New to the Dealers room

I've seen your art on FA, you should be ready for the Dealer's room.

I'd recommend that you charge $20-25 for color conbadges, which is the going rate for a non 'big name' artist. Sketchbooks I would start at $25 for pencils, more for inks, more for color, etc. Some artists will charge extra for big sketchbooks or less for small ones.

It's good to have a few prints if you can. Prints almost always outsell 'original art' that's not in someone's sketchbook, at least by volume.

As for me, I prefer clean-but-pinuppy female mongoose art! I'm usually willing to whip my money out for anything mongoose-related if I spot it, though.

You'll be having a table with Aura, you say? How interesting, she's one of those participating in my animation project.

I may have to shanghai you as well, since you'll be within reach of my claws... >:3

responding to questions by the look of it.

Um um um um checking the mailbox it's right over there see that's where I'm going bye! *woosh*

I need to know how to get one of those naffo [Staff] boxes. $diety knows I'm not a Board member. And that was not an invitation to offer, either!

There's nothing to be afraid of. Make a list of what you need to bring well in advance (like, now!) and check things off as you pack them. Don't forget things like your ID, which you'll have if you're flying, and your PA State Sales Tax License.

If you bring too much, you can always bring it home again. And you can ship some things to the hotel ahead of time. Check out the Helpful Information for Dealers page we put together.

Remember, if you are bringing more than you can carry yourself, you might have a friend or two help out. If you have any sort of wheeled conveyance (other than, say, a small wheeled suitcase such as you'd carry on to an airplane), you'll need to drop it off at the door and have one of our dedicated teamsters carry it in for you.

EDIT: Most important thing: CHANGE! Bring a big stack of 1's and 5's, as well as a roll or two of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.

It's impossible to say what people want; they seem to be so fickle, these beings of free will and opinion! I couldn't hand you a list of what'll sell, what'll be popular, and what may instead lead to you being hauled off in shackles and tossed off the nearest cliff into the sea--it doesn't exist. People are different, opinions vary, and really it's unpredictable until the event.

That doesn't mean there's a wrong way to do it, either. Bring what you want to sell; present it as your unique wares, and see how the masses react. Originals, sketches, sculptures, metal bits...so long as you're not peddling in human beings or narcotics, you really can't do the wrong thing. Part of what makes you interesting as a vendor is what you bring as your own works, no matter what they may be. Media be damned, people want to see what you as an artist will present to them.

There's little need to fear, really--you simply can't screw this up if you sit back, breathe deep, and go "by golly, I'm talented, and I'm gonna go show 'em why".