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Gatchaman

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  1. Having to thin out my collection.

    ALL books are $12 and have their dust cover.  Most are in excellent condition with a few showing a little shelf wear.

    Shipping is $5 for the first and $1 for each one after the first.

    Shipping to CONUS, HI, AK. and PR

    No HOS or probies.

  2. We are creeping up on this.  We have secured artists Justin Hunt and Jason Metcalf will be there.  We are, also, have some local artists to help support the local community.

    We still have some dealer tables available and they are filling up.


  3. Back in the 90's it was a lot of work to get into a good network for toy and comics.  I got to know comic store owners from Olympia, WA to Seattle, WA.  I got to thinking of what would be a great idea to create another one using social media.  Almost two years ago I started this and we have reached the 700+ mark.

    A lot of the members love this group as I keep it family friendly and members have been doing a lot of sales and trades with each other.  The stores are allowed to promote themselves and specials and events they have going.  A lot of con sellers are doing business in between shows.  A lot of great relationships have been established.

    I believe by the time of our next show we should be around 1,000 members strong.

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/959471804100536/

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  4. On 1/21/2018 at 7:56 PM, aardvark88 said:

    Is this in Tacoma, WA? Is renting this nice hall cheaper on Sat. May 12, 2018 than Sunday, or was Sunday already reserved for another school event? :blush:

    Most people prefer Saturdays.  As the building is larger and has a lot of parking it is a bit more.  Tables are $60 each or $50 for more than one.

  5. Fantastacon 2018   May 12, 2018

    Well, we went and looked at the new building for our next con. It is a 4,800 sq ft room. We believe that we can get at lease 65 tables, so there is a lot more room for the vendors and walking space for the attendees. There is, also, a lot of parking and load/unload is really close.

    This building is a little more than the others, but is worth it. Tables will be $60 and $50 each if you get two or more. Entry is $5.

    We really like that there are two huge screens that we can play superhero cartoons on.

    Here are some pictures I took of the room. This is at Clover Park Voc Tec.

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  6. Sat, January 27, 2018 12:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST

    700 South 3rd Street
    Renton, WA 98057

    DESCRIPTION
    Party with various local conventions, game companies, vendors, artists, & podcasters! We will also have a exhibition area, artist ally, puzzle escape room, lightsaber performances, 21+ beer garden, & a dance party with DJ Trishy.

    Enter the kid or adult cosplay contest & you could win a badge to Emerald City Comic Con 2018.

    Price of ticket includes one entry to the con badge raffle.

    Cons & shows in attendance are: Toy and Geek Fest, Lake City Toy Show, Vancouver Toy Junkies, Anglicon, Crypticon, Seattle Retro Gaming Expo, Fantasticon, Galaxaar.

    Don't miss out on this awesome event to cosplay & connect with others in the con community!

    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kick-off-the-cons-party-tickets-41693751132?aff=efbeventtix

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  7. On 11/19/2017 at 7:27 AM, Treco said:
    • So what you're saying is that there needs to be a movement initiated by dealers to organize cons that cater to the book buyer?  :idea: Yes please. Growing up, the best thing was going to a rented hall somewhere that had nothing but table after table of dealers with piles of boxes. No decoration, no cosplayers....just hard-core nerds flipping through back issues. A bit nostalgic, yes...but it sure was fun. 

    This is what we have started doing in Tacoma, WA.  We have held two cons already and people love them.  Seller tables are just $40 and entry is $3.  This allows a better selection of high dollar and low dollar comics to be sold.  On our last show one seller, who had a lot of dollar books, was selling them by the arm load.  I was able to land some pretty good deals on my Cochram and Byrne X-Men books for my own collection.  A lot of people liked the back to basics show.

    We had Justin Hunt, Jason Metcalf, and some local artists.

    A new con, here, called Rencon, charged $30 entry and hardly anybody showed up.  A lot of sellers didn't even make their booth cost back.

    I really didn't like Jet City, this year, as the amount of comic sellers was so small.  I think I had more at my show.

    Here a shot of the show I cohosted.  (there's another half room of sellers with this one)

     

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