Mark's Comics Vintage w/ Ed Beard & N.Y.S.E. Open Qualifier

[Prospero]

Mark has gotten everyone's favorite dragon artist, Ed Beard, to come to his store for the Dragon's Maze pre-release!  Ed will be there on Sunday, when Mark will be running a Vintage tournament for a hand drawn playmat by Ed.  The winner, however, doesn't just get a great mat, but entry to the N.Y.S.E. Open in June as well!

Here's the info:


What:


Mark's Comics Sunday Vintage with Ed Beard


Prize Structure:


1st: Hand drawn, custom playmat done by Magic artist Ed Beard (guaranteed at 15 players) + N.Y.S.E. Open qualification!
2nd-8th: Support will be added according to attendance.

Additional prize support of $15 per person will be added after the 15th entrant.  It will be broken down through the top eight.  


Where:


Mark's Comics and Collectibles
291 North Central Ave
Valley Stream, N.Y.
(516) 872-5919

When:


Sunday, April 28th
4pm registration, 4:30pm start


Artist Appearance:


Magic Artist Ed Beard will be at Mark's Comics for the Dragon's Maze pre-release weekend.  Mr. Beard will be at the store on Sunday until about 7pm.  With paid entrance to one of the weekend's events you will be able to meet Mr. Beard, have cards signed, and pay to have alterations done.  Space is limited, as Mark can't hold more than 51 players.  Mark will be doing pre-registrations for the event.  In order to pre-register, please email Mark's Comics at:

serra3@optonline.net

Please note - I am announcing this event on the behalf of a friend.  I am not the T/O for this tournament.  If you have questions, comment, or concerns, please reach out to Mark via email, or by phone.

[Samoht]

I'll be there Sunday for the Qualifier.

[Prospero]

This event is this weekend!!! I'll be there, I hope you will too.

[psyburat]

Prize Structure:


1st: Hand drawn, custom playmat done by Magic artist Ed Beard (guaranteed at 15 players) + N.Y.S.E. Open qualification!
2nd-8th: Support will be added according to attendance.

Additional prize support of $15 per person will be added after the 15th entrant.  It will be broken down through the top eight.

Heard this didn't happen, and that not even second place got anything at 18 entrants.  Glad I opted out, this is not a mannerism I'd support.

[Cyberpunker]

I think this did end up happening. At least for the playing mat.

[warr]

16 players.  Prize support was the playmat for 1st and an entry to the $100 Vintage tourney for 2nd.

[psyburat]

16 players.  Prize support was the playmat for 1st and an entry to the $100 Vintage tourney for 2nd.

So it was, as I stated, winner take all, but with a prize split since first place didn't need the invite?  Thank you for confirming my take on this event.

[UnderachievementNexus]

That prize support seem absymal.

[Prospero]

That prize support seem absymal.

The playmat that was given away was a hand drawn playmat by one of the most iconic artists in the history of the game. 

Mark paid more than $300 for the mat that was done.  Ed did incredible work, and spent countless hours doing mats.  I've seen mats of that caliber sell for more than $300.  Ed had two other mats that he had done; one was priced at $300, the second was priced at $500.

Let's have fun with math:

16x20 = $320

So, Mark took in $320. 

The prize support:

N.Y.S.E. Open Entry= $100
Ed Beard Playmat = $300

So, Mark didn't pay for the employees, the basics (like electricity, which I hear players like), and took a loss of $80 on the event. 

Not only is Mark not being thanked by the community for this, but he's being attacked by members of the community. 

I don't know what people expect, but T/O's aren't charitable enterprises.  Stores don't exist so that you have a place to play.  Stores exist to do business, and one of the side benefits is that you have a place to play.  Mark could have run another tournament for another format, but he chose to run a Vintage tournament and he chose to keep the same prize support.

Frankly, anyone who feels so entitled that the T/O shouldn't make any money on an event, or that a store owes them a place to play (or anything at all) is due for a rude awakening. 

[psyburat]

Mark did not follow the explicit prize payout credentials of your opening post.  As written, the payout should have been playmat + invite + $15, and wasn't.  If he didn't want to take a loss than a loss shouldn't have been advertised.  This is a matter of integrity, one that could have been solved by a few booster packs.

[Prospero]

I understand your point.

We're upset about what, four packs? 

I don't think that we're going to have to worry about questioning Mark's integrity with Vintage events like this again, as I don't believe he's going to run a Vintage event for the next one.  Why would he, when he could run Standard, Modern, Limited, 2HG or Commander, and have a better turnout with some profit margin? 

These are the things that chase T/O's from this format.  Players are under no obligation to support their T/O's, but those same players better not wonder why there are no Vintage T/O's after they've chased them away.

[Prospero]

And in order to stop this from becoming more than it is, I have locked this thread.