PHILCON 2008: Dealers Room

Shopping Mecca at the Philcon 2008 Dealers’ Room!

Dealers’ Room Shopping Hours

• Friday: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m
• Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

One of the great things to do at Philcon is go shopping! Sure, you can go to a mall, a local bookstore – hey, is there anything left you can’t buy on the Internet? Not likely, but there is something unique about shopping at a con. Everything is geared for us, our community. It's a place to buy what you want without comments or funny looks from non-fannish friends, family or the kid taking your money at the register.

The Dealers’ Room has booksellers who are extremely knowledgeable about SF authors and hard-to-find books. Some have new and current books, but others have used books, maybe even out-of-print rarities. Many attendees build relationships with certain dealers who bring specific items they know those attendees will find of interest or have previously requested. The relationship between the vendors and the people who wander in the Dealers’ Room can be very close, as many Philcon vendors have been coming for years, maybe even decades. (Perhaps it's human nature to want to see the same people at the same time each year as something comforting in an ever-changing world.)

Alongside the books, there are DVDs, clothes, candles, jewelry, toys, dolls, accessories, costumes, buttons, T-shirts, music, comics, games, and much more. You can do your entire holiday shopping there. Find cool gifts for yourself and others!

Make sure you have your badge with you as you will not be allowed in without it.

The Philcon 2008 Dealers

This years dealers include:

1. Danielle Ackley-McPhail – Marietta Publications/Sidhe na Daire – new SF
2. Daniel Adler – Game Gnight – games & toys
3. Borders Book Store
4. Su Braviak – SF Continuum – DVDs, anime & manga
5. Michael D’Ambrosio – new SF
6. Kevin Davis – new SF, comics, buttons, T-shirts, stuffed animals & games
7. Chris Logan Edwards – Tigereyes Press – new & collectible SF
8. Lorry Filson – Elf-A-Wear – ears, jewelry & clothing
9. Gary Frank – horror & dark fantasy books
10. Brad Guigar – Evil Inc. – comics & T-shirts
11. Art & Becky Henderson – Henderson’s Books – collectible SF
12. W.L. Hoffman – Hoffman Creations Inc. – new SF
13. William H. Horner III – Fantasist Enterprises – new SF, art & illustrated books, T-shirts
14. Carol Kabakjian – Stitch Wytch Crafts – dolls, pom-pom creations & miscellanea
15. Ira Kaplowitz – Another Gungy Hole in the Wall Bookstore – used SF, jewelry, videos & collectible hardcovers
16. Frank Knight – H2 Studios – new SF
17. Brian Koscienski – Fortress Publishing – new SF, magazines & comics
18. Devra Langsam – Poison Pen Press – historice cookbooks, costume books & fantasy
19. Nancy Leibovitz – Calligraphic Buttons
20. Chuck Miller – Charles F. Miller, Publisher – collectible books, art & illustrated books, pulps
21. Christine Norris – Broad Universe – new SF
22. Kim Paffenroth – http://gotld.blogspot.com – new SF
23. Darrell Schweitzer – new & collectile SF, coins, magazines & used SF
24. Karen Smale – The Chromatics (Music Guests of Honor) – CDs
25. Larry Smith – Larry Smith Books – new SF
26. Gerry Stampfel – new SF
27. Ian Randal Strock – SFScope.com – new & used SF
28. Ray & Barb Van Tilburg – OffWorld Designs – T-shirts
29. Art Vaughan – Art Vaughan’s Used Books – used SF
30. Michael Walsh – Old Earth Books – new & collectible SF
31. Thomas Willeford – Brute Force Studios – costumes & supplies, T-shirts

Updated Nov 22, 2008