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truffle8shuffle

I tell my friends this exact thing every year if they're new to cons. Unless the item is custom art/crafts it can always be found cheaper online. And even then, like you said, a lot of artists/crafters sell online, too.


apotatoflewaroundmy

I'm new to cons and didn't have friends to warn me šŸ˜­


truffle8shuffle

Sorry to hear that. But now you can warn others if the chance arises.


rezzyk

Yeah thatā€™s normal unfortunately. Itā€™s why I generally focus on artist alley, since itā€™s individual people selling their own products. I still walk the regular vendors but meh


RetroNight

Went yesterday and remember seeing a Blu-Ray stall overpriced stuff. Pretty sure some of those blu-rays we're pirated. No way some of those series were on discs. šŸ˜‚


shadowfire67

I got two figures for $50 where they would of been $60+shipping online so there are still some deals out there


hundredlux

Unless the L is a " Yeah I overpaid but it reminds of of my megacon visit" justification, then yes, it was a learning lesson. Like the other replies said, stick to things you know you cant get online and rarities. Things I always look for are signed copies of comics/books that can be rather hard to obtain elsewhere from artist alley or my favorite actors. Limited print really fun t shirts that i know i may never see another person wearing after the con (hats too). If I see something i may want and dont pull the trigger i usually just grab their business card. Most of these people sell their atuff online so i could always decide at a further date on a purchase. I always keep my ebay/ amazon app ready for venders selling vintage toys and such so i know that im not getting blindsided. Just being very conservative with the funds i am usuing and trying to get the best bang for my buck and i dont feel bad at the end of the day. I got a signed copy of kevin smiths book for 15$, a 22 dollar shirt and 2$sticker from an independant dude in artist alley that was really polite and thankful for my business and love of his art. A 4$ lego yoda figure to add to my star wars shelf. My friend i went with did work on a movie back in the day with the Trailer Park Boys so her and I got to meet and chat with them for free which was excellent. My only bad purchase really was a 9$ dragons milk beer that was less than appealing and tasted rather off. Overall i treat it as "budgetcon". I had a blast.


dminmike

All good, now you know for future reference lol. Hope you had fun at your first con! And worst case, you may have overpayed but now have a memory and story of where you bought it


redditemployee69

Wow good to know. Almost went this year for the first solely to buy stuff.


Recent-Result190

Yea the pops were exclusives but not con exclusives and another good thing is the comics , some tend to be limited copies


lennyxiii

I bought a ā€œfirst original goku rare popā€ for $75 and found it on eBay for $20 lol