aardvark88 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Hope Calgary summer Expo does indeed go ahead. Let me know if they drop the dealer booth rate for the shortened 2.5 day Expo under $1,050 plus GST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver Signs Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, aardvark88 said: Hope Calgary summer Expo does indeed go ahead. Let me know if they drop the dealer booth rate for the shortened 2.5 day Expo under $1,050 plus GST. They did drop prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I had cancelled my flight and put my credit in my account to book a new flight when I need to. Cancelled my car reservation as well with free cancellation included when April 23-26 was a washout. Now with the new dates ... I think I will wait and see how things goes. MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Quicksilver Signs said: They did drop prices What are the reduced non-corner booth rates, as not updated on their website yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver Signs Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 8 hours ago, aardvark88 said: What are the reduced non-corner booth rates, as not updated on their website yet? 875 for 1-2 825 for 3-up Not sure if that’s a rate for a returning vendor but that’s what was emailed yesterday aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 12:38 PM, Guardian Comics said: I appreciate everybody's optimism but I don't forsee a single show happening this summer at all, including FanExpo in August. They are talking that we will still be needing to social distancing in August at restaurants, where they will have to reduce seating by a half to three quarters to provide enough space between patrons. MLB has already resigned themselves to not having a season this year. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will not take place in 2020 and that's a 50 Billion Dollar property. This ain't good. I know this might not be the right thread, I just see a lot of guys I have a deep respect for in this thread and feel like we should be cautiously optimistic at best and I would pay money to be proven wrong. I have to agree with you. I'd love for this show to go through but suspect we will continue to see a lock down and rolling cancellations of events like this. Ryan, Brian, Karl and I have done this show since almost the beginning. We've been with it as it's grown and we love it. To be honest we're not sure what we should do. Some of us don't have time off in July. We worry about the virus and wonder if setting up at a venue like this makes sense in the current environment and we worry that a lot of customers/fans will feel the same. MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, thehumantorch said: I have to agree with you. I'd love for this show to go through but suspect we will continue to see a lock down and rolling cancellations of events like this. we worry that a lot of customers/fans will feel the same. + 1. Just heard that the large Toronto sports card and collectibles con originally scheduled for May/20 will be postponed to summer. Fan Expo may be forced to release more economy tables to keep costs down for loyal returning vendors who roll the dice at Calgary Expo July 17/20. MetalPSI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 If the province is allowing gatherings, I plan to go. aardvark88, kimik and thehumantorch 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalPSI Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I dont think I'll be attending. There is always next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 7:14 PM, piper said: If the province is allowing gatherings, I plan to go. Heard on news radio that Saskatchewan will come out of quarantine first in May, 2020 so hopefully AB would be next to cancel self-isolation in Western Canada. piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 8:02 PM, thehumantorch said: I have to agree with you. I'd love for this show to go through but suspect we will continue to see a lock down and rolling cancellations of events like this. Ryan, Brian, Karl and I have done this show since almost the beginning. We've been with it as it's grown and we love it. To be honest we're not sure what we should do. Some of us don't have time off in July. We worry about the virus and wonder if setting up at a venue like this makes sense in the current environment and we worry that a lot of customers/fans will feel the same. I've been there since the first show Ken did on his own at the Big Four Building. You guys were still getting gouged by Mel and I at that time.......... greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 (edited) If the Calgary Expo goes ahead I will be there. I need to unload a bunch of new $2 boxes I was prepping for the local shows. Edited April 14, 2020 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver Signs Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 5 hours ago, kimik said: If the Calgary Expo goes ahead I will be there. I need to unload a bunch of new $2 boxes I was prepping for the local shows. I’ll take some of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Quicksilver Signs said: I’ll take some of those Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, Quicksilver Signs said: I’ll take some of those The boxes are empty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 hour ago, thehumantorch said: The boxes are empty... Those boxes of $2 books are only $250, instead of $500. thehumantorch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 4/14/2020 at 5:21 PM, thehumantorch said: The boxes are empty... Hope Calgary Expo is not postponed again or cancelled, as 71% of Covid-19 Alberta (AB) cases are in Calgary so you are more 'safe' in Edmonton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan Boy Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, aardvark88 said: Hope Calgary Expo is not postponed again or cancelled, as 71% of Covid-19 Alberta (AB) cases are in Calgary so you are more 'safe' in Edmonton. Also hope the show is not postponed...(knock on wood), as my friend and I had re brought the tickets again using the refund they sent back to us. We discussed to wait for confirmation by the Alberta government that the show is good to go. Then we will buy our flight tickets to Calgary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypost Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 If the show is rescheduled for the late summer I,may actually stay a few extra days to see Banff. I may even join Andy by eating a plate of nothing but vegetables. piper and thehumantorch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, joeypost said: If the show is rescheduled for the late summer I,may actually stay a few extra days to see Banff. I may even join Andy by eating a plate of nothing but vegetables. Banff is beautiful. Might join you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...