Perception Shift - Cons Breaking Even

thinarthur posted a reply to my post from yesterday about the Discworld con, and queried how they could not have been raking in the cash with their prices. I figured his questions on it would reflect many peoples', so I've decided reply here as a general post because I think most people have no idea about the costs involved in running a convention post S11.

( It's a new millennium and things have gotten pricey. )