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
I don’t go to a ton of cons. This was a smaller show but was fun.
Wasn’t much for older comics, but I found some really good newer stuff that were on my checklist.
I found the dealers easy to work with. Another benefit to smaller cons. A bit more of the “regular Joe & Jill’s” trying to sell their comics.
Continue to see that slabs just sit on walls.
A few sellers that still haven’t gotten the memo that prices aren’t at COVID levels. So absurd…I hope they enjoy hauling the same amount of product in & out.
Some of these books are really hard to find (at least for me anyway) so I wasn’t about to pass on them
Best cheap find was that bagged Ultimate Comics in a $3 bin.
I love the Disney stuff…what cool history. The fact that the Snow White mail away even has the stamped envelope is sooo cool.
Text may be hard to read but the Dumbo item was a promo piece/photo given to networks to promote the 1st release of the film to TV for Wonderful World of Disney in 1963.
@D-Rog
I would love to say I found these in cheap bins, etc but aside from the bagged Ultimate Comics & a few others, I didn’t have any real mega dollar bin finds
Having said that, I feel like I paid a “fair” price on everything. With most, I was buying multiple books and paying in cash helped. The dealers I was buying from were very flexible and receptive to offers and big discounts on “stacks”.
There is still something to be said for buying it in person as well. I liked being able to inspect books like the ones you mentioned.
I’m going to say I paid about 70% off what I could have found & bought any of these online for (without worries about condition or shipping).
I paid $30 for the Geiger, $35 for Aphra, and $90 for the Heir (which isn’t an amazing deal however it is an absolute perfect/gorgeous copy).
I don’t hit a ton of cons. I’m also the type of buyer who loves seeing unique or, (for me), hard to find books. So, while I do understand the mentality of buying one killer, old key vs a bunch of new modern books…I really, really was happy getting these.
In some cases, books whose hype have clearly left the station were very cheap. I could see old price tags on the back, etc. New Agents #1 3rd print was a perfect example. That book was very expensive at one point…paid $20…it had price tags underneath for $100 and $50 (was on the wall for $30)
What ever makes you happy. People collect in different ways.
I have been going through a junk 90’s phase. I have so many comics I go off on tangents. Lately I have been buying crap 90’s bad girl books and love them each time I find one in good condition.
Starship troopers. 0,1,3. 0 is a PX exclusive and worth a little bit of money. But it is a media related title and talks of a revitalization of the movie made me buy them for .50 each.
I have been buying Topps comics as of late. Defunct publisher but I love Dracula and have most of this series. I needed this one and at .50 cents it was a no brainer. Still bagged with cards.
Not in great shape at all. But complete. And for .50 cents would you pass up an old pulp magazine? I wouldn’t. I have several pulps now and am seeing them mix in more and more.
Not a convention but a shop that does all .50 books. I had mentioned 90’s junk bad girl comics and said buy what makes you happy so I just wanted to show them off. Off topic I know.
