Popular Post alexgross.com Posted February 6 Popular Post Share Posted February 6 (edited) here's my short report- a great time today meeting some boardies and seeing a ton of great books too. so nice to have this show back after 3 years. thanks to @TerrysComics and @shortboxed for putting this together again! i met @buttock @VintageComics @greggyfor the first time, and hung with @Gamma Ray Comics and several other cool fellows. as far as the show itself, there were a lot of raw books compared to slabs. a great selection of GA stuff and silver too. not that many blue chip SA grails compared to some past shows, but still quite alot to see and buy. i saw one guy pick up a sweet xmen2 9.4 white page book from A1 comics. dealers seemed to be doing good business, it was a very well attended show. i saw plenty of buying and selling happening. some dealer pricing was a bit out of date, but those who were flexible or had great stuff seemed quite active. as for trades, i did a very reasonable deal with @Bunky Brian to upgrade my asm5 from 5.5 to 7.0. so, i think what @LDarkseid1 was mentioning just depends on the individual dealer. i had a great time here and hope more shows like it return to the schedule now that the pandemic is past. Edited February 6 by alexgross.com silverseeker, Larryw7, shortboxed and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpinkpanther67 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) My first time going. Glad that I went…I had a good time. Bought a few cheap raw books which made the trip worthwhile, and picked up a book for a friend from Harley. The half mile walk back and forth from my hotel to the festivities was a welcome bit of exercise, until it wasn’t. Nice seeing @greggy, @joeypost, @Gsims718, @ciorac I recognized a few other faces, and probably walked by a whole slew of Boardees and didn’t even know it. I was the dork with the little flashlight 🫣 Edited February 6 by djpinkpanther67 comicjack and alexgross.com 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) Harley is the man with the books Thanks for posting AlexG Edited February 6 by comicjack 1950's war comics, alexgross.com and Timmay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nearmint Posted February 6 Popular Post Share Posted February 6 comichut, Northwest, Mmanick and 6 others 5 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted February 6 Popular Post Share Posted February 6 Great show! My report is in GA in “My 50 year junk Obsecession” if anybody is interested. So sorry to see it behind us… alexgross.com, Mmanick, Dark Knight and 3 others 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2023 at 8:31 PM, Robot Man said: Great show! My report is in GA in “My 50 year junk Obsecession” if anybody is interested. So sorry to see it behind us… @Robot Manis that you at the 445 with mask on jeffs vid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2023 at 9:16 PM, woowoo said: @Robot Manis that you at the 445 with mask on jeffs vid? Guilty as charged… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2023 at 9:24 PM, Robot Man said: Guilty as charged… you do have a ton of books and I thought you kept everything. comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2023 at 4:36 PM, alexgross.com said: as for trades, i did a very reasonable deal with @Bunky Brian to upgrade my asm5 from 5.5 to 7.0. I inquired about that book when I saw it on their IG...nice upgrade! alexgross.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aarrow108 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Had a great time catching up with friends here and just admiring the great selection. Wasn’t able to finalize any deals to upgrade my books; either the copies in the room were just too high of a grade, or too high in price. Despite coming home empty handed, I was just happy to in a room amongst friends and comics. Parking was simple/free, as I just parked across the street at South Coast Plaza. There were ample spots right at the corner of Bristol and Anton, just had to use the crosswalk and you were at the hotel. X marked the location I was at. Grayson9030 and davidtere 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2023 at 7:05 AM, Aarrow108 said: Had a great time catching up with friends here and just admiring the great selection. Wasn’t able to finalize any deals to upgrade my books; either the copies in the room were just too high of a grade, or too high in price. Despite coming home empty handed, I was just happy to in a room amongst friends and comics. Parking was simple/free, as I just parked across the street at South Coast Plaza. There were ample spots right at the corner of Bristol and Anton, just had to use the crosswalk and you were at the hotel. X marked the location I was at. The lot directly next to the hotel was free on Sunday. Dealers even got validation passes but wern’t even needed. Thanks to Terry. davidtere, Aarrow108, Grayson9030 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2023 at 5:08 PM, nearmint said: Thanks for the video. Really captures the buzz and spirit of the show. So many beautiful books. I can’t imagine someone not going home with something. I only got to shop for a couple hours on Sat but had no trouble finding a few gems. Only about 2/3rds of the dealers were set up. I had to get to work in my booth so I missed some folks I would have liked to see and buy from. One of the best things about this show is hanging out with friends and escaping reality for a while. I would have to think, this is one of the best one day shows in the country. With the great weather and relaxed CA vibe, would be well worth a little winter vacation trip. The fact that is a one day show is awsome. Really helps sales from a dealer perspective. Smart buyers step up. If you put a cool book back it is usually snapped up quick. I had a couple people hem and haw then hand it back. Twice there was someone right behind them snatch it and the first guy did the walk of regret. One of the best shows I’ve done in many years. Trouble is, I’m pretty cleaned out. Will have to do some serious buying to replace my boxes… bounty_coder and Aarrow108 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2023 at 9:31 PM, woowoo said: you do have a ton of books and I thought you kept everything. I do. All I brought were my under copies. I’m a happily married man. If my place looked like that, I would be single again fast… aardvark88, woowoo and Aarrow108 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2023 at 5:08 PM, nearmint said: Smooth camera work. You caught me buying a Spicy Mystery from Terry. bounty_coder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Toro Rojo Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Emerging from semi-retirement to say a couple of things about this show: Amazing, lots of deals if you asked, even made a few trades for good stuff - great job, Terry Anyone need a Savage Tales #1? It seemed like just about every dealer had multiples Anyone need a Malibu Sun #13? Same deal TerrysComics, Aarrow108 and littledoom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) My impressions of the show are.... Comic swap on Saturday: Lots of comics, crowded, noisy...some wheeling and dealing in the lobby. Convention on Sunday: Lots of comics, very crowded...some wheeling and dealing inside and outside the room! My only pic of the weekend is of a couple of board members having a good time! Edited February 6 by Bumble Kitty shortboxed, comicjack and buttock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davidtere Posted February 6 Popular Post Share Posted February 6 I had a good time and filled in a spot on my want list (sorry about the camera glare). Good to see (and hang out with) my good friend @Dr. Lovewho introduced me to @Robot Man Saw a bunch of the San Diego guys, hung out with friends, spent time with Scott Shaw!, had a chance to kick some boxes, find a few (more) comics...an overall great time. Glad that the show is back. kimik, comicjack, djpinkpanther67 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzMan Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I'm so bummed that I couldn't make it this year. The last one, pre-Covid was the bomb and I was looking forward to it this year. shortboxed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson9030 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Thanks to @Aarrow108 I got my Marv Wolfman sigs on three books witnessed and submitted by the Desert Wind Comics crew, who were wonderful and super busy, I was amazed at seeing all the people there. I got to meet one of my ALL TIME favorites. I was the shameless Nightwing fan with shirt and matching mask. I almost said to myself, "I'll catch him at Wondercon or something" but thankfully changed my mind. The worst part was when I saw a print of a Sheldon Moldoff Robin and Bat-Hound, asked the gentlemen how much, says to me it was 8...I said I'll take it. Turns out...it was an original piece and not 8 bucks but $800!! Biggest facepalm ever...apologized and left feeling embarrassed beyond belief. All in all it was great...random Liefeld out in the wild was great too. shortboxed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/6/2023 at 11:32 AM, davidtere said: I had a good time and filled in a spot on my want list (sorry about the camera glare). Good to see (and hang out with) my good friend @Dr. Lovewho introduced me to @Robot Man Saw a bunch of the San Diego guys, hung out with friends, spent time with Scott Shaw!, had a chance to kick some boxes, find a few (more) comics...an overall great time. Glad that the show is back. Nice book! Sorry I didn’t get to talk to you. I was busier than a one armed paper hanger all day! jimjum12 and davidtere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
