White Plains Show disorganization creates for a bad experience

NC-Vintage · #1 01-14-2019, 01:58 PM

As a Sports Show promoter myself, I always welcome feedback from our customers, especially if it was a bad experience. However, I would prefer they contact me directly before sharing on social media. Ultimately I am in charge of my shows, and the actions of my employees even if unprofessional.

I have known Jimmy for 25 years and I consider him to be a dedicated, hard working man of high integrity. I would suggest you give him a call. He cares very much about his customers and his shows. I believe he would appreciate hearing about your negative experience at his show.

If you need his number send me a private message and I will be happy to provide it for you.

Joe-

Rich Klein · #2 01-14-2019, 02:12 PM

I found out "Ticketstock" is the same weekend as my show. The event is literally within 10 minutes of my show.

If you don't live in DFW -- Ticketstock would not mean much to you but,.

25 years ago Ticketstock actually began as an adjunct to a big local DFW card show before the radio station took off and became wildly successful.

For years the Ticket would bring in players as part of the event and provide autographs,,,, when I was talking to a friend of mine and mentioned that he said a few Cowboys greats would be there but photos with the players are the only items available. From what I remember reading on social media, the autograph situation for the big names was in the easiest term, a big hot mess.

It's easier to avoid the bad publicity by leaving everyone's appearance to photos and not to autographs and announce that in advance. As noted by the OP, if the autograph situation is not organized to a "T" then usually bad results can result.

For example of how to do 99.9 percent of a huge autograph show correctly, just go to any event Tri-Star is running the autograph area is. I would say 100 percent but there is always a chance of a minor slip-up but I guarantee Jeff. Bobby Mandy and the team have pretty much seen it all.

I would say Joe's autograph sessions go as well but I've never been to one of his big shows so I can't verify with my own eyes other than knowing Joe for nearly 35 years and knowing he is real good as what he and his team does.

Regards
Rich

VintageVinnie · #3 01-14-2019, 06:31 PM

I agree with Marchillo. If he had a bad experience at a public event, he should be able to talk about it on a social network. Why does he have to be hush hush and contact the promoter first? Frankly, if he had as bad an experience as he says, I'm glad I know now so I don't experience the same. If he had just contacted the promoter, and nobody else, he'll maybe get an apology, maybe a new Gooden card and the autograph/card collectors are none the wiser about the bad experience. If promoters or the powers that be don't want bad press, knock off the nonsense at these shows and treat people with respect.

bobbyw8469 · #4 01-14-2019, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by VintageVinnie

I agree with Marchillo. If he had a bad experience at a public event, he should be able to talk about it on a social network. Why does he have to be hush hush and contact the promoter first? Frankly, if he had as bad an experience as he says, I'm glad I know now so I don't experience the same. If he had just contacted the promoter, and nobody else, he'll maybe get an apology, maybe a new Gooden card and the autograph/card collectors are none the wiser about the bad experience. If promoters or the powers that be don't want bad press, knock off the nonsense at these shows and treat people with respect.

Here here!!!

Aquarian Sports Cards · #5 01-14-2019, 07:38 PM

Still respectfully disagree. Of course you have the right to do as you want, but if you brought this to the promoter's attention and then went back next time and all your concerns had obviously been addressed, what do you gain by dragging someone through the mud?

RedsFan1941 · #6 01-14-2019, 07:53 PM

just last week a post was started about an auction house wrongly charging interest on an account. turned out to be a clerical error that was fixed with a phone call. of course the dirty laundry was aired here before the phone call was made. you shared your experience. nothing wrong with that.

Rich Klein · #7 01-14-2019, 09:29 PM

How many times when something a big company does wrong and is exposed do you hear these words: I wish they had let us handle that internally.

To me, that is code for: "If we handle it privately, we can keep everything under the rug and no bad pub can occur.

Right now in my office there are three "issues" with mgmt. -- one very minor and stupid and two very legit and needs to be fixed.

If you live in Allen, you know about Max's Donuts -- which may be the best donuts in the DFW area. For several months last summer -- the staff was bringing in those donuts on Friday Morning but for various reasons they are not brought in any more. While better for my health, you should never take away things once you start doing things for your clients (renters)

The others are far more legit -- right now -- if you work during off hours -- you have to climb 30 steps outside to get to the back entrance so you can actually work 24/7 if you decide. One of the selling points of the office is guaranteed 24/7 access. Now, if you are handicapped in some way, you really don't have 24/7 access and the current entrance is an ADA violation during off hours. Supposedly the part is ordered to fix the door but there appears to be no rush

And during the summer -- and let's remember Texas summers are kind of sort of warm, the HVAC is turned off after Saturday at noon. Now the building management claims that Regus did not negotiate for that -- but geez if you advertise 24/7 accessibility --- then you better damn well deliver.

So, that's how upper management at Regus Watters Creek is failing their customers and when I filled out their survey the next day they sent a follow up survey with how did they do. Well, my answer was,, be nice if someone actually spoke to me on the phone before such a survey was sent.

And that's why things go public, because companies (in this case Regus) does not respond to people working internally. Sometimes you got to vent and say what you think is wrong with an experience.

Regards
Rich

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