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How much space are we actually allotted (other than the 2X6 table, which I'm hoping I don't have to stand on top of)? Fairs I've done with a booth fee under $100 are usually avoided (like an apartment whose rent is so cheap because someone was murdered there), so I'm not sure why $85 would be considered a lot. Are sales consistently bad at Artist Alley? Is this particular event more for fun and networking than selling stuff?

Please don't think I'm trying to be critical, just really overwhelmed by this registration process.

This will be my first year at Fanime and Artist Alley, but I have been doing craft fairs for a little while.  I've been waiting for the FAQ to come up so I can learn more about it, since I've had seriously 50+ people at fairs telling me I should have a table at Fanime.

But reading through all this... it seems really inaccessible, not just as a noob to Fanime, but as a seller. I did Bazaar Bizarre in San Francisco in December, a pretty big fair, and compared to that these regulations almost seem like a late April Fool's joke.  Can anyone direct me to some blogs that might talk about experiences as a seller at Fanime or reviews of it?

There are a lot of events going on at the same time as Fanime in the South Bay, but I've been holding out for this one.  I'm going to read the whole FAQ, then if it still seems Draconian, I'm going to get in touch with the convention center and ask them why they are making it so difficult for good things to happen in San Jose.  If it's the convention center's fault, I will be giving them a sharper, blunter piece of my mind.

Really want to do this, but the complexity of the rules and regs seem to be an enormous impediment to people who don't have a clear picture of why it'll be a good thing. I'm just staring at a monster right now not sure if I really want to fight for what's behind it.