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Post by hondobrode on Oct 20, 2017 17:27:54 GMT -5
I've thought for years, for doesn't Marvel or DC put out cheap newsstand reprints ?
Working with Archie is a smart move by not having to re-invent the wheel for distribution, and it helps Archie as well.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 20, 2017 17:38:07 GMT -5
How much was the digest ?
read the answer. Not a bad price, you can see that Marvel is drumming up extra interest for the Thor movie.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 22, 2017 15:41:40 GMT -5
This is among my least favourite ways of wasting time: restoring someone else's electronic device when they have no idea how they messed it up, what their password is, or where their documentation might be. I thought an iPad would be grandmother-proof... hah!!! Hatal error. I don't know what my mom did (and neither does she!) but apparently when iTunes asked for an update she complied, and entered some ID code that she doesn't remember. No the thing is locked, locked, locked and I have the joy of trying to reset it to factory standards, before re-dowloading all her applications and re-registering her everywhere. Backup? Backup you said? What's a backup?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 17:03:55 GMT -5
Well I now own 11+ short boxes less of comics than I did when I woke up this morning. My dealer friend stopped by this afternoon to check out my stuff because he needed some more stock for next week's Champion City Con and we agreed on a price for that portion. He also looked over Amy's X-books and the rest of the vintage rpg stuff and we are negotiating prices for that stuff as soon as we both have a chance to look over going rates for the rpg stuff (my impressions ofr price are a bit out of date and he is just learning the market), but there's not a rush on this as he is not doing a toy show until after the first of the year, so we both have time to figure out a mutually acceptable price on the deal. The Great Purge of 2017 continues, but most of the comics I was looking to get rid of (except stuff I set aside that people expressed interest in) is gone.
-M
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 22, 2017 17:07:13 GMT -5
I'm planning to divest myself of as much of my stuff as possible in the next couple of months if I can.
Does anybody have a feel for waht might be considered "hot' titles that might be attractive to a dealer?
I have long runs of Marvels and DCs from the late 60s till the mid-90s plus lots of non-consecutive stuff, too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 17:14:53 GMT -5
I'm planning to divest myself of as much of my stuff as possible in the next couple of months if I can. Does anybody have a feel for waht might be considered "hot' titles that might be attractive to a dealer? I have long runs of Marvels and DCs from the late 60s till the mid-90s plus lots of non-consecutive stuff, too. Not sure if they are hot, but as Jesse (my dealer friend) said this afternoon, there are always plenty of buyers for Batman books and Amazing Spider-Man so I am always buying those at decent prices because they are always a quick turnaround for me. (Uncanny) X-Men are also a quick turnaround for him as well. But how quickly he can turn stuff around plays a large factor is what he is willing to pay, moreso even than on the return he will get on them. So stuff that has a large fanbase and thus enough demand to sell quick and not linger despite "book value" tends to be more attractive. He also said he was going to make some calls as he saw stuff that appealed to particular customers he has in my stuff that might not otherwise move well at shows, so sometimes it varies depending on what the dealer knows he can sell. -M
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 22, 2017 18:22:17 GMT -5
As I get my collection sorted, I too will probably do some purging.
Some may or may not go to charity, like the Boys or Girls Club, and I will sell some on the internet.
I suggest selling on AtomicAvenue.com. There's no up front fee, the fees are lower than eBay's, and it's strictly collectors like us.
You basically set up an online shop through them for free.
It integrates with the most excellent ComicBase comic book database, that I've used for years.
They offer an Express version for free.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 22, 2017 20:12:02 GMT -5
A feel good story on this fine Sunday!
My oldest son recently moved into his grandmother’s house, a five hour drive from here. He quickly noticed that the shower was going drip-drip-drip.
We’ve had that kind of problem before, on assorted faucets; it’s easily solved by changing the little rubber plugs that interrupt the water flow when the taps are off. But in that case, the shower was in a tiny recess, and the faucets were a fancy old Delta model.
My kid try to dismantle the thing, in the hope of changing the shower’s rubber stoppers or even the whole shower cartridge. But no go: the whole thing was so full of calcium that nothing moved. When the plumber showed up and had a go at it, he couldn’t do anything... not with a wrench, not with a blowtorch. He said he could come back the following week and cut the pipes, and replace the whole system that holds the shower’s cartridge in place. Since it was impossible to remove the shower or to go through the wall in the next room (that being a beautiful wooden wall), he would have to work through the small hole in which the taps were installed... which meant a four hour job. At 150 bucks an hour, you’ll understand why my son wasn’t eager to sign anything yet.
The following week we paid him a visit and he and I took a look at it. Then while we were at the hardware store, he noticed that you could buy cleaning products that got rid of calcium. Could that help with the shower? After a few hours and the use of his great-grandfather’s pipe wrench (that old house is full of stuff you wouldn’t believe), he managed to free the shower’s cartridge.
Next we tried to find a replacement piece. The big hardware store chains had nothing, and the plumbing companies refused to sell us the part; we had to hire their services first. But a clerk at one of the big chains recommended to try some small mom and pop hardware store, where they often kept all sorts of parts. I took my boy to one of those, since having grown up in the town I pretty much knew them all.
The difference a smaller shop makes... Two guys, a fellow in his 60s and one a little younger, looked at the dismantled cartridge. They couldn’t find a replacement part nor its reference number, but took the time to look at it and said it looked fine; just a little calcium-encrusted. They took pictures of it to look on the internet for some replacement, but advised us to simply clean it hard and replace the rubber parts (for a grand price of 4.99$).
That’s what we did, and lo and behold... no more drip-drip. Those two dudes just earned a pair of customers FOR LIFE!
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Post by DE Sinclair on Oct 22, 2017 20:27:23 GMT -5
A feel good story on this fine Sunday! My oldest son recently moved into his grandmother’s house, a five hour drive from here. He quickly noticed that the shower was going drip-drip-drip. We’ve had that kind of problem before, on assorted faucets; it’s easily solved by changing the little rubber plugs that interrupt the water flow when the taps are off. But in that case, the shower was in a tiny recess, and the faucets were a fancy old Delta model. My kid try to dismantle the thing, in the hope of changing the shower’s rubber stoppers or even the whole shower cartridge. But no go: the whole thing was so full of calcium that nothing moved. When the plumber showed up and had a go at it, he couldn’t do anything... not with a wrench, not with a blowtorch. He said he could come back the following week and cut the pipes, and replace the whole system that holds the shower’s cartridge in place. Since it was impossible to remove the shower or to go through the wall in the next room (that being a beautiful wooden wall), he would have to work through the small hole in which the taps were installed... which meant a four hour job. At 150 bucks an hour, you’ll understand why my son wasn’t eager to sign anything yet. The following week we paid him a visit and he and I took a look at it. Then while we were at the hardware store, he noticed that you could buy cleaning products that got rid of calcium. Could that help with the shower? After a few hours and the use of his great-grandfather’s pipe wrench (that old house is full of stuff you wouldn’t believe), he managed to free the shower’s cartridge. Next we tried to find a replacement piece. The big hardware store chains had nothing, and the plumbing companies refused to sell us the part; we had to hire their services first. But a clerk at one of the big chains recommended to try some small mom and pop hardware store, where they often kept all sorts of parts. I took my boy to one of those, since having grown up in the town I pretty much knew them all. The difference a smaller shop makes... Two guys, a fellow in his 60s and one a little younger, looked at the dismantled cartridge. They couldn’t find a replacement part nor its reference number, but took the time to look at it and said it looked fine; just a little calcium-encrusted. They took pictures of it to look on the internet for some replacement, but advised us to simply clean it hard and replace the rubber parts (for a grand price of 4.99$). That’s what we did, and lo and behold... no more drip-drip. Those two dudes just earned a pair of customers FOR LIFE! Good customer service is a dying art, but it's not dead yet. Glad you found a good place.
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 22, 2017 20:37:51 GMT -5
Thank God for locally owned businesses ! They're great at real world sensible fixes like that.
That's why I try to give whatever business I can to Main Street.
I tell business owners that all the time when I'm talking with them about their payments processing.
FWIW, I do particularly well in the smaller towns.
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 22, 2017 21:17:21 GMT -5
I'm planning to divest myself of as much of my stuff as possible in the next couple of months if I can. Does anybody have a feel for waht might be considered "hot' titles that might be attractive to a dealer? I have long runs of Marvels and DCs from the late 60s till the mid-90s plus lots of non-consecutive stuff, too. Not sure if they are hot, but as Jesse (my dealer friend) said this afternoon, there are always plenty of buyers for Batman books and Amazing Spider-Man so I am always buying those at decent prices because they are always a quick turnaround for me. (Uncanny) X-Men are also a quick turnaround for him as well. But how quickly he can turn stuff around plays a large factor is what he is willing to pay, moreso even than on the return he will get on them. So stuff that has a large fanbase and thus enough demand to sell quick and not linger despite "book value" tends to be more attractive. He also said he was going to make some calls as he saw stuff that appealed to particular customers he has in my stuff that might not otherwise move well at shows, so sometimes it varies depending on what the dealer knows he can sell. -M Thanks, m! BTW, Sox hired Cora.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 23, 2017 5:52:51 GMT -5
Thank God for locally owned businesses ! They're great at real world sensible fixes like that. That's why I try to give whatever business I can to Main Street.I tell business owners that all the time when I'm talking with them about their payments processing. FWIW, I do particularly well in the smaller towns. My wife and I have been doing this with restaurants lately, avoiding chains as much as possible and finding locally-owned places to eat. Our new favorites are a diner that has been in business for almost 70 years (third-generation owners running it now), a wood-fired pizza joint (whose owners are opening a gourmet burger place right around the corner from the pizza shop), and a neighborhood grille that has amazing fried chicken, breakfast served all day, and homemade pies that are to die for. We pay less, the food is better, and we support our neighbors, all of which are wins.
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Post by Cei-U! on Oct 23, 2017 14:26:27 GMT -5
Dammit. Just got word that my Aunt Linda, my mother's younger sister, died this morning. Linda and her daughters lived with us for a couple of years when I was a kid. She was the only person on that side of the family I could count on to give a straight, warts-and-all answer when I had questions about our history, especially what went down in the first months after I was born. Something she shared with me during my breakdown a couple of decades back proved a major milestone in my recovery. I owe her and I'm really going to miss her.
Kurt (Cei-U!) I summon the sadness!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 15:18:32 GMT -5
Sorry for your loss Cei-U!. -M
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Post by impulse on Oct 23, 2017 15:28:37 GMT -5
Sorry for you loss, Cei-U!.
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