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Post by lobsterjohnson on Apr 27, 2016 13:31:12 GMT -5
I'm occasionally annoyed when comic shops don't put price tags on stuff. I'm always afraid that I'll bring some product up to the counter and find out that it's way more expensive than I thought it was!
I don't have much to complain about for comic shops, though. The store I go to is clean, well-lit, and has a wide selection of comics and merchandise, despite being a pretty small store. The atmosphere is very friendly and welcoming. There's another store about an hour away from me that is dirty, dimly lit, and literally in a basement (the store entrance leads to a steep set of metal stairs). It had a great selection, but was not the best environment for comic shopping.
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Post by shaxper on Apr 27, 2016 13:49:33 GMT -5
I don't get what you don't get, but no worries. They're putting reasonably expensive items up where they are visible and can be seen, I think this is part of our misunderstanding. I believe the op is saying the books are so high and sorted in such a way that he cannot see some of them. And therein lies the other problem. And sometimes they are too solicitous, and will stand over you and put pressure on you because you asked to see these books. I'm certainly not going to ask them to pull down ten books for me unless they are super cool about it, even though there's a good chance I would buy all ten of them. |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 27, 2016 13:57:59 GMT -5
Well, Slam Bradley I take it you're not 5'5. You don't know what it's like fir us short people whenever I or other shorties go to a comic shop and we see the dreaded wall of overpriced back issues that are on that wall. The same wall where those back issues they're hung up or taped up on the wall really high. Even if I tried to stretch my arms to try to get at Those comics on the damn wall it's not enough. My height 5'5 plus arms stretched out at the limit where my reach would be about 5'7 I still couldn't reach the darn back issues on the wall when those back issues are on the wall they're up to at least 6 feet or God almighty at 7 feet. I'd love to be 6 foot something but do comic book shop workers have to be that cruel thing to just put up 30-40 year old "expensive" comics on the DNA wall right up the ceiling? To be fair, I do agree with Slam's point that people shouldn't be able to reach the key issues, and it isn't being done to be cruel. It's possible your LCS has a unique setup, but the general goal is for people to be able to see the key issues without being able to damage or steal them. |
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 27, 2016 14:08:42 GMT -5
I haven't been inside a comic shop in so long (except occasionally to buy boxes) that I don't really have any pet peeves. Well, maybe if the store is so compact I can't fit my chair down the aisles but I can't remember the last time I was in a shop that cramped.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 27, 2016 14:29:05 GMT -5
Well, Slam Bradley I take it you're not 5'5. You don't know what it's like fir us short people whenever I or other shorties go to a comic shop and we see the dreaded wall of overpriced back issues that are on that wall. The same wall where those back issues they're hung up or taped up on the wall really high. Even if I tried to stretch my arms to try to get at Those comics on the damn wall it's not enough. My height 5'5 plus arms stretched out at the limit where my reach would be about 5'7 I still couldn't reach the darn back issues on the wall when those back issues are on the wall they're up to at least 6 feet or God almighty at 7 feet. I'd love to be 6 foot something but do comic book shop workers have to be that cruel thing to just put up 30-40 year old "expensive" comics on the DNA wall right up the ceiling? Are we talking about a set up like this?  With key issues displayed above the shelves? |
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Post by urrutiap on Apr 27, 2016 15:24:36 GMT -5
yes the comic book shop that I go to once every few years or whatever they still have that one wall of doom where they have old crusty back issues high on the damn wall. Doesnt matter if they're "key" issues or whatever, they're just on the wall way too high for customers to bring down to look at. all of those old back issues that are on the damn wall, theyve been on that wall since 10 years or more. They're all old and crusty lol. Overpriced too. I always see old Uncanny X-Men back issues on the wall where the back issues are the ones from the 1980s. the same back issues that are also in long boxes which I dont get.
Like I said, its hard for people like me who are 5 feet and shorter who find it annoying that those old crusty 25-40 year old back issues are on the damn wall for no reason. If they're for display purposes thats fine I guess but they do have price stickers on them also.
If I was running my own comic book shop, I wouldnt put old comic book issues that damn high on the wall for crying out loud
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2016 15:27:40 GMT -5
I'm occasionally annoyed when comic shops don't put price tags on stuff. I'm always afraid that I'll bring some product up to the counter and find out that it's way more expensive than I thought it was! That's annoys me in a very big way because I have shopped at other comic shops and I spent a good 20-30 minutes while the owner/person in charge spends that much time to figure out the exact price of a single comic book used so I can walk away with it. Many times I walk away without buying it. If I see that in any comic book store and does this on a consistent basis - they don't get my business period. My friend Jeff never had that problem because he use stickers and affix the price off the comic book on a comic book size plastic bag so that the clerks of his store can ring it up for you with no problems at all. |
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Post by shaxper on Apr 27, 2016 15:43:04 GMT -5
The no stickers thing gets particularly absurd when you want to buy a stack of books.
More generally though, we are now living in an age where you can find any comic you want at any time via ebay and the web. The question shouldn't be whether or not they have the book, but rather if they have the book at a price you are willing to pay. I'm not even going to ask in most instances. No prices = no business from me. Don't waste my time.
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 27, 2016 15:44:45 GMT -5
Most comic shops have more good stuff in them than I can afford to buy, and what I can afford to buy, I don't have enough time to read. That's annoying.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 27, 2016 16:01:39 GMT -5
yes the comic book shop that I go to once every few years or whatever they still have that one wall of doom where they have old crusty back issues high on the damn wall. Doesnt matter if they're "key" issues or whatever, they're just on the wall way too high for customers to bring down to look at. all of those old back issues that are on the damn wall, theyve been on that wall since 10 years or more. They're all old and crusty lol. Overpriced too. I always see old Uncanny X-Men back issues on the wall where the back issues are the ones from the 1980s. the same back issues that are also in long boxes which I dont get. Like I said, its hard for people like me who are 5 feet and shorter who find it annoying that those old crusty 25-40 year old back issues are on the damn wall for no reason. If they're for display purposes thats fine I guess but they do have price stickers on them also. If I was running my own comic book shop, I wouldnt put old comic book issues that damn high on the wall for crying out loud Okay, now that we're all on the same page with what you're talking about I think the points brought up by others stand; it isn't a tall versus short issue( and that's coming from a guy is 5'4", as these issues aren't meant to be casually viewed as they are deemed to be "high value" by the owners of the shop. They're usually selected for their collectability and so the customers most likely to buy them are those who have done their research and are looking specifically for that particular issue and so that issue's availability is the only selling tool needed; you see it's there, inspect it's quality and then buy it. That isn't to say that as a more casual buyer you can't look at them two it's just that you have to ask, but it's the same with those looking specifically for those issues as well, even the taller customers, as those books are not meant to be self serve like the rest of the stock. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Apr 27, 2016 16:13:00 GMT -5
Here in the South, a ubiquitous feature of comic book shops is the groups of people seated in the back playing Magic: The Gathering, which is totally cool, except that it always, always includes every member of staff. There is never anyone manning the counter or on the floor, such that customers invariably have to interrupt the game to make a purchase or ask about an item. If you're lucky, they'll hold up one finger and help you in a moment. If you're unlucky, you get the eye-roll and the most cursory, grudging "assistance."
I avoid them like the plague. Conversely, Amazon, ComicLink, and MetropolisComics are always delighted to see me.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 27, 2016 16:14:52 GMT -5
Here in the South, a ubiquitous feature of comic book shops is the groups of people seated in the back playing Magic: The Gathering, which is totally cool, except that it always, always includes every member of staff. There is never anyone manning the counter or on the floor, such that customers invariably have to interrupt the game to make a purchase or ask about an item. If you're lucky, they'll hold up one finger and help you in a moment. If you're unlucky, you get the eye-roll and the most cursory, grudging "assistance." I avoid them like the plague. Conversely, Amazon, ComicLink, and MetropolisComics are always delighted to see me. A shop I used to go to in high school was like that...strangely it's no longer open. |
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Post by realjla on Apr 27, 2016 18:05:57 GMT -5
There's a shop near me that I visited once, and got that sort of 'unappreciative of business' vibe. The staff barely interrupted their long and meandering conversation with some guy (who was an obvious 'regular' but was not buying anything that day) to process my purchase. Also, the place had so much 'Magic:The Gathering' and other RPG crap posted (reminders about their several-times-weekly tournament) that it seemed like comics were just some crap they sold on the side, during the lulls in their lucarative fantasy elf-fornicating gameplaying business empire.
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Post by Action Ace on Apr 27, 2016 18:11:30 GMT -5
Am I even in the comic shop long enough to get annoyed these days? I walk in, we say hi, they hand me a bag of comics, I say thank you and I leave. I doubt I've spent an hour total in the comic shop in the last year.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 27, 2016 18:26:34 GMT -5
My pet peeve has been mentioned already. I hate when the book doesn't have a price on it already. I don't trust someone to "look up" the price. I don't think most comic shop workers are qualified to grade books on the spot and it makes me think they are trying to gouge me.
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