BOTCON 2013 Registration Update - Non-Attending Allotment Sold Out

Why can't BotCon be on the east coast....... Anyways can't wait to go despite traipsing across the country.

In reply, I hope they can keep moving it around. Flying is so expensive today, having the con centrally located, or at least moving around, helps make it possible for a LOT of people.

gothsaurus wrote:In reply, I hope they can keep moving it around. Flying is so expensive today, having the con centrally located, or at least moving around, helps make it possible for a LOT of people.

Yeah, and the early announcement of San Diego made it possible to plan out the trip ahead of time. Hopefully the Club follows this up next year by announcing the site five months ahead of time.

Agreed! Earlier is way better. (Given, I know they do what they can. Often, convention centers are booked up to ten YEARS in advance. I don't envy the Botcon planners at all.)

I skipped the set (as always so far) as I'm only interested in 2 of the figures. It's not worth the price of the entire non-attendee package just to get the 2 I actually want. I'll wait until the individual bots start hitting ebay after the show and if the price is reasonable, I'll snatch em' up then, otherwise I can do without them.

I'd be interested if FunPub held it on the east coast once in a while.

2006, 2007, and 2010 were on the East Coast.

And in the pre-Fun Pub years, 2001 was as well.

Someone (with time and energy) should list out where each con has been since it started. Including that one year when there was two cons. Maybe I'll throw a map together of locations. Heh.

gothsaurus wrote:Someone (with time and energy) should list out where each con has been since it started. Including that one year when there was two cons. Maybe I'll throw a map together of locations. Heh.

TFWiki has all the dates and locations noted on their BotCon pages.

Awww... they're all on different pages. Will look at that more... after work.

I am hoping they don't convert all the sets to Iacon. I still would like to go but probably won't know for a few weeks whether that is feasible due to some other issues going on right now.

They just did.


Just got this message from the Club:


Hello all,

We have now moved an allotment of attending BotCon sets to the non-attending Iacon category. If you have been waiting, you can now go and order your Iacon set use the registration link at BotCon!

I hate to say it but it looks like this year's membership figure won't ship until after BotCon as they are coming with the FSS figures. These have now shipped from the manufacturer and are at the packaging vendor.

Those of you in the FSS program should have received an email earlier today. We want everyone to know that the delay for both of these items has been with the manufacturer. Hopefully the process has been fixed on their side so that in future versions, they will make the agreed upon ship dates.

We apologize for for the lack of communication on our part. It has been very difficult for us to get information to pass on about both of these projects.

However, I do want to let you know that there will be carded version of Depth Charge you will be able to order once they arrive. We plan to have some available at BotCon. The bulk of the carded figures will be left in Fort Worth for the membership to order. In addition, since this is a club figure and NOT a BotCon figure, the Golden Ticket additional limits to not count for this item.

See you in San Diego!
Brian

BotCon wrote:Hello all,

We have now moved an allotment of attending BotCon sets to the non-attending Iacon category. If you have been waiting, you can now go and order your Iacon set use the registration link at BotCon!

I hate to say it but it looks like this year's membership figure won't ship until after BotCon as they are coming with the FSS figures. These have now shipped from the manufacturer and are at the packaging vendor.

Those of you in the FSS program should have received an email earlier today. We want everyone to know that the delay for both of these items has been with the manufacturer. Hopefully the process has been fixed on their side so that in future versions, they will make the agreed upon ship dates.

We apologize for for the lack of communication on our part. It has been very difficult for us to get information to pass on about both of these projects.

However, I do want to let you know that there will be carded version of Depth Charge you will be able to order once they arrive. We plan to have some available at BotCon. The bulk of the carded figures will be left in Fort Worth for the membership to order. In addition, since this is a club figure and NOT a BotCon figure, the Golden Ticket additional limits to not count for this item.

See you in San Diego!

Brian

Could they ever just man up and admit any wrongdoing? Geez.

of course its not their fault. It never is.

So they're going to start selling some of the Depth Charges at Botcon, before any member has actually received their "freebie"? Could end up being a bigger mess than when they started selling Sideburn before everyone received theirs...

Mr_Ash wrote:So they're going to start selling some of the Depth Charges at Botcon, before any member has actually received their "freebie"? Could end up being a bigger mess than when they started selling Sideburn before everyone received theirs...

I had forgotten all about that fiasco. Wow. You have a good memory, because I certainly didn't even think about it. What with ALL of their fiascos...

Autobot032 wrote:

Mr_Ash wrote:So they're going to start selling some of the Depth Charges at Botcon, before any member has actually received their "freebie"? Could end up being a bigger mess than when they started selling Sideburn before everyone received theirs...

I had forgotten all about that fiasco. Wow. You have a good memory, because I certainly didn't even think about it. What with ALL of their fiascos...

At least those of us who were supposed to get Side Burn did eventually get him, IIRC. In my case, I've never not received anything I've ordered or earned from the TCC.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BotCon 2013 to feature its largest Artist Alley ever!
San Diego, California June 27th - June 30th!

San Diego, CA - May 1st, 2013 - Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for Hasbro’s official Transformers Collectors’ Convention, BotCon, is excited to announce that this years award-winning convention is set to feature its largest Artist Alley ever! With so many amazing artists appearing at BotCon, being held at the Town and Country Resort from June 27th thru June 30th in the beautiful city of San Diego, fans from around the world will get to meet and buy art from some of the best professional artists working on Transformers today!

Pop Culture enthusiasts and Transformers fans of all ages can still register for BotCon 2013 through the BotCon.com online registration system. Fans and Collectors’ who register for BotCon as a Primus package holder will receive the five-figure MACHINE WARS convention set, admission to the Friday private sales room experience, priority seating at all panels and seminars throughout the weekend and admittance to the Hall of Fame Celebration party. Finally, Primus package attendees will also receive a special bonus Transformers Deluxe figure to go along with their convention box set. General Admission for non-registered guests will be available on Saturday and Sunday only.

For more information on BotCon and all activities and the exclusive figure offerings, as well as daily updates on all the artists attending, please visit BotCon.com. Press inquiries; please contact Pete Sinclair pete@funpubinc.com.

About Fun Publications, Inc.

For nearly 20 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit TransformersClub.com, GIJoeClub.com, GIJoeCon.com, and BotCon.com. BotCon is a registered trademark of Fun Publications, Inc. (C) 2013 Fun Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

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I'm waiting for them to spring up something else that everyone loves that they're going to ban when it's too late to cancel tickets and hotel rooms.