MetalPSI Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 10:09 PM, Artboy99 said: It was a lot smaller than previous Calgary Expo's as it was a single bay. I have been at Calgary Expos where they had 3 bays filled with vendors. I actually really liked the size of 2022 as the single bay made it relatively easy to get around from one booth to another. I escorted many potential buyers around looking for books I did not have to show them what I found when I browsed on Wednesday/Setup day otherwise known as "Dealer Day" Ah. Yeah normally its all 3 bays, and the basement of the Big 4 I believe last year was just one bay as well Artboy99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 6:14 AM, The Meta said: Ah. Yeah normally its all 3 bays, and the basement of the Big 4 I believe last year was just one bay as well Based on attendance, I think you’ll see more vendors next year. I thought it was a nice result considering the past 2 years. Artboy99 and MetalPSI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 3:04 PM, aardvark88 said: Weekend purchases. Nice! Man those True Love giants are tough. Getting two at one show is quite the feat. Senormac and aardvark88 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 12:35 AM, lou_fine said: Never heard of this Zach guy, so I assume he must be a newbie working for them. Since your books needed grading first why didn't you simply give it to them to submit it in for you since it seems that CGC tends to go quite "soft" when it comes to grading submissions from Heritage? That and they seem to get VERY quick turnaround times… piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 11:19 PM, lou_fine said: Looks pretty dead around the Heritage booth in your picture here and I guess nobody handing million dollar books over to them as per the sign. Any idea who these 2 guys are and since Calgary is supposed to be so much busier than Vancouver, they'll probably change their mind and skip the show in Vancouver in the end. I don’t know but they were both at WonderCon. Nobody in their booth either. The guy in the red shirt was nice enough to give me two Promise collection catalogs. They of course were doing their job and asked me if I wanted to consign. Getting to the point where every dealer who sees my briefcase asks me if I got anything to sell. One guy asked me what was inside. I looked him right in the eye, straight faced and said “a human head”. lou_fine, Artboy99, Larryw7 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 7:09 AM, piper said: Based on attendance, I think you’ll see more vendors next year. I thought it was a nice result considering the past 2 years. Will depend on cost of booth which seems to go up every year. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 12:28 PM, Axe Elf said: Theft? A profit-motivated offense? Heard that Fan Expo trying to set up a nominal $100 insurance premium per event for vendors in case of theft, shoplifting. Now u just have to prove value of your ASM 1 or full size Yoda that got lifted. Bought a set of 6 scarce DC commemorative stamps circa 1976. Larryw7, Artboy99 and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 1:35 AM, lou_fine said: Never heard of this Zach guy, so I assume he must be a newbie working for them. Since your books needed grading first why didn't you simply give it to them to submit it in for you since it seems that CGC tends to go quite "soft" when it comes to grading submissions from Heritage? They are already in for pressing. Just need to be graded after that. Maybe Zach was a local volunteer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 9:45 AM, Artboy99 said: On 4/25/2022 at 7:09 AM, piper said: Based on attendance, I think you’ll see more vendors next year. I thought it was a nice result considering the past 2 years. Will depend on cost of booth which seems to go up every year. And the cost of doing the show. I heard that some of the out of town vendors were questioning whether they would return due to increased booth costs, increased shipping costs, and the fact that the show was slow for them this year on older books. It sounds like some of them may be passing on Edmonton in the fall, which is fine by me. I did hear that the Stompede Grounds will be raising the cost of the venue next year for FanExpo. This will be passed through to the attendees and the vendors. The cost for next year is a smidge lower for us with the 20% discount for renewing prior to the end of the show yesterday. If we did not, it would have been a significant increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 10:51 AM, kimik said: And the cost of doing the show. I did hear that the Stampede Grounds will be raising the cost of the venue next year for Fan Expo. This will be passed through to the attendees and the vendors. it would have been a significant increase. Guess Stampede Grounds has to cover the large renovation $$ to the Big 4 Building some how. Dealer's badge went from $85 to $109 then up next year. ADAMANTIUM and Artboy99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artboy99 Posted April 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2022 Some additional purchases at the Calgary Expo this weekend. piper, BEAUMONTS, MetalPSI and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Senormac Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 10:33 AM, aardvark88 said: What's a page like that go for anyways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver Signs Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 2:59 PM, Artboy99 said: Some additional purchases at the Calgary Expo this weekend. Money shot. Made my Saturday sales much more respectable ADAMANTIUM, Artboy99, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quicksilver Signs Posted April 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2022 Some stuff for the PC FF2 was a trade deal Cary Nord commission - he went above and beyond - threw in colour as an insane added bonus as I only paid for ink. Got the ALF page from Andy - my daughter is an Alfanatic. And inked by Severin! Artboy99, Senormac, deadleg and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podboy66 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 1:59 PM, Artboy99 said: Some additional purchases at the Calgary Expo this weekend. Great pick-up Karl, what's the grade on the IH 181? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 4/26/2022 at 9:22 AM, podboy66 said: Great pick-up Karl, what's the grade on the IH 181? It had a stain on the back which i was able to get off with my artists kneadable eraser. It presents like an 8.0 possibly an 8.5 but it has quite a bit of the production related speckling along the spine side of the book and it will depend on what CGC decides on the given day. We also bought a CGC 6.5 Hulk 181 aardvark88 and ADAMANTIUM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...