More advice, from my friend who'd rather eat a day-old melon-pan than an overpriced convention hot dog:
Whenever possible, eat food that's good for you. Even a sub sandwich with a lot more vegetables on it that you may normally have (in a place that allows you to choose what and how much you want on it) is an improvement over eating crap all the time. Your body will thank you.
Make a list of items you're specifically looking for from the dealer's room. Are you missing volumes from a series? Also, if what you see is easily available and the same price at the shop you normally go there, leave it there. If you have to have it, buy it at the shop (easier if they're also dealers) and support them.
If your con has a flea market/nominoichi and you're selling stuff in it, make sure to make and print out a list of what you're selling, the asking price, the lowest you'd go on an item if someone wants to haggle (don't go straight to that amount if it's significantly less), and a blank column for Sold. Put a mark there when you sell something. These things are high-pressure, and this takes a lot of it off. Remember to keep smiling as best as you can. Use a bit of patter, but don't yell it; the sellers near you will appreciate it.
Oh, and, resist the temptation to bellow internet memes all the time. They're really not that funny, and they're worse than not funny the 20th or so time around. If you want attention that badly, do something that earns it, like cosplaying or hosting a panel. Demanding it with stuff like this will just make thinking people (most con attendees) think you're an idiot and sometimes tell you so in no uncertain terms.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
Whenever possible, eat food that's good for you. Even a sub sandwich with a lot more vegetables on it that you may normally have (in a place that allows you to choose what and how much you want on it) is an improvement over eating crap all the time. Your body will thank you.
Make a list of items you're specifically looking for from the dealer's room. Are you missing volumes from a series? Also, if what you see is easily available and the same price at the shop you normally go there, leave it there. If you have to have it, buy it at the shop (easier if they're also dealers) and support them.
If your con has a flea market/nominoichi and you're selling stuff in it, make sure to make and print out a list of what you're selling, the asking price, the lowest you'd go on an item if someone wants to haggle (don't go straight to that amount if it's significantly less), and a blank column for Sold. Put a mark there when you sell something. These things are high-pressure, and this takes a lot of it off. Remember to keep smiling as best as you can. Use a bit of patter, but don't yell it; the sellers near you will appreciate it.
Oh, and, resist the temptation to bellow internet memes all the time. They're really not that funny, and they're worse than not funny the 20th or so time around. If you want attention that badly, do something that earns it, like cosplaying or hosting a panel. Demanding it with stuff like this will just make thinking people (most con attendees) think you're an idiot and sometimes tell you so in no uncertain terms.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012