S. Griffin
Super Freak
Sure are a lot of words for "We can't afford to go."
You make a good point about seeing something in person when you're on the fence. A lot of people are going to miss out on that this year. And Sideshow is going to miss out on them getting off the fence. They're going to miss out on a lot of new customers, too. Out of 135,000 people attending Comic Con in San Diego every year, a good percentage who had never even heard of Sideshow find themselves in the booth and see something they always wanted but never knew existed. Then they get home and go to Sideshow's site for the first time looking to order it. (Maybe they find other things they want). I doubt anyone new is going to tune into these live streams. And since they're doing it the same week as San Diego Comic Con, any existing customers who are are going to be in attendance won't catch most of those streams live (and will likely miss most of those streams anyway).
Having been to both San Diego and New York Comic Cons, I can tell you that San Diego is better organized, less packed, the people are nicer, the weather is better, the hotels are better, the vibe is better, etc.This new format is fine by me. Never been to SDCC. I did use to really enjoy seeing everything at the SS booth at the NYCC (I live in NJ). From seeing product on display they got my to buy the 1st General Grievous Ex PF statue though. I was on the fence, but when I saw it in person I had to have it.
I stopped going to NYCC several years ago. Wasn't fun anymore. I only missed the 1st year until I decided to stop in like 2017 or so. Became way too packed, with so many "new" fans that follow the pop culture fads. Lines for panels were ridiculous, and vendor prices were becoming ridiculous. You used to be able to get really good deals on stuff. Now they try to sell the stuff higher than what I can buy it online for at etailers or even ebay. And have it conveniently delivered to my house rather than lugging it around the convention floor for the day and worrying about getting it home.
I was the first to stop, as my friends went a few more times till they threw in the towel as well. I'd rather watch YouTube vids at home...
You make a good point about seeing something in person when you're on the fence. A lot of people are going to miss out on that this year. And Sideshow is going to miss out on them getting off the fence. They're going to miss out on a lot of new customers, too. Out of 135,000 people attending Comic Con in San Diego every year, a good percentage who had never even heard of Sideshow find themselves in the booth and see something they always wanted but never knew existed. Then they get home and go to Sideshow's site for the first time looking to order it. (Maybe they find other things they want). I doubt anyone new is going to tune into these live streams. And since they're doing it the same week as San Diego Comic Con, any existing customers who are are going to be in attendance won't catch most of those streams live (and will likely miss most of those streams anyway).
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