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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/when-will-sports-coronavirus-shutdown-end-experts-say-months-not-weeks-unless/ar-BB11eJyK?ocid=spartanntp Centers for Disease Control suggested, in fact, the shutdown would last much longer. The CDC recommended “that for the next 8 weeks, organizers cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.”

China has greatly curtailed the pandemic by literally locking down vast areas of the country, it took 4 months and that's with thousands of deaths and extreme measures Italy and Spain are in almost total shutdown The uk expects this to last until spring 2021 The shutdowns in the USA are to SLOW the pandemic, not end it The chance of anything other then a small local show going on until summer are near 0 What scares me most is what happened to an earlier poster, The dealer s came in set up only to to have the show shut down

CDC RECOMMENDS AGAINST GATHERINGS OF 50 OR MORE https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/when-will-sports-coronavirus-shutdown-end-experts-say-months-not-weeks-unless/ar-BB11eJyK?ocid=spartanntp Centers for Disease Control suggested, in fact, the shutdown would last much longer. The CDC recommended “that for the next 8 weeks, organizers cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the United States.” https://www.npr.org/2020/03/15/816245252/cdc-recommends-suspending-gatherings-of-50-or-more-people-for-the-next-8-weeks Be careful even if you attending a smaller show, especially if live with or plan to visit an elderly or high risk person

That is a hard beat for sure Thankfully ace boston And east Coast had the foresight to cancel early I have 2 coming up that I am sure will be cancelled, but the promoters are holding on …. What you just posted made me nervous and I may just cancel on my own my thoughts are early June before we begin to return to normal

Thanks to Crucial Entertainment and the promoters of East Coast Comicon I believe they have Accuretly assessed the situation and proactively moved their show from mid May to july 4th weekend Thank you for not waiting till the last minute and allowing Everyone to make alternate plans, I love this show and am looking forward to it immensely At this point every reliable source is saying that the next 2 months will be brutal, but by summer we should be somewhat back to normal I think Every promoter with a show coming through the end of may should seriously consider similar actions I realize the logistical difficulties of such actions, However I believe that states such as NY and CA which have already temporarily halted large gatherings will soon be followed quickly by many others I also think that the "fear factor" will have sufficiently dissipated by june so attendance will be somewhat normal Steve Golden memories

The world Changed in a week mass gatherings and events are now unthinkable Count on every show for at least 3 months to be cancelled

The point is now moot All shows for at least the next 3 months will have to be cancelled I am 61 and this is my business and my pleasure as well The shows to me are both business and a social event I was greatly looking forward to Boston when Ace shut it down, as they had no choice Since Tom Hanks got covid can you picture any Celeberity or Star comitting to a mass attendance event for the foreseeable future? Speaking of which We are at the very beginning of a massive pandemic , We have absolutely no idea how many people in this country are infected because testing has been absolutely minimal it is almost certainly multiples of what is being reported , the nonsense that "OLD" people get it (me) is a myth Old people (me) are most vulnerable, but that does not mean if you are 20 you are free. This is a nasty MUTATING virus with no cure . The states one by one will continue to limit event sizes thus making this discussion moot, NYC and CA have for the time being made holding any show impossible. In fact NYC is all but shut down. There may soon even be limits on interstate travel (trump) and isolation zones (already in NY) Lets say a promoter decides to hold a show next week , who's going to come? half the country is scared to death, Many of the dealers wont show a large percentage of the 50+crowd wont either , would a successful artist or actor put themselves in the middle of a large crowd now, I doubt it. What you will have is a shell of a show with a few hundred people Again I was willing to risk going to Boston, But I understand why they had to cancel Coming soon are some of my most profitable and pleasurable shows, But I have accepted the fact they are almost certainly going to be cancelled, This is not the promoters fault Fortunatelly I have the resources to weather the storm, but I know many dealers including friends who do not We need to accept the fact the spring is lost at this point and persue other options IF we as a country are lucky, this virus thrives in cold weather only, and we MAY get the summer back , Please do not blame the promoters, dealers, guests, or attendees for something that is out of their control I hope to see many of you at East Coast, Terrifficon, Awesome con etc. If not this year, then the next And remember about covid, they know something we don't !

They have already cancelled : Hey Gang, Yesterday, a State of Emergency was called in Massachusetts, and after many hours of consultation with the BCEC, a city-owned facility, it was determined that running the event at its regularly scheduled date/time is not possible due to "force majeure." We are working with the BCEC to reschedule the event, and we will do our best to bring ACE Comic Con Northeast back to Boston Strong! We feel for anyone and everyone affected by the COVID-19 virus. Stakeholders in events like these include the Exhibitors, Artists, fans, hotel employees, airline workers, city and state officials, security firms, car services, caterers, union workers and hundreds of hundreds of workers that put months and months of sweat and hard work into pulling these events off, our own staff included. We hope everyone stays safe and healthy, and to those already ill, we wish a speedy recovery. We appreciate your patience and understanding. ACE Comic Con remains committed to its next event scheduled at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on October 16-18, 2020. Please be understanding when posting on social media. Kindness in these times is invaluable. Thank you and see you in October! Alex and Brad -- ________________________________________________________

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/nyregion/coronavirus-nyc-event-ban.html So much for any NY shows

At this point it no longer matters if a show goes off or not Tom Hanks Has contracted Covid, That's going to scare the s*** out of Hollywood and Its likely the stars will start cancelling sooner rather then later further the attendance will be abysmal as a very large percentage of potential attendees are simply going to avoid large crowds Ironically MY Costco and BJ's are Jam packed and insane, with some aisles packed end to end. meanwhile vehicle traffic is half what it should be, except at supermarkets and big box stores where it is demolition derby day citizens are going to be cocooning for a while , while this MAY burn out by summer, any spring show unfortunately is a non starter . Speaking personally I sell golden age and most of my customers are 30+ , the age group being told to stay home This is extremelly disappointing to me as I was looking forward to Ace Boston and had booked a non refundable hotel . also 2 of my favorite shows are coming soon I am afraid I going to miss the

I agree 100% with the above If you cant go to the show perhaps you can invest in the worlds newest hoy commodity

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Again The purpose of this thread was to make my fellow collectors and dealers aware of some basic safety measures NOT to tell anyone to stay home or to panic, exactly the opposite , I was all packed and ready when Ace comicon cancelled their show in Boston and plan on attending any show this season which has not been cancelled I usually avoid responding when the thread gets out of control or sidetracked , but this thread contains a lot of mis-information which may harm my fellow collectors. I generally ignore anything from any major news outlets as designed to put forth a particular agenda. I have been following this VERY closely from the beginning from a myriad of sources back when they told this this came from Bat-soup and we had nothing to worry about as transmission was extremely difficult. so here are some of whAt I believe to be credible facts. interept them as you wish : 1) There is something someone knows that we do not, at least a dozen Medical conventions alone across the country have been cancelled here is list of event cancellations which represent BILLIONS of $$$ in lost revenue including the NBA season https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nba+cancels+season&view=detail&mid=E4C4A5B9686ABD3F5401E4C4A5B9686ABD3F5401&FORM=VIRE and the country of Italy https://time.com/5801497/italy-shops-restaurants-coronavirus/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/05/coronavirus-update-list-canceled-events/4950641002/ are all these entities in a state of panic or stupid? 2) No one knows how many cases there actually are in this country because testing has been so sparse, The mayor of NY has stated he can no longer provide numbers as the case numbers seem to change so fast ONE SINGLE PERSON IN NY HAS BEEN DEEMED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 50+ cases so far. This person was a professional middle aged attorney so one would assume he washed his hands regularly 3) I live in NYC where people over 60 have been advised to stay home as much as possible 4) This is not the flu, this is serious virus whose effects are still not completely known with the exception of the following 1) This is a mutating virus, there are at the moment 2 known strains 2) It can re-ocour after a person is seemingly cured 3) It is very easily transmissible 4) The Mortality rate seems to be around 3-4% with 127k cases worldwide and 4,700 deaths . this is centered mainly in seniors , older men and immune compromised persons Generally the younger you are the less chance of a fatal case, from near 0 in children to about 8-9% in the +75 group This does not mean that the younger group is immune, the biggest danger is that a young person can contract the illness , have no symptoms then go home to to or visit a more vulnerable recipient 5) The national Guard has already been called up in my state to establish a containment zone . https://www.mcall.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-grand-princess-cruise-ship-coronavirus-20200310-el52tmurrjbshnzs6l3toz5rhi-story.html So again THESE PEOPLE KNOW SOMETHING WE DO NOT KNOW I am not urging anyone to go home and hide under their beds or to run out and buy hundreds of rolls of toilet paper (whats up with that?) Personally even though I am 60+ I will be setting up at any event which is held and urge my fellow collectors to attend but to be safe and carefull Unfortunately I see this year as a write-off as I cannot at this point see any municipality allowing a mass attendance but I can adapt Facing facts is not panicing

That was pretty much my point Looks like c2e2 my be one of the last mass attended show for a few months It is now the stated policy that people, and NOT just the elderly should avoid Large gatherings The latest from Boston is that one single medium sized conference with the Ominous name BIOGEN is by itself responsible for dozens of new cases https://www.bostonglobe.com/ The city has more or less shut down and colleges have gone teleconference I think we will sadly see a series of con cancellations throughout the spring

NoBody is starting a panic, I was just stating facts and trying to provide some safety tips Emerald city was Just Cancelled and reed knows what they are doing They virtually had to as almost all of the major guests bailed , why do you think they did that Corona is more the a flu and more contagious I just did c2e2 and myself and my friend BOTH returned with a slammin case of the flu Convention centers are incubators , and I just wanted to provide some insight I am not going to quote figures and statistics Just note the following MAJOR CONVENTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED cities in china have become Ghost towns Italy has virtually shut down SF and San Diego are in states of emergency None of these people are stupid, maybe they are being overly cautious , maybe not But again this is far more dangerous then the flu People between 18 and 50 who have strong immune systems are at minimal risk of dying but not of catching some form of the virus which has so far mutated into 2 distinct forms I myself will be following my planned schedule this year and will be going to ace Boston in 2 weeks So again, some safety tips Wash your hand as frequently as possible, and use hand sanitizer Try to avoid touching you face When using public restrooms , carry a small spray bottle, and spray and cover the seat If they flushs are manual don't touch directly, use a paper towel Wash with hot water and soap Bring your own food DO NOT BRING KIDS, ESPECIALLY INFANTS INTO ANY CONVENTION CENTER They are especially vulnerable Don't order any food anywhere which is kept out in the open like popcorn , pizza etc . The death toll (that we know of) is minimal, but that does not mean catching this is fun It lives in your respritory system and can cause permanent damage and even re-infect once you believe you are cured Do what you have to, but be smart and be safe I look forward to seeing my friends and fellow dealers in Boston

Its a shame , But I cant see the city allowing a show that usually draws close to 100k people to take place we now know this spreads VERY easily. On a side note the business conference that was to take place at Mccormick the last week of March which was usually the c2e2 date Has been officially cancelled My concern at this point is going forward I have Ace Boston in 2 weeks and going forward a full schedule this year Most of California is officially under a state of emergency Including SF and San Diego At this point I think that any city that reports more then a couple of cases is going to go into lockdown '

Many dealers including Myself were upset that c2e2 was scheduled at the end of February Well guess what? : the business conference that was to take place at Mccormick the last week of March which was usually the c2e2 date Has been officially cancelled Some luck there

While at the show: Bring your own food Do not drink from open fountains Do not purchase foods that are kept on open display wash your hands as often as possible Avoid close Quarter clusters Be safe

Be aware many cities are in a hyper cautious mode, and even though covid has a very minimal spread at this point Many are exercising extreme methods of control, already three major convention cities have declared states of emergency Make sure to check and verify travel restrictions if any before you set out, the situation is fluid and subject to rapid change Seattle has declared a civil emergency which among other things allows for public events to be shut down "As the death toll climbed Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a , proclaimed a civil emergency. The declaration allows her to bypass regulations to increase city spending, contracting and borrowing to address the growing public health threat. It will also allow her office to close facilities and cancel events to prevent the virus from spreading further." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/seattle-ghost-town-residents-face-uncertainty-growing-coronavirus-outbreak-n1148941 In addition Travelers this convention season should be aware that both San Francisco and San Diego have declared a State of Emergency as well https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/27/san-francisco-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus-heres-what-that-means/

Seattle has declared a civil emergency which among other things allows for public events to be shut down "As the death toll climbed Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, a , proclaimed a civil emergency. The declaration allows her to bypass regulations to increase city spending, contracting and borrowing to address the growing public health threat. It will also allow her office to close facilities and cancel events to prevent the virus from spreading further." https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/seattle-ghost-town-residents-face-uncertainty-growing-coronavirus-outbreak-n1148941 In addition Travelers this convention season should be aware that both San Francisco and San Diego have declared a State of Emergency as well https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/27/san-francisco-declares-state-of-emergency-over-coronavirus-heres-what-that-means/

Golden memories Returns to c2e2 ! Booth 1316 Braving the Weather Bringing with me over 300 new Golden age unslabbed over 500 New Silver age with lots of Keys 2000+ 1/2 priced silver and gold This is my 1st real show since NYC so don't miss out on this fresh stock I will be there Wednesday and will be opening and all day Thursday open for business looking forward to seeing my regulars and new friends Steve

Thanks I had no idea it was posted then pulled I was anxious to set up this year, as I missed last year because it conflicted with heroes Hopefully they're just working on a better date

Anyone who did the show last year know the 2020 Date ? Its not on their website

To Answer the question NY is an exhausting show, it is six days including setup + a seventh day (the day after) Where I Just sleep the whole day So I just Did NY, I will have one Day prep time , Then a 900 mile drive to Chicago and back, two days rest , Then Baltimore That's a VERY tough schedule, which is why it makes a difference that NY was the week before . Still looking forward to it, It does look like an awesome show

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