Hey all! I figured I'd write you a proper update about how my setup for vending at Offkai again is going. Also, sincere thanks to everyone supporting me. I'm not sure I'd even be able to do any of the following if it weren't for the extra boost to my finances I get from this. It really means the world to me, thank you!
I currently have most of my urgent plans out of the way and I'm way ahead of schedule in some areas compared to last year. If everything works out, my catalogue will be greatly expanded.
You've probably seen me post on twitter about my acrylic standees with magnetic removeable pieces. They're absolutely perfect for lewd merch. I've got six kinds of them all ready to go. It's so fun to take off Doki's boots or Panko's panties...
If you're in #fan-chat in my discord, you may have also seen me post a cute keychain charm with mini dangling shoes I got a sample of. I've been working on many more of these to order. Lots of cool indies and phase girls chibi-fied with cute mini shoe charms! I think it'll be my most varied series of items by far. They'll also be available in sticker forms if you're not looking for keychains.
I'm still currently working on more chibi charms, namely more gens of phase girls. Over the next few days I'll probably be down in the mines doing nothing but working on them. They're easy to do and deliver pretty quick, so it should be no problem.
Something I've been building up over the months is a selection of dakimakura covers! I'm not 100% certain if these will arrive on time for Offkai, but I've really been meaning to debut dakis in my catalogue for a while. Enjoy this preview of my selection, including never-before-seen Sayu and Doki dakis.
That about does it for new types of items I'll be carrying. Aside from all those, I will of course have new prints and normal acrylic standees along with restocks of my older stuff. After all my charms are done, I'll be able to work on more prints up until literally the last minute because of a local friend who can take print orders for me. I have several illustrations drafted & ready to finish up for this, including some lewds/pinups for my Yabai Market lineup. A lot of my posts from the last several months will also be debuting as prints.
The layout maps for Vendor Hall and Yabai Market went public a little while ago. I will be at tables 31 and 5, respectively!
Vendor Hall will be open all 3 days from morning to later afternoon. Yabai Market will be open only the first 2 days from 8pm to 1am. I'll be carrying all my inventory while I'm at both of these, but Yabai Market is where you can openly display and buy explicit stuff with no shame.
If you can't make it to Offkai, fear not! All leftover items will be put up on my online store (USA shipping only currently). And if there's enough demand between cons, I'll restock popular items on my store as well.
Thank you for reading. I'm in the home stretch with my preparation currently. Big stuff out of the way, only smaller stuff remains in these final few weeks. I'm really glad that I was able to see through my goal of going bigger & better this time. A lot was possible because of how successful last year was, even though I was so inexperienced in vending for the first time. I can't wait to see how round 2 goes for me, and I hope to see a lot of my fellow vtuber feet enjoyers there!