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| View Poll Results: Will first ever raise or lower the entrance fee? | |||
| Yes I think they will raise it in the near future |
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12 | 38.71% |
| Yes I think they will lower it in the near future |
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2 | 6.45% |
| No I think it will stay the same for some time |
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17 | 54.84% |
| Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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Do you think FIRST will ever raise the Entrance Fee?
Do you think FIRST will ever raise the entrance fee? I have been thinking about this all day. For the last several years the entrance fee's have been the same.
DO you think in the near future (1-3 years) FIRST will raise or lower the entrance fee? This is just an interesting subject I thought would be cool to bring up here on CD. |
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I think it'll stay the same for at least the near future. The only increase in the past 6 years was $1000 for your first regional (from $4K to $5K) to cover the cost of the control system. Since they've held the fees static for this long, I'd say we see at least 2 more years at current levels.
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if they made it higher now....a lot of teams would be in trouble. maybe after a few years when the economy recovers it won't be a problem to get some nicer kit parts or a new innovation FIRST product. but right now you'd see teams drop events if the price was raised for each one
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i think it may be lower to inspire newbie teams...
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Speaking from an economic standpoint, it seems like FIRST will keep the price the same for some time. With the economy as it is right now, their costs must be increasing since companies have tightened their belts. However, this is balanced with the fact that because there are more teams at nearly any given regional, their revenues towards what are primarily overhead costs (like renting the venue) will be better covered. Taking both of these factors into acount, it seems like they provide a sense of balance that will keep costs the same. In the long run, the cost may decrease as a result of improved economic conditions.
-Chris Economist |
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Yes the only raise that i think they will make will be if a new controller comes to FIRST. Innovation is coming out with a new controller next year but if first picks it up, no one knows. YEs if they raise it they will be losing alot of teams. You will see many of the teams that two or more regionals only doing like one.
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