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EAST COAST COMICON - MEADOWLANDS, NJ - APRIL 16 & 17, 2016

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I would love a dealer's pass if anyone has an extra one. I can buy it but I would prefer to help out in exchange for it. I can go early morning or Friday evening to assist or I can bring goodies throughout the show (coffee or lunch, etc.).

 

In any event, take care everyone and have a fun show!

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I would love a dealer's pass if anyone has an extra one. I can buy it but I would prefer to help out in exchange for it. I can go early morning or Friday evening to assist or I can bring goodies throughout the show (coffee or lunch, etc.).

 

In any event, take care everyone and have a fun show!

 

Okay, I guess I will buy a ticket in a day or two but I would rather give the fiddy to a boardie dealer in exchange for a pass!

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Is CGC going to have a booth for submissions?

 

I believe there will be a CGC dealer present though and taking submissions. They are Surreal Comics. This info on the convention website.

Ankur

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RICH HENN was accepting mail in submissionsb until April 12

 

CELESTIAL COMICS will be there accepting submissions at the show.

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=9113992#Post9113992

 

SURREAL COMICS will also be accepting submissions.

http://surrealcomicsandcards.com/cgc-grading-service/

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Okay, I just pulled the trigger and bought my weekend pass. I started going to cons for artists, sketches and OA and rarely bought in a comic book in 20 years of con going. Seriously, 3-5 books a day at most and those often only to obtain a sketch from artists who would not otherwise draw such as Eddie Campbell and Eric Shanower.

 

That period of my life is over. I still live and love the OA but have shifted my comic hobby time into buying comic collections and modern comics spec/flipping. I toss a few bucks at it each week and it keeps me in the hobby whereas buying OA now means 4 figures for me and I cannot afford to do that on a regular basis. (I am still hovering at high 4 but looking into 5 figures soon enough! Bill Everett will likely be the impetus, although it could easily be Moebius or Barry Smith as well).

 

So it was a real eye-opener for me to complete the East Coast questionnaire they had. I put comic books as the reason I am going! I couldn't believe it myself. Even last year at this show my goals were OA related. (I set up a sweet sweet Art Adams commission that should be here end of this year maybe. No money down. $3500.) But this year I have lists of books to look for and am ready to have some fun haggling and maybe trading some things to dealers.

 

And tonight I take my first Lunesta, so I hoping for extended sleep for the first time a looooong time.

 

 

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I'm going, its like 5 minutes from my house

 

I bailed on going today, was going to use a dealer pass I got from a dealer buddy to go there today and scour tables at 7AM....buuuut, meh......I've got too many books to get prepped for shows I'm setting at........and to send into CGC this week...then more prep for my planned Wizard Philly onsite grading bonanza :blahblah:

 

I'll go tomorrow to get some books I have for Adams, Bisley and Nocenti, CGC SS'd.

 

While you're there, stop by my friend's booth, Plunderpalace, they're at booth # 304...

 

Joe& Mark Walsh are their names....Tell 'em Colin sent ya ;) They take care of their buyers aaaaand their prices are already *very* competitive, across the board,

 

They both have been breaking their balls adding new inventory the past 2 weeks....got affordably priced GA,SA,BA keys on their walls *and* their priced as marked boxes are full of similar types of books....their other boxes are all done by price point...guessing $3, $5 and $10 boxes.

 

All of which are alphabetacilay/numerically organized and priced on the low end...lower than MY PRICES on my show stock, actually.

 

Just got off the phone with one of the 2 brothers, Mark...he said he just bought a NM 98 and a Dark Knight Returns 1 from the guy he gave his other dealer pass to...he said he put them on the wall, for now, though...I am sure his sticker would be lower than mine, on either book, to be perfectly honest.

 

They are both reasonable to deal with, wether buying, selling or trading....and ********NEITHER ONE OF THEM PRESSES THEIR BOOKS, everything they sell is unpressed*********

 

I know both of these guys personally...I have been friends with both of them for almost 20 years, have set up at countless shows with them over the years....and I vouch for them, entirely

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, I just pulled the trigger and bought my weekend pass. I started going to cons for artists, sketches and OA and rarely bought in a comic book in 20 years of con going. Seriously, 3-5 books a day at most and those often only to obtain a sketch from artists who would not otherwise draw such as Eddie Campbell and Eric Shanower.

 

That period of my life is over. I still live and love the OA but have shifted my comic hobby time into buying comic collections and modern comics spec/flipping. I toss a few bucks at it each week and it keeps me in the hobby whereas buying OA now means 4 figures for me and I cannot afford to do that on a regular basis. (I am still hovering at high 4 but looking into 5 figures soon enough! Bill Everett will likely be the impetus, although it could easily be Moebius or Barry Smith as well).

 

So it was a real eye-opener for me to complete the East Coast questionnaire they had. I put comic books as the reason I am going! I couldn't believe it myself. Even last year at this show my goals were OA related. (I set up a sweet sweet Art Adams commission that should be here end of this year maybe. No money down. $3500.) But this year I have lists of books to look for and am ready to have some fun haggling and maybe trading some things to dealers.

 

And tonight I take my first Lunesta, so I hoping for extended sleep for the first time a looooong time.

 

 

Sean, ya brudda.....

See my response about this show in my post to Eclipse, got some tips for ya above ;)

 

P.S.

I bailed on the show today, so you didn't get my second pickings, at all ;):foryou:

 

Maybe I'll run into ya tomorrow, at the show :hi:

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I'm going, its like 5 minutes from my house

 

I bailed on going today, was going to use a dealer pass I got from a dealer buddy to go there today and scour tables at 7AM....buuuut, meh......I've got too many books to get prepped for shows I'm setting at........and to send into CGC this week...then more prep for my planned Wizard Philly onsite grading bonanza :blahblah:

 

I'll go tomorrow to get some books I have for Adams, Bisley and Nocenti, CGC SS'd.

 

While you're there, stop by my friend's booth, Plunderpalace, they're at booth # 304...

 

Joe& Mark Walsh are their names....Tell 'em Colin sent ya ;) They take care of their buyers aaaaand their prices are already *very* competitive, across the board,

 

They both have been breaking their balls adding new inventory the past 2 weeks....got affordably priced GA,SA,BA keys on their walls *and* their priced as marked boxes are full of similar types of books....their other boxes are all done by price point...guessing $3, $5 and $10 boxes.

 

All of which are alphabetacilay/numerically organized and priced on the low end...lower than MY PRICES on my show stock, actually.

 

Just got off the phone with one of the 2 brothers, Mark...he said he just bought a NM 98 and a Dark Knight Returns 1 from the guy he gave his other dealer pass to...he said he put them on the wall, for now, though...I am sure his sticker would be lower than mine, on either book, to be perfectly honest.

 

They are both reasonable to deal with, wether buying, selling or trading....and ********NEITHER ONE OF THEM PRESSES THEIR BOOKS, everything they sell is unpressed*********

 

I know both of these guys personally...I have been friends with both of them for almost 20 years, have set up at countless shows with them over the years....and I vouch for them, entirely

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, I just pulled the trigger and bought my weekend pass. I started going to cons for artists, sketches and OA and rarely bought in a comic book in 20 years of con going. Seriously, 3-5 books a day at most and those often only to obtain a sketch from artists who would not otherwise draw such as Eddie Campbell and Eric Shanower.

 

That period of my life is over. I still live and love the OA but have shifted my comic hobby time into buying comic collections and modern comics spec/flipping. I toss a few bucks at it each week and it keeps me in the hobby whereas buying OA now means 4 figures for me and I cannot afford to do that on a regular basis. (I am still hovering at high 4 but looking into 5 figures soon enough! Bill Everett will likely be the impetus, although it could easily be Moebius or Barry Smith as well).

 

So it was a real eye-opener for me to complete the East Coast questionnaire they had. I put comic books as the reason I am going! I couldn't believe it myself. Even last year at this show my goals were OA related. (I set up a sweet sweet Art Adams commission that should be here end of this year maybe. No money down. $3500.) But this year I have lists of books to look for and am ready to have some fun haggling and maybe trading some things to dealers.

 

And tonight I take my first Lunesta, so I hoping for extended sleep for the first time a looooong time.

 

 

Sean, ya brudda.....

See my response about this show in my post to Eclipse, got some tips for ya above ;)

 

P.S.

I bailed on the show today, so you didn't get my second pickings, at all ;):foryou:

 

Maybe I'll run into ya tomorrow, at the show :hi:

 

Ha! You missed the scores then. Actually, my best score ended up being a free lesson learned from a negative experience. I may go back tomorrow and find out the names of the guys involved but am not going to give it more mental energy by going into a story.

 

I was in and out in a few hours. I talked to Ulises Farinas and Joe Jusko, one about past commissions and one about a painting later this year. (Guess which is which. Hint, go by Ulises' table and he is selling a print of Dr. Strange with an image that you might see in my CAF! Ulises is a unique talent, check out his stuff everyone!) I got a few nice comics and 10 or so nice trades. Good deals and I scouted some things for tomorrow. One dealer remembered me from last year. As I looked over his layout I remembered him as well. I bought a few ASM 4s, the modern one, and an Omega Men 3 from him last year. He still has those ASM 4s this year!

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