Footy Record - selling them as a kid

[timokane]

Hey did anyone used to sell them as a kid whats your memories of selling the records where and when i loved selling them i did it in 80's at Moorabbin,Vic park,Princess Park and Waverly also MCG too.

 

[faible]

Can we perhaps have a thread called "timokane's thought of the hour" where all these questions can be asked?

 

[timokane]

In 2022 i work for an event company that selling records i maybe able to pick up some work selliing them even though im now 44 years old actually 42 not counting the 2 covid years

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

I used to sell them at VFL park from 89-91 when I was aged 14-16 and hands down it was the best part time job I ever had.

We’d roll up at 10am, gather around and get our allocated gate ( the members area was prime position - high traffic and more chance of tips) grab our stock and run there to start selling just before 10.30.

It was a great experience, you’d meet a lot of people from all walks of life and if you were at the members you’d be selling them to players and coaches, I sold one to John Todd who gave me $2 (they were $1 back then) and said ‘keep the change mate’ and to Terry Wheeler (who was 10c short but I let him have it haha)

Generally you finished up at quarter time (or if you sold out at big games before that) but if it was a low crowd we waited a little longer than that which wasn’t often.

Then you’d take the money and leftover stock back and count up the earnings and then while the bosses tallied it up you could go out and watch the footy until 3 quarter time while you waited..

Once that siren went you’d run back to the shed and pick up your pay - which was a small envelope with your name and amount with the cash inside.

From memory we got 12% commission, so most games we’d earn $50 which for a mid teen in the late 80s for half a days work was good money, the worst pay I ever got was $35. I knew other kids who would earn that in a week doing paper rounds - SUCKERS!

My favourite memory was the 91 final series as all of the finals where there due to the G being renovated, generally for finals you’d earn between $100-150 but in the prelim I made $220 and the GF I made $280.

Happy days

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Looking back now I’m amazed that neither ourselves or the money room ever got robbed, we had no security guards for most of the time until the money was tallied and picked up.

Would have been 10s of thousands of bucks floating around in that room.

 

[timokane]

yep happay memories same as mine i sold the vfl records when i was under 13 then moved to sydney when i was 14 and sold the big league ones there they are the same as the aussie rules records but in rugby league. i also kept up the record selling at sydney swans matches not many turned up at the swans games then was the early 90s they were horrible back then.

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

yep happay memories same as mine i sold the vfl records when i was under 13 then moved to sydney when i was 14 and sold the big league ones there they are the same as the aussie rules records but in rugby league. i also kept up the record selling at sydney swans matches not many turned up at the swans games then was the early 90s they were horrible back then.

Geez , Swans games in the early 90s, would have been some awful pay days there

 

[Rusty Brookes]

From memory we got 12% commission, so most games we’d earn $50 which for a mid teen in the late 80s for half a days work was good money, the worst pay I ever got was $35. I knew other kids who would earn that in a week doing paper rounds - SUCKERS!

My favourite memory was the 91 final series as all of the finals where there due to the G being renovated, generally for finals you’d earn between $100-150 but in the prelim I made $220 and the GF I made $280.

Happy days

Geez, that is great money in 1980s dollars for a kid. How did you actually get the job? Did you apply? Have connections?

 

[Thuggee_Cult]

Geez, that is great money in 1980s dollars for a kid. How did you actually get the job? Did you apply? Have connections?

Hell yeah, definitely was.

Luckily I got it through a connection who was a relative of mine - a lot of my extended family where in the print game.

I didn’t have to apply but even then i had to wait a few months to get a gig as the wait list was really long.

Did my time as a pie boy beforehand for 6 months in 88, i absolutely hated that - worst part time job I ever had and I had done some real shitty part time jobs in my teens.

Getting the record gig was like being promoted to head office and sent to the top floor exec suite

 

[Occidental]

Was living in Scotland many years ago.
A big game was on, Hearts v Hibs. We meet up in a mates flat who lived near the Hearts ground. A few other blokes he knew were there too and it’s soon obvious that one of these blokes sells programs outside the ground.
The plan is that these blokes will beat him up and steal all the takings, meet up later and share it all out.
The program seller was fully in on it, but didn’t want anyone to be suss. So they had to punch him up a bit so that no one would be suspicious.
Never saw those blokes again, but our mate whose flat is was later confirmed the plan was carried out and the money was split. Fun times in Scotland.

 

[CholEstrol]

Was known as the budget sanfl 80s. Never sold them but sellers would sing out for you to buy as you walked into the ground. Good old days.

 

[timokane]

Do we think the AFL need to make them more basic and like alot more affordable like 2 or 3 dollars.

Like has just match details thats all.

Team line ups for the match and an area for stats.

Bit like the way they used to be.

And be made more rough and ready.

Enough of the glossy stuff and endless advertising on them as well.

And like a pocket guide to the match and something easy and basic to follow.

Just the raw information is all that needed.

What do we think.

Time we brought back the record ala 1980s and 90s.

Bit old school but i think it would work well and increase sales as well the motto cheap and basic and to the point.

 

[Cuzz09]

I'd buy them if they were small like 80s/90s and just had up to date stats stuff, ladder, fixture etc and Max $4

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[footyfan1978]

I'd buy them if they were small like 80s/90s and just had up to date stats stuff, ladder, fixture etc and Max $4

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Yeah, $4 sounds about fair.
$8 or $10 or whatever they are now is just a flat NO

 

[Cuzz09]

I don't even bother with the GF ones anymore.

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[jabba5114]

All people need them for isn't it? Does anyone read the rest of the crap in there anymore?

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[Dirty Bird]

You either condense them and get rid of the fluff
Or you expand them and have the stats for EVERY game (like they do finals)

Though, tbh, I go tot he footy with dad, I never cared about them, but Dad did. But he's stopped himself since 2020. But I think that was more because the Crows s*cked and he didn't see the point in buying it to record goal kickers as he thought we wouldn't be kicking goals.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

Do we think the AFL need to make them more basic and like alot more affordable like 2 or 3 dollars.

Like has just match details thats all.

Team line ups for the match and an area for stats.

Bit like the way they used to be.

And be made more rough and ready.

Enough of the glossy stuff and endless advertising on them as well.

And like a pocket guide to the match and something easy and basic to follow.

Just the raw information is all that needed.

What do we think.

Time we brought back the record ala 1980s and 90s.

Bit old school but i think it would work well and increase sales as well the motto cheap and basic and to the point.

Great point and totally.

I don't need a men's magazine - I just want the players names and spot the ball contest !!

 

[timokane]

I feel 2023 if correct changes are made 2023 will be the last season for the footy record.

I hope im wrong but the record these days doesnt cut it.

Besides you can access all the information on your smart phone and on things like an app these days.

Theres also google you can look up information. Its that easy.

Also too pricey and just another thing to carry around with you all you need in your hands at the footy is a pie in 1 hand and a beer in the other and use your mouth for cheering on your team.

 

[Blues177]

I'd buy them if they were small like 80s/90s and just had up to date stats stuff, ladder, fixture etc and Max $4

On SM-S908E using BigFooty.com mobile app

Next to the up to date ladder was also listed the ladders of the previous 2 years after the same number of rounds.

 

[Stabby McGee]

Hell yeah, definitely was.

Luckily I got it through a connection who was a relative of mine - a lot of my extended family where in the print game.

I didn’t have to apply but even then i had to wait a few months to get a gig as the wait list was really long.

Did my time as a pie boy beforehand for 6 months in 88, i absolutely hated that - worst part time job I ever had and I had done some real shitty part time jobs in my teens.

Getting the record gig was like being promoted to head office and sent to the top floor exec suite

Did the pie boy stuff at the G 83-85 and made $80-100 a game. Much more at the test cricket. I remember someone giving me $5 for my paper hat, and someone else stealing a pie out of my box, and throwing it up into the stands above me before asking what he owed me.
No complaints here

 

[terrybull]

Not Footy Record but Chico Rolls.

Close to child labor slave abuse !

 

[lumpinee]

didnt do any selling during the early 80's but did plenty of hot pie grab n runs with mates at the G n Arden st,until we was caught that is

 

[parano1a]

Enough of the glossy stuff and endless advertising on them as well.

Without advertising they would have to be produced and sold at a loss. Why would the AFL want to fund this?

 

[Coach_Required]

Forget the Footy Record,

I miss "Hotdogs ... Meat pies" "Hot dogs ... Meat Pies".

Those were the days.