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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 18, 2014 19:56:54 GMT -5
Legally, the shop owner was within his rights but morally, he gets a big fail.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 20:20:13 GMT -5
I hope that shop closes and the dude goes broke. I doubt it will happen because of this, I just hope all his customers go digital or something.
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 18, 2014 20:21:51 GMT -5
Legally, the shop owner was within his rights but morally, he gets a big fail. Right?! You'd think that just the proximity to that number of superhero comics would cause some decency or selflessness to rub off, but no.
What a shame.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 19, 2014 10:52:20 GMT -5
I hope that shop closes and the dude goes broke. I doubt it will happen because of this, I just hope all his customers go digital or something. I don't like it but I am confident that he will answer for this in another time or place. Some people call it Karma, some call it -what goes around...I call it you reap what you sow. I've seen it happen. It's real. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 12:08:45 GMT -5
I hope that shop closes and the dude goes broke. I doubt it will happen because of this, I just hope all his customers go digital or something. I don't like it but I am confident that he will answer for this in another time or place. Some people call it Karma, some call it -what goes around...I call it you reap what you sow. I've seen it happen. It's real. I believe in that too. Not as a cosmic balance, but as a general "Scummy people surround themselves with other scummy people" thing, and eventually the kind of guy who victimizes others will be a victim himself. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2014 13:33:29 GMT -5
Legally, the shop owner was within his rights but morally, he gets a big fail. Right?! You'd think that just the proximity to that number of superhero comics would cause some decency or selflessness to rub off, but no.
What a shame.
You'd also think that what I'm pretty sure is a rather significant fan & pro community in the Phoenix area (where the scumsucking LCS in question is located) could somehow have gotten its stuff together & gotten the comics back. Not to cast aspersions, but still ... good grief. |
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Post by BigPapaJoe on Jul 19, 2014 15:50:24 GMT -5
I don't like it but I am confident that he will answer for this in another time or place. Some people call it Karma, some call it -what goes around...I call it you reap what you sow. I've seen it happen. It's real. I believe in that too. Not as a cosmic balance, but as a general "Scummy people surround themselves with other scummy people" thing, and eventually the kind of guy who victimizes others will be a victim himself. Yeah, but I hope we're around to witness it. |
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Post by badwolf on Nov 20, 2014 13:17:13 GMT -5
Legally, the shop owner was within his rights but morally, he gets a big fail. Is he, though? I know some proprietors can state that they "reserve the right to refuse service" etc. but how strong is that legally? If she went in to buy the comics the same as any other customer, isn't she being discriminated against? In any case this guy is an idiot; by refusing to sell the comics, he is getting involved in the dispute. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 20, 2014 13:25:12 GMT -5
Legally, the shop owner was within his rights but morally, he gets a big fail. Is he, though? I know some proprietors can state that they "reserve the right to refuse service" etc. but how strong is that legally? If she went in to buy the comics the same as any other customer, isn't she being discriminated against? In any case this guy is an idiot; by refusing to sell the comics, he is getting involved in the dispute. Unless they are refusing to serve a protected class for an illegal reason they are just fine. For example...they can't refuse to serve black folk because they happen to be black folk. They can, however, refuse to serve a particular black person because he smells like ass. |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 20, 2014 15:41:12 GMT -5
So I realize this was not the original intent of this thread, but the title reminded me that, the night my parents sat me down and explained to me that they were going to divorce, my mom pulled out this comic to try to make me feel better.  I'd been wanting this book for months now (it was 1989, this book was on the wall of my LCS and was pretty much the oldest comic I'd ever seen), but getting it under those circumstances felt incredibly wrong and weird. I'd mostly forgotten about that moment until now. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 20, 2014 16:01:25 GMT -5
Somehow that made me very sad, shaxper.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 16:39:06 GMT -5
I should cover her Alpha Flight. I've bought the first 10 issues, like, 4 times now for various friends. So, I should get at least the first 10 for her.
I would MURDER if someone sold my Alpha Flight.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2014 16:40:09 GMT -5
So I realize this was not the original intent of this thread, but the title reminded me that, the night my parents sat me down and explained to me that they were going to divorce, my mom pulled out this comic to try to make me feel better. I'd been wanting this book for months now (it was 1989, this book was on the wall of my LCS and was pretty much the oldest comic I'd ever seen), but getting it under those circumstances felt incredibly wrong and weird. I'd mostly forgotten about that moment until now. I do not know what is going on with me today, but this is the third time today that I've gotten eye-watering sad.  |
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Post by shaxper on Nov 20, 2014 22:08:49 GMT -5
Didn't mean to bring anyone to tears. Sorry!
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Post by hondobrode on Nov 21, 2014 15:49:22 GMT -5
So I realize this was not the original intent of this thread, but the title reminded me that, the night my parents sat me down and explained to me that they were going to divorce, my mom pulled out this comic to try to make me feel better. I'd been wanting this book for months now (it was 1989, this book was on the wall of my LCS and was pretty much the oldest comic I'd ever seen), but getting it under those circumstances felt incredibly wrong and weird. I'd mostly forgotten about that moment until now. Wow. Great cover but that moment and those circumstances. I too feel bad for you Shax. |
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