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If I end up going, we might run into each other.Originally Posted by Mechbiter
I'm aiming to go down on the Saturday, to give me time to meet up with people who don't get a chance on weekdays (the problem with previous years), and head back on the Tuesday... which should give me plenty of time at the Fair, meet up with people who work in the CBD, and do some exploring of Melbourne, for Dispensor's travel album.
Hope it is a lot cooler by then.
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So will this feature the new toys coming out this year or is all stuff we've already seen?
I might go if it's cheap or free.
EDIT: Damn. No visitors.
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Half is usually toys that are already out (for smaller retailers to know what they can order and get now), and half is usually unreleased stuff (for the big retailers to know what they are being talked into pre-ordering for the next 6-months).
Being so close to the American Toyfair, ours doesn't usually have much that wasn't already on display in America (and plastered all over the American fansites). Occasionally we'll be lucky to have some new prototypes on display, or early packaging samples (which give away character details or other toys).
But for Demonac, it's a chance to road-test (play) with toys that may not be seen here for several months, or at all if the retailers don't want it.
These are links to the last five Australian Toyfairs...
2012 - photos - notes
2011 - full report
2010 - full report
2009 - Transformers - non-Transformers (not sure why, but the board has removed the inserted photos from 2009 and 2008 - If I get around to it, I'll do up a separate web document with the photos for reference)
Most of the images are still on the server though (some are missing, but I still have them on my computer), so if you wanted to look at some of the photos to go with the 2009 and 2008 reports...
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair01.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair02.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair03.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair04.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair05.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair06.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair11.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair12.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair13.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair14.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair15.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair19.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair21.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair26.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair27.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair31.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/09toyfair34.jpg
2008 - part 1 - part 2 - part 3
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair01.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair04.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair05.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair06.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair07.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair08.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair09.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair10.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair11.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair12.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair13.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair14.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair15.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair18.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair19.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair20.jpg
http://www.toycollectors.com.au/toyfair/08toyfair21.jpg
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Does it still require an ABN to get in? How is it working thesedays? It's been a while.
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Yes, it still requires a business number or ABN.
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