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The Big Deals

September 18th, 2014 | by Trae Dorn
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  1. Langland
    Langland
    September 18, 2014 at 6:47 am | # | Reply

    Of course a former vender would know this stuff.

  2. EcchiKitty
    EcchiKitty
    September 18, 2014 at 7:49 pm | # | Reply

    I almost said something of ‘only suckers buy anything before Sunday’… but on the other hand, I’ve missed out on a lot of cool stuff because there weren’t any left by the time I tried to get one.

  3. AndreT_NY
    AndreT_NY
    September 18, 2014 at 8:22 pm | # | Reply

    I have mixed views on this. I often will buy over the weekend but only for stuff I really want because of Vendor apathy.

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      September 18, 2014 at 9:40 pm | # | Reply

      When I used to be a vendor I would make a big deal on Sundays about how I was slashing my prices so much.

      …yeah, I was totally lying. They were the same prices I was offering all weekend. But people like to feel like they’re getting a deal. 😛

      • Langland
        Langland
        September 18, 2014 at 10:24 pm | # | Reply

        Do you do that as an artist alley vender/artist?

        • Trae Dorn
          Trae Dorn
          September 18, 2014 at 10:55 pm | # | Reply

          No – It isn’t really something you can pull off when a preprinted price list is in front of you. 🙂

          • EcchiKitty
            EcchiKitty
            September 19, 2014 at 7:53 pm | #

            Print up a second list. Same list, but with ‘SUNDAY REDUCTION PRICES!’ in big letters at the top. Or laminate the list so can scribble over the top with easy wipe markers.

      • antrik
        antrik
        August 15, 2016 at 11:34 pm | # | Reply

        In some parts of the world this is considered false advertisement, and thus illegal.

  4. Kay Shapero
    Kay Shapero
    September 19, 2014 at 1:43 am | # | Reply

    Grin – When my daughter was small, she went for a last walk through the dealer’s room and came back with a stuffed toy almost as big as she was from a vendor who had to fly back… 🙂

  5. Ed Rhodes
    Ed Rhodes
    September 21, 2014 at 9:24 pm | # | Reply

    For me, I only had that work once. I collect figures of magicians. While at RI Comiccon, I found someone selling plushies at a major discount and got a Hinkle the Great plushie at a great price. The wife says; “What are you going to do with that?” I looked over at HER dresser which is covered in Mickey Mouse and Pikachu plushies and just sighed.

  6. xero
    xero
    September 22, 2014 at 8:21 am | # | Reply

    Last con i went to was only on sunday this year next year ill be thinking of this

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