Robot Man Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, n2wdw said: Terry's Con Report Part 2 Before flying out to LA, my wife says "So you're going all the way out to LA for a 1 day con? You're flying out Saturday and coming back Sunday night. Is this worth it?" I have to admit I was having second thoughts, especially since I was in SF earlier that week for work. So in the span of 5 days I'd gone from DC to SF, back to DC, then LA, then back to DC. And on top of that, on Thursday I'm going to Germany/Bulgaria for 10 days for work. So as I was sitting in my hotel room Saturday eating carryout chinese food, and this was after going to the swap which was pretty much a non-event for me, I was definitely wondering what I was doing going to this one day con. Things didn't start well on Sunday. The con started at 930am and I got there right at 930. There was a line to get in but not too bad. Not like SDCC or NYCC or even a WW con. Here's a picture of the line to get in from where I was standing. But it took forever to get in, just under 30 minutes, which didn't seem warranted given the relatively short length of the line. I started having deja vu of SDCC. The people working were very helpful and they were working hard. Problem was, the registration area only had space for 2 people, and they had to deal with cash, credit cards and those who bought on the internet. On top of that, they had to tear raffle tickets for each person. I read someone else saying it took 1.5 hours to get through the line. I find that hard to believe but then I wasn't paying attention to the line once I got in. So anyway, once I got in I did a quick reconnoiter of the floor. There were 2 rooms, the main room and the auxiliary room (that's how I thought of them). All the action was in the main room (at least for the stuff I was looking for), so I didn't spend much time in the aux room. Here are 2 pics of the aux room. This was about 4pm when the crowd was thinning out. Still, the traffic in the aux room seemed to be much less than the main room. Here's a pic of the aux room earlier in the day when the crowd was better. One of the main things I wanted to do at this con was meet some boardies in person. So, after my quick reconnoiter, I looked for @Robot Man who I knew had a table. It's not easy to find someone when you only know their board name, and not their real name, or what they look like. But I was able to locate Robot on the first try, by what he was selling on his table. I met @Tri-ColorBrian at his booth. Here's a picture of Bob (Robot) in front of his wall. As you can see, he prefers to keep his secret identity intact. I bought a bunch of comics from Robot, which I'll talk about later. Then I headed over to Terry's comics. That's where I met @Ricksneatstuff in person. I also met @Dreamtoreal1 (Pablo) and we completed an earlier buy here on the boards. Then we had fun going through Terry's golden age boxes. It took me a couple hours to go through all the boxes. Here's a picture of them standing from one end of his booth. I'll post more about what I bought later. If you look the other way, you could see the line out the door to the CGC table. The line was pretty steady all day. Before the show, I considered bringing some books in for grading, to save shipping. I'm glad I didn't. Saving the shipping wouldn't have been worth it to stand in this line. Great meet you Mike! I enjoyed talking books with you and helping to drain your PayPal account I think you obtained my likeness perfectly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Terry's Con Report Part 4 - Stuff From @Robot Man Here are some of the books I bought from @Robot Man. As I'm anal I put them in alphabetical order. Edited January 30, 2018 by n2wdw Larryw7 and thehumantorch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Terry's Con Report Part 5 - Stuff From Terry's Comics Here are some of the stuff I got from Terry. I felt like I was buying from sales threads of @Ricksneatstuff and @jimjum12 as I hurried pulled comics from the long boxes. The highest price was $150, but most were much less. For example, the Brenda Starr was $50. And then Terry gave me a fair volume discount. Edited January 30, 2018 by n2wdw Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Terry's Con Report Part 6 - Stuff To Submit to CGC Here are a few nicer books I bought at the con, that I'm thinking about submitting to CGC. Edited January 30, 2018 by n2wdw STORMSHADOW_80, Larryw7, kelholt and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Rangers and Real Love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) Terry's Con Report Part 7 - The Really Good Stuff It was about 3pm at the con, and I'd met the boardies I wanted to meet, and I'd bought the comics shown in my previous posts. So I was happy with the con. I thought it was worth coming. I was thinking about leaving. I was tired and concerned about traffic back to the airport. I had a lot of time -- my flight didn't board until 1030pm -- but I wanted to get to the airport, find a bar and chill with my computer and WIFI. I made one more pass through the room. I stopped at Elite Comics. He had a couple boxes of raw and a box of graded comics. I had low expectations, but then in the CGC box I found this. And then this: And finally this: I couldn't believe it -- 3 of my grails. And all 3 books hiding in a short box. That's what I mean about this con. There were as many gems in boxes as on the walls. It was the Airboy comic that decided it for me. I wanted all 3 books. So after a couple minutes of negotiation (and more pain to my paypal account) the books were mine. It turned the con from a good to a great con. Edited January 30, 2018 by n2wdw piper, comicjack, jimjum12 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Awesome pickups Mike! Wow! I love that Jumbo and those Rangers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelholt Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 16 minutes ago, n2wdw said: Terry's Con Report Part 6 - Stuff To Submit to CGC Here are a few nicer books I bought at the con, that I'm thinking about submitting to CGC. I have to say I am not sure which of these would be my favorite, all of these are winners. Black terror 24 is tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 11 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Awesome pickups Mike! Wow! I love that Jumbo and those Rangers! Thanks Rick! Still hoping for your post-con sale. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, Yorick said: Rangers and Real Love! Thanks! Rangers is my favorite Fiction House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) On 1/19/2018 at 2:47 PM, lpsunburst said: You may want to give Cooper's Hawk in Reston a try as well though the Ashburn location is better. You guys are in my hood. If you're cooking steaks like that, you should get some RdV wine. I'm not supposed to let anybody know, but RdV is on par with the best California has to offer. Edited January 30, 2018 by FlyingDonut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 cong on the books, outstanding "startilng" n2wdw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 I can only dream about seeing that much GA at one local show. My favourites from the books you acquired have to be the Jumbo 20, Rangers 13, and Startling 46. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 GREAT REPORT!!! thanks for sharing and awesome pickups Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, FlyingDonut said: You guys are in my hood. If you're cooking steaks like that, you should get some RdV wine. I'm not supposed to let anybody know, but RdV is on par with the best California has to offer. I can talk about wine all day. It's what I collect, in addition to comics. My favorites are brunellos and barolos, but I also love New World pinots. And there's nothing better than an over-the-top Cali cab with a big steak. Edited January 30, 2018 by n2wdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghastly542454 Posted January 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2018 I picked up some great stuff at this show!!! I could not believe I finally found at Detective Comics #205 (and at a fantastic price)! Love this show! badback83, comicjack, thehumantorch and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, Ghastly542454 said: I picked up some great stuff at this show!!! I could not believe I finally found at Detective Comics #205 (and at a fantastic price)! Love this show! Love the JLA kit Ghastly. I assume you got that right next to from Dave & Adam/Carbo. I think I saw it in their case but forgot to ask. I hope you got a good price on it. I was going to bring some of that and toys but have found there is very little interest in that room for that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, Ghastly542454 said: I picked up some great stuff at this show!!! I could not believe I finally found at Detective Comics #205 (and at a fantastic price)! Love this show! Love the JLA kit Ghastly. I assume you got that right next to from Dave & Adam/Carbo. I think I saw it in their case but forgot to ask. I hope you got a good price on it. I was going to bring some of that and toys but have found there is very little interest in that room for that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 40 minutes ago, Ghastly542454 said: I picked up some great stuff at this show!!! I could not believe I finally found at Detective Comics #205 (and at a fantastic price)! Love this show! Congrats on your pickups. That Junior JSA kit is very cool. I missed that one completely. Ghastly542454 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghastly542454 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 11 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Love the JLA kit Ghastly. I assume you got that right next to from Dave & Adam/Carbo. I think I saw it in their case but forgot to ask. I hope you got a good price on it. I was going to bring some of that and toys but have found there is very little interest in that room for that stuff. Yes I did but not until yesterday. Based on what I saw a similar one sell for on Heritage in 2002 for $1,265 that did not include the mailing envelope, I think I did well and I’m very happy! https://comics.ha.com/itm/memorabilia/comic-related/junior-justice-society-of-america-kit-dc-1945-this-junior-justice-society-of-america-kit-contains-an-original-envelope-/a/803-6582.s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...