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Been home a week, time for SDCC 2011 recap

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MrBedrock

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it just won't be worth the expense to set up any longer, unless we break off the comics to a different/separate location, with separate sales of tix, etc....

 

 

I guess a separate convention could be held at the old convention center in SD, either concurrent to Comic-Con, or at another time. I wonder how many dealers that would attract, and I wonder what attendance would be like.

I wonder if anyone would be able to get a hotel room.

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it just won't be worth the expense to set up any longer, unless we break off the comics to a different/separate location, with separate sales of tix, etc....

 

 

I guess a separate convention could be held at the old convention center in SD, either concurrent to Comic-Con, or at another time. I wonder how many dealers that would attract, and I wonder what attendance would be like.

I wonder if anyone would be able to get a hotel room.

 

I guess there's no reason why it would need to be concurrent with Comic-Con. Some enterprising individual should test it out by starting a comics-only convention in SD during a different time of the year.

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G.A.tor

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

we live in an age of "instant gratification".... it is wonderful to go see Metro's incredible display of books at sdcc...but you can just as easily see a scan for free, and purchase and with fedex the book can be there tomorrow...

 

for us, to spend 7-10K to travel to sdcc to set up, it is really more about making contacts, etc...but this was the first year we didn't have a "big" sale, we didn't make a "new" contact that seemed like it would result in a big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

we live in an age of "instant gratification".... it is wonderful to go see Metro's incredible display of books at sdcc...but you can just as easily see a scan for free, and purchase and with fedex the book can be there tomorrow...

 

for us, to spend 7-10K to travel to sdcc to set up, it is really more about making contacts, etc...but this was the first year we didn't have a "big" sale, we didn't make a "new" contact that seemed like it would result in a big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

:cry: How am I going to get my grail books Rick? :cry:

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

we live in an age of "instant gratification".... it is wonderful to go see Metro's incredible display of books at sdcc...but you can just as easily see a scan for free, and purchase and with fedex the book can be there tomorrow...

 

for us, to spend 7-10K to travel to sdcc to set up, it is really more about making contacts, etc...but this was the first year we didn't have a "big" sale, we didn't make a "new" contact that seemed like it would result in a big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

 

A 50% drop in total $ sales is pretty severe. I'm guessing Bedrock did ok if he

sold all his wall books and table books. How did he manage that?

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G.A.tor

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

we live in an age of "instant gratification".... it is wonderful to go see Metro's incredible display of books at sdcc...but you can just as easily see a scan for free, and purchase and with fedex the book can be there tomorrow...

 

for us, to spend 7-10K to travel to sdcc to set up, it is really more about making contacts, etc...but this was the first year we didn't have a "big" sale, we didn't make a "new" contact that seemed like it would result in a big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

:cry: How am I going to get my grail books Rick? :cry:

i'll be there for you :foryou:
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oakman29

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

we live in an age of "instant gratification".... it is wonderful to go see Metro's incredible display of books at sdcc...but you can just as easily see a scan for free, and purchase and with fedex the book can be there tomorrow...

 

for us, to spend 7-10K to travel to sdcc to set up, it is really more about making contacts, etc...but this was the first year we didn't have a "big" sale, we didn't make a "new" contact that seemed like it would result in a big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

:cry: How am I going to get my grail books Rick? :cry:

i'll be there for you :foryou:
:whee: nobody said you could'nt just attend a con instead of setting up a booth,right?And possibly bring a couple of books?
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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

 

A 50% drop in total $ sales is pretty severe. I'm guessing Bedrock did ok if he

sold all his wall books and table books. How did he manage that?

 

Some "nit wits" bought him out, :flamed:

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

 

A 50% drop in total $ sales is pretty severe. I'm guessing Bedrock did ok if he

sold all his wall books and table books. How did he manage that?

 

Some "nit wits" bought him out, :flamed:

One nit wit in particular was the highlight of my trip. Still walking with a limp?
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G.A.tor

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

 

A 50% drop in total $ sales is pretty severe. I'm guessing Bedrock did ok if he

sold all his wall books and table books. How did he manage that?

 

Some "nit wits" bought him out, :flamed:

If I had the mula I would have. Was a great deal
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MrBedrock

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

we live in an age of "instant gratification".... it is wonderful to go see Metro's incredible display of books at sdcc...but you can just as easily see a scan for free, and purchase and with fedex the book can be there tomorrow...

 

for us, to spend 7-10K to travel to sdcc to set up, it is really more about making contacts, etc...but this was the first year we didn't have a "big" sale, we didn't make a "new" contact that seemed like it would result in a big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

 

A 50% drop in total $ sales is pretty severe. I'm guessing Bedrock did ok if he

sold all his wall books and table books. How did he manage that?

I don't talk as much as Gator.

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good_deal

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Thanks fro the recap Rick!

 

Not that pictures aren't nice, put I always enjoy hearing about comic sales so thanks for sharing.

 

Sorry sales dropped off from last year.

 

Besides the super soldier books did you hear about any other big/grail GA books changing hands?

 

If you don't mind what did the JIM 83 7.5 sell for? I'm curious how the JIM 83 market is...

 

Thanks!

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Bedrock sold out his half of the wall and all box stock (thumbs u

 

Wouldn't that be considered a little .... unusual ? :popcorn:

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my problem with starting a comics only con is that we are not in 1988 any more (that was the first year I traveled to sdcc!)

 

big sale, etc. etc....

 

I think next year "might" be our last, as has been the recent trend....

 

A 50% drop in total $ sales is pretty severe. I'm guessing Bedrock did ok if he

sold all his wall books and table books. How did he manage that?

 

Some "nit wits" bought him out, :flamed:

One nit wit in particular was the highlight of my trip. Still walking with a limp?

:eek:

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