Agreed. I used to go every year to NYCC and SDCC.
Then people caught on to how much one can make from the exclusives at each of the major company’s booths and that’s when I curtailed attending.
I used to be able to go to the Image booth, Dark Horse, IDW, Marvel, Hallmark, JSC, etc… all on preview night within the time to simply purchase the book and walk to the next booth.
Now? - I’m lucky if I’m not run over by a mob at just ONE of those booths.
So no more money making on that stuff for the most part.
It’s dangerous to your health and is no longer super lucrative