Availability/Quantity of Goods at NDK

[akiba16]

Hello!

Just wanted to know if goods sold at NDK would typically sell out quickly... if I went there on Sunday afternoon, would I be able to find goods there, or do they get sold out quickly?

As an example, at Wonder Festival in Chiba, there are some rare items that would get sold right away when the doors open at Makuhari Messe... but most goods are available throughout WonFes.

[allpowerfulbob]

Just like any Dealers Room that I have ever gone to, there are a lot of items that will sell quickly, and some that will last the weekend. There will always be goods available, but as to what and how much that depends on the vendors and the consumers.

[Alitain]

Yeah, as allpowerfulbob said, things sell out.  The more popular or limited quantity the quicker.  A few years ago when the Kingdom Hearts 2 figures came out they had the Red form(can't remember name) of Sora.  $60 bucks, way expensive compared to the $25 of the rest but that's because it was really limited and sold out Friday.

On the other hand, I always will wait till Sunday to buy anime/manga unless it's something rare or that I think it'll go bye bye before then because there's discounts and all on Sunday.

Oh yeah, and while it may not always be true, it was always my friend's and my assumption that some dealers will withhold items till Sat since it's the biggest day, so something may not be there on Friday, but will or Sat.  Or limited quantities on Fri and some withheld to be put out Sat.  Again, could be wrong but just an observation we've made over the years.

[Amadis]

get your melon bread on Friday! That's all I'm sayin'

[OtakuHockeyGirl]

It really does depend on what you're looking for. They have a lot of cool stuff through out the weekend, but as it's been said, some things go faster then others. *shrug* On Sunday you'd still find tons of great things though.

[mastergods]

At some cons if you wait till Sunday you can get deals. I never remember one happening NDK but you never know.

[Nogardous]

One thing to is Ramune will go quick... Every year you get to see Supply and Demand at action at the con... Ramune going from 2 bucks upto 4 by end of sunday... Also Initial D isn't that popular so they are Items you can wait until sunday to get... while other Items best snatch it as soon as you see... Also they have imported games... Also Some dealers like Gimmie Anime you have to ask to see 18+ Items.

[The Ronin]

Also Some dealers like Gimmie Anime you have to ask to see 18+ Items.

Actually if you read the rules you have to ask at any dealer to see any 18+ items they have. It can't be displayed.

[rini]

last year, we sold out of ramune by sold out by 3:23 on saturday afternoon (we keep track of these things. anal-retentive data stream is me). we ordered 10 more cases this year.

also, we NEVER up the prices on anything. we think that's a pretty crappy practice. ramune will be $1.75 this year (yen to dollar rate is terrible - 84 yen to the dollar =P). if you didn't know, colorado now requires tax on all soda pop. because figuring out tax on the fly at the con is such a pain, WE WILL BE PAYING YOUR TAX FOR YOU!! that's right, you'll still only be paying $1.75.

AND! we have some nice new, limited figures coming in directly from japan this year. just received the shipment today. we got these figures 2 months before they're available domestically. so, if you like your cheesecake, and mothra, stop by early, cos they'll be gone by sunday (especially the lum figure. i'm thrilled that we got it!).

[Alitain]

Just wanna say Rini thanks for you guys for not uping prices.  One of the dealers up their price for a dvd I was considered to get on Sunday so I didn't bother.  I remember the day when Sunday saw deals and some price drops, shame.  But at least if things stay the same that's good.

[mastergods]

I enjoyed the dealers room but one thing keeps bugging me. Sorry if this is out of place but one of the DVDs I bought was the corpse princess. At the funimation booth the DVD was $50 and  I was told "it was not even out yet" but like three dealers down was the same DVD for five dollars less. Should that dealer have been selling it?

[Alitain]

I kinda wondered that two.  Corpse Princess was actually one of the DVDs I wanted to buy at another dealer because they said Saturday it was 40, only to jump it up to 48 on Sunday which annoyed me so I didn't bother.  But yeah, having it at other booths was kinda weird, then again maybe Funimation was just off their game at least it seemed that way to me.

[mastergods]

The DVD did not hit stores today. Also it seems to me I spent $60 at a bootleg booth. Grrr. Other then the dealers having DVDs "not even out yet" and the bootlegger. It was all good.and yay for the cheap drink of the fallen gods.

[Zarabadoo]

I enjoyed the dealers room but one thing keeps bugging me. Sorry if this is out of place but one of the DVDs I bought was the corpse princess. At the funimation booth the DVD was $50 and  I was told "it was not even out yet" but like three dealers down was the same DVD for five dollars less. Should that dealer have been selling it?

Thank you for brining these to our attention. We are taking all of these reports very seriously and are currently investigating.

If you find things that are suspect like this, please let us know as soon as you see it. It is much easier to manage when the evidence is right in front of us. Even though we train our dealer staff to spot such things, there is a lot of product in the room and we are not able to look it all over. If you cannot spot a specific dealer room staffer, let any staffer or area head know and they will forward it on the the proper people. We have ways of finding each other.

Whatever you do, don't take matters into your own hands. The staff will handle everything.

[mastergods]

Just to clear up who I am talking about. The bootleg dealer I bought from was the  right after The dealer with all the candy. The one with the body pillows and headphones.

The dealer selling the corpes princess (and I think one other title that was not out yet) was the one with the video cameras near the exit.
I just wanted to clear this up so NDK staff can talk to the right dealers and other people won't start looking at their own stuff unsure if its real or not.

Edit. I am sorrymif my posts are making a big deal about the dealer that was felling things not even out yet. I did not bring it up with staff because I thought " it's at a con. The DVD comes out in five days. Must a con extra"

[Zarabadoo]

No worries. It is better than you told us even if it is late notice. It will at least help us for next year if anything.

[JoadJoVae]

I know who you are talking about with the early release and we will look into it, but can you try to be a bit more specific on the bootleg? was it on the entrance side of the room or the back side? Was it towards the front? What was the item? How can you tell it is a bootleg? The more specific you can get the better. Thank you for your cooperation, it helps us immensely.

[mastergods]

Is there a map I can look at? I am not sure if iit was bootleg or not. I say it seemed because someone posted the head phones they were selling were bootleg. I bought two body pillows from them and when I put them next to the body pillow I already owned. It is made out of a odd fabric and is not up to the same standard as the other.

As to whom it was. The booth had a lot of plushies and shirts pillows begs, no DVDs or manga. It was ran by an Asian couple. It was the last or second to last dealer on your left. Right behind the Funimation.   

[Skrae]

We do have a map we can have you look, please reply with the table blocks that the booth used (for example if you wanted to indicate the one in the corner by the door, you would say 1-2)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b99/BrittleMoon/NDKDealersRoom60ftx170fton11x17paperElectricalJPEG.jpg

[mastergods]

Umm. I think it was 54-52