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Hello,
I'm interested in buying a Dealer's Hall booth but haven't been able to find info regarding this. If there is space left, if not, a wait list?
The last email I had for this was [email protected] but that was from 2 years ago and a contact email is not listed on the site.
Can someone here provide me some info?

Thanks!

am also looking for octopus plushies, but definitely NOT that one. the ones i'm looking for came in multiple sizes, were purple, had kissy faces and made squeaky noises if you squeezed them.

anybody know whose these were?

I know exactly which ones you're asking about because my good friend makes them! They're NOT by Cute Storm (although hers are adorable, too)
The ones you're looking for are made by Sushi Shirts XD. She was actually located in the Artist Alley. :)

www.sushishirtsxd.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sushi-Shirts-XD/97755054262?ref=ts

I have a question regarding the upcoming AA Table registration process.
I received my Seller's Permit in the mail yesterday and I know we are supposed to have two copies at time of set-up. However, will AA Reg want a copy if it is available at the time of actual registration? I have it in pdf format so it can be uploaded to the reg form or emailed to the appropriate staff.

Regarding cost of AA tables. As some have mentioned, Fanime is quite inexpensive compared to other cons, some smaller ones, even. We fly in from WA, get a hotel, buy reg, an AA table and it still costs much less than our Sakuracon. Hotel rooms alone are much cheaper at Fanime than most conventions we've attended both large and small. We had our first AA table at Fanime last year and were quite happy with the turnout and our final $$'s although our main goal was to visit and have fun at Fanime and hopefully cover our costs. Otherwise, we did not depend on Fanime to carry us through since it was our first time in AA. I can understand how people may feel the cost being too high, but in comparison, I would say that Fanime is quite cheap for the quality. Another example: we are attending AA for our local Emerald City Comic Con which is at the same location as Sakuracon. ECCC is our local comic book and pop culture convention. AA tables are $185 per table with a limit of two tables per artist. That also includes badge registration which is still very cheap. It's only a two day event and taking off the badge fees, still much more per dollar per hour than Fanime.

I would suggest to those wanting to break even or create more of a profit look at their pricing models and types of art they offer to people to help offset Fanime's cost. I know we did a bit of research before we came and also what appeared to be typical or average prices for services or goods many artists offered.

The Fanime AA section is quite large and varied and there are many talented artists, making for lots of great competition. We enjoyed it quite a bit. I hope it will be that way this year, too.