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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 17, 2023 4:06:32 GMT -5
I came to the realization the other day that when it comes to my single issue comic books, there's very few of them that I want to get rid of. I think I told this story before, but I had my original comic book collection taken away from me because of bad grades in middle school only to never see them again. So I think my new one is kind of a way to mend old mental wounds
The fact that I work at goodwill doesn't help when it comes to my addiction to physical media. I have so many more books, movies, audio cassettes, cds, and video games now, more than I ever did, but I am better when it comes to trimming the fat in that respect. I used to buy stuff if I thought it looked interesting, now I only get something if it's something that I really and truly want
I have to get rid of Maybe 50% of my comic collection. It looks to be a slow tedious process if I go through eBay , but I don't think I want to sell it to a dealer and get pennies. You could just give it to me. (Kidding! I barely have room for my collection as it is).
Cei-U! I summon the shameless mooch!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 10:30:23 GMT -5
I signed up for a trial of DC Universe Infinite today despite my love of all things paper to see if it could complement (not replace) the collection (more just to read stuff I'm too lazy or cheap to seek out). I lasted 10 minutes, my eyes couldn't adjust to reading on screen. Maybe it's because I do computer work all day plus enjoy gaming, my eyes are too fatigued to add this to the mix. The selection at your fingertips is amazing of course, I can see the appeal. Just not for me sadly  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 15:11:51 GMT -5
I came to the realization the other day that when it comes to my single issue comic books, there's very few of them that I want to get rid of. I think I told this story before, but I had my original comic book collection taken away from me because of bad grades in middle school only to never see them again. So I think my new one is kind of a way to mend old mental wounds
The fact that I work at goodwill doesn't help when it comes to my addiction to physical media. I have so many more books, movies, audio cassettes, cds, and video games now, more than I ever did, but I am better when it comes to trimming the fat in that respect. I used to buy stuff if I thought it looked interesting, now I only get something if it's something that I really and truly want
I have to get rid of Maybe 50% of my comic collection. It looks to be a slow tedious process if I go through eBay , but I don't think I want to sell it to a dealer and get pennies. I've been giving some serious thought to downsizing my collection, a combination of I want to focus on the stuff I'm going to actually end up reading for the rest of my life plus cashing out and helping fund some possible lifestyle change stuff I'm thinking about. Selling through a dealer is not something I want to take the financial hit on either. I'm thinking eBay as well for my main channel for selling. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 15:22:42 GMT -5
I have to get rid of Maybe 50% of my comic collection. It looks to be a slow tedious process if I go through eBay , but I don't think I want to sell it to a dealer and get pennies. I've been giving some serious thought to downsizing my collection, a combination of I want to focus on the stuff I'm going to actually end up reading for the rest of my life plus cashing out and helping fund some possible lifestyle change stuff I'm thinking about. Selling through a dealer is not something I want to take the financial hit on either. I'm thinking eBay as well for my main channel for selling. If you are looking to move a lot, including some key, you might want to look at getting a table at one of the local Columbus cons as a one time thing, and see what you can move for the day. Table fee will wind up being less than the total ebay and paypal fees you would end up paying to sell off stuff. -M |
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Post by impulse on Mar 17, 2023 15:30:14 GMT -5
Where DOES one sell stuff these days aside from manually posting online? I have a number of things I want to sell, but I just don't have the time to fart about with it.
I was remembering about 15-20 years ago seeing those brick and mortar shops where you bring in your stuff, and they will sell it on ebay for you for a 30% share or something. I thought it was highway robbery at the time. Now, I would welcome it, especially if it included shipping. The overhead and time saved of someone else managing and shipping it would easily justify it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 15:37:26 GMT -5
I've been giving some serious thought to downsizing my collection, a combination of I want to focus on the stuff I'm going to actually end up reading for the rest of my life plus cashing out and helping fund some possible lifestyle change stuff I'm thinking about. Selling through a dealer is not something I want to take the financial hit on either. I'm thinking eBay as well for my main channel for selling. If you are looking to move a lot, including some key, you might want to look at getting a table at one of the local Columbus cons as a one time thing, and see what you can move for the day. Table fee will wind up being less than the total ebay and paypal fees you would end up paying to sell off stuff. -M I've never set up a table before, but that's a very interesting idea. I've got comics, action figures, statues, some artwork, etc., a lot of stuff potentially in the mix...so I'd have to figure out how much to bring initially, but I certainly wouldn't mind avoid shipping and hoping the buyer agrees with condition (even with photos), etc., in addition to lower fees. Appreciate the suggestion! Plus, it would be kind of like starting a business in something I really enjoy... |
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Post by impulse on Mar 17, 2023 16:07:03 GMT -5
I signed up for a trial of DC Universe Infinite today despite my love of all things paper to see if it could complement (not replace) the collection (more just to read stuff I'm too lazy or cheap to seek out). I lasted 10 minutes, my eyes couldn't adjust to reading on screen. Maybe it's because I do computer work all day plus enjoy gaming, my eyes are too fatigued to add this to the mix. The selection at your fingertips is amazing of course, I can see the appeal. Just not for me sadly How are the tablets getting at simulating paper these days? I know Kindle made a fuss about their paperwhite thing for a while supposedly being more like a page, but is it worth the hype, and is there similar progress on a color screen? I largely don't care about tablets. If I want to be mobile, I want a phone. If I want to do anything productive, I want a full computer. Tablets are kind of the worst of both worlds to me... too big to be mobile and convenient, and not as functional as a computer, BUT the exception is I am interested in one for reading comics. I don't care to maintain a paper collection anymore, but I am interested in the content. I just don't really need yet another screen to be one, but if it's gotten more pleasant I'm interested. Is there a good enough comic book tablet yet??? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 16:40:15 GMT -5
I signed up for a trial of DC Universe Infinite today despite my love of all things paper to see if it could complement (not replace) the collection (more just to read stuff I'm too lazy or cheap to seek out). I lasted 10 minutes, my eyes couldn't adjust to reading on screen. Maybe it's because I do computer work all day plus enjoy gaming, my eyes are too fatigued to add this to the mix. The selection at your fingertips is amazing of course, I can see the appeal. Just not for me sadly How are the tablets getting at simulating paper these days? I know Kindle made a fuss about their paperwhite thing for a while supposedly being more like a page, but is it worth the hype, and is there similar progress on a color screen? I largely don't care about tablets. If I want to be mobile, I want a phone. If I want to do anything productive, I want a full computer. Tablets are kind of the worst of both worlds to me... too big to be mobile and convenient, and not as functional as a computer, BUT the exception is I am interested in one for reading comics. I don't care to maintain a paper collection anymore, but I am interested in the content. I just don't really need yet another screen to be one, but if it's gotten more pleasant I'm interested. Is there a good enough comic book tablet yet??? I'm interested in thoughts on this as well because I did the trial on my gaming laptop versus a true reading tablet. |
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Post by badwolf on Mar 17, 2023 16:50:39 GMT -5
E-readers are quite nice now and a completely different screen from a computer/phone/tablet. I am actually thinking of getting a Kobo. I never thought I would want e-books, but sadly DAW Books was bought out last year by some other company I never heard of, and they are only releasing Tanith Lee's reissues electronically. So it's that or hunt down all the old editions individually.
I like my regular tablet for when I don't have the computer on. I hate doing anything on my phone. Everything is just too damn small. Can't read, can't type.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2023 17:33:42 GMT -5
I read quite a bit of comics digitally, both from hoopla and Marvel Unlimited, but I do so only on my PC. I've tried a tablet, but it's too small for me and phone is definitely out. I prefer to see the entire page and not used the guided panel by panel reads, and that work best on a larger screen. Hoopla just updated their reader, and I am still getting used to it, but it's ok. I don't get fatigue reading comics on the computer, in fact I find I can read more than in print, as I can use my regular glasses as opposed to my readers when doing so. However, text is just the opposite. I can't read text for long in screen so don't do ebooks if I can avoid it. Reading text on screen definitely gives me eye strain, but can still easily read on paper with my reading glasses without doing so.
-M
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 17, 2023 18:22:07 GMT -5
Was reading through some old issues of cap when I came across the letters section that became an open forum response to something a guy by the name of Andrew Aldrige said. Basically for some reason decided to write a letter about how stupid of an idea Captain America was. The lambasting he got couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Kind of wonder if he still hates Cap after him becoming an icon through the MCU   |
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Post by MDG on Mar 17, 2023 20:13:29 GMT -5
I signed up for a trial of DC Universe Infinite today despite my love of all things paper to see if it could complement (not replace) the collection (more just to read stuff I'm too lazy or cheap to seek out). I lasted 10 minutes, my eyes couldn't adjust to reading on screen. Maybe it's because I do computer work all day plus enjoy gaming, my eyes are too fatigued to add this to the mix. The selection at your fingertips is amazing of course, I can see the appeal. Just not for me sadly How are the tablets getting at simulating paper these days? I know Kindle made a fuss about their paperwhite thing for a while supposedly being more like a page, but is it worth the hype, and is there similar progress on a color screen? I largely don't care about tablets. If I want to be mobile, I want a phone. If I want to do anything productive, I want a full computer. Tablets are kind of the worst of both worlds to me... too big to be mobile and convenient, and not as functional as a computer, BUT the exception is I am interested in one for reading comics. I don't care to maintain a paper collection anymore, but I am interested in the content. I just don't really need yet another screen to be one, but if it's gotten more pleasant I'm interested. Is there a good enough comic book tablet yet??? I bought a Fire tablet for less than $70 a little over three years ago and its the best money I ever spent. With Hoopla and other library services, I've been able to read dozens of comics, old and new, that I wouldn't think of spending money on. Plus, I can easily read books and comics, watch movies, and do a dozen other things on planes, in the coffee shop, or wherever. Sitting in bed using it now. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 17, 2023 21:44:05 GMT -5
E-readers are quite nice now and a completely different screen from a computer/phone/tablet. I am actually thinking of getting a Kobo. I never thought I would want e-books, but sadly DAW Books was bought out last year by some other company I never heard of, and they are only releasing Tanith Lee's reissues electronically. So it's that or hunt down all the old editions individually. I like my regular tablet for when I don't have the computer on. I hate doing anything on my phone. Everything is just too damn small. Can't read, can't type. Astra Publishing House. They are a Chinese firm, who have been buying up media properties. The electronic part doesn't surprise me; that has been the way things have progressed for backlists for many publishers, where there is a smaller audience or just backlist, in general. On the plus side, it is a way to publish and "reprint" older titles, with smaller audiences, without having to have large print runs to make printing, at all, profitable. That has helped bring in stuff from authors like Talbot Mundy, Clark Ashton Smith or others of the pulp era, at affordable prices (or even free, in some cases). It's also a good platform for small press stuff. Publishing has been gobbled up, like everything else, in entertainment. On top of that, you have content companies, who turn out series, especially YA stuff, where the writers are just hired guns. Alloy Entertainment was one of them (rebranded Alloy Digital, then merged with Break Media, to form Defy Media, which went bankrupt), publishing Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, Pretty Little Liars, Vampire Diaries. They originated the franchise concept, then hired writers to produce them, at much lower royalty participation, with an eye towards exploiting them in other entertainment. You also have paid product placement in novels, which has been going on for a couple of decades, at least, where they will insert brand names into stories. Publishing is about as bad as everything else for pimping themselves out to corporate marketing. |
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Post by sunofdarkchild on Mar 18, 2023 14:11:23 GMT -5
I'm of the opinion that if they had to make a TV show about a group of teens trying to solve the murder of Bruce Wayne and protect Gotham in Batman's absence, the main character should have been Stephanie Brown and Turner Hayes shouldn't exist. A story focusing on the 'failed sidekick' who Batman rejected trying to prove herself to his memory and wondering if he was right to reject her would be far better than a story focusing on a made-up adopted son with no personality or distinguishing traits.
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 19, 2023 10:35:22 GMT -5
Astra Publishing House. They are a Chinese firm, who have been buying up media properties. The electronic part doesn't surprise me; that has been the way things have progressed for backlists for many publishers, where there is a smaller audience or just backlist, in general. On the plus side, it is a way to publish and "reprint" older titles, with smaller audiences, without having to have large print runs to make printing, at all, profitable. That has helped bring in stuff from authors like Talbot Mundy, Clark Ashton Smith or others of the pulp era, at affordable prices (or even free, in some cases). It's also a good platform for small press stuff. Publishing has been gobbled up, like everything else, in entertainment. On top of that, you have content companies, who turn out series, especially YA stuff, where the writers are just hired guns. Alloy Entertainment was one of them (rebranded Alloy Digital, then merged with Break Media, to form Defy Media, which went bankrupt), publishing Gossip Girl, Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants, Pretty Little Liars, Vampire Diaries. They originated the franchise concept, then hired writers to produce them, at much lower royalty participation, with an eye towards exploiting them in other entertainment. You also have paid product placement in novels, which has been going on for a couple of decades, at least, where they will insert brand names into stories. Publishing is about as bad as everything else for pimping themselves out to corporate marketing. It's very disappointing because I was so excited when DAW announced the reprint program some years back, and I had been buying every Lee reissue faithfully, including one I already had an older edition of just to show my support. Then at some point I noticed there were only e-books. Day for Night was supposed to be the next one, and Amazon even let me "order" it, I guess before the change was confirmed. I only found out what really happened just recently. I sent an email to the DAW contact at Astra expressing my disappointment at their leaving so many (older) readers out in the cold. Amazon will list things that aren't published/released to gage a potential audience. They listed the Batman tv series for years before an agreement was finally reached between Warne & Fox, to allow a dvd release. Pretty much, in the last 20 years, the move among the remaining publishers (the big ones gobbled up the smaller ones) was the reduction of print backlists and a focus on new titles or reprints of proven sellers. E-books allowed them to produce copies, without a huge cash outlay for printing. On the plus side, it made it more cost effective to bring older works, with a small potential audience, back into print, digitally, at little to no cost. On the negative side, for readers who prefer print, you are left with an e-book or hunting down a used copy. Print-on-demand was an alternative and many smaller presses use that option, though it makes individual book prices higher than market average. However, the bigger houses kind of turned their noses up to that platform. Also, I think there wasn't as strong a market to support that. We used to have print-on-demand listings, for out of print works or lesser public domain titles (like Alexandre Dumas' The Queen's Diamonds); but, the digitzation was often garbled (sections would not be scanned properly and the page would display random characters) and the unit cost was high and off-putting. I only ever bought one book that way; a copy of Norman Bel Geddes' Horizons, which detailed his industrial design philosophies and showcased several futuristic designs he created (a massive flying wing luxury plane, a streamlined ocean liner, etc). It was published in the 30s and long out of print and I found a print-on-demand copy, for far less than used copies went for. I prefer print, myself; but, I get the economics of it and, given how the internet has driven up back issue and used book prices, it's a pretty good alternative. I have pdf copies of several genre books, from the 60s, 70s and 80s, like the Man From UNCLE tie-in books. They were pretty enjoyable; but, because they are collectable, print prices can vary wildly. I found a source for all of them, digitally. |
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