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first time finding this channel, felt awful hearing this story, checked out your shop! your art style is gorgeous, especially all the princesses! (but I'm not a disney fan personally) free suggestion, feel free to ignore, I expect absolutely nothing, but if you drew Maria from Sonic, I think she would look amazing in your art style, I think you could capture the emotion in her farewell scene to Shadow from SA2 so well. I'd buy that print in a heartbeat. less than a heartbeat. and the movie is coming up in December so many fans like me are going to be in their feels about it again, absolutely NO pressure or expectation or anything. it's just an idea that popped into my head when I saw your artstyle.

Ohhh uggg! That’s terrible!

I'm sorry for this guys, Washington has gotten worse with this nonsense.

Oh guys, I am so sorry. What a nightmare. It was not your fault, it was the thugs' fault for doing what they did. I wish you both ALL the best - if only I could come see you at a market, but I'm over the other side of the pond in the UK!

my friend who lives in Spokane says that ppl breaking into cars is very common unfortunately and it sucks that you two were victims of it

Hey guys! Recently found your channel and have been enjoying your videos. It's great to see your positive attitudes even after the bad experiences you had recently. I'm a fellow AA artist in Florida. I'll miss seeing you until your new videos in January!

Sorry to hear about it. Hopefully you guys will bounce back. Stay positive and you guys will be alright.

Aww such horrible ppl in the world where the bad has to ruin it for the good, I’m so sorry this happened to you guys. I’m glad yall have a positive attitude and keep moving forward. Would you ever do anime nyc or ny comic con?

i feel so bad.. especially because this is a small business/artist thats literally your passion man.. im glad you guys can get through this

That sucks because what are they going to do with the stolen stuff….. 😢

What's the key to getting even cuts with a paper cutter?

I am a spokane local who is often in local artist alley as an artist. When they announced Anime WA I knew it was gonna be bad. I didn't apply. Lilac City Comicon and Kuroneko con had just happened. So money had already been spent, only going to favorite voice actors. The guy who runs it doesn't really care about artist alley, but knows it's a demand. There was so few panels there was little to keep me there after meeting voice actors. Even I only did a quick walk through artist alley and it was most vendors I had seen just a month ago. I know a guy who works at the convention center and asked him about what he thought. He said the Anime WA seemed sterile when comparing to our other cons. I couldn't agree more. Kuroneko con has been discontinued. So the only con in Spokane worth going to is Lilac City Comic Con. 😢 Sorry about your car. It was parked in a high targeted area sadly.

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So sorry...but definitely not "your fault". It is the fault of those hoodlums who stole your stuff. My sis and BIL had something similar happen in ATL when they were there for something similar (not anime). Only in that case it was very quick and a gun was stolen from their truck.

Aww I'm sorry you had a break in. Having stuff stolen sucks. Trust me, I had a house break in last year.. they stole my card reader and some of my loungeflys and my wifi hot spot.. x.x I would say for future cover stuff. Get as dark of a tint as you can for your car. Use towels, blankets, cover any valuables in said car so its not appeasing to people. Park under lights. If need be load your stuff into the hotel each night.

Underated!!!

That sucks,. I heard that this was the first year for anime Washington. That could also be the slow attendance. Question as artist aleyl vendors do you not need to have insurance like the exhibitors? I sale handmade items as an exhibitor and we always have to have insurance. If you do have insurance for the show you should see if it covers lost or stolen items. We always make sure ours does just in case something like this happens.

Since I moved to Washington I have had my car broken into 4 times, I don't keep anything in it so its mostly just been the cost of replacing a window, but every time the police have said the same thing to me: the police report is for your insurance company, they will never catch the guys that did it, and even if they do manage to get them some how the state will not prosecute them and they'll be back on the street in a few weeks. I'll assure you though this isn't a "don't leave stuff in your car in america" thing, this is a regional thing, I spent 20yrs living throughout the midwest and southern states and in all that time I never questioned whether or not I shouldn't leave something in my car, I parked in bad areas, I lived in bad areas, and I never had a single issue, but I've found crime here on the west coast is significantly more rampant and unchecked. Many people I've met here in Washington have dealt with some form of crime against them and I think it's very unfortunate. I am sorry you had this happen to you but don't let it make you feel that crime like this is everywhere and/or that you're at fault for leaving your belongings in your car, it is perfectly fine to leave things in your car! it is not you that's wrong, its the criminals and the local government that enables them that is at fault and most of america is not like this.

You guys are an inspiration for being able to take this really crappy situation and see it in a motivational light. I was actually tabling at the con (you can see me drawing at the table behind Bear at 2:15 😅) I had heard about your car break-in and I'm genuinely heartbroken after seeing the damages in this video. Hope we can cross paths at future PNW cons, I'd love to drop by and say hello!

Why steal that stuff, like that is crazy ! I hope y’all can figure out who did it. Maybe your stuff will show up for sale online and you can get info that way. I am so sorry that happened , having your car broken into feels so violating.

I just found y’all channel. Love it. I’m sorry to hear about y’all experience. My company has done plenty of events as a vendor and we’ve put on events. While ours is not regarding art, products are products. What we do is always take all of our stuff inside of the hotel room with us. We try to get the biggest room available. If we have our 24ft trailer I research areas for hotels, we get a room on the first floor so we can park it right by the room, we have tire locks for it too. Hopefully y’all at least get the car fixed. There will always be people that will take what’s not theirs. Looking forward to seeing more videos from y’all. Good luck on y’all journey!

I am so sorry to hear this happened to you I always leave all my stuff under my artist table covered cause they lock it at night way safer than the car. also if you don’t want to part with or have a few older prints left over somewhere you can always throw them up online as a physical or digital print! ❤

I'm sorry this has happened to you :(

We leave nothing in the car when we leave it, not worth the risk

I hope your car insurance can cover some of the loss. I am so sorry this happened. It makes me sick that some people just dont care about how their actions affect others. I hope you get some answers from the cameras on the building.

yeah the smash and grabs are ridiculous. It's more of a problem than ever. It's bad in the Midwest where I live, but it seems like the closer you get to the west coast the more trash there is. Nice art by the way.

I really hate hearing you be so hard on yousrlfs. It really sucks that America is getting to a point where people will take anything and everything with no regard for how much people have to work for there things. I'm so sorry this happened. Your great artist and you didn't really do anything stupid. You had security in your car, that just doesn't matter anymore. Love your channel, love your art, love your attitude in life.❤

So sorry that happened to you!!! Yea, happened to me in 2012. Not quite as big a loss as yours, just some sketchbooks, usb keys, and a Nintendo DS with some games. Did the convention allow you to keep inventory under table? I’ve tabled at some 2-3 day conventions and was allowed to leave stock overnight.

Hello! My family dealt with something similar in Seattle during Sakuracon. My mom’s car got broken into and the people stole her stuff. She even parked in a parking garage, but unfortunately the Seattle police won’t be doing anything to find the culprit since the law that would protect people from these was taken down from people using the law for discrimination purposes. (The person cut through the sun roof of my mom’s convertible and did a swan dive into the car. Even cutting themselves and we still have blood in the car once we manage to get an investigation going.) I’m very sorry that this happened to you two. This year has been the year of break ins and the police doing nothing. I hope you guys manage to get insurance to help cover the costs since they refuse to help my mom and we still have a hole since April of this year.

It’s true that things shouldn’t be left in the car, but in reality, we should be able to leave whatever we want in the car. It’s the thieves who have no right to go and destroy other people’s property, and take what they want. I know that’s not how society is, right now, but you shouldn’t have to worry about coming back to a broken window, with everything gone.

Thieves are disgusting

Can get footage from other buildings

That’s horrible for ya’ll! Unfortunately, it seems that thieves are starting to realize that cons mean a lot of merchandise in and near the venue. I saw a post from another group that went to an exotic and reptile con, and had the exact same thing happen to them. It wasn’t even anything super valuable, just tshirts and other merch with their logo on it! I know that cons can’t control what happens at nearby hotels, but hopefully they start having some sort of secured parking areas for vendors. Maybe even a secure area where you can drop off your merchandise at the venue, before you go to your hotel?

That really sucks for you guys so sorry to hear . Im doing a big balloon fest indec in sarasota i. They said you could Leave your stuff up over night. I dont think so.

Someone else committing a crime is NEVER the victims fault. I hope you got things sorted out with your vehicle repairs and I'm sorry that happened to you. It's pretty sad that this happens all the time. If we left something in our car, we hide it or try to make it look like it's just garbage left behind, never had a break in.

I am seeing a lot more con break ins for vendors/artists especially vehicles. I know it's no help to you now and I'm not trying to make you feel like you're at fault for someone else breaking the law to harm you but hopefully others will make sure they don't keep things in the car if they see this just in case. The car isn't safe even in like hotel parking lots, as much as possible please artists DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING IN YOUR CAR! I'm so sorry this happened to you guys though! Super hard to predict someone just being a massive asshole out of nowhere like that. Guess no one can say you don't have a "real job" if people are going out of their way to fully break into a car to steal your stock! 😭 jeez that just sucks

Your insurance should cover the cost of the items stolen too. Look into that.

25:05 I am definitely the person who comes for artist alley!! Lol ! That is one of my favorite parts. I didn't know celebs came to cons until I went to my first one. I just had a vague idea of what they were like and went in blind. I wanted to get cool fan art, and go to panels. 😊 But I agree, that the exhibitors and celebs, already have people coming for them. So it makes sense to put them more out of the way. I like how connecticon does it. They have the artist alley in a massive, well light room, and its the first thing you see,when you go up the escalators after coming in. It's right next to where the voice actors sign too, which helps too imo! The rooms actually connect so, they flow really well together.

I am so sorry this happened to you both. 😓 I can imagine how defeating that must feel. Sending good and healing vibes your way❤ Edit: This is not your fault. Your victim blaming yourself. It is always the perpetrators fault. I am so sorry this happened to you guys. 😢 I think it is important you showed this. I want to branch out into cons, and making my own stuff. As I sell secondhand anime goods and restored collectibles. I appreciate this as a heads up. Don't be so hard on yourselves. 😢❤

6:56 Lol I started looking for my phone 😭

America sucks... This country has such a joke of a legal system. Sucks that happened to yall.

Now flip the canvas and it's beautiful 😻❤️

I'm so sorry this happened to you guys! This happened to me at Anime Expo where they broke into my van and stole $20k worth of merch from me :< I know the feeling & it isn't your fault! People can be so horrible and to go after small businesses is just sad and miserable on their part. I hope you guys can recover! Wishing you all the best.

I would have cried if this happened to me, though you both handled it professionally! I like looking at artist alley videos; they are helpful. I just started doing them professionally after many years of just trying to put myself out there. Best of luck.

I am so sorry this happened to you. I think it needed to be shared to alert others this can happen. I watched an Animee Convention I think it was a couple years old not sure but they lost over 20,000 dollars of merch. If you saw that it might have made you do things differently. You are in no way at fault for this so don’t blame yourselves. Glad you are going forward ❤

How did I miss your booth!!! I will make certain to find ya'll next year!!! (or at Kumoricon if you are going)

I’m so sorry this happened. It was an honest mistake, glad you guys can move forward with things. Best wishes to you guys!

It's absolutely terrible that this happened to you. Situations like this aren't in our control, the best we can do is control the way we react. It really sucks. ☹ Thanks for sharing with everyone, at least people can try to learn from your example. Especially the way you reacted to such an awful situation in the moment and even afterwards. You're such gems of humans ! 😌♥ Here's hoping that there's no more awful memorable stories moving forward, only fun ones! 😎💕✨

It's not your fault what happened, but I am glad that you maintain a positive attitude and wish you guys all the best.

Oh, this is so awful. I am so sorry 😞 I hope insurance can help cover expenses.