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My Desperation Bag of choice is to just request extra paper bags from Office Max (or Staples or Office Depot) when I'm there printing or buying other supplies. They usually give me extra bags when asked or will sell them for cheap.

But when it is not a time of desperation, I order clear sleeves here: http://stores.ebay.com/uniquepacking?_rdc=1
They've always been fast to ship.
I don't think these bags are archival, but of course, the definition of "archival" is lasting more than 70 years or something.
I have some of these bags that are more than 3 years old, and they're still fine, so whatever.

Errrr.... skimming thread and only reading admin comments .... I hope the rules won't be drastically changed this year. I mean that the con is only a month and a half away. I've already done a bunch of prep work. ^^; And invested a bunch of money into inventory. When I put money down on an AA table, I'm expecting the policies I've read before buying the table will remain pretty much the same AFTER buying the table.

If you want to consider big changes for 2013, that's totally ok, I'll wait and read the policies for 2013 and then buy or not buy space accordingly.

Just putting that out there .... I consider my purchase of an AA table and my agreement to existing policies to be pretty much a contractual obligation on both of our parts. Changing the contract after I've signed it is in bad taste.

I do totally empathize with both sides of the fanart debate, and I'm super grateful to the admins here for putting thought into the issue. Just please don't change it up drastically right before the show. T____T If there's going to be big changes, isn't 2013 early enough to implement them?

Sorry about your being on the waitlist. 8(

I am not looking to share at this time. ><

I'm pretty interested in buying a panel, as well. c:

I've seen an email to the address listed and will wait to hear back or see information posted on the site. (If it's already around somewhere, please inform me, I've missed it.)

I'd just like to correct a misconception on my previous post. Planning a nice, big display on your table so that a display behind you won't be an issue isn't somehow against the rules.

Not sure what was being envisioned, taping your posters to the back of someone else's display? O_o But entirely not what I meant.

Anyway, this issue is being disputed from a seller's viewpoint, but what about from an attendee's view? <~ This I think is more important. What would make the most impressive, good looking, easy to navigate artist alley? Having the blank backs of posters visible isn't as attractive as a decorated back. It is also harder for an attendee to find the artist they're looking for if work is only visible from one angle.

If the staff does step in to comment on this issue, I'd like them to go into some additional details for my benefit. 8<

If no posters can be put on the backs of pvc displays, then I would like to be allowed to design pretty backs for my display posters. A nice backing that would be attractive if an attendee sees my booth from behind. I'd like to put my characters from my comic and favorite fanart characters and identifying text to identify me and my comic. 8( I really care about my display and if I am not allowed to put posters OR a design that isn't for sale, I will feel naked. 8((((((

I registered and am not on the waitlist and all that. c:

So now that I know pretty surely that I'm going to Fanime, I'd really like to look for a helper, but am uncertain if I can add one after initial registration. Is this possible? If not, that's alright, I'm sure my life will go on, but it would be pretty nice to be able to add a helper. ^^

I understand all helpers and artists must have some kind of special sticker in order to sit behind an AA table?

I think it would be easier and fairer for the people who don't like back displays to build their own big front display that hides the display behind them. Then put a back on your own big display, if you like. c:

That way, no one is being encroached upon to do one thing or the other. It's entirely up to you to have a back display, not have a back display, build your own big eye catching display that shows off your work and hides what's behind you, not bother with a big display if you don't want, bring a curtain to hang behind you .... there are a bunch of options.

If your work is good, it is *going* to sell. c: If people cluster in front of your table taking photos, looking at the tables to either side, looking at the table behind you, tell them not (I have had to do this frequently. ^^)

I'd like to see the power entirely in the artist's hands what they do with their space and how they combat back displays. When the pressure has been on me to build a strong display or die trying, I think solving the problem at hand has made me a more ingenious merchant in addition to making my sales rise as I learn to display my work in more eye catching ways.

From an attendee's viewpoint, display backs can be kind of nice if you're looking for a specific artist. c: Or at least, having a name or logo or a single work sample identifying what artist is on the other side of the giant display you can only see the back of.

I think the ideal situation would be to have every artist in the entire hall with a nice looking front and back display.