As we were doing seller payouts, two people approached me and dropped off this note of appreciation.
Thank you note
Gen Con 2025
Gen Con 2025 Auction Report
Here’s some quick statistics :
| Number of Items in the Auction | 17,302 |
| Number of Items Sold | 14,235 |
| Value of Items Sold | $411,089 |
| Number of Items Auctioned (non-Consignment Store) | 2,963 |
| Number of Items Sold from the Consignment Store | 11,270 |
| Percent items Registered in the last week | 45% |
| Amount Raised for Women4Change Indiana and Brown Toy Box | $25,200 |
Gen Con 2024
Gen Con 2024 Auction Report
Here’s some quick statistics :
| Number of Items in the Auction | 22,781 |
| Number of Items Sold | 16,099 |
| Value of Items Sold | $421,032 |
| Number of Items Auctioned (non-Consignment Store) | 4,150 |
| Number of Items Sold from the Consignment Store | 11,948 |
| Percent items Registered in the last week | 48% |
| Amount Raised for Charity Tangram and The Rose Gauntlet Foundation | $24,250 |
Gen Con 2023
Gen Con 2023 Auction Report
Here’s some quick statistics :
| Number of Items in the Auction | 14,078 |
| Number of Items Sold | 12,513 |
| Value of Items Sold | $321,771 |
| Number of Items Auctioned (non-Consignment Store) | 3,888 |
| Number of Items Sold from the Consignment Store | 8,625 |
| Percent items Registered in the last week | 52% |
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Amount Raised for Charity Indy Reads and Game Pathways |
$20,556 |
We removed the approval process for this year to see how things would go. We managed to get through all the items and most of the Consignment store items were also sold.
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Here’s a down-loadable spreadsheet of every item in the auction. Make sure to save with an extension of XLS. |
Thank You Note
One of the Auction attendees took the time to write us a thank-you note. Here it is!
Gen Con 2023 Schedule
Consignment Store
| Thursday | 10am – 10pm |
| Friday | 9am – 10pm |
| Saturday | 9am – 7pm |
Item Drop Off
Reminder: You will need your badge before you come to the auction!
| Wednesday | Noon – 6pm |
| Thursday | 10am – 8pm |
| Friday | 9am – 5pm (Consignment store items only – and dependent upon inventory) |
Seller Payouts
| Thursday | 11am – 9pm (Advance Partial Payouts – no unsold pickups) |
| Friday | 9am – 9pm (Advance Partial Payouts – no unsold pickups) |
| Saturday | 9am – 6pm (Advance Partial Payouts – no unsold pickups) |
| Sunday | 10am – 2pm (Final payouts & unsold item pickup) |
Live Auction (Tentative)
This is the Day and Times when specific item types will be sold. It is important to remember that this is TENTATIVE. This tentative schedule is based on the items being pre-registered for the Live Auction. The actual schedule for the day will be posted outside the auction room – so be sure to check there each morning for the most up-to-date information.
Thursday (10 am – 10pm)
| 10 am | Boardgames (Family) |
| 11:30 am | Boardgames (Historical) |
| 1 pm | War Games incl SPI, S&T, Wargamer, Against the Odds |
| 2 pm | RPG (TSR, D&D 1st & 2nd Ed) |
| 3 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) |
| 4 pm | Boardgames (Party / Casual) |
| 5 pm | RPG’s (Fantasy) incl Pathfinder, D&D 3, 3.5, & 4 |
| 6 pm | War Games incl Avalon Hill, Milton Bradley |
| 7 pm | Boardgames (Sci-Fi) |
| 7:30 pm | RPG (Fantasy, supers, misc) |
| 9 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) incl supers, Heroquest, Dark World, D&D, Pathfinder |
Friday (10 am – 11 pm)
| 10 am | Boardgames (Family) |
| 10:30 am | Boardgames (Historical) |
| 11 am | RPG (Sci Fi) incl FFG, Traveller, FASA, Starfinder |
| 11:30 am | Boardgames (Sci Fi) incl GDW, GMT, Metagaming |
| 12:30 pm | Wargames incl GMT, ASL |
| 1:30 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) incl Fantasy Flight, Mythos |
| 2:30 pm | Pre-Painted Plastic Minis incl Heroscape, Heroclix, X-Wing etc |
| 3 pm | Miniatures (unpainted) |
| 5 pm | Games Workshop |
| 6:30 pm | Miniatures (painted) |
| 7 pm | RPG’s (TSR, D&D 1st & 2nd) |
| 8:00pm – ??? | Collector Section |
Saturday (10 am – Midnight)
| 10 am | Boardgames (Family) |
| 11 am | Boardgames (Trains) |
| 11:30 am | LCG / CCG / TCG Collectible cards & dice |
| 12:30 pm | RPG’s (Mythos & supernatural themes) Chaosium, White Wolf, Modiphius, Pinnacle |
| 1:30 pm | RPG’s incl D&D 5E, LOTR, NOVA |
| 2 pm | Wargames incl NOVA, Iron Crown, TSR |
| 2:30 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) incl LOTR, supernatural themes |
| 3 pm | Boardgames (Misc) |
| 3:30 pm | Boardgames (Party/Casual) |
| 4 pm | TOVA (Toys, Oddities, Videogames, Art) |
| 7:00 pm – ??? | Charity Auction (incl Ace of Aces) |
Gen Con 2023 Important Dates
Pre-Registration Deadlines
Registration Opens
Item Submission Ends
May 1st
July 23rd (Midnight Eastern)
New Auction Location for 2023 (and beyond)
We are now on the 2nd Floor of the Marriott hotel – in the Marriott Ballroom, sections 5 and 6. Use the parking garage level 2 to easily unload the items you are selling at auction.
Gen Con 2022
Gen Con 2022 Auction Report
Here’s some quick statistics :
| Number of Items in the Auction | 13,830 |
| Number of Items Sold | 10,067 |
| Value of Items Sold | $212,695.50 |
| Number of Items Auctioned (non-Consignment Store) | 2707 |
| Number of Items Sold from the Consignment Store | 7360 |
| Percent items Registered in the last week | 51% |
| Amount Raised for Charity The Patachou Foundation | $31,400 |
This is the first auction since Covid! We added a new approval process to the live auction items. When an item is pre-registered it must be accepted before the tag can be printed.
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Graph: The procrastination factor. Number of items registered by day.
Now there are two spikes in the graph – one where the Auction Stage registration was cutoff and another one for store items. |
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Here’s a down-loadable spreadsheet of every item in the auction. Make sure to save with an extension of XLS. |
Gen Con 2022 Schedule
Consignment Store
| Thursday | 10am – 10pm |
| Friday | 9am – 10pm |
| Saturday | 9am – 7pm |
Item Drop Off
Reminder: You will need your vaccination wristband and your badge before you come to the auction!
| Wednesday | Noon – 6pm |
| Thursday | 10am – 8pm |
| Friday | 9am – 5pm (Consignment store items only – and dependent upon inventory) |
Seller Payouts
| Thursday | 11am – 9pm (Advance Partial Payouts – no unsold pickups) |
| Friday | 9am – 9pm (Advance Partial Payouts – no unsold pickups) |
| Saturday | 9am – 6pm (Advance Partial Payouts – no unsold pickups) |
| Sunday | 10am – 2pm (Final payouts & unsold item pickup) |
Live Auction (Tentative)
This is the Day and Times when specific item types will be sold. It is important to remember that this is TENTATIVE. This tentative schedule is based on the items being pre-registered for the Live Auction. The actual schedule for the day will be posted outside the auction room – so be sure to check there each morning for the most up-to-date information.
Thursday (10 am – 10pm)
| 10 am | Boardgames (Family) |
| 11:30 am | Boardgames (Historical) |
| 1 pm | War Games incl SPI, S&T, Wargamer, Against the Odds |
| 2 pm | RPG (TSR, D&D 1st & 2nd Ed) |
| 3 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) |
| 4 pm | Boardgames (Party / Casual) |
| 5 pm | RPG’s (Fantasy) incl Pathfinder, D&D 3, 3.5, & 4 |
| 6 pm | War Games incl Avalon Hill, Milton Bradley |
| 7 pm | Boardgames (Sci-Fi) |
| 7:30 pm | RPG (Fantasy, supers, misc) |
| 9 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) incl supers, Heroquest, Dark World, D&D, Pathfinder |
Friday (10 am – 11 pm)
| 10 am | Boardgames (Family) |
| 10:30 am | Boardgames (Historical) |
| 11 am | RPG (Sci Fi) incl FFG, Traveller, FASA, Starfinder |
| 11:30 am | Boardgames (Sci Fi) incl GDW, GMT, Metagaming |
| 12:30 pm | Wargames incl GMT, ASL |
| 1:30 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) incl Fantasy Flight, Mythos |
| 2:30 pm | Pre-Painted Plastic Minis incl Heroscape, Heroclix, X-Wing etc |
| 3 pm | Miniatures (unpainted) |
| 5 pm | Games Workshop |
| 6:30 pm | Miniatures (painted) |
| 7 pm | RPG’s (TSR, D&D 1st & 2nd) |
| 8:00pm – ??? | Collector Section |
Saturday (10 am – Midnight)
| 10 am | Boardgames (Family) |
| 11 am | Boardgames (Trains) |
| 11:30 am | LCG / CCG / TCG Collectible cards & dice |
| 12:30 pm | RPG’s (Mythos & supernatural themes) Chaosium, White Wolf, Modiphius, Pinnacle |
| 1:30 pm | RPG’s incl D&D 5E, LOTR, NOVA |
| 2 pm | Wargames incl NOVA, Iron Crown, TSR |
| 2:30 pm | Boardgames (Fantasy) incl LOTR, supernatural themes |
| 3 pm | Boardgames (Misc) |
| 3:30 pm | Boardgames (Party/Casual) |
| 4 pm | TOVA (Toys, Oddities, Videogames, Art) |
| 7:00 pm – ??? | Charity Auction (incl Ace of Aces) |