Every Mego at Comic-Con

[livnxxxl]

What is it with people and over pricing stuff to the extremes? Do they just like taking stuff with them to show for a conversational piece or what? Chances are at the prices they are asking for most of the stuff that is what it will end up being is just a conversational piece.

[MIB41]

Eight inch Robin with green hands? That's a first.

[emeraldknight47]

Eight inch Robin with green hands? That's a first.

The only eight inch Robin I've ever seen has a red breast. And likes to poop on my car. A lot.

[palitoy]

I think its just a Dinah racing around helmet, its only associated with AJ because he sports one on the AJ Racer box.

No, it came packaged with air force outfits as well.

[VintageMike]

The pricing over an above what you'd see online is what I'm coming to call an "in person buyer's premium". Sure you can get cheaper online but it want to buy it right here, right now the a lot dealers seem to think they can inflate prices. With today's smart phones I can't say that is a sound strategy. Earlier this month I was a comic convention in Philadelphia and was easily able to price check some silver age books on Ebay vs. what dealers were selling them for.
Needless to say I did not purchase any of those books.

[kresge1]

Damn..25$ for Pa walton? I have mine for 8$ in the market place...and he is still avaliable?? LOL

[starsky]

yeah prices are inflated but a booth for four days is not cheap plus factor in hotel and travel expenses. ouch!!

[Brue]

i agree that in person price tends to be higher

you can get impulse buyers
you don't have any mystery in the quality of product
No paying for shipping or waiting
you don't have to put your trust in a stranger shipping
you can find uneducated sellers and buyers
you can have the fun of finding a toy in the real world vs the virtual

i'm not saying this doubles or triples value but certainly increases price
AND it is SUPER expensive to get a booth at SDCC!!!!

while most were way over priced there were some quite reasonable - MC spock $15 + 0 shipping

[toys2cool]

plus I think prices are so overpriced cause they expect you to haggle on the price with them...every show I've been to, I usually ask"Is the best or lowest you can go?" and they usually go down a bit

[k2]

i thought that mib falcon for $145 looked good

[Brue]

plus I think prices are so overpriced cause they expect you to haggle on the price with them...every show I've been to, I usually ask"Is the best or lowest you can go?" and they usually go down a bit

yes! you are correct - there is built in haggle in the price. only a few pay full price (fool price)

rather than the ambigous what's the lowest you'll take? i start with a concrete offer. often a lowball if they started overpriced alot.

[septembergurls]

huckabone, overpriced?!? surely you jest.

[hobub]

No, it came packaged with air force outfits as well.

And rare as you pointed out to me a few years back.

Air Force: Action Jackson Gallery: Mego Museum

I believe where as the Dina helmets are completely black with no pigment Racing Around: Dinah-Mite Gallery: Mego Museum , you said the AJ helmets were a bluish black. Even cooler if this is the case. I believe you had one..as I recall Brian?..It's been awhile.

[BendyZaius]

The pricing over an above what you'd see online is what I'm coming to call an "in person buyer's premium". Sure you can get cheaper online but it want to buy it right here, right now the a lot dealers seem to think they can inflate prices. With today's smart phones I can't say that is a sound strategy. Earlier this month I was a comic convention in Philadelphia and was easily able to price check some silver age books on Ebay vs. what dealers were selling them for.
Needless to say I did not purchase any of those books.

My booth at Wizard's Philly Comic Con was $1100.00. I'm sure that SDCC is well over $2000.00 for a 10'X10'. Plus travel, hotel,etc and cost of product, we needed to gross $3000.00 just to break even in Philly. Gladly, we pulled 9 grand because Wizard World promotes an awesome show. But dealers fund these conventions. No dealers, no show. We pay for the facility with our booth fees, not the money your pay for admission. Don't forget that. Want to sit home and buy from ebay, go for it. Want to go to con's? Pay con prices.