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Post by MatthewP on Jul 29, 2014 15:09:05 GMT -5
I glanced at the Mile High booth in passing, and that was enough to convince me that they were not giving any bargains at the con, so there was no need for me to spend any time or money there. It looked like typical comic shop back-issue inventory, nothing to draw me away from the great Gold and Silver stuff at other dealers nearby in either selection or price. I've never ordered from Mile High, and nothing there made me likely to change that. His post-show whining just makes me even less likely to give him my business.
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Post by paulie on Jul 29, 2014 15:38:40 GMT -5
Remember when Sunday was the day to go to the Con and hit up dealers for... deals? The last two years at my local con (with an estimate 40,000 attendees) most of the dealers have cleared out by Sunday and the prices were so jacked up to begin with a 'deal' would have still been paying close to top dollar.
I guess we are in paradigm shift in the world of the comic convention because this kind of stuff isn't exclusive to San Diego.
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Post by aaronkashtan on Jul 29, 2014 17:04:11 GMT -5
I totally agree with Shaxper. I had the same reaction to the NYT article about how people were attending Comic-Con in huge numbers but not spending a whole lot of money. Comic-Con is more about creating publicity than about selling merchandise.
In reply to paulie, Sunday is still the best shopping day at Comic-Con, though not to the same extent as in the past, since there are fewer booths to shop at. There was one particular booth that was selling comics for $1 earlier in the show, then sold the same comics for 33 cents on Saturday and 20 cents on Sunday. Tomorrow's Treasures, which was probably the best dealer in the hall, did two-for-one deals on all their comics on Sunday.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 18:00:26 GMT -5
Remember when Sunday was the day to go to the Con and hit up dealers for... deals? The last two years at my local con (with an estimate 40,000 attendees) most of the dealers have cleared out by Sunday and the prices were so jacked up to begin with a 'deal' would have still been paying close to top dollar. I guess we are in paradigm shift in the world of the comic convention because this kind of stuff isn't exclusive to San Diego. I always heard Sunday was the day to attend if you're looking to stock up on comics, but I watched that SDCC documentary last night and it seems for a while now dealers have been packing up early on Sunday. |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 29, 2014 19:15:09 GMT -5
Remember when Sunday was the day to go to the Con and hit up dealers for... deals? The last two years at my local con (with an estimate 40,000 attendees) most of the dealers have cleared out by Sunday and the prices were so jacked up to begin with a 'deal' would have still been paying close to top dollar. I guess we are in paradigm shift in the world of the comic convention because this kind of stuff isn't exclusive to San Diego. I find that, at the conventions I attend, Sunday is still bargain day. I guess we are in paradigm shift in the world of the comic convention because this kind of stuff isn't exclusive to San Diego. I always heard Sunday was the day to attend if you're looking to stock up on comics, but I watched that SDCC documentary last night and it seems for a while now dealers have been packing up early on Sunday. Some conventions now stipulate in their vendor contracts that you cannot pack up early, or you will not be permitted to come back next year. Perhaps SDCC does not. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jul 29, 2014 19:46:18 GMT -5
So the exclusive figure thing is a way to build buzz for your company/product/toy-line, not TOO far removed from a movie trailer? And I guess with an attendance of 130,000, that's a lot of people who might buy your 60 dollar toy, so they're probably not losing money, especially considering the stuff that mrp said.
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Post by paulie on Jul 30, 2014 8:43:32 GMT -5
Sadly most of the comic dealers had started packing up by High Noon at my local con. Toys, Magic Cards, and costumes ruled the roost.
Having said that I was still able to hit the dollar/fifty cent bins hard which were there in abundance.
Perhaps I'm just not a good negotiator?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 12:46:39 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 14:26:49 GMT -5
He's going back next year to lose more money, because fans (who didn't buy his stuff this year) want him to come back. Oh and his customers don't care how he's treated.
This is my first time hearing about this guy, but that's really something.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 18:37:01 GMT -5
I think Chuck has finally lost it: More here. I can't believe he has a problem with the publishers. I mean, he's just a retailer! Does Chuck believe he deserves special recognition over other retailers? If so, he's delusional. If he wants an exclusive variant from a publisher, he needs to pay up the $$$$ for them. Otherwise, become a publisher yourself Chuck. It's the nature of the beast. He lost $6k, that's a clear message that he doesn't belong at SDCC...yet he still signed up for a booth next year!?! Not sure what Chuck is smoking right now, but at least all Mile High back issues are 60% off this week. |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 31, 2014 18:54:42 GMT -5
One of my favorite dealers posted on facebook today in support of Chuck, feeling that he was making valid points about how dealers are being pushed out of the market. I found this ironic as Chuck is probably most dealers' primary competitor yet somehow brands himself as their champion.
Let's be clear -- Chuck is (and always has been) out for himself, as well as only concerned with his own well-being. He has proven this time and again.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 18:57:55 GMT -5
He's going back next year to lose more money, because fans (who didn't buy his stuff this year) want him to come back. Oh and his customers don't care how he's treated. He won't lose money if he does things a bit smarter. Instead of complaining about publishers having exclusive variants, do your own. I believe Marvel requires a minimum order of 3,000 books to do one. You commission an artist, get your cover, sell books you acquire for less cover price for multiples of cover and make a pretty penny there. At least to offset his enormous costs in setting up a booth to begin with, far less seven of them. Mile High's exclusive for Amazing Spidey #3 last month was quite nice...better than the regular Humberto cover.  |
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 31, 2014 19:03:11 GMT -5
I can't believe he has a problem with the publishers. I mean, he's just a retailer! Does Chuck believe he deserves special recognition over other retailers? If so, he's delusional. If he wants an exclusive variant from a publisher, he needs to pay up the $$$$ for them. Otherwise, become a publisher yourself Chuck. It's the nature of the beast. He lost $6k, that's a clear message that he doesn't belong at SDCC...yet he still signed up for a booth next year!?! I think you've misread Chuck's message a bit - he isn't looking for special recognition over other retailers, and the publishers were not making their con exclusives available to any retailers. He's upset because his suppliers are competing with him. That tends to bother business people; this kind of argument happens in my field too. Retailers put time and effort into promoting the products of a certain producer, hoping to make money for both themselves and the producer, only to have that producer swoop in and take all the customers' money. You can't be a good partner if you're going to be a competitor. And I think he signed up for next year for two reasons - first, he really does seem to have a sentimental attachment to SDCC, and second, he's optimistic enough to think he can figure out how to make money next time. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 19:04:49 GMT -5
Who did that cover? I really like how Spidey looks.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 19:08:15 GMT -5
Who did that cover? I really like how Spidey looks. Frank Cho. From his site:- |
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