NYCC

[Anonymous No.7717280]

IT BEGINS

[Anonymous No.7717294]

>>7717280
fuck them, i wanted a 3day so bad, followed all instructions, and like many others lost out to scalpers. they have a lot of nerve charging $140 for each day singly when the 3day is $65. what the fuck, Reedpop?

[Anonymous No.7717298]

I can't wait for them to sell out immediately so I can continue scalping passes on ebay for even more money. I already sold two Saturday passes for over twice what I paid, as soon as people realize it's their only option shit's gonna get real. Hoping for at least $150 per day pass

[Anonymous No.7718319]

Whelp, I'm camping out on Wednesday morning.
Anyone want to meet up or something to stave off the boredom?

[Anonymous No.7719385]

>>7718319
I might be camping out through Wednesday night but only if my friend can come if not, then probably Thursday night.

[Anonymous No.7719864]

I want to go but it's either that or Rufflecon, and I'm still not sure which I'll pick...
As someone used to AX, will NYCC be fun? Strong/weak suits?

[Anonymous No.7719870]

>>7719864
I never went to AX but NYCC is always crowded as shit and the anime side of things is generally weaker. The artist alley axed its anime section ages ago, meaning tables there are harder to get/more expensive. It does have it's fair share of anime stuff, of course, but a lot of it is comic book artists and things of that sort.

It's also crowded as fuck.

[Anonymous No.7719881]

>>7719864
It is disturbingly crowded, to an unsafe degree. But their guest list is great. They haven't announced many yet, but the artist of Death Note will be there so they haven't totally given up on the anime side of things.

There are a lot of good cosplays, but the crowds and lines are horrible. Also if you want a full-weekend pass, be prepared to pay out your ass to scalpers unless you or a friend are camping out for one of the stores.

[Anonymous No.7719897]

>>7719864
I've been going for years and I think I'm not going to go this time around.
It's going to be really crowded. There is little to no anime things this year besides the death note artist going. Last year they had very few anime panels. They showed the dub for that one Eva movie. But that was pretty much it. I stay in the lot more than inside the convention. But if you enjoy comics and things like TWD and shit like that then you'll have a good time.
Also if you look past the bunches of people who just wear super hero costumes that were bought at party city, there are actually alot of really nice cosplays!

[Anonymous No.7720294]

>>7719897
>TWD
That fucking line last year for the panel. Holy shit, waited for 2 hours and then finally got in and had to sit away from my friends since seats were all over the place. I guess it's better that they're clearing out the rooms this time around.
>>7719864
Super crowded and expect to wait a long time to get into any of the popular panels. Anime stuff is scattered but its there.

[Anonymous No.7721458]

>>7720294
Just for the main stages, apparently. Which is fine I suppose, I've never wanted to go to any consecutive panels in them except for Robot Chicken and the Venture Bros.
I hope they stagger those, I'd hate to have to choose between the two.

[Anonymous No.7723907]

>>7719897
It's kinda funny how despite being as big if not bigger than SDCC at this point, most of the events and whatnot seem a lot more amateurish in a good way, especially the cosplay contests, those were awesome last year.

[Iris No.7723940]

>>7723907
NYCC gets the leftovers of SDCC, really, except there's less company exhibitors because of space. It'll always be buttfuck crowded because majority of the anime crowd that went to NYAF got shoved into NYCC and people are still willing to go even with the lack of anime stuff there

[Anonymous No.7724135]

>>7723907
>cosplay contests
The one with Khan was pretty hilarious. The other one was so so with Amidala winning

[Anonymous No.7724220]

>>7724135
>everyone starts screaming Khan as soon as he shows up

[Anonymous No.7724539]

>>7724220
The contest was over the instant he came out. Some people were yelling out Khan even when the other cosplayers came out. I kinda felt bad for some of the people cosplaying as anime characters since I felt like I was the only one clapping for them.

[Anonymous No.7724551]

>>7717298
enjoy it while you can
SDCC actively flags badge sales so you have to do craigslist all the time (not that getting cash is a bad thing but you can't plan ahead or get super inflated sales prices)
NYCC hasn't reached that just yet but eventually they probably will too

[Anonymous No.7724781]

>>7724551
reedpop gives 0 fucks about scalpers, they just want that sweet cash
>>7718319
>camping out from the morning before
really? is it gonna that bad this year or are you joking? I remember reading that some guy started to line up at like 7PM the day before last year. I'll probably make it there around 10/11ish.

[Anonymous No.7725591]

>>7724781
Well, I'm going to show up the morning before, see if anyone else is there, and if not come back at sunset. The lines were pretty crazy last year, and it took about a week for tickets to sell out, not the absolutely crazy hour.
So yeah, I think it'll be a zoo.

[Anonymous No.7726223]

Just so everyone is aware I am the first one waiting on line as of today August 1st 6:00pm

No fucks given I am not going to lose to scalpers. Plus my 3 days passes are going to 4 friends who I will sell them to. Its just a matter of deciding which of the 4 among my friends are the most deserving.
>Also check out my repeating integers

[Anonymous No.7726229]

Just so everyone is aware I am the first one waiting on line as of today August 1st 6:00pm

No fucks given I am not going to lose to scalpers. Plus my 3 days passes are going to 4 friends who I will sell them to. Its just a matter of deciding which of the 4 among my friends are the most deserving.

[Anonymous No.7726273]

>>7726229
Can you hold a place for me in line?
There's fast food in it for you if you do.

[Anonymous No.7726286]

>>7726273

Buy me a footlong from Subways and you have a deal. Let me know what day you plan on getting here.

[Anonymous No.7726367]

>>7726286
I was thinking Wednesday evening. What bread, meat, cheese, and toppings do you want?

[Anonymous No.7726412]

>>7726367

I want a bacon egg and cheese footlong on a flatbread toasted. American cheese, yellow egg. Lettuce and a bit of light mayo. Thanks I appreciate it!

[Anonymous No.7726435]

>>7726412
I won't question your taste.
You'd better be at the front of the line buddy.

[Anonymous No.7726516]

>>7726435

As far as I know I am the only one so far.

[Anonymous No.7726569]

>>7726516
Well still, hate to show up and not be able to find you, and have wasted money on a sandwich I won't find palatable.

[Anonymous No.7726641]

i'll be there wednesday night with a friend and our lawn chairs

[Anonymous No.7726671]

>>7726229
part of me wants to come by to give you some food or help swap out for you so you can go to the bathroom
the other part of me says I'm in California and not going to NYCC so there's no way I could help

[Anonymous No.7726676]

>>7726671
>>7726229
I'm going to be out of town until like Tuesday or sometime, otherwise I would help.

[Anonymous No.7727796]

Will selling my 3 day pass for $200 be reasonable after these retailers sell out their passes too? I was going to go higher but I think a 3 day sold for 200 a while back.

[Anonymous No.7728065]

If I start lining up at 4/5AM is there a chance i'll be able to get a 4 day pass?

[Anonymous No.7728077]

>>7728065

Depends on the day. Are you lining up the morning when they release them? Well you might be able to but people will be there by this coming tuesday since I know certain friends of mine are going to hit up tuesday to line up.

[Anonymous No.7728089]

>>7728077
It would be that Thursday morning at their downtown store. It's either that or getting there 10/11 on Wednesday.

[Anonymous No.7728378]

Is it true there are no hotels around the con center?

[Anonymous No.7728384]

>>7728378
There are a few hotels nearby, but it's New York.
Yotel is the closest I think, but staying in a motel or the like is a terrible idea, it's just not like the rest of the country.

[Anonymous No.7728407]

>>7719385
I can't wait to see all the fucks lining up Thursday/Friday. I work across from the midtown Times Square.

[Anonymous No.7728515]

>>7728407
Midtown Downtown is where I'll be going

[Anonymous No.7728888]

Still no one lining up behind me yet. Im the only one here still. Also an update on things. Seems the back alley is going to be troublesome for camping out due to it being a place they use to transport goods into the store and such. Also homeless guy at night randomly around. Talked to a staff today says not to recommend anyone camping out but if you are doing it do it at your own risk.

[Anonymous No.7728911]

>>7728888
there's gonna be a shit ton of people come wednesday night so I highly doubt any hobos are gonna bother a large group of people

[Anonymous No.7729020]

>>7728888
I talked to a staff guy at the Not at Comic Con sale, I asked him about camping out and he said "I can't tell you to do that." Which kinda just sounded like he was fine with me doing it.

[Anonymous No.7729029]

>>7729020
basically he doesn't want the store to look responsible if something happens so he's going to not say anything that can be construed as being official

[Anonymous No.7729230]

>>7729029
Well, he told me specifically not to line up in the hallway, as they share a hallway with an apartment building, and they don't want people being loud in their hallway.
Another guy there said that he lined up a while before last year and he got egged.

[Anonymous No.7729255]

>>7729230
he can tell you what not to do as to not piss off the neighbors but he definitely won't condone your actions

[Anonymous No.7729270]

Will there be vydia on here, any interesting stuff? I kinda want to go but I've never gone to one before I'd probably be going to walk around and buy some stuff or eat food or whatever. Can they kick me out if they find out I'm on drugs or acting weird?

[Anonymous No.7729271]

so what day exactly are the retail stores getting tickets? (specifically the ones on long island)

[Anonymous No.7729275]

>>7729270
NYCC is pretty good for vidya, about on the same level as SDCC.
Most of my free time last year between panels was in the Ninty room.

[Anonymous No.7729441]

>>7729271
the 8th

[Anonymous No.7729853]

>>7729441
that's bullshit i'll be at otakon on the 8th

[Anonymous No.7729920]

>>7729853
Well then you better hop on the LIRR and be at Midtown Downtown on the 6th to wait, buddy.

[Anonymous No.7730876]

Anyone can spot me a 3 day pass omg plox?

[Anonymous No.7730888]

>>7730876
Give me 90 bucks on Wednesday and I'll get one for you.

[Anonymous No.7730937]

>>7730888

Nah Im good maybe a friend will be in line and can get me a pass.

[Anonymous No.7730941]

>>7730937
>maybe a friend will be in line
LOTTA LOYALTY FOR A SEAGULL.

[Anonymous No.7730945]

>>7730941

Yes I have a lot of loyalty towards my friend. My dog however is a different story.

[Anonymous No.7730961]

>>7730941
Or perhaps he's wondering why someone would charge a man for waiting in line.

[Anonymous No.7730986]

I happen to be an unemployed slacker who lives near a comic book store selling passes, would anybody actually pay me to wait in line to pick up a pass? Just curious

[Anonymous No.7731031]

>>7730986
I'll pay you five bucks.

[Anonymous No.7731160]

>>7731031

>paying someone $5 to get passes that will more than likely be worth double or even triple the amount they paid.

[Anonymous No.7731211]

>>7731160
>>7731031
>>7730986
I have to get two already, but honestly, I'll get two extras for anyone that pays me the 130-190 in advance. Well, I wouldn't mind a bit more than the actual price, but still.

[Anonymous No.7731261]

how many people do you think will be camping out at around 1AM for Thursday?

[Iris No.7731266]

>>7731261
Odds are there will already be a decent line by Wed sundown. This was from last year and with the way that it sold out this year I would probably expect more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSWneFr-3w0

[Anonymous No.7733162]

My body is ready

[Anonymous No.7733193]

>>7728888
I came over today to scope shit out, no one was waiting.
You still around or what?

[Anonymous No.7733445]

>>7733193

Cop passing by was like trying to tell me I couldnt just stand there or some shit so I had to go might have to come back later tonight but yeah no one is trying to get there yet until wednesday or tuesday night.

[Anonymous No.7734004]

>>7733445
Can you give some sort of physical description of yourself or your clothes, or am I just going to have to ask random people in the store if they're seagulls when I show up?
I'm going to be there tomorrow afternoon to check everything out again, and probably put down my roots on Wednesday morning from the looks of it.

[Anonymous No.7734134]

>>7734004

I'll be wearing dark blue jeans and a black hoodie. Wearing black thick rimmed glasses and be outside.

[Anonymous No.7734266]

so what are you guys gonna do to stave off the boredom for 12+ hours?

[Anonymous No.7734276]

>>7734004
Just make seagull noises and flap your wings.

>>7734266
Books are pretty good for passing the time with

[Anonymous No.7734292]

>>7728378
AirBNB.

>>7728384
Yotel is fucking stylish, but it's not cheap.

[Anonymous No.7734312]

>>7729270
>Can they kick me out if they find out I'm on drugs or acting weird?

You'd have to really piss people off for that to happen. As long as you're a quiet drunk or stoner..

[Anonymous No.7734353]

>>7734276
>books in the middle of the night
Isn't it like an alley that most people are lining up in? Do you have one of those lights that attach to the book?

[Anonymous No.7734387]

>>7734353
>Manhattan
>ever dark

[Anonymous No.7734439]

>>7734292
>fucking stylish
It's Eurotrash.
>it's not cheap
In NYC, you have two options. Overpriced luxury hotels, or bedbug ridden skeezy shitholes.

[Anonymous No.7734444]

>>7734353
if it's dark you sleep
unless of course you never want to sleep at all while you wait in line

[Anonymous No.7734455]

>>7734134
I'll be wearing pink tanooki ears I got from Comic Con last year, with your sandwich.

[Anonymous No.7734468]

>>7734455
If I don't see someone in pink ears and a guy in a hoodie in the front of the line come wednesday night, i'm gonna laugh

[Anonymous No.7734555]

>>7734455

Alright I'll be there around the afternoon probably around 3 ish if anything. I got an errand to run in the morning. Thanks again.

[Anonymous No.7734607]

So, which one of the 3 stores are you guys camping in? Will the 3 stores sell out at the same time or what?

I remember 2 years ago a month before comic con, I just walked into a store and bought three 4 day passes.

[Anonymous No.7734610]

>>7734555
Nigger you mean Tuesday or Wednesday? Because I ain't getting shit for you if you're talking about Wednesday.

[Anonymous No.7734614]

>>7734607
2 years ago you could walk to the javits and buy tickets. The downtown one on Fulton is the one people camp out for which is on Thursday. Everyone else gets it on Friday but I'm sure people will camp out at the Time Square and other location.

[Anonymous No.7734617]

>>7734614
I'll try my luck on Friday morning. If there aren't any tickets, whatever. The quality of of nycc just keep getting worse and worse with each year anyway.

[Anonymous No.7734624]

>>7734617
Good luck, amigo. If you're looking for 3 or 4 day passes then you'll probably have to camp out. Too many people got shut out this year. It's just gotten too fucking crowded over the last 2 years. It's a shame that there isn't any convention centers in NYC because it's definitely outgrown the Javits.

[Anonymous No.7734674]

>>7734610

Tuesday

[Anonymous No.7735052]

Shelled out the $140 for 3 days because the fucking website kicked my 3-day passes out of my cart before I could check out. Assholes. I feel like such a sucker.

[Anonymous No.7735062]

>>7723907
NYCC is too far for most production companies to bring the big shit all the way too the East Coast, so SDCC gets the grand spectacle of displays from most of the media companies.

[Anonymous No.7735066]

>>7734607
I remember 7 years ago you could buy at the door of the con! Things change.

[Anonymous No.7735141]

>>7735062
There's lots of media companies in NYC, DC and Marvel and the rest are based there.

[Anonymous No.7735195]

>>7735141
DC was based in NYC, they moved out West. All that's left is satellite offices for the moment until 2015. I meant movie/TV production companies though.

[Anonymous No.7735242]

>>7735195
Isn't Warner Bros. based in NYC troo?

[Anonymous No.7735450]

>>7735242
They have offices, primarily their music division, but everything else is in Cali , on the Warner Bros. lot nowadays. They can save money by just using unused office/studio space on the lot, instead of paying high rental costs in skyscrapers in the Big Apple

[Anonymous No.7735703]

>>7734674
A'ight, I'll be there in a couple hours or so to check up on stuff, but I'll be ready to hunker down on Wednesday morning.

[Anonymous No.7735985]

>>7735703
And you ain't here.

[Anonymous No.7736017]

>>7735703
>but I'll be ready to hunker down on Wednesday morning.
keep me updated with the size of the line, amigo. i'll get there 10ish/11 tomorrow night

[Anonymous No.7736049]

>>7735985
Alright, since I won't have all goddamm day to wait for your ass, I'm going to be there tomorrow morning; I'll be wearing a Finn the Human polo and pink ears. If you're not there at the front of the line, no sandwich.

[Anonymous No.7736328]

>>7735985

I have been there since 3pm I gave up and left around 5

[Anonymous No.7736388]

So there's no line as of 8PM EST?

[Anonymous No.7737153]

>>7736049

What time tomorrow morning?

[Anonymous No.7737380]

>>7737153
Depends on the line situation

[Anonymous No.7737877]

>>7735450
That's penny wise and pound foolish. No wonder DC is going down the shitter.

You can expect people to be creative in some isolated backlot in the worst city in America. There's a reason all the good comic books take place in New York.

[Anonymous No.7738290]

There's no hoodie and horn-rim guy.
Guess I'll just take my place behind like 100 people.

[Anonymous No.7738370]

>>7738290
Buy me a ticket, son.

[Anonymous No.7738396]

>>7738290
/cgl/ fails again :(

[Anonymous No.7738583]

>>7738290
wait, there's already tons of people there?

[Anonymous No.7738597]

>>7738583
Apparently yes. I wouldn't expect there to be any tickets left after tomorrow. If only there was a /cgl/ hero who would buy some tickets and sell them only to /cgl/ anons.

[Anonymous No.7738635]

>>7738597
fug, I hope its not like this tomorrow night at the Times Square store

[Anonymous No.7738692]

>>7738635
Only the Fulton one will sell on the 7th. The other start on the 8th.

[Anonymous No.7738718]

How long did it take for the store to run out of 3-days?

[Anonymous No.7738742]

>>7738692
yeah, I meant camping out on Thursday night for Friday at the TS store

[Anonymous No.7738786]

somebody posted a picture of the line
not too bad as of now, looks like 30 or so people

[Anonymous No.7738966]

Which store is least likely to be packed on Friday? Kinokuniya? One of the smaller comic shops?

[Anonymous No.7738976]

>>7738966
When I was in NYC the same day of the Madoka movie premier a lot of poeole were in Book-Off, which kind of sucked because it's small and the weeby ones were super loud. Kinokuniya was pretty much normal busy but given NYCC there's probably going to be people everywhere if they're manga hunting. Even during a regular day around Manhattan/Times Square it's not that surprising to run into some sort of cosplay.

[Anonymous No.7739012]

As someone who has never been to the con before, is it worth/risky buying the tickets on ebay? I only want to try going on Saturday because of work

[Anonymous No.7739022]

Any updates on the amount of people on line?

[Anonymous No.7739026]

>>7739022
>>7739022
Around 500 right now.

[Anonymous No.7739032]

>>7739012
I'm selling Saturday tickets on ebay and I'm trustworthy, aside from being a blatant scalper.
The trick is we don't have the tickets in hand and we won't until September. By then it's too late to open a dispute or even leave bad feedback. Two people already bought tickets to me, I could just not send them to them and sell them again and there's not really anything they could do about it. I don't roll that way though.
OTOH if you wait another month ticket prices will go up a lot more. I sold 2 sat passes at double and I'm hoping to see them go up to $150-$170 after the stores sell out.

[Anonymous No.7739033]

>>7739026
don't listen to this guy, there's only about 1,000 there. line snakes around several buildings already

[OP No.7739035]

[Anonymous No.7739040]

>>7739035
pick out the scalpers, guys

[Anonymous No.7739043]

>>7739035
look at all that grease.

[Anonymous No.7739044]

>>7739035
What is that, like 100 people?

[Mr 8 !9CAoTGUoQY No.7739200]

>>7738597

I am only getting two tickets. If you find a way to meet me soon I can get two tickets for two random anons provided you give me the money at hand and wait till I exit the store and hand the tickets to you.

[Anonymous No.7739291]

>>7739200
Get me some for Saturday and Sunday

[Anonymous No.7739311]

>>7739200
Get me some 4 day pass. I'll be there tomorrow morning at 8 am. I'll be wearing a pirate hat.

[Mr 8 !9CAoTGUoQY No.7739366]

>>7739311

Do you have the money to give to me if not I cant help you.
And there is a limit of 4 tickets per person that can be purchased. And I am buying two.

[Anonymous No.7739371]

Kind of related but why the fuck isnt there a similar thing posted by San Diego Comic Con

I can NEVER figure out how to get tickets, 3 years and I never got an email back about tickets going on sale or where to buy or anything

[Anonymous No.7739374]

>>7739366
Different anon, but are you fucking stupid or something? I'm pretty sure 3/4 day passes are already going for twice cost. It's not like you are going to lose all your money if someone falls through. If you want to be ~noble~ you could sell at cost on ebay in like two seconds.

[Anonymous No.7739383]

>>7739366
I have the money yeah.

[Anonymous No.7739474]

>>7739366
>>7739366
You still willing to help? If so, how do i tell who you are?

[Anonymous No.7739609]

Brought two friends with me for the sole reason to scalp. They are going to be used so I can buy more 3 days instead of only being able to get 4 3 days I will be able to get 12 thanks to them. Of course they get a piece of the pie in exchange for their services. I figure a %10 cut will be fair of what I make.

[Anonymous No.7739772]

>>7739609

Its people like you why I feel the rage that I do.

[Anonymous No.7739928]

ALRIGHT BITCHES, ONE HOUR TO GO UNTILL SWEET VICTORY

[Anonymous No.7740100]

Heard from my friend who was there, that it was a shitstorm!

[Anonymous No.7740108]

>>7740100
It was a clusterfuck in sleep-deprived slow motion.

[Anonymous No.7740127]

>>7740100

Yeah there was some fights and confrontations here and there but police got involved later on and they made sure there was police ready this morning. Shistorm was mostly caused by some group trying to cute everyone in line and actually have the balls to go in fron of us and just park themselves there thinking they would get away with it. When asked to leave several times they refused and well things got serious from there. Luckily things resolved quickly and they were taken out.

[Anonymous No.7740145]

>>7740127
I'm glad the police were actually helpful for a change.

Did the rest of the line also tell them that the other group was a bunch of filthy queue hoppers?

[Anonymous No.7740150]

Fuck everyone there
Fuck line A
Fuck line B
Fuck everything
got there 8PM camped over night, everyone was friendly and things were civilized despite the silly line setup. then some stupid shit happened at around 6AM and people just bum rushed this ramp area and people got log jammed. I waited around another 3 hours and then they divided the crowd into 2 lines and shit didn't move at all despite it being well after 8AM. Had to leave because my friend thought she was going to faint.

[Anonymous No.7740207]

>>7740150
Why didn't your friend just go sit down in a nearby store for a little bit? It's a shame to have spent all that time.

[Anonymous No.7740522]

Some obnoxious guys behind me keep chanting "5 MORE FEET 5 MORE FEET" whenever the line moves.

[Anonymous No.7740529]

>>7739609
Why don't they just scalp them by themselves? Seems dumb to hand the tickets over to you

[Anonymous No.7740793]

On the website it says only 3 day tickets sold out? Why?
So I'm safe if I'm aiming for a 4 day ticket only?

If anyone wants a 4 day pass I'm willing to buy you one and you can pay me later. No scalping lmao.

[Anonymous No.7740885]

>>7740207
I was talking her down since the shit went down at 6AM. She wasn't a fan of the whole jam up in the alley from the start. Everybody was paranoid that they were getting skipped so if we went off that line everyone would go nuts. Fucking guys yelling at the top of their lungs and singing didn't help either. It was just an absolute clusterfuck, which we should of saw coming after what happened online.

[Anonymous No.7740895]

>>7740529

They are only like 15 or 16 so they dont even plan on going at all they care about money and shit.

[Anonymous No.7740906]

>>7740895
That's what I mean though; wouldn't they earn more money just by scalping them by themselves, rather than letting you scalp them and only getting 10%?

[Anonymous No.7740909]

>>7740793
If you're serious anon, I'd really like to take you up on that offer. Email in field

[Anonymous No.7741069]

Came here to read about the shitstorm after a friend told me about it

I don't know if they announced this or not but Midtown pooled all the tickets they have to the one store today, they didn't group their tickets out equally per each store, so whatever sold out today is totally sold out for all Midtown locations (which I assume is at least weekend passes). If you didn't get them today, you're SOL. Don't know about whatever other stores like Kino are selling them. Godspeed, seagulls.

[Anonymous No.7741077]

>>7740909
Yes, I am. Reading what >>7741069 said, I'll go down to Canal St. right now and get both of them. Email on field.

[Anonymous No.7741115]

>>7740906
15-16 probably to much work for them

[Anonymous No.7741149]

>>7741069
They are completely out of 3 day tickets and apparently they told everyone that the Time Square and Grand Central stores will not have 3 day tickets so they pooled all 3 day tickets to the Downtown store.

[Anonymous No.7741152]

Are there 4 day tickets still available? I only saw that they sold out of 3 day passes at like 1PM. Is there going to be another huge like outside of the downtown store tomorrow as well?

[Anonymous No.7741228]

>>7741152
There was a good amount of 4-days left at the downtown store by the end of today. Try the same store tomorrow and you should have a decent chance.

[Anonymous No.7741275]

>>7741228
Do you think I would have to camp out again or could I just kinda get there at 5/6ish in the morning and get lucky?

[Anonymous No.7741354]

>>7741275
I'd say camping is unnecessary. However, definitely be there a few hours before it opens.

[Anonymous No.7741854]

so where is everyone going to try and get tickets on Friday or is everyone sitting outside the other Midtowns?

[Anonymous No.7741871]

>>7741854
I went to downtown comics around 10 pm and there was no one camping anywhere. I'm going to go the to the one in time square and If there's a line I'll head to downtown.

[Anonymous No.7741872]

>>7741854
Go to some of the little known places, or places that wouldn't normally attract a comic book nerd.
For instance, Kimono House on Thompson street.

[Anonymous No.7741886]

>>7741275
Sacrifice sleep now for peace later.

I woke up at 5am for SDCC prereg (the last time they did onsite) and spent the rest of my convention having fun and the rest of the year leading to the next SDCC not giving a fuck.

[Anonymous No.7741898]

>>7741872
Do you think there's going to be a ton of people at that Kinokuniya bookstore? I was thinking there but that Kimono House does sound like a good idea.

[Anonymous No.7741917]

>>7739371
SDCC is a literal ourobouros of tickets and goers. People get the tickets for next year's SDCC at this year's SDCC and pretty much sell out then and there.

It's fucked.

[Anonymous No.7741937]

>>7741898
It's hard to gauge how packed or hectic Kinokuniya will be. It's normally not all that busy even on weekends. But at the same time, it'll attract the former-NYAF anime people because it's probably a store they frequent.

[Anonymous No.7741971]

>>7741937
Alright, thanks. I guess I don't have to get there and camp out the entire night. Push comes to shove I'll just check out Kimono House.

[Anonymous No.7741990]

>>7741937

My friend is down there now, and she said she's like the 150th person there. She's near the end of the block, after you round the corner.

[Anonymous No.7742006]

>>7741990
>150 at almost 2AM
that's not bad, apparently there was 450+ at 10PM when I got to Midtown last night

[Anonymous No.7742008]

>>7739371
there are a lot of guides
if you haven't even figured out how the process is supposed to work in three years you haven't been trying at all. not even the bare minimum of effort to use google.

>>7741917
this idea is outdated by multiple years. there are no more onsite sales of any kind and hasn't been for years. even the returning registry is not the whole allotment.

[Anonymous No.7742049]

>>7741990
Any pictures of the line?

[Anonymous No.7742438]

I can't wait to see the line of dweebs by the Times Square midtown when I go to get my donut. Saw them lining up last night. Hope they enjoy the morning commute traffic.

[Anonymous No.7742444]

Wow just No.

No.

No one should ever have to wait this long for passes to a con.

This system is fucked up.

[Anonymous No.7742477]

>>7742438
Woah man. Can you bring me a cofee? im in this huge line near time sq.

[Anonymous No.7742490]

>>7742477
Good luck m8E0, you should've gone to Midtown Downtown.
I showed up about 2PM the day before, when I first showed up there were about 30 people ahead of me and that grew to only about 100 with people saving spots for friends.
19 hours of shooting the shit about vidya and anime is worth it for me.

[Anonymous No.7742498]

>>7742490
Ay man thanks.

[Anonymous No.7742509]

>>7742498
All in a day's work

[Anonymous No.7742533]

>>7742477
Nope. Already at work. Throughly disgusted at the amount of garbage people left on the side walk. Too bad my office has no windows facing the street. Very glad not to be going this year,

[Anonymous No.7742852]

hory shet kinokuniya sold out so fucking fast
apparently someone said they had 4 day tickets. If I knew that I woulda camped out

[Anonymous No.7743222]

>>7742852

Only Midtown Comic stores ever have 4 days no other retailers will ever sell them.

[Anonymous No.7743241]

4 day tickets are going for like 500 in Craigslist. lmao.

[Anonymous No.7744034]

>>7742852
From what I hear, they only had 50 of 4-day passes and 100 of the 3-day passes. Midtown got the most due to them being a contributing partner

[Anonymous No.7744046]

>>7743241
that's SDCC level right there
wonder if people are actually biting

[Anonymous No.7744169]

>>7743241
4 days on stubhub are only 200+ when I checked early today

[Anonymous No.7744391]

Just wondering but would some attractive girl have like bang bang fun times with me and throw in a bj for a possible chance of me giving up a 3 day ticket? Would anyone be willing to do that?

Bonus points if you are a lolita. Bonus points even more if you are chubby and I mean chubby not freaking landwhale.

[Anonymous No.7744674]

I cant believe people are currently paying 200 for a 3 day. My friend is even willing to pay 150 for a 3 day. This is insane.

[Anonymous No.7745453]

>>7744674

180-200 seems to be the average price they are being sold for. Anything higher and not that much people will bite. Especially if its more than 300

[Anonymous No.7745503]

This is my first time going 4 days, is there anything that happens on Thursday or is it just show floor navigating?

[Anonymous No.7745509]

>>7745503

Pretty much show floor navigating. Its like if you want to avoid large crowds when shopping around and get it over with so you can enjoy the rest of the con not having to worry about slowly moving from one vendor to the other.

[Anonymous No.7746153]

>>7745509
There's also the advantage of first picks on merch.

[Anonymous No.7747730]

Hope everyone got the tickets they wanted. I don't remember lines being this long, or tickets being sold out so fast last year. What changed since then?

[Anonymous No.7747748]

>>7747730
Tumbler and Doctor Who grew. And the word geek/nerd has lost its meaning.

>What am i doing in Comic con? I'M SUCH A NERD/GEEK!

[Anonymous No.7748092]

Welp guess I am going to have to hope I can find a 3 day for less than $150 now :(

[Anonymous No.7748425]

Fuck NYCC and fuck you scalpers!

[Anonymous No.7748434]

>>7747748
think of it as the SDCC effect
shit got popular, lots of normals went, sold out, now people want to go to everything they can find (especially things that have comic con in the name because clearly everything with comic con is related to SDCC)

[Anonymous No.7748471]

>>7747730
Comi-Con becoming more of a name for pop culture conventions rather than just being comic-centric. In NYCC's defense the area is the mecca of the comic book industry but with shit like the superhero film franchise boom, Dr Who and the Big Bang Theory it's attracting a lot of normies.

[Anonymous No.7748652]

If you wanted to go to a comic only convention you can go to that shitty "Special Edition: NYC" in June from now on. Only reason to go there now is to get early NYCC tickets before they go online.

[Anonymous No.7752176]

Guess the average buy price is 200
Even though Id gladly offer 150 or so for a 3 day at this point :/

[Anonymous No.7752212]

>>7752176
My friend bought a pre-sale 4 day for like 210 on ebay. Not sure why she bought a pre sale when there's a buncha on hand tickets around the same price. The price is only gonna go up as we get closer to the convention.

[Anonymous No.7753823]

How do you feel about anime things, cosplay, events, etc. at NYCC? Since NYAF was eaten up, I feel like there's no other place for it in the area.

[Anonymous No.7754056]

>>7753823
I wish they would bring back NYAF or bring an anime convention to NYC. There's hardly any big guests from Japan and I think the biggest anime related thing they've had at NYCC was the 3.0 screening last year. There's always someone at the Q&A that complains about lack of anime related guests.

[Anonymous No.7754080]

>>7754056
I don't know the actual reason why NYAF merged. Their attendance was 21k which isn't bad at all for a con only a few years old. http://animecons.com/events/info.shtml/1740/New_York_Anime_Festival_2009

They really took advantage on the merge and anime fans are pushed out by the second year. Now a whole lot more fans can't even attend because there are no more tickets. I just wish the anime fans would just stop buying the tickets and not going and put more of a demand to get NYAF back

[Anonymous No.7754120]

>>7754080
Anime fans at Comic Con are like a red headed step child. They pushed them in a corner for the first year of the merge and that was the end of that. Reedpop doesn't give a shit about what fans care about. As long as the tickets sell, they're happy. They still never admitted to fucking up when they first put tickets on sale for NYCC this year. NYAF was only gonna get bigger and generate more money. It's in NYC so you automatically get tons of people and as it grows and gets popular you get people from all over.

[Anonymous No.7754124]

>>7754120
>NYAF was only gonna get bigger and generate more money.
Fucking NYCC for cannibalizing it

[Anonymous No.7755220]

>>7754080
21k is shit considering how bare the convention was. The rent at Javits isn't cheap, so ReedPop just folded NYAF. They could barely get any vendors, as the prices of tables/booths kept going up every year. At least with NYCC, companies spend big money to rent the booths (Marvel & DC alone are like $10k per day for the six days of the con - 4 days of the con and one day each pre/post con). I remember the aisles were barely packed, that you could literally do backflips down them. The only time it got packed was during an amazing costume, like the Bumblebee cosplayer, or during a line for a game/panel, otherwise everyone was scattered enough you could stretch and not worry about hitting someone in the face.

[Anonymous No.7755275]

>>7754056
>>7754080
>>7754120
Why doesn't Anime NEXT step up and try to fill the gap? They're the biggest anime con in the region. If they can get 10K+ people in the wilds of central Jersey, surely they can get to Otakon levels in NYC.

[Anonymous No.7755438]

>>7755275

ANEXt is perfect where they are. Secluded, tons of hotels nearby, and they don't need to worry about noise complaints, just idiots being hit by traffic at night, the stuck elevators, and the occasional pulled fire alarm. If they moved into NYC, expect the prices to go up and attendee traffic to drop significantly. More than half the con goers won't be even able to afford passes and hotels on their allowance.

[Anonymous No.7755618]

>>7755438
>More than half the con goers won't be even able to afford passes and hotels on their allowance.
This would be nice but you would have all those kids who couldn't go replaced if they moved to the Javits. I think it would do better than the landfills of Jersey.

[Anonymous No.7756459]

nyc has just as many landfills. you just don't see it since it's buried underneath overpriced condos

[Anonymous No.7756477]

>>7755618
>landfills of Jersey
:'(

[Anonymous No.7756575]

>>7754080
The sad thing is, if my friends and anime clubs had the know how, money, and time, we'd do our own con like NYAF. But since it's so difficult to pull off it's just a pipe dream.

[Anonymous No.7756787]

>>7756477
sorry m8, it's just what I observed.
>>7756459
If you go to Staten Island/Queens you'll see em. Not so much in the 2 boroughs that matter though.

[Anonymous No.7758617]

Would anyone buy a 3-day for 250?

[Mr 8 !9CAoTGUoQY No.7760666]

Haters gonna hate
>>7760666

[Anonymous No.7761459]

I got 2 3 days up for grabs at only $180 each if anyone is interested

[Anonymous No.7762215]

I guess best thing to do is wait till the day of the con where scalpers who have remaining tickets will be desperate enough to sell them off for a cheaper price or even retail

[Anonymous No.7762645]

>>7758617
fuck off scalper

[Anonymous No.7764628]

Went to midtown the other day and to my surprise I decided to fuck it and ask if they had 4 days or 3 day. Imagine my surprise when they told me there was one 4 day available. I snatched it up right away. Seems someone probably decided to not be able to go and returned the ticket for a refund. I didnt even think that was allowed to refund tickets like that.

[Anonymous No.7765518]

>>7758617
>>7761459
I will buy them for retail price if you dont sell for asking price.

[Anonymous No.7767211]

Is 180 fair price for a 3 day to sell?
I see them being bought and sold for around 150-160 so whats a couple more bucks right?

[That One Anon Who Smells Like (...) No.7770903]

So glad I am not going this year. Enjoy your massive waiting in lines and more waiting in more lines inside. No point wasting money on a con thats just basically one big dealers room and event to advertise big businesses into testing the waters of their products to the general masses.

[Anonymous No.7771978]

>>7755618
As a long time staffer we have considered moving to New York City. But the costs on our end would be so high, the ticket price would be huge. Not to mention we would have to possibly give up our budget on guests and bands. What I would like to see is someone build a nicer convention center that is large enough in north jersey.

[Anonymous No.7772610]

>>7770903
Thanks, I will enjoy having fun. You can be angry at home.

[That One Anon Who Smells Like (...) No.7774002]

>>7772610

>implying I will be angry at home

I will be too busy furiously masturbating to cripple porn and this chick here
chaturbatedotcom(slash)cooldog26

But thank you for playing.

[Anonymous No.7774500]

I have 2 Saturday passes for sale. Selling at prices slightly lower than ebay. They're not in hand but I have a bunch of feedback. Will drop email if anyone is interested.

[Anonymous No.7775814]

>>7774500

value?

[Anonymous No.7776178]

>>7774002
Enjoy, I'll be enjoying myself as well at the convention.

[Anonymous No.7778166]

Is NYCC worth going to anymore? Should I bother to go or sell of my pass?

[Anonymous No.7778191]

>>7717280
It's not even worth that price. Screw that.

[Anonymous No.7778200]

>>7760666
Why is the theme STILL walking dead? Come on now NYCC

[Anonymous No.7778202]

>>7778166
It's better to scalp your tickets and make money. It's overcrowded and overpriced. I wanted to go to see Obata, but other than that, there's nothing good anime wise. I sort of miss NYAF for that reason

[Anonymous No.7778371]

Is there anyone actually going to NYCC and not scalping their tickets here?
>>7778202
>but other than that, there's nothing good anime wise
They haven't even finished announcing the guests yet. I know that being an anime/manga fan at NYCC is suffering but you should not be going to this convention just for anime stuff. Gotta broaden that horizon
>>7778200
It's been their main draw for the last 2-3 years.

[Anonymous No.7778373]

>>7778371
I've gone the last 4 years. Nothing remarkable has happened yet. I'm not wasting my money this year.

[Anonymous No.7779835]

>finally a legit cosplay contest at NYCC
color me surprised

[Anonymous No.7779994]

>>7778371
Tbh the best panel every year is robot chicken and venture bros. But I only got a Thursday pass this year so I will be primarily checking out artists and self published comics. I'm surprised not more people here into the whole comic side of things. Also my advice is don't ever buy from ticket resellers.

[Anonymous No.7782852]

>>7779835

Seriously?
Link?

[Anonymous No.7783766]

>>7782852
It looks like it'll be a step up from the ghetto contests they've had in the past. A bit more organized and at least the prizes are a better. At least they're trying
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Events/NYCC-Eastern-Championships-of-Cosplay/

[Anonymous No.7783788]

>>7783766
So they need a photo of the complete costume by September 19th? I'd enter but it's unlikely I'd be done by then...

[Anonymous No.7784062]

>>7783788
You can always e-mail them and ask about it but I think a photo of at least some of the costume would do.

[Anonymous No.7788683]

Man I wish I could go

[Anonymous No.7789400]

>>7778166
I mean, I'd buy them. Out of my friends I'm the only one that didn't get tickets since I wasn't supposed to be in the state. I'll be here and I'd rather not be the sad one at home getting snapchats of shit.

[Anonymous No.7789499]

>>7788683
I'll be sure to tell you how much of a fire hazard it is and how bad the lines are.

[Anonymous No.7790414]

>>7789400

How much are you willing to spend on a 3 day? Just wondering my friend has a spare might not go this year. However she might be looking to part with it for like 180 so yeah sorry.

[Anonymous No.7790747]

>>7790414
I mean, I'd buy a 3day for like 150

[Anonymous No.7792231]

>>7790747

Can do 160?