If this comes to pass, I am so going to LA

[rkold]

DoA thread

The logistics of this is just mind numbing. Not only do you need to rent space and rent a plane, but you need to find someplace for those dealers to stay and a way for them to get to said convention hall, since LA is not known for its public transportation.

I don't even want to think about what is going to happen when US people discover the joys of waiting on line for 3-4 hours in the hot sun before something like this even starts.

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[thundermew.livejournal.com]

About time!

I don't think there'd be much by way of having to wait in line.. I can't imagine that they'd not have something that guarantees the people getting in.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

The logistics give me a headache though just thinking about it.

Everyone who goes to a Dolpa gets in, but if you don't get there super early, you can find the items you wanted sold out. Circles like DDK and Baby Blue Eyes or Boudoir, can sell out in the first 10 minutes, and if you arrive at a Dolpa at the scheduled opening time, you are not going to get in until about 30 minutes later. I just saw a LOT of whining from people about how difficult it was waiting in the hot sun for the LA store to open, and really that is par for the course in Japan. (albeit the cold for Winter events) I know I've had to wait on say the Hitomiya line for upwards of 40 minutes once already inside a Dolpa or Doll Show.

And I don't want to even think about all the "But I *LOVE* my non-Volks BJD" issues that will come up.

[thundermew.livejournal.com]

=_=; True.

It'll be interesting to see what happens.

[rkold.livejournal.com]

This so means I am prob not going to Dollectable. lol So since you were there, does 2 day event==NY store, or is this another FDQ thing? I so know with my luck it will be when I am in Japan, though considering how crappy my bingo card was, I have about the same chance of winning a Sei-Tenshi in Japan. :P

At least it looks like we will definitely get to finally meet. :P I wonder which dealers they will get, some are really talented and I would love to have come out. I also wonder if they will charge more than the $ to yen ratio and how the language barrier will work. ^^; So so so so so many questions...

[thundermew.livejournal.com]

They didn't mention FDQ, so I'm not sure. I'm also not sure if this Dolpa thing is supposed to be in Fall or Summer. ^^; I wasn't paying attention. ^^;;

No matter what, I'm definitely going to both. XD

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I will definitely go to the NY thing, cause umm I live near NY. lol

The Dolpa thing I sort of want to wait a little more on. The more I think about it, the more getting 500 dealers from Japan seems a little o_O

I mean even if you have an event in a hotel, and most of the dealers are staying in said hotel, 500 booths is an awful lot. Doll Show is only about 350 and it takes up 3+ floors now.

Plus umm a lot of Japanese dealer have umm actual jobs. I sort of have to wonder if there wasn't a bit of grand talking in this 500 dealers part of it.

[thundermew.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure where the 500 dealers is coming from, because I'm 99.9% sure I heard them say 500 fans, with dealers being amongst them.

People in that thread are kind of jumping the gun there. ¬_¬

[rkold.livejournal.com]

OK cause that makes a lot lot lot more sense. I had said that earlier but it got deleted. ~.~

I still think I would like to go ideally, it would be interesting to see what it is like.

So when are you going to come out East, is a 2 day event with face-up classes enough to tempt you?

I sort of wonder if it hasn't sort of become a bit like telephone, where people remember what they want to hear.

I do admit a lot of reservations, but a part of me wants to go. And of course I do want to meet you. :P