My first comics market is coming in the next 3ish weeks, which means I want to start doing some prep to make sure I am ready. This includes ordering things like a card reader, looking into additional merch (stickers, postcards prints etc), ways to display everything and things to label prices etc.
At this stage I know I will 100% have at least one comic, and I have a riso print which I'll be taking too,
Card Payment
After a little research the simplest, and cheapest card reader I can find is Square. It can take contactless payments and also works via bluetooth, so no cables. I do plan to only take card so this is very useful.
https://squareup.com/shop/hardware/gb/en/products/credit-card-apple-pay-reader-contactless
Transporting Stock
Display
I am going to have to transport everything on a train, so I need to take that into consideration when thinking about my display. I want to make sure my work is displayed well and accessible. After a little search I found this module wire mesh display, it comes apart and packs away flat, and can be built in various ways. I can use bulldog clips to attach prints to display them better too.
Merch
I want to use a local independent printer for my merch work, although I haven't settled on exactly what I'm going to print yet, I hope to use Print Works (www.print.work).
Art print pricing-
- A5 - 20 prints - £14.28 - Sell for £5
- A4 - 20 prints - £20.40 - Sell for £7.50
- Concertina Zine - 30 - £30.15 - Sell for £5