Do my wife and I have to be TCA members to attend The York Meet?

If somebody would sponsor you as a guest, you could go the first and single time .  I do not know how that works with a guest's spouse, but doubt she would want to hoof all the buildings that you might.  She, of course can wait in the open area/food court between blue and silver halls.  If she does, maybe for the first time, want to trudge the buildings, both of you can register as member and spouse inside the blue hall when the meet opens.  There is no "two days admission" unless you are sponsored as a guest.  Otherwise, it is as a paid  member.

Hello Kenny.......google TCA Eastern Division, then go to contact us and you should find a phone number.

Clem

Hello,So I go to the Blue hall,and register to become a TCA member,and I can take my wife with me with no problem?  How much does it cost to join,and will I become a TCA member after I register?

It will cost you $50.00 to join TCA (not $22 as you stated).  Then you are a TCA member.

Then you must pay $22.00 to the Eastern Division of TCA to attend the meet.  Your spouse can attend with you, since you are now a TCA member, for 8.00.

Total cost to join TCA and for you and your wife to attend this first time is $80.00.

If someone sponsors you and your spouse as their GUESTS you can both attend ONCE for $22.00 each or a total of $44.00.  You would not be a TCA member and could not at tend the York Meet again until you joined TCA.

Hope I got all this correct.

The first time you go you don't have to be a TCA member. There used to be a rule that you needed a sponsor to become a member but that requirement was dropped a few years ago. Now someone at the registration desk will be your "sponsor" and you will only have to pay the fee for the show. This is a one time deal. If you decide you want to go again you will, indeed, have to join the TCA.

Pete

Ken,

There is a bit of misinformation regarding attendance at York.  The Meet is open to TCA members or their  guests only.  An individual may attend as a guest just once.  Spouses of members or guests may attend and there is a fee for spouses of $2.00.  The annual membership fee is $50.00 and is based on the month one joins.  If you join TCA in April you will be able to attend York in October as well.  All attendees are charged $14.00 for admission, prior to the early registration cut-off, which for the April Meet,  was March 1st.  Registration after that date and at the door is $22.00.  There is no increase in the fee for spouses.  There are no fees for children under 18.  So, to sum it up:  As a guest of a member, if your wife accompanies you, the cost will be $24.00.  If you join TCA, your charge will be $74.00.  In October, if you register before the early fee deadline, the charge for you and your wife, will be $16.00.

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Here's Eastern Division website on the topic:

Guest Registration

http://www.easterntca.com/guest.htm

Stu

Goody posted:

Ken,

There is a bit of misinformation regarding attendance at York.  The Meet is open to TCA members or their  guests only.  An individual may attend as a guest just once.  Spouses of members or guests may attend and there is a fee for spouses of $2.00.  The annual membership fee is $50.00 and is based on the month one joins.  If you join TCA in April you will be able to attend York in October as well.  All attendees are charged $14.00 for admission, prior to the early registration cut-off, which for the April Meet,  was March 1st.  Registration after that date and at the door is $22.00.  There is no increase in the fee for spouses.  There are no fees for children under 18.  So, to sum it up:  As a guest of a member, if your wife accompanies you, the cost will be $24.00.  If you join TCA, your charge will be $74.00.  In October, if you register before the early fee deadline, the charge for you and your wife, will be $16.00.

I know a member can bring there wife for $2. A guest can not bring there wife for $2. They must come as a guest of someone else.

The OP states he never wants to miss another York. He should just join at the door. Pay $22 to attend with his wife and be done with it. He should also buy his ticket for fall York for another $14 plus $2 for his wife. He will also get all the other benefits of being a TCA member.

F&G RY posted:

Goody posted:

Ken,

There is a bit of misinformation regarding attendance at York.  The Meet is open to TCA members or their  guests only.  An individual may attend as a guest just once.  Spouses of members or guests may attend and there is a fee for spouses of $2.00.  The annual membership fee is $50.00 and is based on the month one joins.  If you join TCA in April you will be able to attend York in October as well.  All attendees are charged $14.00 for admission, prior to the early registration cut-off, which for the April Meet,  was March 1st.  Registration after that date and at the door is $22.00.  There is no increase in the fee for spouses.  There are no fees for children under 18.  So, to sum it up:  As a guest of a member, if your wife accompanies you, the cost will be $24.00.  If you join TCA, your charge will be $74.00.  In October, if you register before the early fee deadline, the charge for you and your wife, will be $16.00.

I know a member can bring there wife for $2. A guest can not bring there wife for $2. They must come as a guest of someone else.

The OP states he never wants to miss another York. He should just join at the door. Pay $22 to attend with his wife and be done with it. He should also buy his ticket for fall York for another $14 plus $2 for his wife. He will also get all the other benefits of being a TCA member.

Maybe not "there" wife but their wife can attend.

Kenny B:

I won't be there or I would help you out personally.  Here's what I would do:

1. Find any two people there onsite or here, in advance, on the board.
   
   
2. Ask Person 1 to take you as a guest and Person 2 to take your wife as a guest.  
   
   
3. Decide if you liked it enough to want to return to York in the future*.
   
   
4. Some time before the next York, join the TCA if you do .
   
   

It would be the same overall cost as joining on the spot, but this way you get a free trial, which is what the guest concept is about.  Anyone who's willing to get people to join the TCA would be happy to accommodate you.

Just my $0.02.

Steven J. Serenska
TCA 78-13181

* FWIW, I predict you will love it.

Kenny,it is well worth the money.

Brad

Arthur posted:

F&G RY posted:

I know a member can bring there wife for $2. A guest can not bring there wife for $2. They must come as a guest of someone else.

The OP states he never wants to miss another York. He should just join at the door. Pay $22 to attend with his wife and be done with it. He should also buy his ticket for fall York for another $14 plus $2 for his wife. He will also get all the other benefits of being a TCA member.

Maybe not "there" wife but their wife can attend.

Just curious, are many showing up with someone else's wife as opposed to their own wife?

From the Link above re: guest registration.

Pricing includes guest adult. Guest adult spouse and guest children under 18years of age admitted free with the adult guest. Spouse and children are required to register and have their badge visible at all times.

However, when you click on the registration form, it shows $2 for spouse and children under 18 free. I would email Nancy Tentzeras for clarification,

Questions: Email Nancy Tentzeras, Registrar

Is there any other reason to join the TCA other than being able to go to York? I don't live far from there, but $80 seems pretty steep to enter a show twice a year.

Is there any other reason to join the TCA other than being able to go to York?

I like the magazine.
The TCA will mediate disputes between two MEMBERS.
Our dues support the museum and library.

Here is the web page the TCA put together on the benefits of joining.

Is there any other reason to join the TCA other than being able to go to York? I don't live far from there, but $80 seems pretty steep to enter a show twice a year.

$80 includes joining the TCA and admission to the April show. Subsequent shows will be at the normal admission rate so $80 to attend two shows is an incorrect assumption.

C W Burfle posted:

Is there any other reason to join the TCA other than being able to go to York?

I like the magazine.
The TCA will mediate disputes between two MEMBERS.
Our dues support the museum and library.

Here is the web page the TCA put together on the benefits of joining.

 

What he said, plus there are other local TCA meets you can attend throughout the year.  

Waiting for the haters to arrive in 3...2...1...

Richard,

so $80 to attend two shows is an incorrect assumption.

Doesn't one have to pay dues every year?

BobbyD posted:

Just curious, are many showing up with someone else's wife as opposed to their own wife?

Just don't get caught with someone else's wife!

Arthur posted:

Maybe not "there" wife but their wife can attend.

Or their husband...

BobbyD posted:

Just curious, are many showing up with someone else's wife as opposed to their own wife?

Only if they need  her to get in the place!

Simon

I've been caught with several members wives and they didn't seem to mind it at all.  Sometimes all at the same time. 

Who was the old comedian,who said:"Take my wife PLEASE? (LOL!!!))

Who's on first?

BobbyD posted:

Arthur posted:

F&G RY posted:

I know a member can bring there wife for $2. A guest can not bring there wife for $2. They must come as a guest of someone else.

The OP states he never wants to miss another York. He should just join at the door. Pay $22 to attend with his wife and be done with it. He should also buy his ticket for fall York for another $14 plus $2 for his wife. He will also get all the other benefits of being a TCA member.

Maybe not "there" wife but their wife can attend.

Just curious, are many showing up with someone else's wife as opposed to their own wife?

Is it true that if you show up with someone else's wife, she might let you buy more trains?  

Hmm.  Maybe we should get Scott Smith working on this?  

George

Serenska posted:

I won't be there or I would help you out personally.  Here's what I would do:

1. Find any two people there onsite or here, in advance, on the board.
   
   
2. Ask Person 1 to take you as a guest and Person 2 to take your wife as a guest.  
   
   

 

I don't think there is a limit to the number of guests a member can take, so Kenny, I think you only need one member to sign.  And I think that if you went straight to the registration desk in the Silver Hall (see the map below, lower right), I'm sure that they would sign you in or help you find someone willing to sign you in.  Everyone I've ever talked to at the registration desk has been wonderful to me, and they want to help!

Of course, you can also just join at the registration desk (and pay membership + entrance fees - the entrance fee is good for all 3 days of the meet).  It is cheaper if you pre-register, but it is too late for that for the April Meet.  My first several trips to York were 1-day only trips where I drove 4+ hours each direction, and there are not many shows or, in this case,  meets that are worth 8-9 hours of driving to me.  York is worth it.  It is not the reason I joined TCA, but it is one of the reasons I stay a member.

Andy

I went last April for the first time.  I didn't need a member to sponsor me.  They had about 50 TCA numbers at the check-in desk they were using for first time guests.  Don't join the first time. Go as a guest the and delay the $50 until the fall if you like it.

Wait so I can just show up and join at the show?

 

Just curious, are many showing up with someone else's wife as opposed to their own wife?

Is it true that if you show up with someone else's wife, she might let you buy more trains?  

Hmm.  Maybe we should get Scott Smith working on this?  

George

Yeah......Just curious!