Best Convention for collectors?

[clarkkentdds]

Best convention for collectors used to be the San Diego Con (in early-mid 90s), but the dealers pavilion seems to be shrinking every year...Perhaps it isn't worth it anymore due to convention fees...dealers can just use Ebay or other websites. As conveient as the internet has made collecting, I do miss the convention days. What is the best con now (strictly for collecting- not the promotional give-away stuff!) Which convention has the MOST dealers???

[deathlok]

I've heard Wizard World Chicago is a pretty good venue for collectors.

[BachelorOfComix]

The Compton Swap Meet ain't bad.

[FlyingDonut]

Either WizardWorld Chicago or the Baltimore Comicon.

[Silver]

Best convention for collectors used to be the San Diego Con (in early-mid 90s), but the dealers pavilion seems to be shrinking every year ...Perhaps it isn't worth it anymore due to convention fees...dealers can just use Ebay or other websites. As conveient as the internet has made collecting, I do miss the convention days. What is the best con now (strictly for collecting- not the promotional give-away stuff!) Which convention has the MOST dealers???

 

I am not sure I totally agree with that statement. I have been to almost every SD con since '86 and while I think that it does appear that way, I think that the rest of the convention is getting SO much bigger, that it makes the hard core comics dealer area seem smaller. A few well known dealers over the years have stopped going, but I also see new dealers taking their spots.

 

I went to Chicago in '02, and I have to say that it made me anxious for San Diego. The Chicago Con dealers area seemed much smaller than the San Diego Con, and the con itself lacked the energy and programming of San Diego.

[uclapeterg]

Either WizardWorld Chicago or the Baltimore Comicon.

 

Anything on the West Coast???

[clarkkentdds]

I've talked to dealers, and they all say the same thing...."Tables are too expensive- no profit." Many of the dealers are dropping out of the conventions.

[aardvark88]

A few yr's ago, 1 San Diego booth 10' x 10' (not end-cap) cost $1,200 for the 4 day event + bonus Wed. day. Not sure how high it is now.