OtakuCon "Best of Show" Prize - a 42" Plasma

ecamac01 · Post by **ecamac01** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 3:28 am

TaranT wrote:Sorry, but expensive prizes make me want to run for the door.

Your webmaster might want to add some fine print. Like, "Winner(s) is responsible for shipping costs, medical expenses, and all applicable taxes, federal, state, and local." Unless the con is going to pick all that up, too.

Anyone who wants the specs on the tv, I think this is it. Seems nice enough.

BTW, these tv's must be moved or shipped in a vertical position, as shown in ecamac01's picture.

oh man why am i still awake...lol

the TV is paid for, we wont charge anyone taxes...now, if your out of state we will work something out with whoever wins. if your outside of the country as well. we will make sure you get your prize. ^_^

M

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 4:05 am

ecamac01 wrote:
oh man why am i still awake...lol

the TV is paid for, we wont charge anyone taxes...now, if your out of state we will work something out with whoever wins. if your outside of the country as well. we will make sure you get your prize. ^_^

M

Wow.. Just how big is your budget...

Vlad

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 4:14 am

It's not so much the sales tax, although someone out-of-state may still need to pay it (again). Prizes in general are considered income as many lottery winners have found out. That includes material items like winning a car in a raffle. Kunicon may be required to file paperwork with the IRS, too.

Don't want to rain on the parade, but I hope your convention people have covered their posterior components.

ecamac01 · Post by **ecamac01** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 4:40 am

Vlad G Pohnert wrote: Wow.. Just how big is your budget...
Vlad

lets just say we are really good with stretching the beans...lol

TaranT wrote: It's not so much the sales tax, although someone out-of-state may still need to pay it (again). Prizes in general are considered income as many lottery winners have found out. That includes material items like winning a car in a raffle. Kunicon may be required to file paperwork with the IRS, too.

Don't want to rain on the parade, but I hope your convention people have covered their posterior components.
Vlad

anything under 10k is not taxable, even if you carry it outside of the states. if for some strange reason there are issues, we will do whatever we can and should to remove the burden from the winner. dont worry about what happens if you win. worry about how to win. let us deal with getting it to you if your from galaxies unknown.

M

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 8:16 am

Looks like the update to the rules covers pretty much everything, thanks- it should be a lot less confusing for people now.

Unfortunately, like DW I'm probably not really going to have anything ready to send in that I think is good enough to merit registering and seriously competing (ASLGBV is out because of my own personal trolling rules, and BGC:SoF couldn't really compete very well outside of a Trailers category, IMO- and I don't want to pull stuff from even earlier). Oh, well.

Might have to see if I'm someplace convenient to watch the simulcast, though. Should be interesting.

SnhKnives · Post by **SnhKnives** » Wed Dec 01, 2004 10:15 pm

this is crazy......what a way to get attention to an AMV contest hehe

ill think about entering....I dont like trolling, but im not a man of many awards....

so we will see

Damn, I wish my current video project was done, it would be perfect for this.

Kazutaka · Post by **Kazutaka** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:29 pm

I'm in! Just entered my 3 newest vids I have not shown them to any one yet so I hope they are good enough to get me a mention at least!!

**is dreaming of large screens**

I am also looking forward to the convention itself as it is the first real "convention" I have ever been too!!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!

greenjinjo · Post by **greenjinjo** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:36 pm

I'm about 2% done with my submission

It WILL be done in time

DrngdKreationz · Post by **DrngdKreationz** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:38 pm

better hurry man. (in the same boat as you are)

ecamac01 · Post by **ecamac01** » Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:09 pm

excellent! ^_^

i hope you all good luck. I will be overseeing the judging to keep it 100% blind, but we have a nice set of AMV's! We have 7 hours of AMV programming at the event.

3 hours of AMV EXPO's on friday
2 hour AMV contest
1 hour Tribute to the some of the best of AMV's - Hsien Lee, Brad De Moss, Kevin Caldwell
1 hour Tribute to some of the best newcomers - Koopiskeva, etc.

I think this will rock...I am dying to see the face of the winning Best of Show winner