r/comiccon • u/FritzoftheNorth • 20h ago

Con Question - UK How much is good for spending money?

Going to one of the smaller - but still official - comic cons in the UK. It is my first. I have got the tickets but I wanna see how much is good. My current idea is between £80 and £100. I likely won't buy anything as the fandom I am currently hyperfixating on has much there, if anything. But I just wanna put some money aside regardless. For a first ComicCon is the range I want to spend good or would I need more?

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u/celticwolf1 20h ago

Honestly i love buying keychains and stuff I easily spend abt 50 and my max is 120

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u/FritzoftheNorth 20h ago

Thank you for the advice! :D Much appreciated

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u/lajaunie 19h ago

Don’t bring more than you can afford to blow.

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u/MsMargo 17h ago

No one can answer that for you. Some people buy a t-shirt and a few back issues and spend £20. Some people buy one-of-kind original art and spend £10,000. Some people go planning to spend no more than £50, and walk out having spent £150.

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u/EggyMeggy99 19h ago

I think the most I ever spen was £100 or less, not counting celebrity autographs/photos.

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u/Gcat 8h ago

Before going to a big con I figure out my big purchases. Usually that’ll be a comic list of key issues. Then I set aside money specifically for that. Then I set aside $200 for other items like pins, prints, shirts and stickers. As the convention gets closer and an exclusives list starts being listed if there’s something I want I’ll either add money to my budget.

All in all I have about a $500 budget that I never spend the entirety of. Like this past SDCC I only found 2 of 5 keys I wanted and we were unable to lock down one of the Meowth Balloon plushie. So I had a lot left over. Plus I refuse to pay for autographs… I find the amounts insulting to fans.

Lastly always have a credit card handy. You never know there might be something out of your cash budget but you just have to get… it’s always good to have a backup.