Hello everyone.
We are working behind the scenes and hoping to make announcements soon about registration dates for both Origins and Gen Con.
We will post on Facebook and in the Discord channel when we are able to open things up.
Be sure to get your badges for Origins and Gen Con!
Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!
Badges are now available for Origins attendees. Get yours today!
Event registration is scheduled to open on April 25th.
Here are a few pics from the room last year – the humble beginnings of getting the Consignment Store back going again at Origins after many years away.
Consignment Store Registration opens soon – date to be determined.
Hello everyone. We are on track to open registration as planned on March (date to be determined). The Deadline to register items will be June 8, 2026.
Please review our FAQ page for any questions you may have.
Origins Game Fair is an annual tabletop gaming convention hosted by GAMA: The Tabletop Game Association, held annually in Columbus, OH. With 6,000+ gaming events scheduled throughout the week for attendees, a dynamic vendor hall, special events throughout the weekend and so much more, there’s sure to be something for everyone!
Now is the perfect time to start going through your closets and collections – the Origins Consignment Store will be back for 2026.
New for this year:
What will be the same:
Item pre-registration will open in March (date to be determined)
Hello everyone – hopefully everyone had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the upcoming holiday season.
We are currently working on getting the website updated ahead of 2026 registration.
Look forward to seeing 2-day pricing for this year at Origins Game Fair 2026 – any other changes will be communicated in the coming months ahead of registration opening on March 1, 2026.
Here’s some quick statistics :
| Number of Items in the Auction | 2,866 |
| Number of Items Sold | 1,895 |
| Value of Items Sold | $35,321 |
| Number of Items Auctioned (non-Consignment Store) | 0 |
| Number of Items Sold from the Consignment Store | 1,895 |
| Percent items Registered in the last week | 57% |
This was the first year for the Consignment Shop/Store. In the past (going back 10 years plus), there had been various versions of silent auctions, live auctions, and similar flea market type shops.
The location was away from the main convention center in the South building and many have commented on this being inconvenient. It was very convenient for access to the nearby parking garages and around the corner from the Food Court.
The event was well attended and we believe primarily positive vibes was experienced by all (sellers, buyers, volunteers running the event).
If there is a survey or some form of feedback that is offered by GAMA, please respond with any comments regarding things that went well and what could be done better in future years.
All of us at Big Mallet Auctions want to thank everyone who participated, and we look forward to seeing many of you at Gen Con in July/August and next year at Origins 51.
Cheers!
We appreciate all the sellers that have registered and plan to bring their items for the Consignment Store at Origins Game Fair. If you missed out, please plan on checking back next year.
Reminder for our onsite hours:
Location: Ohio Center B&C (https://www.originsgamefair.com/show-map)
Origins 2025 is fast approaching and is looking to be a great celebration of the convention’s 50 years of history!
The procrastination factor is in full force and we are seeing a increased amount of item registration as the deadline looms. Fortunately we are able to extend the deadline for another week. Please plan to have all your items entered by the EOD on June 9, 2025.
Please keep in mind that you may still access your registered items to print your tags after this date but you will not be able to make any additional changes.
We are just over a month from Origins but another reminder that the registration deadline for items you want to sell at the 2025 Origins Consignment Store is on June 2.
17 days to the item registration deadline.
There will be no onsite registration so you have just over 2 weeks and 3 weekends to get those items in the system.
