Paying up front?

MattG · 12-11-2012, 07:55 PM

A question was brought up in another post. Do you pay for the comp (send in a check) when you send in your sign up sheet? Or do you wait till your accepted and they request payment. I've always paid up front (some are 4 -6 mths out) when I send in my comp app but that limits me to how many comps I can do early in the year. How does everyone else do it?

nukenight · 12-11-2012, 08:03 PM

I try and pay for contest registrations about 1-2 months out. However, many of my compatriots who cook like to pay when they arrive. They usually contact the promoter and tell them they are coming several weeks or so before the event. With money being tight, it is logical that cooks want to pay as late as possible.

Smokin Mike · 12-11-2012, 08:19 PM

well, If I waited to pay, I couldn't do any contests, they do sell out fast around my area.

Pole D · 12-11-2012, 08:21 PM

I just received an application for a competition in August. They want payment sent with the application.

MattG · 12-11-2012, 08:39 PM

I think that most do pay upfront. But at a few comps this year I heard some teams say they are paying when they get there or a few weeks out. We have only done backyard but we've vend a few BBQ comps as well. We are going "pro" next year and was just wondering is this the norm.

dmprantz · 12-11-2012, 09:02 PM

Most comps expect a check at time of application. Once or twice I've made special arrangments, but those are exceptions. Usually I pay ASAP to reserve a spot, or the last day before the early bird discount goes up.

82's BBQ · 12-11-2012, 09:57 PM

I pay when I send our application in.

Slamdunkpro · 12-11-2012, 10:32 PM

No more than 90 days unless it's a "no refund for any reason" comp then it's as close to the event as possible.

CivilWarBBQ · 12-12-2012, 03:46 AM

As an organizer, I only consider a team to be entered into a contest when their money is in my hands. Sending in an app without payment means no more than a verbal "Yeah, we'll be cooking your contest this year" - interesting to know, but not an entry.

Every contest I've entered as a cook operates the same way.

Rich Parker · 12-12-2012, 07:30 AM

I send mine the last couple days before the early bird special ends if there is one or I wait until a month or so before.

Big Mike · 12-12-2012, 08:36 PM

All comps around here require payment with the application. If you send a application with no payment, you are not officially entered.

riblette · 12-13-2012, 04:41 PM

Just curious, (we rarely compete outside CA,) is and early bird dicount pretty common everywhere? It is here, so we wait until the last couple days before that deadline.

Some promoters out here now have their registration completely online, and you can't even submit your registration form without an online payment.

Thx.

fnbish · 12-13-2012, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riblette

Just curious, (we rarely compete outside CA,) is and early bird dicount pretty common everywhere? It is here, so we wait until the last couple days before that deadline.

Some promoters out here now have their registration completely online, and you can't even submit your registration form without an online payment.

Thx.

I think I saw about 3 contests out of the 19 we did that had early discounts. So not a large portion. Could be different elsewhere. More seem to be doing online too which is really nice.

Rich Parker · 12-14-2012, 11:56 AM

Majority in the upper midwest offer early bird specials.

12-11-2012, 07:55 PM	#1
MattG is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-29-09 Location: Madison Ga. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Paying up front? A question was brought up in another post. Do you pay for the comp (send in a check) when you send in your sign up sheet? Or do you wait till your accepted and they request payment. I've always paid up front (some are 4 -6 mths out) when I send in my comp app but that limits me to how many comps I can do early in the year. How does everyone else do it? __________________ Stumps Stretch, WSM, Bar-B-Chef Smoker, UDS in progress

12-11-2012, 08:03 PM	#2
nukenight Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-16-10 Location: Lafayette, LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Depends I try and pay for contest registrations about 1-2 months out. However, many of my compatriots who cook like to pay when they arrive. They usually contact the promoter and tell them they are coming several weeks or so before the event. With money being tight, it is logical that cooks want to pay as late as possible.

12-11-2012, 08:19 PM	#3
Smokin Mike is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-06-07 Location: Kansas City Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well, If I waited to pay, I couldn't do any contests, they do sell out fast around my area. __________________ Disco Pigs competition team Sponsored by Oakridge BBQ Yoder 640 Yoder 1320 UDS (Snail barrel) FEC-100 X2 Traeger 124 (older american made model) WSM, one touch kettle gasser from costco, KCBS CBJ

12-11-2012, 08:39 PM	#5
MattG is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-29-09 Location: Madison Ga. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I think that most do pay upfront. But at a few comps this year I heard some teams say they are paying when they get there or a few weeks out. We have only done backyard but we've vend a few BBQ comps as well. We are going "pro" next year and was just wondering is this the norm. __________________ Stumps Stretch, WSM, Bar-B-Chef Smoker, UDS in progress

12-11-2012, 09:02 PM	#6
dmprantz is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-11-08 Location: Nashville Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Most comps expect a check at time of application. Once or twice I've made special arrangments, but those are exceptions. Usually I pay ASAP to reserve a spot, or the last day before the early bird discount goes up. __________________ The Beast - Custom Vertical Offset by Bates FEC-100 Large Big Green Egg® Weber Performer

12-11-2012, 08:21 PM	#4
Pole D On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-06-09 Location: Cary, NC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just received an application for a competition in August. They want payment sent with the application.

12-11-2012, 09:57 PM	#7
82's BBQ On the road to being a farker Join Date: 01-21-12 Location: Danville, IL Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I pay when I send our application in. __________________ www.82sbbq.com

12-11-2012, 10:32 PM	#8
Slamdunkpro is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-27-07 Location: Northern VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No more than 90 days unless it's a "no refund for any reason" comp then it's as close to the event as possible. __________________ Aporkalypse Now Competition BBQ team Spicewine Tandem - "The Beast" Brinkman modified upright, Weber Kettle(s); Meadow Creek Pr-24 ----------------- MABA - (Mid Atlantic BBQ Association) President KCBS Certified Judge - #23289

12-12-2012, 03:46 AM	#9
CivilWarBBQ is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-08-07 Location: Cartersville, GA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	As an organizer, I only consider a team to be entered into a contest when their money is in my hands. Sending in an app without payment means no more than a verbal "Yeah, we'll be cooking your contest this year" - interesting to know, but not an entry. Every contest I've entered as a cook operates the same way.

12-12-2012, 07:30 AM	#10
Rich Parker Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-09 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I send mine the last couple days before the early bird special ends if there is one or I wait until a month or so before. __________________ WSM and UDS - iBQ'n BBQ Team owner TheBBQSuperstore.com

12-12-2012, 08:36 PM	#11
Big Mike Take a breath! Join Date: 10-12-07 Location: Dayton Ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	All comps around here require payment with the application. If you send a application with no payment, you are not officially entered. __________________ ROLL TIDE!!!! Big Mike Eagle River Barbecue Stumps Platinum 5 Trailer Chargriller Duo Grill Members Mark 8 Burner Gasser

12-13-2012, 04:41 PM	#12
riblette On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-20-10 Location: folsom, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just curious, (we rarely compete outside CA,) is and early bird dicount pretty common everywhere? It is here, so we wait until the last couple days before that deadline. Some promoters out here now have their registration completely online, and you can't even submit your registration form without an online payment. Thx.

12-14-2012, 11:56 AM	#14
Rich Parker Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-20-09 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Majority in the upper midwest offer early bird specials. __________________ WSM and UDS - iBQ'n BBQ Team owner TheBBQSuperstore.com