shortboxed

14 hours ago, Mmehdy said:

what was last years attendance...rough guess?

I don't know last year's exact numbers, but in 2015 it was around 380 paid attendees so I'm guessing the last two years have been at least that. 

Beautiful copy! 

1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

You should bring them anyway. 

I bet there might be at least one other person there that would appreciate those

Yeah, like me! 

ECCC is my favorite con outside of SDCC. Lots of great dealers and comic book creators. But it's also a great con overall in terms of content and programming. I fly up from San Francisco to attend every year. 

4 minutes ago, aardvark88 said:

about how long by rental car or cab from SNA John Wayne to the con hotel?

About 30 mins, pending traffic. 

On 1/5/2018 at 3:53 PM, n2wdw said:

How about we meet at El Torito after the con and bang down margaritas in the bar area -- so no one has to try to organize a dinner or front any money? 

This is what we did last year. Some guys showed up a bit early and grabbed the large table in the middle at the bar. Started at 7:00pm. If everyone's cool with this plan then we should just stick to it.

Sat 1/27 7:00pm at the El Torito bar. 

3 hours ago, HouseofComics.Com said:

Truth in advertising dept.: Still a crazy, amazing lineup of prime vintage books there on the 20th, but Superworld can't make it due to a conflict with a Rick Steves tour of Italy! So yeah, Rick Steves is now an official enemy of the Berkeley Comic Con.

Bummer! He has some great books. 

Last year there was a boardie meetup at El Torito right next door to the hotel, just walk across the parking lot. Had a lot of fun meeting boardies, chatting comics, and having a few too many margaritas. 

I would suggest the same since most people traveling in are staying at the hotel. 

Looking forward to Berkeley and Yorba Linda on back-to-back weekends! Gonna be epic...and expensive!

Any other NorCal boardies hitting both shows? 

11 hours ago, LearnedHand said:

Clink markets via email and has only a virtual, online auction.  But they charge no buyer premium and a flat 10% of the seller, so even if the sale price isn't quite as high, the seller could still yield more.  

Clink charges a 3% buyer's premium. I only buy from CL and CC. 

On 12/18/2017 at 1:30 PM, Robot Man said:

This how should be off the hook. Was talking to a friend about it at the flea market yesterday. He mentioned that because the Berkley Con is a week before and the warm weather we are expecting, that There are a lot of collectors and dealers traveling out here for the show. My friend picked up a 130 long box collection from an older collector in the area and will be bring a lot of them to Terry's show. 

You WILL see lots of GA books at this show...

I'll be at both Berkeley and Yorba Linda! Gonna be epic back-to-back weekends. 

Wow, that's more than I expected. Bummed I missed out now! 

4 minutes ago, Monkeyman said:

Very nicely wrapped as well.  Most of these seem to have some of the back cover showing on the front.

Mike

Yep! I'd been on the lookout for a nice 7.0 but then I saw white pages and a perfect wrap - I knew this 8.0 was the one 

Just used it - thanks! Picked up some MyLites2 and Full-Backs 

Wow, amazing books!

7 hours ago, entalmighty1 said:

There's a few guys on Instagram that don't look over 30 that buy monster books all day long.  I have no idea what they do, but I do see them post here sometimes, albeit infrequently.

@domuhnator

@Murkadellik

@shortboxed

@streyouttacomics

I'm in my early 30s but close enough. I'll take the compliment 

I'm very fortunate to have a good job in tech, so that's what I do. 

I primarily collect GA but of course I'll still pick up any SA/BA books that catch my fancy, I just prefer going after GA. No secret to it, I simply buy books if I feel like I'm getting good value - I haggle just as hard over a $100 book as I do a $1,000 book. 

As far as the original topic, whenever I meet any comic collectors I just assume they are casual fans who enjoy comics - it's very rare to actually meet a collector as deep into the hobby as I am (that's why I chat with folks here on the boards or on Instagram). Just try to find a common ground on something that you both can enjoy talking about. For me that usually means chatting about current runs, as I still regularly pull from my LCS weekly in addition to collecting vintage books. 

55 minutes ago, thehumantorch said:

My favorite 2 covers, any era, any artist.

White pages? 

17 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

Awsome cover! Reminds me of my favorite Catman cover #32. I bought a nice copy of this from Teddy at Superworld a few years ago. I showed it to Redbeard and he told me that there was a small warehouse find of this issue many years ago. Yours is obviously a Crowley so it didn't come from the same source. Congrats on a great book!

Interesting, re: warehouse find. That's probably where my 9.2 came from, since it's not a pedigree. Any more details?

1 hour ago, theeone29 said:

one of my favorites

Wow that puts my 9.2 to shame! Great book!

1 hour ago, TerrysComics said:

I am thinking of renting a room at the Ayers hotel for a two hour meet and greet for out of town Boardies and Dealers on Saturday the 27th of January.

I am wondering who would be interested in such a event and what time would it work best.

Terry O'Neill - Promoter - CalComicCon

I'm in as well. Sat late afternoon or evening preferred - driving down from NorCal. 

Had a fun time, as usual! Here's my haul. Pretty sure I snagged every L.B. Cole in the room, all 4 of them. 

1 minute ago, Mijael.Levy said:

Great looking copy!