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REPORT FROM
HOTHCHAD REPORT
FROM GRAN3131
I must say I really had a great time today. Even though I did not buy anything it was great to see so many Star Wars items and it looked like a lot of folks were able to acquire a few things they needed. Moreover, and most importantly, it was yet another great day of spending time with the fellow troopers and talking about our great hobby. United We Find. PHOTO GALLERY |
Today
I attended the Microcon comic show at the state fairgrounds. With
the wet rainy weather, it was a perfect day for this show and I was
able to meet up with Gran3131 and Hamsalad. There was a nice mixture
of stuff at the show. My main aim was the Star Wars action figure
sales in which I was able to find a Clone Wars Jedi Army 3 pack for
$15, not too bad of a price. There was a lot more star wars stuff
then I was expecting which was nice to see. The show offered some
very surprising items, such as the FAO Imperial Shuttle, which ended
up going for $180, and an Episode 1 Fambaa that was priced at around
$60. There was a nice selection of POTF2 through the present day and
I mean present day, UGH figures, Target Grievous, and the Skirmish
in the Senate Battle Pack. I seen more of the UGH figures there
today then I have in the stores. Most of the stuff was indeed going
for show prices. We did see some of the higher end statues, which
Gran will go into more detail since he has a little more knowledge
in that area. I definitely did see a lot of items that I wanted and
needed, but wasn't ready to pay what such high prices for the stuff.
All in all today was great day.
Well
troopers the Dewbacks were out in full force today as troopers
Hothchad, Hamsalad and I attended Microcon, one of Minnesota’s
largest comic conventions. Located on the State Fair grounds in the
Progress center Microcon was a decent size event with a very good
crowd turnout. Comic books were to be found everywhere and were
given out free to the first 500 attendees. There was also a large
amount of both Star Wars and Marvel action figures, as well as some
video game figures from Halo and Final Fantasy. As Chad has
mentioned there were some very surprising figures, such as both
versions of the Clone Wars arc trooper. However, a lot of the
figures showed some damage and prices were not set to match such
condition. One great thing about this show was that there was a ton
of boxed vehicles and some were hard to find items, such as the FAO
Imperial Shuttle, AOTC gunship and even a POTF2 AT-AT.
In
much smaller numbers then the action figures were some high end
items. Present at the show were all of the regular editions of
Sideshows Star Wars Premium Format line, as well as the 12 inch
Order of the Jedi regular edition Luke. To my surprise this same
dealer was also selling a couple Sideshow Weta Lord of The Rings
statues. One of which was the brand new Legolas and Gimli on Arod.
This statue looks sweet and it is actually one LOTR piece that I
would like to acquire. It was great to see some of these amazing
pieces at a convention in Minnesota. It would have been nice if at
least one of the Premium Format figures was on display to give the
crowd an idea of how huge these statues are and how much detail goes
in them. The only downside of the high end items at the show was the
prices were way too high and to be honest unrealistic. The new
Gentle Giant Luke on Tauntaun and Darth Maul statues were also to be
found at a couple different booths, the statues were accompanied by
the easy to find 2nd editions of the Yoda and Darth Vader mini
busts. A few of the dealers were also selling some marvel and Final
Fantasy statues, which looked really cool.