Post by ajthecollector on Apr 14, 2023 5:02:44 GMT -5
From off in the distance, a strange visitor arrives at the Anime North marketplace. You see a red gypsy wagon with a dark green roof, decorated with Japanese paraphernalia and flashy painted designs and pulled by a pair of chocobos, steam puffing out of its steel chimney and a trio of flags (Canadian, Ontarian and Japanese) flying from the roof's back end. Tinted windows on its front and sides apparently provide the only way whoever's inside can see where the birds are taking them, without allowing anyone outside an uninvited glance in. Below the front window is a square opening with a tiny counter, a yellow desk bell fixed to it. A hand reaches out and rings the bell, disappearing back into the wagon just as quickly, and the chocobos slow to a stop, allowing the wagon to undergo a change. It detaches from their harnesses, letting them wander off to rest nearby, and positions itself in an open marketplace spot as if by magic--which it is, of course, as the wagon's special functions are all fuelled by pure Anime North magic. Its wheels retract into itself as it lowers to the ground, and a little staircase pops out in the back between two ornate black railings, leading to a door with a small window covered from inside with a fancy curtain. As the sun starts getting lower in the sky, paper lanterns hanging and swinging on the corners of the wagon's roof light up on their own. Flyers now clearly visible on the wagon state such things as "EVERYTHING MUST GO!" and "BARGAIN TIME!", the bells and chimes displayed on it can be heard more clearly in the evening breeze, and you detect the scent of fast food coming from inside it. A neon sign set up between the door and the flags turns on, displaying the shop's name in bright pink with an animated maneki neko ringing a yellow desk bell, showing a recurring theme. Someone lifts the curtain just the slightest bit and peeks out at the gathering crowds of the marketplace before lowering it and rummaging around noisily. A few minutes later, the door opens, and out steps a big guy in steampunk goggles and a funny hat, pulling along a handcart full of goods to sell and carrying a large messenger bag. He lays out the merchandise on his part of the sales table his cart parked behind, along with another now-familiar yellow desk bell. After setting up a small chair, giving a "brb" signal and speed-walking off with shopping bags to pick up more stuff for his ever-growing collection, he returns with his haul, stashes it inside the wagon (which is clearly much bigger inside than it looks outside), carefully sits down and pulls a bottle of water out of his messenger bag, enjoying a sip of it just before the whistle and firework signals for the marketplace to officially open. He removes his goggles, rings his desk bell, looks up at his potential customers with a friendly smile and says...
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Yellow Bell Caravan! :3
The caravan is returning for its fourth year at Nominoichi, this time at table N240-B, and now with a catchy new name! I hope that although I have a smaller selection of goods than most other vendors, some of you can find something that catches your interest and give it a loving new home! I have manga, DVDs, games, a buttload of cards, small figurines and various other things up for grabs, so stop by and have a look!
Now, a few rules and tips, the Ten Caravan Commandments, if you will...
1. I accept reservations on all items and will hold them for as long as needed, but the cutoff is obviously when Nomi closes. Please try to pick your item up before the end of Nomi, because I don't want anyone to miss out on something they've looked forward to! I've known that sadness myself... :c
2. Reasonable haggling is allowed unless otherwise stated. I do feel I've priced my items fairly given their condition, what they usually sell for and/or what I originally paid for them, but if you want to offer something a little lower, feel free to, but don't aim too low. I just REALLY have to make space by getting rid of things I no longer want or need. I may be the Collector, but I need to learn when to let go of some things too. I will also allow reasonable bundle prices on 2 or more reserved items, especially if they're items of similar type.
3. Any item that's crossed out has already been reserved, but you can be put on a waiting list, in case a hold is cancelled. Please note that reservation priority will be given to those who commit to an item first. I will also allow only one backup hold at a time per item. In the event of a person cancelling their hold, the backup person will replace them at which point a new backup can potentially be added.
4. The thread will be updated as often as possible with new items, so don't forget to keep checking in. The newest items at the time of each update will be listed in red.
5. Reservations are open until 6pm EST on Wednesday, May 24. The cutoff for cancellations is 12pm EST on Friday, May 26.
6. Please try to have exact cash ready when paying for reserved items. I won't be upset if you don't or anything, it just makes things a bit easier.
7. I'm now accepting advance Paypal payments for reserved items! If you'd prefer to pay that way and have a reserved item, feel free to ask me for my Paypal address and you can pay for your item in advance from 12pm on Wednesday, May 17 until 12pm on Tuesday, May 23! And if you for whatever reason end up unable to pick up your reserved item, I'll be more than happy to refund you after the con ends if that's what you desire, or we can arrange a pickup date during the remainder of the con!
8. Please be aware that I'll begin slowly packing up shop about 15-20 minutes before Nomi officially ends, depending on how slow business becomes and what's clearly not going to sell this year. Any sales in progress when the signal for Nomi's end is heard will obviously be completed, but then no more sales will happen.
9. You can buy from me knowing that everything comes from a smoke-free environment and I love to keep my hands clean! I'll even be keeping a bottle of hand sanitizer at my table and using some whenever I feel it's needed!
10. A Facebook photo gallery of most items can be found here: www.facebook.com/aj.smerdon/media_set?set=a.1441890609250115.1073741827.100002875703611&type=3 It will be updated whenever possible until the reservation cutoff day. If you want photos of a specific item not yet shown there, please feel free to ask!
Happy shopping! ^o^/
The caravan is returning for its fourth year at Nominoichi, this time at table N240-B, and now with a catchy new name! I hope that although I have a smaller selection of goods than most other vendors, some of you can find something that catches your interest and give it a loving new home! I have manga, DVDs, games, a buttload of cards, small figurines and various other things up for grabs, so stop by and have a look!
Now, a few rules and tips, the Ten Caravan Commandments, if you will...
1. I accept reservations on all items and will hold them for as long as needed, but the cutoff is obviously when Nomi closes. Please try to pick your item up before the end of Nomi, because I don't want anyone to miss out on something they've looked forward to! I've known that sadness myself... :c
2. Reasonable haggling is allowed unless otherwise stated. I do feel I've priced my items fairly given their condition, what they usually sell for and/or what I originally paid for them, but if you want to offer something a little lower, feel free to, but don't aim too low. I just REALLY have to make space by getting rid of things I no longer want or need. I may be the Collector, but I need to learn when to let go of some things too. I will also allow reasonable bundle prices on 2 or more reserved items, especially if they're items of similar type.
3. Any item that's crossed out has already been reserved, but you can be put on a waiting list, in case a hold is cancelled. Please note that reservation priority will be given to those who commit to an item first. I will also allow only one backup hold at a time per item. In the event of a person cancelling their hold, the backup person will replace them at which point a new backup can potentially be added.
4. The thread will be updated as often as possible with new items, so don't forget to keep checking in. The newest items at the time of each update will be listed in red.
5. Reservations are open until 6pm EST on Wednesday, May 24. The cutoff for cancellations is 12pm EST on Friday, May 26.
6. Please try to have exact cash ready when paying for reserved items. I won't be upset if you don't or anything, it just makes things a bit easier.
7. I'm now accepting advance Paypal payments for reserved items! If you'd prefer to pay that way and have a reserved item, feel free to ask me for my Paypal address and you can pay for your item in advance from 12pm on Wednesday, May 17 until 12pm on Tuesday, May 23! And if you for whatever reason end up unable to pick up your reserved item, I'll be more than happy to refund you after the con ends if that's what you desire, or we can arrange a pickup date during the remainder of the con!
8. Please be aware that I'll begin slowly packing up shop about 15-20 minutes before Nomi officially ends, depending on how slow business becomes and what's clearly not going to sell this year. Any sales in progress when the signal for Nomi's end is heard will obviously be completed, but then no more sales will happen.
9. You can buy from me knowing that everything comes from a smoke-free environment and I love to keep my hands clean! I'll even be keeping a bottle of hand sanitizer at my table and using some whenever I feel it's needed!
10. A Facebook photo gallery of most items can be found here: www.facebook.com/aj.smerdon/media_set?set=a.1441890609250115.1073741827.100002875703611&type=3 It will be updated whenever possible until the reservation cutoff day. If you want photos of a specific item not yet shown there, please feel free to ask!
Happy shopping! ^o^/
Games
Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) - Complete, everything in excellent condition - $20
Super Mario Maker (Wii U) - Complete, everything in excellent condition - $15
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (PS3, Greatest Hits Edition) - Complete, everything in excellent condition - $15
Tiger Woods PGA Tour '09 (PS2) - No manual, disc in good condition with some visible wear - $5
World Tour Soccer 2006 (PS2) - Disc only, will be put into a generic case when brought to Nomi, disc in good condition with some visible wear - $5
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Activity Studio (PC) - Never used, excellent condition - $3
Sims 2 Apartment Pets (DS) - Cartridge only - $2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (GBA) - Cartridge only - $2
Figurines, Toys and Plushies
MLP plushie - Zecora - $10 - PLEASE NOTE: This is a fairly large plushie and I'm reluctant to even sell her, so she'll only be brought if reserved.
Beanie Babies - Phoenix the Fennec, barely even touched, all tags intact - $10
Funko Pop - The Walking Dead - Season 1 Daryl, unboxed - $8
Shaman King - Lee Pai-Long action figure - $5
Wonder Woman chibi figurine - $5
Elf girl chibi figurine, mirrored magnet base, seems to be related to the game Lineage - $5
MLP blind box figurine - Rarity - $3
Vintage 1-inch Digimon figurine - Darkrizamon - $2
Yu-Gi-Oh mini figurine - Harpy Lady - $2
Ultimate Muscle mini figurine - Kid Muscle, solid red variant - $1
DVDs
Anime
Amazing Nurse Nanako box set - Comes with all three standalone volumes - Pioneer release, extremely rare and long out of print - Bought secondhand for $150+ and arrived in the condition pictured, modesty slipcase in rough shape, main box in acceptable but worn condition, individual cases in great condition, discs like new - $60
Pokemon Movie 7: Destiny Deoxys - $8
Astro Boy: Greatest Astro Adventures - $5
Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful volume 1 - $5
Gundam Seed Destiny TV Movie 3: Flames of Destiny - $5
Fighting Fairy Girl: Rescue Me Mave-chan - $3
Non-anime
Monk season 8 - $10
The Nightmare Before Christmas - 2004 remastered Special Edition release - Bonus features include behind-the-scenes footage, concept art gallery, deleted scenes and two of Tim Burton's early short films, Vincent and Frankenweenie - Back cover slightly damaged from coffee spill (not my fault, mind you, it happened when I let my cousin borrow it once), disc in good condition - $5
Balls of Fury - $5
Books, Comics and Magazines
Manga
King of Bandits vol 1 - $3
Shojo Beat preview book - Features samples of Nana, Absolute Boyfriend, Kaze Hikaru, Godchild, Crimson Hero, and Baby & Me - $2
Western Comics
$3 each - All comic books listed are mint condition in protective sleeves
Fantastic Four vs The X-Men #1 and #2, February and March 1986
Batman and the Outsiders finale, April 1986
The Adventures of Superman #424, January 1987
Superman: Man of Steel #67, May 1997
Batman Forever - Comic adaptation of the movie
Magazines
Whoa! Magazine #31, Spring 2007
Other books and related items
SpongeBob Squarepants Cine-Manga: Krusty Krab Adventures - $2.50
Digimon children's novelization #1: Adventures on File Island - $2.50
Modern Publishing's Unofficial Yu-Gi-Oh Guidebook, c. 2003-2004 - $2
Cards
Trade offers accepted for most cards
Spend $10+ on any cards and get one bonus card (value of $2 or less) of your choice free!
Pokemon
Energy cards - $0.25 each, 5 for $1
Common Trainer cards- $0.50 each, 5 for $2
Common Pokemon and uncommon Trainer cards - $1 each, 5 for $3
Uncommon Pokemon - $2 each, 3 for $5, 5 for $8
Any rares that might show up will be individually priced
FULL LIST COMING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - For now, please check the photo gallery!
Yu-Gi-Oh
$0.25 each or 5 for $1
Monsters
Spear Cretin
Kojikocy
Giant Soldier of Stone
Traps
Eatgaboon
Magic
Shield and Sword
$0.50 each or 5 for $2
Monsters
Warrior Dai Grepher
Garuda the Wind Spirit
Giant Rat
Baron of the Fiend Sword
Electric Lizard
Hysteric Fairy
The Immortal of Thunder
Three-Headed Geedo
Traps
Bad Reaction to Simochi
Magic
Card Destruction
Last Will
Mystic Plasma Zone
$1+ each
Monsters
Maha Vailo - $3
Stone Dragon - $2
Chthonian Soldier - $2
Traps
Fruits of Kozaky's Studies - $1
Digimon
$0.25 each or 5 for $1
Kiwimon
Meat x2
$0.50 each or 5 for $2
Deltamon x2
Fly Trap
Horn Drill
$1 each
Cherrymon
Blossomon
InuYasha
$3
Naraku, Nemesis
$2
Kikyo's Ashes
Gamajiro
Nobunaga's Monkey
Buyo
Die, Stinking Toad!
Veteran Soldier
Yura's Hair
$1
Militia
Archers
Imps
$0.50
Sword
Fox Fire x2
Other
Final Fantasy Dissidia - Lightning - $2
Animal Crossing Amiibo - Bertha - $2 - Alternately, accepting trade offers, looking for ACNL Welcome Amiibo RV villagers and villagers I want for my island in New Horizons (Merengue, Wolfgang, Cherry, Bam, Pietro, Ankha and Shino)!
Posters and other wall decor
PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited space and lack of a way to fully display them, any large posters/prints that end up listed may only be brought if reserved.
Posters
Death Note - Main cast - $5
Prints
Love Live - Maki, Nico and Kotori - $3
Pokemon Black/White - Unknown characters with Zorua - $3
Attack on Titan - Armin "Pretty-Boy Swag" postcard print - $2
Other Items
Yu-Gi-Oh dogtags - Kaiba - $3
Panty & Stocking 2012 promotional postcard - Panty - $2
Legend of Zelda temporary tattoos -
Reserved Items
aquacapsak - Horsez and Dogz ($5 total)
TR-AX - Lenticular Pokemon mini-card set, vintage Pikachu figurine ($3 together)
Zafie - Detective Pikachu Snubbull card ($6)
Djinnwolf - Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Memories of Sledgehammer vol 2 ($3)
Dragongoose - Call of Duty set ($23)
soulstealer - Animal Crossing: New Leaf ($10)
caliban19 - FFX-2 Rikku figurine and Twilight Princess temporary tattoo ($2)
slothlina - Dejiko swimsuit figurine ($8)
blooanarchy - Metroid Prime 3 pin ($3)
