at an economy hotel/motel chain for a number of days for under $500; airfare was under $150. I was opposite the Disney attraction of the upside down calamity buildings. Inflation and the cost of being a "tourist" have all gone up substantially. Parking is yet another big cost in tourist-geared Florida. They have a new convention group every week or so, or in the busy times possibly two big groups in a week.
They’re probably well aware, but since this event is run by the Florida United Numismatists, it’s unlikely they’d hold their convention out of state. And perhaps a more important consideration than venue size, having a location with non-stop flights from almost anywhere in the US, plus ample hotel capacity are paramount. But $22 for parking is BS
Good point about the air ports. Smaller cities would lack that most likely.
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@logger7 said:
20 plus years ago I was able to fly from the NY area and go to the FUN show staying at an economy hotel/motel chain for a number of days for under $500; airfare was under $150. I was opposite the Disney attraction of the upside down calamity buildings. Inflation and the cost of being a "tourist" have all gone up substantially. Parking is yet another big cost in tourist-geared Florida. They have a new convention group every week or so, or in the busy times possibly two big groups in a week.
Be that as it may, the convention center is hardly a tourist attraction. Real estate and parking are at a premium in business districts, such as midtown Manhattan, so charging a lot for a parking facility, when there would otherwise be a better, higher value use for the real estate is totally justified. Not so much on I-Drive in Orlando, where real estate is plentiful, and where many businesses and hotels up and down I-Drive offer free parking, with a huge outlet mall on one end of the road, also somehow finding a way to allow shoppers to park without additional charge.
Charging anything at all for parking under such circumstances is nothing but a blatant money grab on the part of the convention center. It honestly should be included in the fees FUN pays to have them host the show, and/or FUN should seriously consider taking its business elsewhere.
And perhaps a more important consideration than venue size, having a location with non-stop flights from almost anywhere in the US,
Bingo - Look in another thread as to why Charmy Harker (Pennylady) is not going to the ANA in Oklahoma City. She could only find "puddle jumper" flights that would not allow her to bring her inventory on the plane. So, your small-town venue might be easier to drive to (and park) but the out-of-town dealers are not going there.
@2ndCharter said: And perhaps a more important consideration than venue size, having a location with non-stop flights from almost anywhere in the US,
Bingo - Look in another thread as to why Charmy Harker (Pennylady) is not going to the ANA in Oklahoma City. She could only find "puddle jumper" flights that would not allow her to bring her inventory on the plane. So, your small-town venue might be easier to drive to (and park) but the out-of-town dealers are not going there.
Makes sense. I have an insurance policy that covers my coins during travel to shows in a carry-on, but would not cover losses for coins in checked luggage.
@logger7 said:
20 plus years ago I was able to fly from the NY area and go to the FUN show staying at an economy hotel/motel chain for a number of days for under $500; airfare was under $150. I was opposite the Disney attraction of the upside down calamity buildings. Inflation and the cost of being a "tourist" have all gone up substantially. Parking is yet another big cost in tourist-geared Florida. They have a new convention group every week or so, or in the busy times possibly two big groups in a week.
Be that as it may, the convention center is hardly a tourist attraction. Real estate and parking are at a premium in business districts, such as midtown Manhattan, so charging a lot for a parking facility, when there would otherwise be a better, higher value use for the real estate is totally justified. Not so much on I-Drive in Orlando, where real estate is plentiful, and where many business and hotels up and down I-Drive offer free parking, with a huge outlet mall on one end of the road, also somehow finding a way to allow shoppers to park without additional charge.
Charging anything at all for parking under such circumstances is nothing but a blatant money grab on the part of the convention center. It honestly should be included in the fees FUN pays to have them host the show, and/or FUN should honestly consider taking its business elsewhere.
If one purchases their airline tickets at the right time and books their hotel through the right venue, one should have no problem keeping this trip under $500 today.
@logger7 said:
20 plus years ago I was able to fly from the NY area and go to the FUN show staying at an economy hotel/motel chain for a number of days for under $500; airfare was under $150. I was opposite the Disney attraction of the upside down calamity buildings. Inflation and the cost of being a "tourist" have all gone up substantially. Parking is yet another big cost in tourist-geared Florida. They have a new convention group every week or so, or in the busy times possibly two big groups in a week.
Be that as it may, the convention center is hardly a tourist attraction. Real estate and parking are at a premium in business districts, such as midtown Manhattan, so charging a lot for a parking facility, when there would otherwise be a better, higher value use for the real estate is totally justified. Not so much on I-Drive in Orlando, where real estate is plentiful, and where many business and hotels up and down I-Drive offer free parking, with a huge outlet mall on one end of the road, also somehow finding a way to allow shoppers to park without additional charge.
Charging anything at all for parking under such circumstances is nothing but a blatant money grab on the part of the convention center. It honestly should be included in the fees FUN pays to have them host the show, and/or FUN should honestly consider taking its business elsewhere.
If one purchases their airline tickets at the right time and books their hotel through the right venue, one should have no problem keeping this trip under $500 today.
That's fine. I don't care if someone lives in Orlando and packs a lunch. $20 to park at a convention center in a suburban location with literally acres and acres of open air parking is a money grab.
As is parking at football stadiums, etc. But at an entertainment venue, parking and concession sales are how they make money.
At a convention, the host is already paying for the event. Do you also pay for parking when attending a wedding at a catering hall?
In midtown Manhattan you would, or the host would cover it for you. It is inexcusable on I-Drive in Orlando, no matter how much travel, lodging and meals cost.
If I don't have to pay to park while eating at Denny's across the street there is no reason I should have to pay to park at that convention center. Not $20. Not $10. Not $5.
It should be included in the price of admission, which in this case is $0. Operating the parking lot is just part of their overhead. Did they also charge to use the bathrooms? Same idea.
All they are doing is co-opting a concept from urban areas, where the real estate to support parking is not cheap, and applying it to a location where it is. For no reason other than to justify a money grab.
Not because the mortgage on the parking lot, and the cost of the attendants, justifies charging $20 plus tax per vehicle to park a car for a few hours. Every day there is a event. For every car, in a place not easily accessible by public transportation, but with literally acres upon acres of undeveloped land utilized for parking.
It's honestly a disgrace, and I hope FUN addresses it by either negotiating it away, or moving the show. Florida is a big state. Orlando is centrally located and convenient, but it is not the only good place in Florida to hold a coin show.
@RichieURich said:
Yes, I wasn't happy either that the parking had doubled from the previous show. But I guess that gave me incentive to sell more coins, which I was fortunate to be able to accomplish.
And everyone typically complains about convention center food, but the food at the FUN show was surprisingly good!
Everything but the Chinese food imo, but I cant get enough of those barbecue platters 🥰.
Good to know that the bbq platters are good. Will need to remember that next year. The one day I was able to eat lunch, it was the Chinese food. $20 (!) for a small container (followed by having a brick sit in my stomach the rest of the day).
Fun leadership did not make any statement something to the effect of sorry but no longer discounted rate. That should have been a given since it was offered at all shows including the FUN Summer 2024 show.
@dsessom said:
The event organizers must think that large cities are the only places with venues that can handle a large crowd. They would be incorrect, as I know plenty of nice venues in smaller towns that would accommodate the crowd size that FUN has, and they all have.... wait for it... FREE parking! Can you believe it? And, as an added bonus, you don't have to drive on crazy overcrowded big city streets!
Maybe it's just me, but I do NOT like big cities. I live in a small city of around 90,000 souls and it's just right. Not too big but still large enough to have nice venues for shows, we have several Casinos, a large Coliseum and Event Center with several annexes, tons of restaurants, and theaters, etc. And paid parking lots are nowhere to be found!
Never mind, airport issue already commented on……….
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Fun Coin show did NOTset the parking fee and NOT getting any revenue from parking fee that is charged by convention center. The regular rate was increased by $3.00 charged at 2024 Summer Fun. Guess the $10.00 show rateis now a thing of the past.
Guess FUN was unable to obtain the discounted rate as in previous years.
You’re getting a deal at $21.50…..wait until you see the price to park at next year’s FUN.
I have been saying this for the last couple of years "everything has gone up in price, except our wages."
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Wages are up substantially. Just change jobs and you’ll see.
....this guy might say otherwise....
They learned from NYC and are now practicing "congestion parking"
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Tampa Convention Center Daily Parking in the covered parking garage is $15. Take the show back to Tampa!
For the folks that do not understand the gripe:
1. $10 for mannnny years and now more than doubled for no added benefit and it's not like there is a shortage of parking spots.
2. When I paid for parking, I asked the money-taking-attendant, that seemed to be doing their job poorly, which concourse the FUN show was in and I was told South Concourse. For $21.50 I would think the attendant could tell me the right place to park. For $21.50, is that so much to ask? No FUN Show organizers or those at the venue understands how this relates to security?
3. To add additional confusion, the FUN Show Organizers coordinated with or allowed the venue to hang the FUN Show banner on South Concourse wall of the building that faces the South Concourse parking lot.
4. The concourse is not listed on the home page of the FUN website along with all the other basic information like venue and address. As part of the address, why is North Concourse not mentioned? After I parked, I walked into the South Concourse, walked the entire length of it and did not see the FUN Show. I walked half way back along the concourse while looking for an employee to ask where the show was. There were no signs about FUN or what was being hosted in the different concourses. I found an employee and she told me it was in the North Concourse, that I needed to turn around, walk to the end of the South Concourse again, turn right, go outside and walk the entire length of the building (half mile?) to the North Concourse. Sure, I could have walked a quarter mile back to my car, driven to the North Concourse to park, walk in the building and do it that way but chose not to. It would have taken just about as long.
5. Doubling the cost to park for no added benefit, contributing to security risks, possibly causing people to walk a mile with their stuff before they even get to the show demonstrates poor customer service at minimum.
6. Down here in central Florida, had we always been used to parking our cars for $60, $75, $100 or whatever seems to be common up north then that would be one thing but that is not the case here. The cost to park a darn car more than doubled.
7. The FUN Show website is very disingenuous when it comes to stating that entry is free. If you are not staying at a hotel across the street from the convention center (getting a free shuttle, or walking the long distance), entry is NOT FREE...you will likely be paying to park. $10 is one thing but $21.50 is quite the rip off. Please do not say entry is free. It's not even close.
Just because I can afford to pay to park my car, does not make this okay. Poor communication by FUN on the home page of their website, poor placement of the banner on the building making you think you were in the right place, time wasting by the venue and FUN, potentially contributing to security problems by FUN and the venue...all are bad.
As I said before, I am glad I packed my lunch for the day so I could avoid that fee.
Let's get this thing back in Tampa.
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You're not paying for the water.... you're paying for the location, the ambience, the expenses of having the airport, etc.
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I am literally going to have nightmares over this photo.
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I may never buy a slabbed coin again. 🤮
Back around 1990 I used to go to a large antique show in an armory on Eight Mile Road in Detroit. Parking was free ... until the management sold parking rights for shows held there to an outside company. I recall driving into the parking lot and being told that it would cost $7 to park. I immediately turned the car around and left. I never attended the show again.
Keyman64:
If you looked on the fun website it mentioned the show was held in the north hall (here’s the screenshot of the info)
The only gripe I had was actually with the county for having universal blvd shut down, and couldn’t exit off the 528 to make for a speedy in/out in the north lot. Had to pull in the south lot parking from i-drive and cruise through there up to the north lot from there.
Trust me, we do not want this show back in Tampa. It’s a gift having this show in Orlando
If you’ve been saying that for the last couple of years then you’ve been wrong. Think about what the word “everything” actually means.
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It actually was the discounted rate. 😶
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I should have posted "just about everything" I would imagine there are exceptions.
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It costs money to spend money to get money(coins)?
The show organizers probably could use some help with website design, but the parking fee and bourse location are posted on their website.
That said, a price increase like that can be upsetting. I would say that as a whole though, the FUN show provides great value and great opportunity for the participants. And if you’re close enough that driving makes sense, consider yourself lucky that you don’t have to pay for a round trip airline ticket to attend.
Trust me when I say a 20-25min drive is much better than a 2.5hour drive.
Covered and cheaper parking with video surveillance is better. There’s also built in clarity for the event location at the venue.
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I've been a member of PCGS since May 2020. This was my first FUN show. I had a blast, found everything I needed.
I was a little shocked at the parking price, however it did keep out any shady people that might have been waiting in the parking lot. So, yes it was expensive, but I felt safe walking through the packed parking lot with my Mom.
Really looking forward to the Summer Fun Show!!!
Real estate is very expensive, here in Boston we are building a 5,000-lot parking area for $5 Million Dollars!!!
$100,000 per space?
But I do agree there should be some 'advance notice' of the price and other options available>
JMO
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$1000 per space but still expensive.
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Long Beach parking @ $15 is a bargain.
That is 'estimated' construction cost............Government [MASSPORT] operational expenses will multiply that by at least 200%
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And they'll make 10X that cost in revenue in the first year alone.
Sorry for my error.......it is $500,000,000 estimated cost not 5 mil.
$100,000 per parking space
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For security reasons, I actually did park at the South concourse and walked the quarter-mile to the coin show.
I agree with the $21 being too high for parking.
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i did see a deputy patrolling the lot and actively looking (not just cruising)
Parking is up and so is US Mint clad...what's this world coming to??
Please help me understand how parking & walking from the south lot to the north hall provided more security for you? I’m guessing you had something of value on yourself (cash, coins, checkbook, or at least something), and being exposed in a 3/4 empty south parking lot doesn’t seem advantageous to me.
Perhaps he would not be targeted as attending the show??
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$20 seems high but your in the tourist zone. Convention center dictates the rules. Remember 2 shows in Tampa and 1 In West Palm Beach because somebody wanted to center more $$
I don’t know why I find it humorous that the Fun Show parking cost tread has gotten almost 2x the activity of the actual Fun Show reports with all the actual excitement.
Hopefully there were some good parking lot finds on the way in.
Not in the FUN parking lot but, after I flew home Saturday night, while walking to the parking garage in the Greenville, SC airport, I found a Mexican 1 Peso coin dated 2024. (Yeah, I know, don't spend it all in one place).
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I would send it in and have it graded! 🤔🤪😬
Let me just say that I've been robbed before at a prior FUN show and parking in an area that makes it blatantly obvious that you are attending a coin show greatly increases your odds of having a tracker placed on your car.
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I knew it was at the North Concourse so it must have been on the website somewhere! I do agree some of the signage was lacking. I just followed other folks who I assumed were walking to the show LOL!
The event organizers must think that large cities are the only places with venues that can handle a large crowd. They would be incorrect, as I know plenty of nice venues in smaller towns that would accommodate the crowd size that FUN has, and they all have.... wait for it... FREE parking! Can you believe it? And, as an added bonus, you don't have to drive on crazy overcrowded big city streets!
Maybe it's just me, but I do NOT like big cities. I live in a small city of around 90,000 souls and it's just right. Not too big but still large enough to have nice venues for shows, we have several Casinos, a large Coliseum and Event Center with several annexes, tons of restaurants, and theaters, etc. And paid parking lots are nowhere to be found!
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They’re probably well aware, but since this event is run by the Florida United Numismatists, it’s unlikely they’d hold their convention out of state. And perhaps a more important consideration than venue size, having a location with non-stop flights from almost anywhere in the US, plus ample hotel capacity are paramount. But $22 for parking is BS
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
20 plus years ago I was able to fly from the NY area and go to the FUN show staying at an economy hotel/motel chain for a number of days for under $500; airfare was under $150. I was opposite the Disney attraction of the upside down calamity buildings. Inflation and the cost of being a "tourist" have all gone up substantially. Parking is yet another big cost in tourist-geared Florida. They have a new convention group every week or so, or in the busy times possibly two big groups in a week.
Good point about the air ports. Smaller cities would lack that most likely.
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Be that as it may, the convention center is hardly a tourist attraction. Real estate and parking are at a premium in business districts, such as midtown Manhattan, so charging a lot for a parking facility, when there would otherwise be a better, higher value use for the real estate is totally justified. Not so much on I-Drive in Orlando, where real estate is plentiful, and where many businesses and hotels up and down I-Drive offer free parking, with a huge outlet mall on one end of the road, also somehow finding a way to allow shoppers to park without additional charge.
Charging anything at all for parking under such circumstances is nothing but a blatant money grab on the part of the convention center. It honestly should be included in the fees FUN pays to have them host the show, and/or FUN should seriously consider taking its business elsewhere.
And perhaps a more important consideration than venue size, having a location with non-stop flights from almost anywhere in the US,
Bingo - Look in another thread as to why Charmy Harker (Pennylady) is not going to the ANA in Oklahoma City. She could only find "puddle jumper" flights that would not allow her to bring her inventory on the plane. So, your small-town venue might be easier to drive to (and park) but the out-of-town dealers are not going there.
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Makes sense. I have an insurance policy that covers my coins during travel to shows in a carry-on, but would not cover losses for coins in checked luggage.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
If one purchases their airline tickets at the right time and books their hotel through the right venue, one should have no problem keeping this trip under $500 today.
That's fine. I don't care if someone lives in Orlando and packs a lunch. $20 to park at a convention center in a suburban location with literally acres and acres of open air parking is a money grab.
As is parking at football stadiums, etc. But at an entertainment venue, parking and concession sales are how they make money.
At a convention, the host is already paying for the event. Do you also pay for parking when attending a wedding at a catering hall?
In midtown Manhattan you would, or the host would cover it for you. It is inexcusable on I-Drive in Orlando, no matter how much travel, lodging and meals cost.
If I don't have to pay to park while eating at Denny's across the street there is no reason I should have to pay to park at that convention center. Not $20. Not $10. Not $5.
It should be included in the price of admission, which in this case is $0. Operating the parking lot is just part of their overhead. Did they also charge to use the bathrooms? Same idea.
All they are doing is co-opting a concept from urban areas, where the real estate to support parking is not cheap, and applying it to a location where it is. For no reason other than to justify a money grab.
Not because the mortgage on the parking lot, and the cost of the attendants, justifies charging $20 plus tax per vehicle to park a car for a few hours. Every day there is a event. For every car, in a place not easily accessible by public transportation, but with literally acres upon acres of undeveloped land utilized for parking.
It's honestly a disgrace, and I hope FUN addresses it by either negotiating it away, or moving the show. Florida is a big state. Orlando is centrally located and convenient, but it is not the only good place in Florida to hold a coin show.
Good to know that the bbq platters are good. Will need to remember that next year. The one day I was able to eat lunch, it was the Chinese food. $20 (!) for a small container (followed by having a brick sit in my stomach the rest of the day).
Fun leadership did not make any statement something to the effect of sorry but no longer discounted rate. That should have been a given since it was offered at all shows including the FUN Summer 2024 show.
No to Tampa!
Never mind, airport issue already commented on……….