Did you end up going? A friend of mine went and said the mart is definitely dying which is a shame. Didnt you use to be a dealer there?
I was indeed, for many years. I wouldn't say it was dying, more like comics have been superceded by other collectibles. That said, there are less specialist dealers than there were. My gripe was that there were no new punters turning up...it was generally the same people every time. Still worth attending though.
What he said was there were less specialist dealers like you said but also its getting smaller with only 2 rooms being occupied. By the way whats up with your website. When i click on the link i taken into realms of fantasy.
Sounds like a worthwhile link.
The two rooms occupy the same square footage that the previous three room layout did - there hasn't been a reduction in the amount of dealer tables. It is mostly the cheaper stuff that shifts there these days, with the high end comics being sidelined somewhat (a lot of the tables are exclusively DVDs and merchandise). Which is why I stopped setting up there.
And I shut down my website in February, 2011. I do miss having it, but I decided to move on.
So is your inventory just siting there gathering dust
or have you sold it all to another dealer or collector as i heard you had some nice stock.
Neither.