brewers fansfest

[mattsr]

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Jamie I have to disagree with you. I was the first person in line and when the doors opened up I went straight to the brewers rummage table. But by then you were done buying and walking back to your table. That's how you got the openIng day base last year. They may not have sold to you until 10 but vendors are allowed to walk straight to the table and cherry pick what they want then at 10 pay for it. I was still able to get great items so I'm not mad at all but it is unfair. So maybe next year I'll pay the fee to be a vendor or find a vendor and pay him nicely to get me in early. Just my 2 cents. And you sold my brother the capuano bat. He loved it. I has sheets number on the knob.

[harleighb]

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I've got a 2006 GU Fielder Brewers BP jersey (signed, MLB hologram and Mears LOA), a 2008 GU Fielder Cerveceros jersey (signed and MLB hologram) and a GU Fielder minor league retro uniform (signed jersey, pants, and extras) and I didn't pay more than $500 for any one of them. Those team store prices are nuts!

As a Twins fan, I used to complain to the Twins Pro Shop staff about our prices versus those of the Brewers. Now the Twins Pro Shop has reduced its prices and it sounds like the Brewers have gone the other way. Just wait until the Brewers pro shop is swimming in overpriced GU items, supply and demand means those prices will have to change.

[SkubeBats]

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I don't have a website or a store. If you have any question feel free to email me.

[BrewCrewSackers]

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BrewCrewSacker,
You should have introduced yourself when you bought the Gamel and Escobar bats from me. Glad to hear that you like them that much. It's great to hear that you were able to get Robin's autograph.

Jeff,
I heard that Prince wasn't happy with the Brewers choice to only sign the pictures cards so he decided to sign what ever the fans had with them. I thought that was a great thing Prince did there!!

I also agree with everyone that the team store prices are "WAY OVER PRICED"......

What's up Skube! I'm glad it was you! You have a website????

[SkubeBats]

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BrewCrewSacker,
You should have introduced yourself when you bought the Gamel and Escobar bats from me. Glad to hear that you like them that much. It's great to hear that you were able to get Robin's autograph.

Jeff,
I heard that Prince wasn't happy with the Brewers choice to only sign the pictures cards so he decided to sign what ever the fans had with them. I thought that was a great thing Prince did there!!

I also agree with everyone that the team store prices are "WAY OVER PRICED"......

[Trublubrucru]

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What was up with the Brewers website stating that Fielder was only signing photocards and personalizing them. I wanted to go mainly because I wanted my helmet signed, so I said forget it, and lo and behold on the news there he is signing bats, balls and jerseys. Why the misinformation (again) ? The Clubstore store prices are still crazy too? I thought they were going to get those back in line. 1800 for a helmet? That's 6 x's more than they charged less than 2 years ago. Unbelievable.

Glad to hear lots of you guys got your stuff auto'd and picked up some nice items. Heard a couple horror stories, but that's to be expected with limited autos and a one day crowd of over 10,000 fans.

[BrewCrewSackers]

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This was my first fanfest and I have to say it was just ok. I was one of the crazies out side at 0430. I had my choice between being #1 in line for a Braun auto 5x7, or be in the top 15 to meet Robin Yount. I had to go with Rockin Robin. Yount was awsome! I actually got to talk with him for 30 seconds and shake his hand, my GF did too! Yount's signing was at 1230 and Braun's was much later. I figure Braun will be around for a long time, Yount rarely comes here anymore so it was a easy decision.

My negatives: INSANE team store prices. The only item I even thought about was the Sheets 2008 GU jersey for $500. All the rest was CRAZY! The worst was the Greg Councel GU bat for $1,200!!!!! It was also cracked!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or the Prince Fielder GU helmet for $1,800, which was actually low by their $$$ lol. I watched a kid drop the Fielder helmet so hard that it left a small crack in it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Letting people handle the GU stuff was just as stupid as the prices!
The food was also horrible! I could get better food at a gas station!
Too many card dealers too! Cards are D-E-A-D, i thought their would be way more GU dealers there.

My highlights:
Meeting and getting 2 autos from the greatest Brewer ever.

2 great GU bats of Escobar and Gamel just pounded with use!

[brewersfan1984]

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Fanfest was a succes. I picked up a Lance Nix game used bat, a Gabe Gross bat used by Ben Sheets, got my first Seth McClung jersey (batting practice), and the highlight of the day a 2008 Ed Sedar BP hat. Autograph line were crazy for the stars, along with the food lines. Was able to get my three foot Suppan bobblehead signed and Hernan bat signed. Girlfriend got Hoffman's auto. Can't wait until next year.

Andrew

[SkubeBats]

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Matt,
Yes, the Brewers employee's always get first chances at the items. It's the same at the Brewers store they get first chance at the items they put into the store. This is how it always has been and probably will be the same in the future. I would say that 95% of the people at Fan fest could care less about the game used equipment being sold there. Their more into getting autographs and pictures taken with their favorite player or players. I do see your point, but there still isn't enough equipment to make everyone happy.

[mattmueller]

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Jamie:

I didn't say I had a bad time on Sunday, I didn't have high enough expectations or the luxury of enough time to spend there to come away having had a bad time. Honestly, I could not care less that I didn't go home with a Mike Cameron BP jersey or a Ray Durham bat. I was simply passing along the concerns that were expressed, which given what I observed, I would tend to agree with.

Hopefully you can see how people might not be left with the greatest feeling that "fans" were treated right if dealers were provided access to the items before 99.9% of the fans even made it through the door, or to some degree even allowed to purchase the only affordable items in the place to begin with. If what you are saying is true that Brewer employees were able to get there even before the general public was allowed to enter, that makes it even worse.

Matt

[SkubeBats]

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Matt,
To be honest the Brewers employee's get first chance at all the items in the garage sale area. Then the doors open and it's a free for all. I do see where you think that the dealers get first chance but the fans have the same chance. We can't buy anything early until the doors are open and the people are coming in thats when they start to sell their items. When they have items out, there isn't much of it and it goes fast. Sorry that you had a bad time, maybe it will be better for you next year.

[mattmueller]

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Tommy: I wasn't all that frustrated with the team store, unfortunately its rather par for the course for the Brewers and their new approach to selling (or not selling) game used items. I think I would describe it as mild amusement.

Jamie - I get what you are saying, but you have to realize the perception of it. The people who had tables set up did not have to stand in a cattle line that took up to 60 minutes to get into the building once the place opened up. The dealers' ability to essentially cut in line and start buying right when the doors opened is what the complaint was. Its not exactly endearing to the average fan to see all the items they could afford being picked over by the time they were able to enter the event. They are then further disappointed when those people cherry picking items out are discovered to be dealers. So not only is the average fan significantly disadvantaged in being able to buy the items, they are provided to people who are in the business of selling the items back to the "real fans" for a profit.

The impression that was left was that fans are not as important as the vendors whose payment to be at the show in a professional capacity provided them the ability to cut to the front of the line and gave them access to the only items the average fan can afford. The alternative is to go over to the team store where they can look at the $1200 Mike Cameron helmet that they cannot afford. Thats tough for most fans to look at. Frankly, I agree with him.

Matt

[Manram]

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SkubeBats- email sent

[tknorm]

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Hey Jamie,

Glad it was a good day for you. Thanks for the info on the Cam BP jersey. I'll keep my ebay eyes open.

tommy

[SkubeBats]

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Sorry,
That bottom message was for Matt not Josh.