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    Another comic show done in Tacoma, WA

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    Another comic show done in Tacoma, WA

    Around 2005 I hosted two shows and just did this, with two other partners.

    There were a lot of great books from gold to present.  It was great as they were not huge show prices.  I got a lot of great feedback from both the shoppers and sellers.  A lot of them expressed they can't wait until the next one where we are already looking at a larger room.  We had to put peopel who wanted tables on a waiting list.

    People liked the door prizes.

    Here are pictures that I took.

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    Are Comic Book conventions really Comic Book conventions?

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    On 3/17/2017 at 6:21 PM, JiveTurkeyMoFo said:

    Yeah, we didn't have any of those.  In fact, we turned away over two dozen vendors who inquired with us over the last year about booth space.  We tried to hand-select those vendors that our attendees wanted, i.e, heavy into vintage comics, original art, toys & action figures, Retired Legos, etc.  We turned away the stained-glass makers, the t-shirt vendors, the button vendors, all the folks, who while I'm sure sell quality merchandise, are also at those larger conventions often at the expense of a comic dealer who is sitting on the waiting list trying to get in the door.  

     

     

    I know that our first one isn't going to be very big, but what the other organizers and I  trying to do is like this.  We are controlling what product is being sold at these, so that the attendees can more readily find what they are looking for.

    I remember, in the 90's, small sports card and comic shows being invaded almost half way by Beanie Babies.  I wasn't there for that and would be disappointed that there were less sellers of what I was there for.

    I have been talking to other collectors and buyers and they would rather have shows that focused more on just the comic collectibles.

    ...and I have no problem with cosplayers.

    Are Comic Book conventions really Comic Book conventions?

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    On 3/17/2017 at 0:07 PM, VintageComics said:
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    Are Comic Book conventions really Comic Book conventions?

    I've been meaning to start this conversation for about a week now but it's spring break and time is scarce (no, it's actually scarce in real life - not just Overstreet 'scarce' but actually being hoarded by collectors).

    And then I read this article and it inspired me to start this thread (for a point of reference, Wizard World Chicago is this weekend).

    Greater Cleveland comic book fans seek alternatives to large conventions like Wizard World

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    But what got me started about this topic was the Facebook page for a new con that got started called Elite Con in Tampa, Florida a week ago.

    We have a board member who decided to start a Convention strictly for collectors. No media guests, no actors and actresses, no T shirts (no offense but I wouldn't want to be set up next to a T shirt rack the size of the Empire State building)...heck even no creator signings.

    just comics, old toys, old books, old collectibles.

    You'd think that was all fine and dandy and that everyone would be happy. Organizers can run a con any way they like to, right?

    Free country, right? As long as there is no bigotry and hate it's all good.

    Wrong.

    You should have seen the public reaction when they made the announcement that there would be no Cosplay allowed at the show. :facepalm:

    Within a day there were 450 comments in the discussion that I saw before the FB discussion was pulled sometime in the night. Hate, venom, protest.

    The cosplay crowd was mortified that they wouldn't be allowed to walk in with their costumes after paying ticket price.

    Bleeding Cool actually made an article about it. You know it's half serious when BC writes it up.

    It was actually quite ugly at times. There were many rumors circulating online. One rumor was that people who were going to cosplay and wanted refunds weren't going to be given refunds.

    There was mockery of the organizer's business model stating the show was going to be a 'loser'.  There are arguments that they shouldn't even be allowed to call a "Con" because technically it wasn't a "Con". They even resorted to name calling saying it wasn't a "Con" (as in convention) and that it was a con (as in from the Latin word 'contra', meaning against, or used in the phrase 'con artist').

    And yet the organizers were very respectful.

    The clearly stated that refunds were offered, that nobody had asked for a refund and that cosplay would be turned away at the door in an effort to create an atmosphere that was more about the collectibles for sale than the spectators themselves.

    Obviously, me being the person I am I asked if the Cosplayer's started their own convention and said there were no vendor's allowed would that be OK? I had a feeling no vendors would protest that idea. - Nobody replied. I asked it at least 3 times. Nobody replied.

    So I just thought I'd ask you guys: Would a show strictly about the collectibles themselves interest you and how do you feel about no cosplay being allowed at a show?

    I for one have nothing against cosplayers. Louise has cosplayed at shows. I also have no problem respecting the wishes of a con organizer.

    What say ye?

     

     

    Where I live we are starting a small con.  We want to get back to the roots of what a con was before all of the media and I know that we would allow cosplayers.  We want people to enjoy this hobby.

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    Tacoma's Fantasticon May 13, 2017 - SOLD OUT

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    On 4/4/2017 at 10:04 AM, Lego said:

    None of the Seattle stores are going to have a presence there?  (Arcane, Comics Dungeon, et al.)  

    I wouldn't doubt if people are waiting to see how this one will do.  We have numerous people on waiting list for tables.  By the time people saw we were serious our table space ran out.  We are getting a larger room next time.  I have numerous stores handing out our fliers for the show and my FB group is getting larger with many eagerly waiting for this show.  There are stores that are greatly advertising us.