Alas-1 said:
Just got back.
Sadly it's turning more into Cosplay and Chinese, clothing and T Shirt sellers!
Normally see Jim Stevenson at these events?? Anyone know anything about him? How does he sell nowadays?
There was some vintage but VERY little.
I went hoping that I could pick up some loose figures first hand. There was some but just not worth rooting through to be honest. Not many MOC at all really. Nothing worth noting.
Saw a few of the Jumbo ones... Gentle giant.
Not what it used to be for me...
Had a fun day with the wife and some mates......but the worst memorabilia (sorry "comic con" as it's now know as) I've ever been to. I'm sorry but do I want to sponser a dog or a cat??? NO I ****ing dont, do I want a massage....NO I want to see a wide and varied assortment of vintage toys, memorabilia and collectables. Do I want to buy chinese dinnerware.....for ****s sake NO I dont. I still cant believe that they used 2 halls but only 1 for the show and the other for the queue, last year it was two full halls with dealers, signings, corporate stands etc....
I know for a fact that many dealers and regular attendees such as the astro mech builders club could not get space at this novembers event, that might include jim stevenson.
the amount of manga **** that was on show was crazy, the amount of USA sweetie dealers was bonkers. The cosplay aspect is fun, but it's all teenage kids who dont buy anything!! I was speaking to a disney pin dealer I've known for a few years and she was saying that there had been **** loads of people but noone spending money compared to previous shows.
a sad day for one of my favourite dates in the diary, it's nothing like it used to be, the organisers will have some serious thinking to do if they want to get dealers to come back (if they even want them to)