Many people believe comic book conventions are a great place to sell-off or trade their collections or particular parts of their comic book, gaming, or toy collections. While this is viable in certain cases, there are some potential issues you should take into consideration.
Don’t Assume
Don’t automatically assume vendors are going to be interested in purchasing or trading for your product. They have product of their own they are trying to move. In most cases, their primary concern will be taking care of the shoppers at their booths. They might not be interested in looking at what you have when they have to make sales and make sure people are not walking off with product.
Respect the Vendors
Some vendors are just not interested in buying or trading at a convention. Respect that and move on to another table. Don’t try to sell your item to a person who does not want to buy.
Worst Times to Try
Don’t run up to a vendor to attempt to sell or trade right when the doors first open at a convention. He or she is waiting to be overwhelmed with guests and will be making sure everything is in order and in place. Let alone the fact that the vendor might not have any extra cash on hand since nothing has sold for the day.
Don’t go up to a booth at a comic book convention to sell or trade items when there are excess customers shopping. The vendor is going to be more concerned at that point with protecting product and making money.
Don’t try to sell or trade at a comic book convention when a vendor is eating. At some conventions, vendors have to eat when and where they can. This might be the only five to ten minutes he or she has to relax and recharge before the next rush comes in.
Best Times to Try
All comic book conventions have slow times. Try at the end of a day or during the first few hours on Sunday. These are typically the slowest times and vendors will have extra cash as long as the convention has been successful.
