{"id":7197,"date":"2016-03-06T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T19:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/?p=7197"},"modified":"2016-03-23T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T18:16:42","slug":"nerds-show-lowell-ma-03052016-transactions-and-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oddpla.net\/modernwizard\/2016\/03\/06\/nerds-show-lowell-ma-03052016-transactions-and-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"NERDS Show, Lowell, MA, 03\/05\/2016: transactions and evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"

I attended the NERDS Show to meet fellow doll fans and new dolls. I hoped that I would sell some stuff, preferably enough to break even, and maybe find some doll stuff to buy, but I didn’t really expect to. I was therefore happily surprised to a) offload some stuff I didn’t want and b) acquire some stuff that I did.<\/p>\n

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In terms of riddances, I sold a Sleeping Elf\/Tinybear Bon Bon [$125.00] and a fur wig [$5.00]. I got rid of a pair of Dikadoll jointed hands in a sale [$30.00] + partial trade [wig]. That was more than enough to cover the expense of table and room rental [$35.00], and I even got a small chunk of change to put toward taxes.<\/p>\n

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In terms of acquisitions, I picked up two freebies: a leotard and a sparkly overskirt. The second will work for Isabel, but the first may not be adequately modifiable for her, though it will certainly fit a narrower 1:6 scale doll. No pictures.<\/p>\n

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I took pictures of my more exciting acquisitions.<\/p>\n

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\"Keychain<\/a>
Keychain reproductions of classic Barbie and Ken models [$5.00], as I’m always on the lookout for dolls for dolls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"16mm<\/a>
16mm Soom clear\/clear silicone eyes for Fritillaria [$10.00]. With bonus dust and fuzz! :p I was trying to sell the other head that she came with, so I tested these eyes in those sockets and found them a perfect tight fit. No gaps in the eyewells even…<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n
\"Fur<\/a>
Fur wig in almost a rainbow of colors [from partial trade]. This is a 6-7inch wig and thus too small for anyone in my small populations. However, I hope to enlarge it somehow to, first, fit a 7-8inch head and, second, include some red in its spectrum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Badge, now retired and working as a bookmark.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lyrajean and I both enjoyed all aspects of the NERDS Show [except for getting lost in the inner circle of Hell<\/del> Lowell]. Happily we had good driving weather, and we got along with each other in the car and at the table. As always, I loved chatting to other geeks who know the jargon, photoing their dolls, and watching how much attention my dolls received. Lyrajean and I even had a delicious [greasy] diner dinner on our way back home when we stopped at the Red Arrow Diner in Londonderry, NH. [A+ — would satisfy cravings for fat, fixin’s, and fun there again.] :d We’ve already been talking about next year’s attendance….<\/p>\n

Good ideas that I should continue next year:<\/p>\n