It's finally over...

and even though it was a lot of work, it was well worth it and I had a good time doing it.

Day three started just like the day before, with restocking and set up. We had decided to try and "blow out" our dollar books by dropping the price to 50 cents. That move was greeted with welcoming buyers trying to stock up on last day deals and bargins. I noticed that other dealers were also doing last day sales as well, but more on that in a minute.

Also since it was the last day, I figured I would try and get a few other things signed, however not for a CGC Signature Series submission this time. I didn't think any of these books were 9.8 quality plus it was for my own and girlfriend's personal collection, so I didn't care to spend the extra bread. I rummaged through my long boxes and found two copies of Deadpool #1 from the 2008 series. This time I sent my girlfriend over to Mr. Liefeld's booth to get them signed and so she could meet him (she's a big Deadpool fan). Needless to say, but she returned with the biggest smile on her face when I told her that one of the books was for her A few minutes later, I found 2 copies of Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #1, so I decided to head over to Mr. Suydam's booth to get them signed. As I approached his table, he appeared to be working on something on his laptop, I for a moment I thought not to bother him at that time (maybe it was the next cool Zombie cover?). However, he noticed me approach so we began to engage in conversation. I asked if autos were free, which they were, with the purchase of a print. I had a little money in my pocket and the prints were really cool and reasonably priced, so it was worth it for me (2 autos for $20 bucks and a signed print, not bad at all!). As I was deciding on which print would look best in my office, a woman looked over at the table and noticed all the prints and Mr. Suydam sitting down, anf then in the loudest voice yells, "hey, your the Marvel Zombie guy! Hey hun, its the Marvel Zombie guy!! Come quick!" Mr. Suydam looked at me, and just kinda shrugged his shoulders like, yup, I'm that guy haha... classic. Anyways, I finally decided on a print of the Zombie-fied version of Incredible Hulk 340, got my autos, and carried on with my business.

I once again visited the CGC booth to submit even more books... so now I have 4 invoices pending review. This was a submission of more modern books I had laying around waiting to get graded. They should all be 9.6/9.8 caliber, no suprises here hopefully.

Sales were pretty good but I must admit Saturday was the best day. I think because foot traffic was greater on Saturday it resulted in higher numbers, but the people who came on Sunday were there to shop. One family came back to our booth several times and ended up buy nearly all of my Barbie comics. Another guy wanted Sgt Rock and he ended up buying more than a handfull to complete his run. All it all Sunday's business added to Friday's and Saturday's totals definately made the show worth it. Maybe we'll be back again next year?

As the show started to wind down and as other dealers started to break down their booths, I figured I would start to shop around for last minute deals. I already have tons of books, so I knew I had to be really picky and try to buy books I know I could flip or buy books for my own personal collection. I didn't see much that sparked my interest at that point to be honest, but I did purchase another copy of Wolverine #1 Campbell Deadpool variant cover for kicks and giggles (the price for the condition it was in made it worth it, even though I got death stares from my girlfriend). There was one book I really wanted though but the price was a little too high for me at the moment. I know the guy so maybe I will be able to pick it up from him in a month or less time. Sorry, but I don't want to disclose which book it actually is for fear that someone might actively pressure him to sell it to them (outta sight, outta mind, right?). Hopefully, it will be the next major addition to my collection .

All and all I enjoyed the show and made a little money in the process. I was able to also get a few cool autos and items as well, which was just icing on the cake. Because this was such a positive experience, I know i'll be doing more larger shows in the future.

Hope to see you there!

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