money or trophy

I participate in a lot of real life tournaments and it cost around 150 dkk (28$) to enter a tournament. The highest I may be able to win is around 400dkk 64$.

If you win you get an envelope with the amount in it.

The thing is though it may be nice to win money I have only won 1 tournament once and I have nothing to show for it. I cannot wave an envelope or hang it on the wall.

I would rather want to win a trophy than a few danish kroner. I don't know how much you can buy for 64$ in the US but in denmark I can only buy 2 bluray movies for 400 kroner.

what would you like to win most: money or a trophy? (I wanted to make it a survey but I don't know if can make one)

(of course if it was like 1000 $ I could live with not getting a trophy - but I think a trophy is a must in any tournament)

Both :)

Seriously though. They can give you both a reward, and  a certificate at the same time, if trophies are costly. 

Given the amount of money you are talking about I would rather have a nice trophy. You could probably use the money you won to buy yourself a trophy. 

A trophy is better than a meager amount of money. At least you can store it your room and feel proud.

I have a few shelves stuffed with trophies and medals.

I was 17 at that time

I would rather win a trophy.  Telling my wife I finally won and the  prize is 65$  would only prove in her mind that the time I dedicate to this game is not warrented. 

When I moved to Portugal I threw away most of the trophies I had won in 25 years of playing in the USA. I kept only a few that were special to me. Since coming here I have about 2 dozen more trophies and I am moving back to the US this year, perhaps I will throw most of them away again ? In nicer tournies you get a trophy and money usually but I would choose the money unless the trophy is really nice/special.

NM Reb:

- Why did you threw the most of your trophies away?.. I understand if you had a lot of them, but its a credit for your great play of chess, and a memory for everyone who have won any tournament?.. If i could choose, i would like to have a trophy for the 1. place, and a little bonus of money for the win..

/Jesper

Depends how much money -- you know you can just go out and buy trophies, right?

$$$ oh, and for two blue-ray movies it would cost about $40 depending on store

Buy a nice medal, have it engraved, fit it on a shelf or in a drawer, and pocket the remaining money.

I know I may be able to buy a trophy from a trophy store but it feels kind of wrong to me to self honour meself with a purchased trophy even if I somehow won it. I won the money not the trophy. I would feel kind of silly if I purchased a giant trophy. If I chose to purchase one it would be a tiny trophy.

It is something completely different if the trophy was handed over to me from the tournament leader then I would truly feel I earned it - not purchased it. they could decide on shape of the trophy and size.

to hermes 3: the idea with the certificate is good and I will try to suggest it.

With 64 dollars I could buy myself a nicer trophy than they were offering and then still have enough left over to buy myself a nice dinner as a victory gift (to myself)

no money,no honey.

screw the trophy

i'd take the money. i don't need a trophy to remind me that i won. i already know that i won it. not to mention i hate trophy ceremonies and being presented awards and crap in front of people. it makes me very uncomfortable.

I'll take the money. I tried throwing away the trophies, but my wife decided to keep them anyway.

I already have too many things to dust. I'll take the money.

gotta go with the dosh - I agree with Reb, I moves around the world a lot an´have thrown all kindsa trophies away, as well as furniture an´anythin´that ain´t easy to cart along

it is long time that this thread was active, but I would like hear from those who threw away their trophy if they ever regret it?

I just threw away a bunch of trophies -- mostly chess and ski racing. Given that they'd been sitting in a box for the past 25 years and I forgot they existed I'm sure I won't miss them.

Trophy is much worth it than money.