HIJACK RANT: I'm finding clueless middleman vendors that put appearing knowledgeable and in control ahead of actually helping out the potential customer base, well, it's driving my business further towards exclusively ordering items online. Cheaper, faster, no car salesman BS.
I found none of the following books on my "investigate and/or buy" list:
Out of the Vaults
Conan - The RPG
Deluxe DM's screen
Atlas of the Walking Dead
Unearthed Arcana
d20 Weapons Locker
I found it pretty insulting when the vendor that stocked Mongoose Publishing books (well, three of them) on his shelves chose to lie to me instead of answering my question directly; I asked him if he was familiar with the new Conan book and he informed me that it wasn't out yet since it's street date is "early March". Oh, and he had read some preview material and it looks really great and he would be happy to order it for me if I'd just give him some information...
Anyway, the other parts of the convention have been fairly tame thus far. I've enjoyed the gaming, that's for sure.