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Who is attending OA Expo?
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Spent that afternoon walking over to Universal Studio Walk to get in some exercise and get a bite to eat.  Bumped into a collector I hadn't met before on the way over and then was unexpectedly seated next to an old comic art acquaintance at lunch so we spent 20 minutes catching up. 

The opening reception kicked off last night in the courtyard.  Seemed like ~400 people in attendance.  Was amazing to see so many comic art collectors in one place from the East Coast, West Coast, middle of the US and some international.  No matter where you turned, there was someone new you could introduce yourself to or bump into an old friend.  Felt very much like an larger version of the old Cherry Blossom Spectaculars with people pulling out binders and sharing them with others in the lobby.

Spent the evening, sharing a beer and pricing new art that Gerhard pulled out of his archives along with new pieces specially created for the show.  Get to his table early folks!

Today the dealer room opens.  Wait for the mad rush to see what people brought with them!  And then there's the auction tonight...  Great start!

 

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On 1/27/2024 at 12:35 PM, NinjaSealed said:

It’s pretty good. With some fine tuning could see it becoming epic.

I’m doing updates on my site for those who couldn’t make it.

https://comicartguide.com/articles/oax/

Will you be covering/updating on the auction? I have a proxy bid on a piece, and thought it'd be fun to hear about the action.

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On 1/27/2024 at 3:24 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Will you be covering/updating on the auction? I have a proxy bid on a piece, and thought it'd be fun to hear about the action.

I know Bill's primary goal was obviously driving attendance, and I'm sure he's getting plenty of footage for future recap videos, but it would be great to see the auction live-streamed.  I'm not even saying that bidding online would need to be part of it, it would just be fun to see everything that was up for grabs and watch the action.

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On 1/27/2024 at 6:33 PM, ShallowDan said:

I know Bill's primary goal was obviously driving attendance, and I'm sure he's getting plenty of footage for future recap videos, but it would be great to see the auction live-streamed.  I'm not even saying that bidding online would need to be part of it, it would just be fun to see everything that was up for grabs and watch the action.

 

Just left the auction, they were still on B after about half an hour and there was not a ton of bidding on some of the early lots so may not be as fun as you think lol.

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On 1/28/2024 at 1:50 AM, BCarter27 said:

Pictures, people!

I've posted shots from 8 kabillion Comic Art Expos and NYCCs over the years. You guys are really letting me down here.

Anything specific you want to see? 

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