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goldust40

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It's on. I may turn up.

 

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 I wouldn't say it was dying, more like comics have been superceded by other collectibles.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.

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It's on. I may turn up.

 

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 I wouldn't say it was dying, more like comics have been superceded by other collectibles.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.

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goldust40

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It's on. I may turn up.

 

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.

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Comicopolis

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A special UK thread Happy Birthday to one of the cornerstones of the boards - Andrew, who no doubt is out seeing a gig tonight having been for a chicken parmo beforehand. Hope all was great! :headbang:

 

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Some pics from my birthday weekend in the West Midlands.

 

Saturday English breakfast - in a French restaurant situated in Chinatown.

 

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Hung around at the end to see the players parade for the last home game of the season. Nice to see the kids dressed up in the Villa kit.

 

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Trawled a few pubs, including a sports bar to see Man City beat Everton, then a great meal, few more drinks and then back to the hotel to watch MOTD for once.

 

No cake for my birthday but I did have this Sunday lunchtime after my three giant bacon sandwiches.

 

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