I was wondering , how does the swap meet room work?
Thanks
Quote from: "Jareth the Merc"I was wondering , how does the swap meet room work?
Thanks
There are experts on this, but I believe you pay for a section of ground, you display your merchandise, people will either buy them or not and at the end of the time, you pick up your stuff and leave, hopefully with a pocket filled with money, that you spend in the Dealers' Room.
The floor space this year will be in the rear section of Exhibit Hall Three on two different nights, I can't remember if it's Wednesday, Thursday or Thursday, Friday.
Craige...
This'll be my first Fanime Swap Meet (one that I'll actually be a part of).
:? Will the starting time of the swap meet be on the brochure with the other events? And would it be suggested we go wait for a spot as early as possible? i'm guessing it's gonna get crowded....sorry, it's my first time doing this, i'm getting nagged to sell my horde of Inuyasha stuff >.<; Oh and it's ok to sell DVD's/mangas and other stuff you bought that you don't want anymore right? >.<
We'll have info on the website shortly. Far as I know, it'll be on Thursday and Friday nights from the evening (5 or 6 pm) until some ungodly hour (10 or 11pm).
But check the website this weekend!
:D YAY! thank you so much!X3
I am interested in reserving a spot for this year's Swap Meet at Fanime, since I have a lot of stuff to sell: anime DVD's, video-games, possibly a video-game system, CD's, art-books, posters, etc. Usually I like to look on Thursday night but this year I would like to sell as much of my anime/video-game stuff as possible. :)
I'll also be taking pictures of cosplayers that evening, so if I do get a spot and you come by in-costume, I'll have my camera ready! 8)
Will definitely join for sure. :D
I sold stuff at the swap meet last year...FYI
[b]GET THERE EARLY!!!!!![/b]
My friend and I were there almost an hour and a half early and the line was wrapped around the building...we waited two hours to be admitted into the room to sell stuff....bottom line...BE THERE EARLY!!
How early exactly?
I dunno If you are at the con all day friday I would just keep walking by the room that is hosting the swap meet and see if there is a line. If you see one starting run and get your stuff..LOL
Cause it was like 10 and people had been in line since 4 that were still waiting to sell their stuff. Also I think there is a age requirement as well...
:shock: uh oh I just hope it starts at 8-9 or later or else i'm not gonna make it X_X gotta attend the much loved Kingdom Hearts gathering :wink:
I wonder if you can buy or reserve a spot for Friday if you go on Thursday. I would like to sell stuff on both days, and I plan to be there early on Thursday (afternoon) and even earlier on Friday (morning.)
No updates yet on the Fanime website, but I'm patient as there's still time to go. Gives me more time to round up stuff to sell. :)
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"I wonder if you can buy or reserve a spot for Friday if you go on Thursday. I would like to sell stuff on both days, and I plan to be there early on Thursday (afternoon) and even earlier on Friday (morning.)
No updates yet on the Fanime website, but I'm patient as there's still time to go. Gives me more time to round up stuff to sell. :)
Last year it was first come first serve...I don't think you can reserve a spot. Which I think is good cause then you have people in line who didn't know about reserving rights.
Sorry for the delay! It's up at http://www.fanime.com/events/swapmeet.html !
:shock: NOOOOOOOOOO!!! i'm one month too young to sell ;______;
Is there any way I still can, such as if a friend(18+) is there with me as the main person? :cry:
^^^
I think you can... I believe I've seen groups of people (together) selling stuff. But don't take my word for it! (i dont want to get you in trouble...)
Quote from: "Tony"Sorry for the delay! It's up at http://www.fanime.com/events/swapmeet.html !
So do we pay when we get there or can we pay now beforehand for the space?
Quote from: "Tony"Sorry for the delay! It's up at http://www.fanime.com/events/swapmeet.html !
Thanks for the info! :) So Thursday night we'll get to sell our stuff from 8 to 10 or 11pm? Same thing (starting at 6pm) on Friday?
Also, will it be held in the sameplace as it was last year? (down the hallway closest to the Marriott-entrance)
Are Staff allowed to sell stuff at the swap meet?
Thanks!
Marisa
Quote from: "angeljibrille"Are Staff allowed to sell stuff at the swap meet?
Thanks!
Marisa
Yes they are allowed Marissa. I've done it last year and no one said anything :D
Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"Quote from: "angeljibrille"Are Staff allowed to sell stuff at the swap meet?
Thanks!
Marisa
Yes they are allowed Marissa. I've done it last year and no one said anything :D
Yup I was able to do it as well and thank god it will be a bigger spot. But I am wondering if getting space for Friday will be $15 or $10? Last year it was $15 and wasn't too thrilled with the price hike just because it was Friday. Any ideas?
Would using those old lady grocery carts to lug the boxes to the meet as prohibited? Or would it be better to use those luggage bags with wheels?
I have posted stuff I want to sell before in the Things in the Universe forums. Perhaps make a forum area/thread of people who like to post what they are going to sell so quick sales?
Thanks!
I love the Swap Meets, the last two years Ive been able to find some awesome stuff and great prices. Im sure Ryu has a grip of stuff to sell.
Quote from: "YoureMyHiro"I love the Swap Meets, the last two years Ive been able to find some awesome stuff and great prices. Im sure Ryu has a grip of stuff to sell.
i do. it's just that this year I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it. If I do, I'll keep you guys posted. :D
yay! 2 weeks to go! :) I'm still gathering stuff! I'll have a boombox playing Eurobeat music cos I'll be selling a lot of my Eurobeat CD's, so listen for the music! here's a small list of stuff i'm selling:
-Bandai DVD's
-Super Eurobeat CD's
-couple of plushies
-final fantasy figures
-FFX-2 calendar
-Naruto kunai, shuriken, & scrolls
-wall scrolls
-art-books
-some PS2, X-box, and Xbox 360 games
-AXIO hard-shell backpack (great for those who need one for the con)
-Darth Vader stand-up
i am still looking through my stuff, so i should be ready in 2 weeks!
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"yay! 2 weeks to go! :) I'm still gathering stuff! I'll have a boombox playing Eurobeat music cos I'll be selling a lot of my Eurobeat CD's, so listen for the music! here's a small list of stuff i'm selling:
-Bandai DVD's
-Super Eurobeat CD's
-couple of plushies
-final fantasy figures
-FFX-2 calendar
-Naruto kunai, shuriken, & scrolls
-wall scrolls
-art-books
-some PS2, X-box, and Xbox 360 games
-AXIO hard-shell backpack (great for those who need one for the con)
-Darth Vader stand-up
i am still looking through my stuff, so i should be ready in 2 weeks!
Eurobeat, awesome! *calls dibs*
Ive been REAL tired of the same happy hardcore mix i have in my car atm. :?
I'll have my 13 year old daughter with me. Is she okay to hang around?
Take care
Quote from: "the_Pink_Panther24"
Eurobeat, awesome! *calls dibs*
Ive been REAL tired of the same happy hardcore mix i have in my car atm. :?
Hopefully I'll have some Eurobeat CD's that'll interest you. :)
I also might be selling my Xbox360 system, along with a few games (like DOA4.) I have one person who's already interested (in the system and DOA4), but check my section on Thursday night to see if it's available. If anything, there'll be a few games for sale.
Quote from: "GalaxyRailways"I'll have my 13 year old daughter with me. Is she okay to hang around?
Take care
Yes, it's ok. :D
Al: I want to buy DOA4 off you, even if it's just the bloody game. :D I get dibs on it as well XD
Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"Al: I want to buy DOA4 off you, even if it's just the bloody game. :D I get dibs on it as well XD
I'll check to see if my friend who's interested in the system & game wants it still, so check with me on that pre-reg. Thursday. If I end up selling the DOA4 game by itself, you get the Prima HintBook FREE with purchase. :)
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"Al: I want to buy DOA4 off you, even if it's just the bloody game. :D I get dibs on it as well XD
I'll check to see if my friend who's interested in the system & game wants it still, so check with me on that pre-reg. Thursday. If I end up selling the DOA4 game by itself, you get the Prima HintBook FREE with purchase. :)
Thanks Man. :D I seriously want that book, cause I can use it as an artbook as well.
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"yay! 2 weeks to go! :) I'm still gathering stuff! I'll have a boombox playing Eurobeat music cos I'll be selling a lot of my Eurobeat CD's, so listen for the music! here's a small list of stuff i'm selling:
Please don't blast the music loud especially when everybody else will play their music and videos at the same time. -_-;;;
I have no problems with the music but it is hard to hear people when trying to buy/sell with the music blasting.. :/ I hope you understand my concern, please don't take offense.
What I am going to be selling :
Quote
Xbox with 2 controllers (one huge (like XBOX lol) and
one small) for $130 (perhaps throw in Ninja Gaiden in
the mix).
Game Cube with 1 controller $100 OBO
This will also incude the video and power cables.
Also trying to sell off more anime junk like:
- Comickers $8-12 OBO
- Shoujo manga ($2-6ea),
- Doujinshis ($8-12),
- Tsubasa Chronical Nintendo DS promotional poster ($30 obo) which is printed on high quality paper (great for a autograph from CLAMP
at this years AX!).
- Japanese Newtypes (1990s) $1-2 (so-so to good quality)
US Newtypes $5 (good quality)
Pictures below if you are interested:
http://www.djldc.com/forsale
edit: My brother will be bringing his box of Magic The Gathering cards to sell. No idea what his list of cards yet. LOL
Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"Thanks Man. I seriously want that book, cause I can use it as an artbook as well.
The hintbook hardly has too many still images of the characters, and doesn't have a listing of all of the characters' costumes. It's mainly to show all the characters' moves, strategy-info, stage-info, etc. It's nice to have as something to read for the game, but I wouldn't necc. use it as an artbook. :oops:
Quote from: "lyricaldanichan"Please don't blast the music loud especially when everybody else will play their music and videos at the same time. -_-;;;
I have no problems with the music but it is hard to hear people when trying to buy/sell with the music blasting.. :/ I hope you understand my concern, please don't take offense.
Of course I won't.. I'm respectful to other people selling stuff inside the room. (this isn't like inside the dealers' room where that's more competitive) And the music won't be ""blasting" since I know not everyone listens to my type of music. Not too many people have any music or videos playing during a swap-meet so having music playing in a swap-meet is better than dead-silence sometimes.[/quote]
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"Quote from: "lyricaldanichan"Please don't blast the music loud especially when everybody else will play their music and videos at the same time. -_-;;;
I have no problems with the music but it is hard to hear people when trying to buy/sell with the music blasting.. :/ I hope you understand my concern, please don't take offense.
Of course I won't.. I'm respectful to other people selling stuff inside the room. (this isn't like inside the dealers' room where that's more competitive) And the music won't be ""blasting" since I know not everyone listens to my type of music. Not too many people have any music or videos playing during a swap-meet so having music playing in a swap-meet is better than dead-silence sometimes.
That is true, I did play some fansubs anime when I did it but didn't want to overwhelm the room. I just had bad experiances where other sellers would blast their music/videos to get attention. Thank you for being gracious.
:D Well my (18+) friend said he'll stay with me so I can sell so here we go ^___^ my goods will basically be a ton of Inuyasha stuff such as:
-over 10 plushies
-the first 3 seasons on DVD(unwrapped but good condition)
-2-3 of the movies...i think i have 3 i'll have to check @_@
-manga up to volume 20-something(the edges are a little yellow due to the sun but otherwise they're in very good condition, and the first 1-12 are the original larger sized volumes...)
-and also stuff like playing cards, etc.
i'm also going to be selling some other random manga, and a ton of Newtype and Animarica magazines...an if you love inuyasha and want to check out my goods just look for an AC Tifa cosplayer ^.^or a big guy with a wooden keyblade because i might be out at the kingdom hearts gathering for a while X3
Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"Al: I want to buy DOA4 off you, even if it's just the bloody game. :D I get dibs on it as well XD
Turns out my friend will indeed buy the Xbox 360 and DOA4 from me, but he doesn't need the hintbook. So i'll have that for sale Thursday night. If you want me to hold it for you, I can do that, but just Thursday evening.
The awap meet will be siiick! I hope somebody will be selling some Silent Hill games.. though I doubt it =(
Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"Quote from: "GalaxyRailways"I'll have my 13 year old daughter with me. Is she okay to hang around?
Take care
Yes, it's ok. :D
Awesome, thanks. She's stoked. I'm also taking her to AX this year. :D
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"Quote from: "RyuHayabusa"Al: I want to buy DOA4 off you, even if it's just the bloody game. :D I get dibs on it as well XD
Turns out my friend will indeed buy the Xbox 360 and DOA4 from me, but he doesn't need the hintbook. So i'll have that for sale Thursday night. If you want me to hold it for you, I can do that, but just Thursday evening.
ok Al, I guess I'll get the artbook.
shucks.
<_<;;
Quote from: "serajwl"The awap meet will be siiick! I hope somebody will be selling some Silent Hill games.. though I doubt it =(
Hehe you can get silent hill 1-4 for $10 at Fry's (PC version that is). Silent Hill 1 is R@R3!!! :P
No way I am selling my copy.... :twisted:
Quote from: "lyricaldanichan"Quote from: "serajwl"The awap meet will be siiick! I hope somebody will be selling some Silent Hill games.. though I doubt it =(
Hehe you can get silent hill 1-4 for $10 at Fry's (PC version that is). Silent Hill 1 is R@R3!!! :P
No way I am selling my copy.... :twisted:
Pffft. No PC Silebt Hill for me! *snip snap* but that';s basically one of my life goals right now >_>;
The Swap Meet will be held in Exhibit Hall 3 Does anyone know where that is? Is that inside the big dealers' hall or elsewhere? Like I said previously, the Swap Meet last year was held in a room down the hallway of the SJCC closest to the Mariott. Is that where it'll be this year as well? Knowing before the con will give me an idea as to where to park my car closest to it underneath in the garage. Thanks! :)
Check here...
http://www.sjcc.com/downloads/index.html
Click on "Site Plan" for a PDF of th SJCC layout.
G.I.R.: Thanks for the info! :) Woww.. they're really using a lot of space for the Swap Meet this year. That hall is where the dance was last year (I think.) Hopefully it'll attract a lot of people to go there and look at the stuff everyone is selling. :wink:
Quote from: "serajwl"Quote from: "lyricaldanichan"Quote from: "serajwl"The awap meet will be siiick! I hope somebody will be selling some Silent Hill games.. though I doubt it =(
Hehe you can get silent hill 1-4 for $10 at Fry's (PC version that is). Silent Hill 1 is R@R3!!! :P
No way I am selling my copy.... :twisted:
Pffft. No PC Silebt Hill for me! *snip snap* but that';s basically one of my life goals right now >_>;
Hmm looks like
konamistyle.com (http://www.konamistyle.com) has all 4 games for you to buy for $20 even Silent Hill 1 :O.
SILENT HILL GET!!!!
I found more CD's to sell, went through all of my anime CD's and found a good amount of anime CD's, mainly from the older series (80's & 90's) like Bubble Gum Crisis & Crash (rare!), Kimagure Orange Road, Ah! My Goddess, Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, etc. These CD's are legit and NOT bootlegs (SM, Ever Anime, etc.) so hopefully anyone looking for the soundtracks for old-school anime, I might have something you're looking for. :)
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"I found more CD's to sell, went through all of my anime CD's and found a good amount of anime CD's, mainly from the older series (80's & 90's) like Bubble Gum Crisis & Crash (rare!), Kimagure Orange Road, Ah! My Goddess, Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, etc. These CD's are legit and NOT bootlegs (SM, Ever Anime, etc.) so hopefully anyone looking for the soundtracks for old-school anime, I might have something you're looking for. :)
BBG Crisis and Crash= For me plz. lol. Are they in good condition? How much will you want?
Quote from: "FanFicGuru"
BBG Crisis and Crash= For me plz. lol. Are they in good condition? How much will you want?
The CD's are in pretty good condition (considering it's been over 10 years!) The BubbleGum Crash CD's are quite rare.. I'll PM you the asking price for the 2 BGCrisis Collections and 4 BGCrash CD's (3 OST CD's, and 1 image-vocal CD)
I also have the artbook for BGCrash (another rarity) if you're interested. :)
I have a question if someone can help me regarding an item I might sell:
I have an air-soft gun, a 1/1 scale HK USP that shoots pellets. I still have a bag full of a lot of pellets, and there's a red-safety-plug that goes into the barrel of the gun. The air-soft HK looks like this:
http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=628473
I'm just wondering if it's okay to sell at the swap-meet or not. (The website page doesn't mention about selling props or weapons.) I know if I am allowed to sell it, I won't sell it to anyone under the age of 18.. :!: I will ask for ID.
So if anyone can reply back with info if I'm allowed to sell this or not. Thanks!
Quote from: "lyricaldanichan"Quote from: "serajwl"Quote from: "lyricaldanichan"Quote from: "serajwl"The awap meet will be siiick! I hope somebody will be selling some Silent Hill games.. though I doubt it =(
Hehe you can get silent hill 1-4 for $10 at Fry's (PC version that is). Silent Hill 1 is R@R3!!! :P
No way I am selling my copy.... :twisted:
Pffft. No PC Silebt Hill for me! *snip snap* but that';s basically one of my life goals right now >_>;
Hmm looks like konamistyle.com (http://www.konamistyle.com) has all 4 games for you to buy for $20 even Silent Hill 1 :O.
SILENT HILL GET!!!!
:O!!!!! My dream!!!! YUS! I figured they'd bring it back somehow XDXD
*buys*
Does anyone have a copy of:
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy Anthologies
Final Fantasy 8
In good condition that they will be parting with at the swap meet? If so, let me know. Thanks.
Quote from: "FanFicGuru"Does anyone have a copy of:
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy Anthologies
Final Fantasy 8
In good condition that they will be parting with at the swap meet? If so, let me know. Thanks.
I have Final Fantasy 8 in excellent condition, case, manual, everything. I'm planning to sell it for $12. I can reserve a copy for you if you want.
Sounds perfect.
Anyone else have FF7 or Anthologies? I'd rather pay 15-20.
Thanks.
Well, looks like I'll be a Swap Meet on Thursday too. Yay!
how old do you hafta b to sell things @ the swap meet?
Last I checked, at least 18. Gomen ne. But, I can sell some of your stuff for you if you like.
Quote from: "Edward Elric"Last I checked, at least 18. Gomen ne. But, I can sell some of your stuff for you if you like.
sure. I'll try to call u today cuz the fone is on the fritz~! >_<
Okay, no probs.
Tony: The schedule is up, but I don't see the Swap Meet information posted, for either Thursday or Friday night at Exhibit Hall 3. Is everything still going as planned for it?
EDIT: OK, I now see the Swap Meet posted for Thursday night, from 8-11pm. :) What about Friday? Is it still going to take place?
This is what I'm selling at the swap meet:
http://animecraftentertainment.com/SwapMeet-sale_list.txt
Hopefully, I'll see some of you there :D
so im assuming, since they're putting us in a larger facility than last year...
they won't be turning anyone away??
I mean...i'm planning on being there a couple hours prior to reserve good spot for myself..
but i remember even though people came early they were still denied a space.
What do you think the likelyhood would be?
I think the new space is going to be more than enough.~ I'm so glad it's going to be somewhere bigger! Before it was such a mad house just trying to look.
Good luck on everyone selling! I will soooooo there to buy! And I'm breaking my 100's before hand and going in with lots of 5's and 10's because last year I was paying with 20's and alot of people didn't have change and it was such a run around.
Thanks to everyone who came by my section, took a look at what I had, or those who bought stuff from me! :)
The Swap Meet is taking place tomorrow from 8:00pm to 11:00pm at the same place, Exhibit Hall 3. I still have a lot of things left to sell: Eurobeat & Anime CD's, anime DVD's, video-games, my GameCube, pencilboards, posters, etc. Please stop by and check out what I have!
See you all tomorrow!
Wow.. That was fun. Met some interesting people and learned the subtle art of negotiation... (Bring snacks)
I ended up spending more time and money there than I did in the dealers room...
Okay, so it was mostly Hentai and plushies.... Let me tell you though... Good junk...
I did really well at the Thursday night swap...
For 20 bucks I got:
1 Rurouni Kenshin shirt (red) the nice button up silky ones
4 manga. Obscure titles, but whatever, they're pretty cool.
^_^
Thanks to everyone who purchased stuff from me on either or both evenings for the Swap Meet. :) I hope you're pleased with your purchase(s.) Thanks to you all I'm able to use the $$ towards AX, San Diego Comic Con, and Otakon. ;)
I was amazed that they used both walls along the side of the entire Exhibit Hall 3 for the Swap Meet! :shock: Did they manage to fit EVERYONE who lined up/showed up for it?? The time change (those were there on Thursday knew about the 8pm time but the program guide still said 6pm) kept me in one spot for a few hours (which I could've used to take pics of cosplayers) but I still had a good spot for Friday's swap meet. :)
Quote from: "Eurobeat King"Thanks to everyone who purchased stuff from me on either or both evenings for the Swap Meet. :) I hope you're pleased with your purchase(s.) Thanks to you all I'm able to use the $$ towards AX, San Diego Comic Con, and Otakon. ;)
I was amazed that they used both walls along the side of the entire Exhibit Hall 3 for the Swap Meet! :shock: Did they manage to fit EVERYONE who lined up/showed up for it?? The time change (those were there on Thursday knew about the 8pm time but the program guide still said 6pm) kept me in one spot for a few hours (which I could've used to take pics of cosplayers) but I still had a good spot for Friday's swap meet. :)
I was sitting in E-Gaming when this happened. Lets just say, never have I seen a swap meet get THAT big. I was like "wow...maybe I should ditch to find a deal or two... :evil:
Thank you all for coorperating with the E-gaming staff while were setting up during Thursday and during Friday on our operations of hardcore fun gaming.
Next year, I think I might just have to sell some of my used/older stuff, just to make room for other things and to make money for cosplays.
I am glad this was moved into this room tho I think they should have it on friday and saturday instead of thursday and friday. Even better if they did it for 3 days.
I don't think I will do swap meet next year since I have to haul all this shite from Sacramento.
Thanks to all the kind ppl who came and perused through my cutey Cardcaptor stuffs! Yah made my first swap meet a happy one. I was at the swap meet last year (as a seacher of goodies only) and was a bit intimidated by the number of ppl and the tiny tiny room. I'm glad it was in the larger exhibit area this year with lots of breathin' space. Swap meet was a great experience... I wish I could have participated the second night, but the Nana movie had to come first :D Arigato!
The people who advertised their wares as a bunch of cute stuff were absolutly adorible.