22 replies to this topic

[Manbeast]

I was disapointed by the stalls this year, I saw an Apocalyipse now poster i wanted for £270 and a set of 3 Platoon figures for £60   Anyone else think the stalls are overpriced?

It was also to cramped; Next year the stalls should be down the sides of John lewis, because many people did not have the chance to have a proper look.

[gazznewbie]

over 30 GUEST STARS plus 300 STALLS

taken from the web-site

where were the other 250 stalls ?

[BluebizzieB]

Yeah they were overpriced, these dealers are there to make money and nothing else.

I wanted a Stargate Prop Replica and gate which was located near the posters. These cost £250 each plus shipping. I asked the person if he takes Switch and he had no idea what I was talking about so I showed him my card and still he did not know what the card was. Duh!

The stalls were very busy, I had to shove my way through the crowd. There was a few things I wanted but I had just enough for the autographs for the SW guests.

300 stalls were too ambicious. There was a lot of stalls but not that many.

I went to the Star Features stall who where very nice. I complained about my SW DVD which was damaged and asked for an exchange. Werid thing happend, i took my dvd out of my bag and it was sticky. WTF, so they kindly wiped it with tissues. They also gave me discount on the 2005 Stargate Calendar (normally 9.99). They also gave me a choc bar and free pen. They are the nicest ppl I met at the stalls.

Edited by BluebizzieB, 03 October 2004 - 12:40 PM.

[illusionist]

one stall that is not overpriced is where they sell the replica swords etc (dont remember their name) but they are usually a fair bit cheaper than the normal price. To be honest though I did not see them on Fri. Did anyone?

[Strider]

Was that Uniquities?

[illusionist]

Yeah I think so, were they there? I might have had my eyes close  

[Strider]

Yeah, I am pretty sure they were there on Friday. You can always tell where they are..it is the stall with a crowd of 5 deep at it  

[illusionist]

damn, must have walked right past..... was gonna pick up another sword....oh well, drink the money instead  

[Strider]

they have a website ya know, with an online catalogue..if you get fed up of drinking, (yeah right), you could always pay a visit there to get your sword

Edited by Strider, 03 October 2004 - 04:14 PM.

[illusionist]

i know dudeTTE, but at Collectormania their prices are quite a bit cheaper than online.. oh well... 'hick'....

Edited to make up for my mistake, soz  

Edited by illusionist, 03 October 2004 - 04:19 PM.

[Strider]

ahem..dudette

Well, just spin them a sob story and tell them you want it at the same price as Collectormania  

[Banished_From_Rohan]

Yep they were there all right. I got my first sword.  Something I've been thinking about doing for ages but never really got round to until I took the plunge yesterday. The fact my car was parked only about 2 mins walk away may have had something to do with my decision Their stall was on the John Lewis side, with their back facing John Lewis. In the first aisle if I remember correctly.

[Strider]

Nothing wrong with your memory..that's where they were alright  

[a2k]

i got some really good bargins, didnt think many things were that over priced

[Evil_Faith]

The coolest stall for me was the one where they sold A3 and A2 hand painted pics of classic film images. I was so tempted to get the black and red Reservoir Dogs one, but i was out of money.

[Banished_From_Rohan]

Strider, on Oct 3 2004, 05:23 PM, said:

Nothing wrong with your memory..that's where they were alright  

Good, glad the old memory's not going just yet. Now all I have to do is figure out where I'm gonna put the sword. Somehow these things don't come to mind when you're buying it....!!

[Strider]

Banished_From_Rohan, on Oct 3 2004, 05:57 PM, said:

Strider, on Oct 3 2004, 05:23 PM, said:

Nothing wrong with your memory..that's where they were alright 

Good, glad the old memory's not going just yet. Now all I have to do is figure out where I'm gonna put the sword. Somehow these things don't come to mind when you're buying it....!!

   I know what you mean. I did the very same thing when I bought a giant Gollum painting from Andy and Emmas stall at C5  

[PyleaDude]

Manbeast, on Oct 3 2004, 12:52 PM, said:

It was also to cramped; Next year the stalls should be down the sides of John lewis, because many people did not have the chance to have a proper look.

I agree but what a great idea, spread those stalls around. I went Saturday and today and trying to move through those crowd is near impossible.

[Bohan]

the monster shop stall is class, got a Tom Savini dawn of the dead fiure from them today, payed £30 but thought it was worth it!

No way was there 300 stalls though, more like about 70.  showmasters continue to promote way more stalls for the event then there actually are.  There were far more in the market outside!!

[chris_mk]

I enquired about having a stall back on C2 or 3, as I have a lot of comics I wanna sell off (ahem)... to be honest, SM have to charge quite a lot to the stall holders to help cover the costs of the event. Therefore, you can imagine that the stallholders are going to try to maximise their sales!

It's like any shopping these days, it's generally cheaper to buy online as the businessess have less overheads.