RedGiant Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thoughts on best con for buying actual comic books? Not looking for panels, screenings, guests, etc. - just long box after long box to dig through - and books aren’t marked at 4x retail. Just want to spend a couple days doing nothing but buying books. I live west coast, but willing to fly anywhere in US. Thanks for any tips. Mainly interested in bronze/copper - mostly like high grade slabs - but buy silver/gold/modern too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Terry's show CalComicCon in Yorba Linda , Calif. Usually held around end of January. Its a true old school show. Robot Man, JWKyle and NoMan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Murphman13 Posted April 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2019 Lots of boxes to dig through at Heroes con in Charlotte and Baltimore con SBRobin, Dave2739, Junkdrawer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGiant Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks. Others? Should clarify other things than comics for sale allowed, so long as that’s not the focus as they don’t interest me personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Baltimore. Always Baltimore. snitzer and Junkdrawer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenaran Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Jet City in Tacoma, WA has been very kind to me over the years. I'm mostly looking to buy at cons, and this one has been much more fun to me than Emerald City over the past few years. It's not a huge con, they do have movie stars, but they usually top out at B-level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWKyle Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 7 hours ago, oakman29 said: Terry's show CalComicCon in Yorba Linda , Calif. Usually held around end of January. Its a true old school show. +1 on this one oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Based on the number of US buyers that come up for it, the Calgary Expo must be a decent show for books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 33 minutes ago, kimik said: Based on the number of US buyers that come up for it, the Calgary Expo must be a decent show for books. It's more for the company piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) 54 minutes ago, greggy said: It's more for the company You aren't a US buyer. You're just another canucklehead like the rest of us there. Edited April 8, 2019 by kimik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 9 hours ago, oakman29 said: Terry's show CalComicCon in Yorba Linda , Calif. Usually held around end of January. Its a true old school show. Isn't that the only show you attend? If so, what are you comparing it to that makes it the "best" for buying books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 43 minutes ago, Logan510 said: Isn't that the only show you attend? If so, what are you comparing it to that makes it the "best" for buying books? I have been to nearly every show, but only go to this one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Definitely without a doubt, Rocky Mountain Comic Collectors Showcase: April 14th 2019. This is a small show but Harley will be setting up at it as well as Terry. I went last year with my son. He was bored after 5 minutes and texted me every 5 minutes to ask "are you done yet, I'm ready to go" so I only got 30 minutes to look. This year he WILL be staying HOME ! I did bring home about 30 books ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, oakman29 said: I have been to nearly every show, but only go to this one now. Really, you've been to Baltimore, Heroes, Wizard World Chicago, C2E2? I'll agree that Yorba Linda is easily the best one day show I've been to since the old Chicago mini cons back in the early 80's. Edited April 8, 2019 by Logan510 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassemble Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 It takes two whole days to go through the boxes at Heroes Con in Charlotte in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, Logan510 said: Really, you've been to Baltimore, Heroes, Wizard World Chicago, C2E2? I'll agree that Yorba Linda is easily the best one day show I've been to since the old Chicago mini cons back in the early 80's. No I have yet to be at any one of those shows, however I did say nearly every show. Not all shows. Here let me clarify. I have been to nearly every show on the west coast. Does that suffice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, oakman29 said: No I have yet to be at any one of those shows, however I did say nearly every show. Not all shows. Here let me clarify. I have been to nearly every show on the west coast. Does that suffice? Not really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Logan510 said: Not really Okay, sorry I'm not adequate enough for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, oakman29 said: Okay, sorry I'm not adequate enough for you. I accept your apology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 lordisam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...