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Comic cons & raw comics

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TheWatcher

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you also see people at cons now that roll around travel dollies stacked with short comic boxes.

some people were carrying around small comic backboard boxes @ Heroes filled with comicbooks (I find this the best solution cause it sets a limit for me for the day) cant be shopping all day, gotta see some of the panels during the con, get sketches, t-shirts, figures, etc.

My question now is how do people deal with original art, poster, or wierd non comic book sized items at a con

Thats mental. If any person needs to buy that much at one show they should be on hoarders. I need to see some pics of this.

 

Some of these people may also be comic shop dealers who are not local to the show I know mine went last year & I saw him there with one of those it was filled to the top with short boxes!

 

I've seen someone bring a collection to a con like that. Most convenient way to transport a bunch of books you want to sell, and he did

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you also see people at cons now that roll around travel dollies stacked with short comic boxes.

some people were carrying around small comic backboard boxes @ Heroes filled with comicbooks (I find this the best solution cause it sets a limit for me for the day) cant be shopping all day, gotta see some of the panels during the con, get sketches, t-shirts, figures, etc.

My question now is how do people deal with original art, poster, or wierd non comic book sized items at a con

Thats mental. If any person needs to buy that much at one show they should be on hoarders. I need to see some pics of this.

 

Some of these people may also be comic shop dealers who are not local to the show I know mine went last year & I saw him there with one of those it was filled to the top with short boxes!

 

I think you're right. I cannot imagine any collector bringing that much or buying that much at a con.

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Warlord

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If I buy something really expensive I do one of the following:

1.) Take it out to my car and lock it up

 

Not a great idea particularly if someone looking for a five finger discount sees what you're doing. I learned that the hard way so benefit from my wisdom! :preach: Lost the books and over $500 in damage to my car because the stupid thieves couldn't break just one window, they screwed up two of them plus the windowframes. :frustrated:

 

Why didn't you have them in the trunk ?

 

They were in the trunk. They smashed the windows and opened the trunk.

 

Point being, if someone looking for a score SEES you putting the books in the car, subsequently storing them out of sight buys you no extra protection.

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synch

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If I buy something really expensive I do one of the following:

1.) Take it out to my car and lock it up

 

Not a great idea particularly if someone looking for a five finger discount sees what you're doing. I learned that the hard way so benefit from my wisdom! :preach: Lost the books and over $500 in damage to my car because the stupid thieves couldn't break just one window, they screwed up two of them plus the windowframes. :frustrated:

 

Why didn't you have them in the trunk ?

 

They were in the trunk. They smashed the windows and opened the trunk.

 

Point being, if someone looking for a score SEES you putting the books in the car, subsequently storing them out of sight buys you no extra protection.

 

doh! :makepoint:I never would have thought of that!! lil bastards hopefully they were dumb & cut them self doing it! Its true I bet a lot of these jerkies Know /hear of conventions as well & target them ;S

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A back pack user.

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It helps protect the comics if you wear your underwear on the outside, too. :roflmao:

 

 

It helps protect his virginity, too

 

It's like a nerd chastity belt. No way he's going to get laid wearing that. :roflmao:

 

 

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TheWatcher

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A back pack user.

IMG_0280.jpg

 

It helps protect the comics if you wear your underwear on the outside, too. :roflmao:

 

 

It helps protect his virginity, too

 

It's like a nerd chastity belt. No way he's going to get laid wearing that. :roflmao:

 

lol (thumbs u

 

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lou_fine

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you also see people at cons now that roll around travel dollies stacked with short comic boxes.

some people were carrying around small comic backboard boxes @ Heroes filled with comicbooks (I find this the best solution cause it sets a limit for me for the day) cant be shopping all day, gotta see some of the panels during the con, get sketches, t-shirts, figures, etc.

My question now is how do people deal with original art, poster, or wierd non comic book sized items at a con

Thats mental. If any person needs to buy that much at one show they should be on hoarders. I need to see some pics of this.

 

Some of these people may also be comic shop dealers who are not local to the show I know mine went last year & I saw him there with one of those it was filled to the top with short boxes!

 

I think you're right. I cannot imagine any collector bringing that much or buying that much at a con.

 

Well, isn't this how the Tom Reilly or San Fransico pedigree books were carted into one of the large local conventions by the OO's family looking for a hopeful buyer back in the 70's.

 

Well , I guess there's an exception for every rule and this one would certainly qualify. :takeit:

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synch

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comics are easy to put in & take out of these top holders ?.. hm I wonder if anyone at the con will sell them I don't think hotflaps ships to canada

 

We set up at shows and we ship to Canada.

 

:hi::golfclap:

 

So looking at the pictures

 

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Top Loader Holder-- Large Comic Book Size--7.625" x 11"

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Is for modern comics then eh ?

 

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:hi::golfclap:

 

So looking at the pictures

 

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Top Loader Holder-- Large Comic Book Size--7.625" x 11"

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Is for modern comics then eh ?

I would get them oversized so you could stuff a bagged and boarded comic in them.

 

http://www.hotflips.com/index.php?cPath=5_17

 

(shrug)

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I thought you were all talking about mylars lol

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HOTFLIPS

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comics are easy to put in & take out of these top holders ?.. hm I wonder if anyone at the con will sell them I don't think hotflaps ships to canada

 

We set up at shows and we ship to Canada.

 

:hi::golfclap:

 

So looking at the pictures

 

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Top Loader Holder-- Large Comic Book Size--7.625" x 11"

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Is for modern comics then eh ?

 

That is a special size one of our customers asked us to have made a few years ago because they fit a comic with a 725 Mylite2 and backing board in it. We had so many requests we made them available for everyone,

 

Jeff

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