Today: Kenosha, WI (Prev. Gurnee, IL) -- Sunday, Feb. 15th

[manetteska]

Re-posted from Craigslist:

 

Gurnee Comic Book And Collectibles Show

We've Moved North about 10 miles.

 

Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Kenosha

11800 108th St, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 53158

 

$2 ADMISSION

 

Hours: 10am-3pm

 

Special with flyer: bring a copy of this flyer with you and receive FREE ADMISSION

 

Feel free to copy and pass along the savings to your friends. SAME Hours, Same Admission. More Stuff.

 

-- Debating on having this be the 2nd show I set up at. On the fence; don't suppose anyone around here has any thoughts/history on the show?

[RCheli]

Alan's shows are... well, you know what you get. Not many people, but there are occasional deals. I'm not sure if the move over the border will do much.

[fatninja]

That one is not an Alan show, but he does set up there at times. That is the Gurnee show that has been going on for quite a while but they got pushed out of the hotel they were at for years and moved on down the road.

 

Alan has a show that same day, Springfield I think

[manetteska]

Yes, an Alan off-shoot show.

 

Turns out I'll be setting up after all; a small fee to get more experience and (hopefully) more sales.

 

Hope some people turn out -- even boardies!

[manetteska]

Organizing books tonight for the show.

 

Bringing:

 

Modern Indie Titles (most $1 each)

$1 / $2 / $5 Comics (discounts for multiple purchases)

The bulk will be as-priced 1st appearances / "keys" from most ages (no GA); i.e.:

Avengers 195, 196

ASM 361, 362, 363

Fantastic Four 66

Avengers 54, 67

Ultimate Fallout 4

Omega Men 3

Man of Steel 18

Marvel Team-Up 95

Infinity Gauntlet Set

 

[Tempus Fugit]

I like Alan shows - I have always done well both buying and selling.

 

[manetteska]

Today

 

Hope to see some board members there!

 

 

-- dave

[Brother J]

Wish I still lived in the area, I would definitely be there. The move closer to Milwaukee would have been great for me, as well.

[manetteska]

Second time setting up at a small show and still working out some kinks. Because of the logistics of everything, I was not able to have a "wall" of books, just some short boxes with comics pulled up to showcase some better titles.

 

That being said, not sure if the lack of a wall really hurt me as I don't think any dealers were selling many higher dollar ( > $50) books. (I also don't think I would have had room for one given my location.)

 

Got there a little later than I would have liked and already the dealer feeding frenzy was in full-swing. Missed out on some Spec Spider 64's and X-Factor 6's and a large stack that I couldn't make out all of what was inside. That was all from one dealer; not sure what changed hands at any other tables.

 

That being said, I still did find some nice comics from dealers before and during the show.

 

After all was said and done, I managed to sell more ($-wise) than I bought. I almost made it out of there with less comics than I came with, but a last-minute dig in some random boxes netted me at least 50 more comics (though it was definitely worth it).

 

A shout-out to kapzilla for showing up, making a purchase, chatting, and finding a couple good deals of his own.

 

Interested to hear from dealers around this area when comparing these smaller local shows to MightyCon. The table cost doubles (if not more) and I wonder if it also doubles sales.

 

Sales of Note:

Tales of Teen Titans #44 x2

Ultimate Fallout #4

Marvel Team-Up #95

Captain America #117 (reader)

 

Purchases of Note:

Tales of Teen Titans #44

Harbinger #1 x3

Iron Fist #14 (reader)

Defenders #28 x3

Turtlemania Special #1

[SharpComics.com]

Although I could not make it TO the show, I did manage to purchase some books FROM the show, including a genuine Cerebus 1 and a Bone 1 1st print .

God I love deals via cellphone.

[kapzilla]

Good to hear you came out positive in the end manetteska, and did you find any info on that turtlemania? Nice to see you again and meet your fiancee

 

Definitely a cool little show and a good way to kill some time on a Sunday. Picked up a batman 181 reader, and a VFish swamp Thing 1, among a few other books.

 

Cerebus and bone 1's?!? Didn't even see those, but I think I overheard a bit of one of those phone convos sharp

[manetteska]

Although I could not make it TO the show, I did manage to purchase some books FROM the show, including a genuine Cerebus 1 and a Bone 1 1st print .

God I love deals via cellphone.

 

So you were on the other end of that phone.

 

I saw the Cerebus and people trying to quickly determine if it was real or not. Never saw the Bone 1.

 

Like I said, I got there too late; blood was in the water.