LOC Collectibles Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 (edited) Great day of talking with a few boardies and buying on Thursday. I was very pleased with the selection and prices. Shout out to @G.A.tor and Harley (is he on the boards?) for a couple cool books. Should be back on Sunday.. Edited August 25, 2017 by Bighaley21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Can someone take a few wall pics for us stay at home fans to drool over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 34 minutes ago, comicjack said: Can someone take a few wall pics for us stay at home fans to drool over greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 2 hours ago, jsilverjanet said: Boooooo!!!!! greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eewwnuk Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Abysmal show for art or sketch collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Will be there Sunday. Anyone still around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted August 26, 2017 Author Share Posted August 26, 2017 9 hours ago, eewwnuk said: Abysmal show for art or sketch collectors. Or comic vendors. Timmay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 5 hours ago, mysterio said: Or comic vendors. Really? I thought the selection was pretty darned good. greggy and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, thirdgreenham said: Really? I thought the selection was pretty darned good. There are good books in the room. I meant that the vendors aren't having as good a show as they typically would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcher Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Just now, mysterio said: There are good books in the room. I meant that the vendors aren't having as good a show as they typically would. The crowds were surprisingly light for a Saturday afternoon. The two dealers I talked to were having a good show so far (in terms of sales) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Personally, I had a terrible show. It was like a Rickneatstuff sales thread where I was always too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 The selection did seem a little lighter this year. Still plenty of great books in the room but this show took a step back. This year was the most I saw non comic related corporations with booths. That's a trend in a the wrong direction imho mysterio, Larryw7 and greggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 1 hour ago, jsilverjanet said: The selection did seem a little lighter this year. Still plenty of great books in the room but this show took a step back. This year was the most I saw non comic related corporations with booths. That's a trend in a the wrong direction imho This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Getting word dates may have shifted a week later. Getting sick of date bait and switch w Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 9 hours ago, thirdgreenham said: Really? I thought the selection was pretty darned good. ... compared to a Canadian comicon. About 80 vendor's tables available (empty). Mark from Kentucky did not show up, and he usually sells esoteric comics and collectibles for bargain prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphman13 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 18 minutes ago, aardvark88 said: ... compared to a Canadian comicon. About 80 vendor's tables available (empty). Mark from Kentucky did not show up, and he usually sells esoteric comics and collectibles for bargain prices. 80 unsold tables at WW Chicago? That's unheard of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 4 minutes ago, Murphman13 said: 80 unsold tables at WW Chicago? That's unheard of. To be fair there was a bigger vendor who usually books an island full of tables who could not make it, as his co-worker was not able to make Wizard Chicago. Long drive, many heavy long boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 I found the show to be underwhelming. Lots of books if you want to pay GPA prices on raw books. Easily could have spent triple what I did, but no one wanted to budge on their pricing. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Sad to hear. I haven't been for about 5 years. Last one I went to was epic from a buying standpoint. If Chicago is doing bad, that is not a good thing. Looks like "comic book" conventions are on a downward slide... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
