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Post by tartanphantom on Nov 13, 2022 3:51:50 GMT -5
I had an interesting observation... A book listed on the official MHC comic site less discount codeword came up to about $80....but the same book listed in the same grade on MHC's ebay store was a little over $60. I'm not sure if this 'cheaper' rate applies to all of the MHC titles on ebay but worth a look if you're shopping with them. That doesn't surprise be too much because Lonestar/My Comic Shop have been doing the same thing for years. Certainly 10-15 years ago, you could sometimes find items way cheaper through Lonestar's eBay store than what they were going for on their website. True, but the "discount" is usually offset by higher per-item shipping cost... at least that's the case with most Lonestar listings. I don't give Mile High listings a second look, since they always use "stock" photos, which makes condition a total crapshoot.
It's akin to Chuck Rozanski saying, "do ya feel lucky, punk?"
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Post by Confessor on Nov 13, 2022 4:00:35 GMT -5
That doesn't surprise be too much because Lonestar/My Comic Shop have been doing the same thing for years. Certainly 10-15 years ago, you could sometimes find items way cheaper through Lonestar's eBay store than what they were going for on their website. True, but the "discount" is usually offset by higher per-item shipping cost... at least that's the case with most Lonestar listings. I don't give Mile High listings a second look, since they always use "stock" photos, which makes condition a total crapshoot.
It's akin to Chuck Rozanski saying, "do ya feel lucky, punk?" I can't say I ever noticed a difference between Lonestar's eBay shipping and the postage on their website store, but then I was getting overseas postage as I'm in the UK. Might well be a very different story for domestic U.S. shipping.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Nov 13, 2022 5:18:22 GMT -5
True, but the "discount" is usually offset by higher per-item shipping cost... at least that's the case with most Lonestar listings. I don't give Mile High listings a second look, since they always use "stock" photos, which makes condition a total crapshoot.
It's akin to Chuck Rozanski saying, "do ya feel lucky, punk?" I can't say I ever noticed a difference between Lonestar's eBay shipping and the postage on their website store, but then I was getting overseas postage as I'm in the UK. Might well be a very different story for domestic U.S. shipping. Interesting. Since I'm also an overseas customer, I've noticed that Lonestar's ebay foreign delivery charges are considerably higher than those offered at their own website. Generally their prices also seemed to be a little higher on ebay as well. However, in either case it's become way too expensive for my wallet, and I haven't purchased anything from them for years now.
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Post by Confessor on Nov 13, 2022 10:41:06 GMT -5
I can't say I ever noticed a difference between Lonestar's eBay shipping and the postage on their website store, but then I was getting overseas postage as I'm in the UK. Might well be a very different story for domestic U.S. shipping. Interesting. Since I'm also an overseas customer, I've noticed that Lonestar's ebay foreign delivery charges are considerably higher than those offered at their own website. Generally their prices also seemed to be a little higher on ebay as well. However, in either case it's become way too expensive for my wallet, and I haven't purchased anything from them for years now. Oh yeah, I haven't ordered from Lonestar in at least 5 years, I would think. Ordering from their eBay shop would've been even longer ago, so it's entirely possible that my experience is a little out of date.
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Post by tartanphantom on Nov 13, 2022 11:30:56 GMT -5
True, but the "discount" is usually offset by higher per-item shipping cost... at least that's the case with most Lonestar listings. I don't give Mile High listings a second look, since they always use "stock" photos, which makes condition a total crapshoot.
It's akin to Chuck Rozanski saying, "do ya feel lucky, punk?" I can't say I ever noticed a difference between Lonestar's eBay shipping and the postage on their website store, but then I was getting overseas postage as I'm in the UK. Might well be a very different story for domestic U.S. shipping.
There is a definite difference in domestic shipping. However, international shipping is already a rip-off at the current pricing schemes, so I could see where it probably wouldn't make much difference on the expense of shipping to your side of the pond. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Post by Confessor on Nov 13, 2022 13:34:51 GMT -5
I can't say I ever noticed a difference between Lonestar's eBay shipping and the postage on their website store, but then I was getting overseas postage as I'm in the UK. Might well be a very different story for domestic U.S. shipping. There is a definite difference in domestic shipping. However, international shipping is already a rip-off at the current pricing schemes, so I could see where it probably wouldn't make much difference on the expense of shipping to your side of the pond. Thanks for pointing that out.
The cost of their international shipping is the reason why I haven't ordered from them (or Mile High) in over 5 years.
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