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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Rickard" data-source="post: 25164" data-attributes="member: 305">Re: Bid Protocol QuestionThanks for the ideas guys,&nbsp; I really appreciate it.&nbsp; Here&#039;s some more info.*Bidding a percentage is definitely out.&nbsp; Dick Rees was quick to point out that it&#039;s probably illegal (Thanks again).&nbsp; Others pointed out why it&#039;s just not a good idea in general.*It&#039;s a new venue with a 6-show concert series, and I got seriously low-balled on the first show.&nbsp; The gear used was definitely not on our level.&nbsp; Not sure the other provider can sustain, but my foot is not even in the door.&nbsp; They plan to run a series every year.*I&#039;d like to demonstrate our capabilities before relationships are firmed up. Introductory offer.&nbsp; Regular rates after that.&nbsp; I&#039;m prepared to walk away after that, but I will have tried.&nbsp; Next show is an acoustic solo act, not a large band, so that comes into play also.*The question about existing clients is a great question.&nbsp; Possible trouble there.&nbsp; I really need to ponder that.*I have no desire to race to the bottom.&nbsp; That would be shooting myself in the foot, but the race has already started. I&#039;d like to show the operators why the bottom is not a good place to be for them either, but I can&#039;t do that until they hear a difference.&nbsp; &quot;Sometimes you don&#039;t realize how dull your knife is until you borrow a really sharp one.&quot;&nbsp; That&#039;s the bottom line.I&#039;ll follow up later to share the results.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave Rickard, post: 25164, member: 305"] Re: Bid Protocol Question Thanks for the ideas guys, I really appreciate it. Here's some more info. *Bidding a percentage is definitely out. Dick Rees was quick to point out that it's probably illegal (Thanks again). Others pointed out why it's just not a good idea in general. *It's a new venue with a 6-show concert series, and I got seriously low-balled on the first show. The gear used was definitely not on our level. Not sure the other provider can sustain, but my foot is not even in the door. They plan to run a series every year. *I'd like to demonstrate our capabilities before relationships are firmed up. Introductory offer. Regular rates after that. I'm prepared to walk away after that, but I will have tried. Next show is an acoustic solo act, not a large band, so that comes into play also. *The question about existing clients is a great question. Possible trouble there. I really need to ponder that. *I have no desire to race to the bottom. That would be shooting myself in the foot, but the race has already started. I'd like to show the operators why the bottom is not a good place to be for them either, but I can't do that until they hear a difference. "Sometimes you don't realize how dull your knife is until you borrow a really sharp one." That's the bottom line. I'll follow up later to share the results. [/QUOTE]

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