San Diego 2007

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[Sharon]

Well the last I heard Boggy was still stuck as San Diego airport so at this rate he might be the first person there for next year 

[rns91294]

Does anyone know how many goodie totes they sold per day (approximately)?  I know the 3D OOTP binder was supposed to be in 100 per day, but then I read elsewhere that they only gave out 50 goodie totes per day. Is this true? If so, every tote woul dof had the 3D binder, right?  I am so confused.  All I know is that I would have loved to have gotten my hands on one.  Wish I could have been there.

[Jon]

There were supposed to be 100 tote bags given out a day, with a total of 500 for the entire Con. I know in the mornings they sold out of the 100 totes in the first twenty minutes, but they somehow managed to sell a few more mid day. My only guess is that they sold exactly 100 bags a day, even though they had "sold out" in the mornings. I figure this because there was a 2 bag limited per person, per day. So, in the mornings, they assumed everyone was buying two bags and they capped the line to 50 people. I, some days, only bought one bag, as Im sure others did as well. So, if they didnt sell any bags to those not in line, they should then have some left over for the afternoons. If that was indeed the case, then there were only 100 bags a day and 500 for the entire Con. Hope that all makes sense.

[savage727]

Did anyone see any Lord of the Rings items at this years Comic Con?  Thanks.     I know Sideshow and Gentle Giant should have.   

[Jon]

Gentle Giant had a Glorfindel bust for one of their exclusives. It was limited to 500 and practically impossible to get a hold of. Sideshow didnt have one this year. Im not sure if any other companies had LOTR exclusives.

[grecopa]

I'm BACK!!!  And I'm totally exhausted!  One kid is in bed, so I had a chance to open my OoTP hobby box, but nothing really great to report on that.  I got a film card and a Griffindor robe.  I guess now I'll have to get the Slytherin and Ravenclaw to match!  I pulled a George quidditch robe from my tin, so that was kind of cool.  My other cards were Gryffindor students from SS, Lilly Potter auto, and a brow Krum costume.  All are up for trade.    I honestly don't know how you guys carried around 2 of those bags at a time, I nearly pulled my back out!

So-It was GREAT meeting everyone!  Thanks for breakfast, Bryan, that was cool to have everyone together.    Graham is the nicest guy, Sharon.  You're lucky to be his sister.  He not only let me borrow his camera while he was in the Heroes panel, but he also got me a bathroom pass on the way out so I could get back in for Battlestar Galactica.    No waiting in line and I actually got pretty close to the front.  I thought I got a lot more photos of the Con than I did.  Most of mine are of my husband and kids at the zoo and parks, but I'll put them up on Photobucket tomorrow and post a link. 

Jon is right, the Hasbro booth was insane.  I didn't get a Little Pony or my Galactica ships.  :'(  That is unless Jon came through and snagged a ticket.    I'll PM you in a sec, Jon.

I thought the Bionic Woman panel was good and I'm looking forward to seeing the show, but the most kick a** of all was the preview of The Sara Conner Chronicles!  WOW!  If that show doesn't take off I'll be totaly suprised.  The best part-teen John Conner is running for his life amongst a hail of bullets, running from the huge cyborg guy, when all of a sudden his classmate (Summer Glau) runs over the cyborg in her pick up truck, flings open the door and says "come with me if you want to live!"  The place went WILD!  I'm hooked.

My costume got good reveiws too.  Lots of people asked me to pose for photos, and although I'm not all that outgoing, I loved it!  I also met up with a couple of other guys I know that were wearing flightsuits.  I think Graham should have a picture of that. 

[kbmum]

I'm so jealous!   I'd love to be able to go to SDCC, just once.  Were you able to get any autographs or celebrity pictures?  The My Little Pony exclusive sold out very quickly, and they're pretty expensive on eBay right now.   I read a lot of complaints about the Hasbro booth on a MLP forum.  Anyway, I can't wait to see your pictures (and Graham's, too).

[Tom Bombadil]

Hi Kelly,

Just in case no one was able to get you the Hasbro Battlestar Gallactica set, Hasbro does have them available through their website while supplies last:

http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByCategory.htm?CD=96

Most of the other exclusives they posted in their store have already sold out (including My Little Pony), but at least you can still that that set online if you need to. Hope that helps.

I grabbed 1 of the "pimp daddy" Destro GI Joe figures from the site store on Monday before they sold out. I was happy since i wasn't able to go to comiccon.

[Sharon]

Graham is the nicest guy, Sharon.  You're lucky to be his sister.

Yep I know 

[Roz]

I can't wait to see yours and Boggy's piccies.

I honestly don't know how you guys carried around 2 of those bags at a time, I nearly pulled my back out!

Not sure who you are talking about here, but if it's Boggy, I've seen him whip a bag with... get this... 2 10 box cases onto his back and carry them considerable distances and on and off public transport, he's a trooper and a cart horse and a man of many secret talents.

Not sure about 'nice' though - cheeky/quick/hilarious/genius ... YES

[Bogleg]

Not sure who you are talking about here, but if it's Boggy, I've seen him whip a bag with... get this... 2 10 box cases onto his back and carry them considerable distances and on and off public transport, he's a trooper and a cart horse and a man of many secret talents.

I posted a box of goodies via UPS on Friday afternoon. The weight of it was 34lbs - one trip only I prefer wirey with a hint of brawn 
Full report and pics by the end of the week.

[Rich65]

Hi Everyone
Here's the rundown for Julie and I:
My wife and I had a lot of fun. We got to meet Nicolas Cage and his son Weston and they were both great  . We got into both Stargate signings and My wife was so jazzed SG-1 is her favorite show . She got into the signings for Blade Runner and 30 Days of Night so I got to tease her about having to look at Josh Hartnett  who she said was very nice
I had to settle for meeting Rosario Dawson  I know Life's Rough. She is so sweet and I got a really nice picture with her.I got a ticket for the Supernatural signing which Jensen Ackles was there for and the wife got to meet Kevin Bacon. Again she was very happy.Some of the other people we met were George A Romero,Kane Hodder,Danielle Harris,Tobin Bell,Sydney Poitier,Richard Hatch,Jenna Jameson,Laurel K Hamilton and Michael Madsen. We had a blast with very little disappointment. We did get some of the Harry Potter bags and we pulled a exclusive Ginny auto and the 9 card 3-D promo set and a 10 case memorable moments incentive card out of three bags. I did do some trading and I picked up a Veronica Mars season 2 Kristen Bell auto, a 6 case incentive Roger Moore auto, Gina Torres and Adam Baldwin autos which finished my Firefly set and I got the cream of the crop for Harry Potter prop cards. The 25 case incentive Harry Potter wand card numbered 16/28 . I was very happy with those trades.
Take Care Everyone.

[Jon]

Hey everyone! Kay, so this is just a breakdown of my pulls at Comic Con. So here are the statistics:

4 Tote Bags:

Boxes:
OOTP Hobby Box x4
OOTP Retail Box x 2
POAU Retail Box x2

Binders:
OOTP 3D Binder x4
COS Binder x3
MM Binder x1

Promos:
OOTP Red Promo Set x4
WOHP 3D Promo Set x1

Inserts (Tote Bag and Hobby Box):

Costume:
SS Female Student Costume 396/510
GOFU C5 Harry's First Task Costume 274/275
MM DC1 Ron Weasley Costume 209/310 VARIANT
OOTP C3 Hermione's Sweater 070/250
OOTP C12 Dubledore's Costume 375/560
OOTP C15 Gryffindor Student Costume 271/760
OOTP C15 Gryffindor Student Costume 591/760

Props:
MM P5 Chudley Cannons Poster 057/150
OOTP P12 Death Eater Mask 003/100

Autograph:
GOFU Clemence Poesy as Fleur Delacour
WOHP Bonnie Wright as Ginny Weasley
WOHP David Tennant as Barty Crouch Jr
WOHP David Tennant as Barty Crouch Jr

Film:
OOTP CFC8 249/294
OOTP CFC9 084/294

Case Toppers:
MM Dementors Case Topper
MM Dementors Case Topper
MM Fawkes Case Topper

And thats everything! I would say thats an awful good deal for only $300 spent. The Death Eater mask is worth almost that much by itself. Im still writing about my Comic Con experience, detailing as much as I can and I probably wont be finished for a while. Its like a journal entry really and I will post it for you to read when Im finished. I cant wait to see the breakdowns from some of the others.

Most of the cards I pulled are for sale or trade. There should be pictures and a list (with prices) on my sale page. Heres a link to it if youd like to take a look.

http://www.theyakshack.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5362.0.html

Thank you to everyone who I met at Comic Con this year, it was truly fantastic to have talked and laughed with each of you. I cant wait until next year!

[grecopa]

Hey, where were your case toppers?  In the little plastic case with the inserts, cause I didn't get any of those.    Maybe you got case toppers instead of a second set of promos?  I got OoTP red promos and extra SS sets.

[Jon]

The tote bags were really random this year. I actualy recived the case toppers in the little clear insert box. My brother got film cards and an extra prop card in their place. Theyre nice to resell, but I would have like to have pulled extra prop cards. Wow, I thought the SS sets were only in last years boxes. Are they the special foil print run?

[kbmum]

Two auctions for tote bags ended today.  I know they're fun to get, but I really don't understand why people would pay $223.27 and $203.26 for them.  You can buy the items (except for the bag itself) for $200 or less.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130139488429

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130139487894

[Jon]

Ridiculous, really. Did you see the inserts they offered? Both are Igor Kakaroff cards. That, with the variety of these bags, would not be possible, nor would they be that crappy. It seems like this person might have switched out a good card for a common.

[grecopa]

Wow, I thought the SS sets were only in last years boxes. Are they the special foil print run?

Oops, sorry, I mean to say CoS.  Not SS.

[Jon]

Wow, I thought the SS sets were only in last years boxes. Are they the special foil print run?

Oops, sorry, I mean to say CoS.  Not SS.

Is the entire set sealed? If it is, crack it open. It seems every year they sprinkle a few test run base sets with a different foil into a few lucky goody bags. Last year it was SS. I believe the year before that was POA or POAU. The Azkaban ones were really rare and were worth a ton. The SS wasnt as scarce and were worth, I think I saw, like 40 or 50 dolloars at their peak.

[potter]

Did anyone who went to Comic Con ask Artbox when they plan to release OOTPU?