At 08:21 AM 1/20/2005 -0800, Kathaleen Strong wrote: >This risk/benefit ratio is the same risk/benefit that these clubs have for >regular specialty shows; however, they don't get a "percentage" of the >entry, they get the entire entry that they have to then pay their expenses >from. They don't get a "percentage" of advertising, they get the entire >amount. And finally, they have the CHOICE of how much they are going to >spend on Trophies; they are not locked into paying for the trophies for a >futurity that may or may not have enough entries to cover the costs. Since there has only been one club in the ''80s that lost money on a futurity, the risk of putting on a futurity and loosing money seems to be small. I am not sure the same is true for regular specialty shows. Therefore the risk/benefit ratio is not the same. It seems to be that you are using some mucked up numbers to support what you really want -- the parent club to pick up the cost of the trophies. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================