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It's worth going as tons of things are sold in person that you can't get online. Same when shopping second hand as you can grab a ton of things that might not be on any second hand shopping site like Mandarake. Here's a video of event shopping in person.
<An Overworked Salaryman's Guide to Prepping for Comiket - How to Plan And What To Bring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eTIeGQhpw0
>are they all re-sold on booth nowadays?
No. Some don't ever restock and even if it's put up for resale it can be snatched up in an instant. So you can't be too hesitant on what you want to buy.
>If so, how much cash and free time does it require?
I do all my shopping online and outside of Japan. 100 doujins today should be around $500 I believe. Shipping is where the real financial rape comes in. It can cost you $100+ to ship 100 doujins now.
>I presume you don't need to know much nihongese, right?
Nah, a cellphone can translate anything for you these days. Also you can use Google Lens to translate words and physical objects instantly. So you should never get lost due to communication problems.
>Is there some sort of a catalogue of the books that are going to be sold and what's in them, or do you have to piece it together from social media?
There is a catalog of what artists will be there but you'll need to check their socials to see what they'll sell. Some don't sell their stuff online and many smaller artists will only sell stuff in person. Not that their works aren't worth buying mind you. The catalogs are sold on Melonbooks but you can also find them here.
https://webcatalog.circle.ms/
I usually find artists who are going on Melonbooks. If you click on the author's name, it usually has a link to their social.
https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/tags/index.php?tag=%E3%82%B3%E3%83%9F%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B1%E3%83%83%E3%83%88104%E8%B6%85%E6%96%B0%E5%88%8A%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB
If you're going, make sure to buy some wristbands for every day you want to enter so you don't have to wait in even more lines.
https://www.melonbooks.co.jp/detail/detail.php?product_id=2447850
>If I'm only interested in NON furry-on-furry stuff, how much of is out there compared to the rest?
If you mean human male x furry female. It's not that common. It's a niche of a niche. Furry male x human female I think is even more rare. If you mean just non-furry material in general. It outnumbers kemono material 1000/1.
>Is there some sort of a global way to coordinate who buys what?
Depends on the purpose. If you're coordinating on who's getting what for scanning and translating purposes. 4chan /h/ and Ehentai forums are usually the place to go. If you mean what's getting bought so you know what to look out for before it gets sold out, then I can't tell you. Just assume niche stuff will sell first. Same with lesser known artists. It's more important to buy from them first because they're less likely to restock. And if they do it could be months after the event when you're not paying attention.
>Are any of the books you don't buy get lost forever, or do the japs sell them for multiple years?
It's slim for something to be lost forever that's new. But anything pre-2014 is very hard to find. I'm still trying to find doujins from the 2000s.
>I've seen there are services that allow you to export books, how much of a scam are they, and is it possible to custom-order books that weren't exported yet?
I use AOCS (Toranoana's service), Rabbit Japan, and Tenso. They can all be trusted. I've been using them all for over 5 years now. As for people who'll shop in person for you. I have no clue about that and have yet to try it.