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Post by profholt82 on Mar 11, 2020 23:59:15 GMT -5
Update for you guys, the guy at my local kept a copy of the 2nd print of 89 set aside for me which I picked up today. And he said he'll do the same for the reprint of 90. And I've gone ahead and set up a pull list for the main books I'm into so that I don't run into this problem again.
I realize that I sounded like kind of a jackass in my op, so sorry about that. I wrote it when the wound was fresh. Hahaha
And I appreciate all of the info and input in the thread. I just got back into comics about a year ago, so a lot of this stuff is new to me. Heck, I didn't even know pull lists were a thing, so that'll be convenient going forward.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 13, 2020 6:10:53 GMT -5
Pull lists are the way to go if you don't wanna miss out. I had one with the last LCS that I was a regular at. They saved me from missing out on a few books that jumped up in price. The Avengers book that debuted Conan in regular continuity was one example.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2020 11:34:18 GMT -5
From my experience, pull-lists work fine as long as the dealers are not on the same trippy drugs as the speculators.
Some dealers hoard their copies, then sell them on-line at the new going rate...and tell their customers, sorry, sold out, take this copy of [random book] instead.
I've also seen a dealer go into a stash of books that was supposed to be reserved for customers, and sell them to other customers, on the assumption that the 'preferred customer' would be a better source of income in the long run.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 28, 2020 5:46:58 GMT -5
From my experience, pull-lists work fine as long as the dealers are not on the same trippy drugs as the speculators.
Some dealers hoard their copies, then sell them on-line at the new going rate...and tell their customers, sorry, sold out, take this copy of [random book] instead.
I've also seen a dealer go into a stash of books that was supposed to be reserved for customers, and sell them to other customers, on the assumption that the 'preferred customer' would be a better source of income in the long run.
Yeah, I had that happen at the shop I used to frequent which was why I left. The last time it happened he tried to rationalize it as helping to save the store as he could make a quick 60 bucks on it online versus the four I had paid. I'm all for supporting dealers but it can't come at the expense of customers. It's sad to say but I've had better experience at Newbury Comics which is a corporate owned mall chain that sells more T-shirts and popculture toys and gag gifts than comics than I've ever had at any local shop. |
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Post by Batflunkie on Mar 28, 2020 10:58:08 GMT -5
From my experience, pull-lists work fine as long as the dealers are not on the same trippy drugs as the speculators.
Some dealers hoard their copies, then sell them on-line at the new going rate...and tell their customers, sorry, sold out, take this copy of [random book] instead.
I've also seen a dealer go into a stash of books that was supposed to be reserved for customers, and sell them to other customers, on the assumption that the 'preferred customer' would be a better source of income in the long run.
Yeah, I had that happen at the shop I used to frequent which was why I left. The last time it happened he tried to rationalize it as helping to save the store as he could make a quick 60 bucks on it online versus the four I had paid. I'm sorry, but that's a really crummy thing to do to somebody |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2020 14:10:33 GMT -5
From my experience, pull-lists work fine as long as the dealers are not on the same trippy drugs as the speculators. Some dealers hoard their copies, then sell them on-line at the new going rate...and tell their customers, sorry, sold out, take this copy of [random book] instead.
I've also seen a dealer go into a stash of books that was supposed to be reserved for customers, and sell them to other customers, on the assumption that the 'preferred customer' would be a better source of income in the long run. Yeah, I had that happen at the shop I used to frequent which was why I left. The last time it happened he tried to rationalize it as helping to save the store as he could make a quick 60 bucks on it online versus the four I had paid. I'm all for supporting dealers but it can't come at the expense of customers. It's sad to say but I've had better experience at Newbury Comics which is a corporate owned mall chain that sells more T-shirts and popculture toys and gag gifts than comics than I've ever had at any local shop. I've left shops who did that in the past too (one here in Ohio, a couple back in New England) and got the same type of bs rationalization from the manager/owner, to which I explained, "I spend more than $4 a month here, I spend more than $60 a month here, or at least I did, but your quick $60 just cost you years of monthly revenue from me. I hope that helps save your shop." They did not like the response, but at that point, I didn't care. They tried the "what about loyalty to your shop" which got a "what about loyalty to your regular customers who keep you in business response. The only time I have been okay with someone else getting "my" copy of the book, is when Diamond shorted the retailer or sent damaged copies and the shop did a first come first serve among those who had subscribed/pre-ordered and we'll get the rest of you when replacement copies arrive (if they do)(this happened last year with the Star Trek Year Five series from IDW as he got shorted for 3 issues in a row form Diamond but I got all 3 issues at once when replacement copies arrived). There have been times I have chosen to let my shop sell my copy at the inflated price anyways though. I had pre-orderd a copy of Batman Damned #1 and my shop held it for me for 3 weeks despite the rampant price inflation, but I was okay with waiting for the trade so told him to keep my copy and sell it on ebay to help the shop out, to which he expressed gratitude and threw in a couple of the $1 back issues I was getting for free as a thank you. A lot of it comes down to the professionalism of the shop owner. If his shop is just his clubhouse for him to get paid doing his hobbies and hanging out with his friends, then you are not likely to get professional responsible business decisions when it comes to situations like that. If the owner treats his/her shop like a business, this is less likely. Unfortunately there are still too many clubhouses out there. Far fewer than their used to be (Darwinism at work), but still too many (though these type of shots are likely to be in the worst position to survive the industry hiatus due to the pandemic). -M |
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 4, 2020 0:11:31 GMT -5
From my experience, pull-lists work fine as long as the dealers are not on the same trippy drugs as the speculators.
Some dealers hoard their copies, then sell them on-line at the new going rate...and tell their customers, sorry, sold out, take this copy of [random book] instead.
I've also seen a dealer go into a stash of books that was supposed to be reserved for customers, and sell them to other customers, on the assumption that the 'preferred customer' would be a better source of income in the long run.
Yeah, I had that happen at the shop I used to frequent which was why I left. The last time it happened he tried to rationalize it as helping to save the store as he could make a quick 60 bucks on it online versus the four I had paid. I'm all for supporting dealers but it can't come at the expense of customers. It's sad to say but I've had better experience at Newbury Comics which is a corporate owned mall chain that sells more T-shirts and popculture toys and gag gifts than comics than I've ever had at any local shop. This was in Massachusetts? Just wondering what shop, so I know next time I'm there! |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Apr 4, 2020 5:49:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I had that happen at the shop I used to frequent which was why I left. The last time it happened he tried to rationalize it as helping to save the store as he could make a quick 60 bucks on it online versus the four I had paid. I'm all for supporting dealers but it can't come at the expense of customers. It's sad to say but I've had better experience at Newbury Comics which is a corporate owned mall chain that sells more T-shirts and popculture toys and gag gifts than comics than I've ever had at any local shop. This was in Massachusetts? Just wondering what shop, so I know next time I'm there! It was a place in Bellingham mass |
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 4, 2020 12:31:40 GMT -5
This was in Massachusetts? Just wondering what shop, so I know next time I'm there! It was a place in Bellingham mass Ah, gotcha. There are 2 comic stories somehow in Bellingham, but I'd be pretty surprised if Friendly Neighborhood Comics did something like that, so... Good to know, thanks! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2020 0:22:05 GMT -5
I did order an extra copy of #90 as I speculated that would also be hot...and it's the only book that tracking has 'in transit' for the past 30 days. Given the givens, I might just write it off...not the sender's fault. Only package I've had stalled/lost in maybe 3 years.
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Post by rom on Apr 9, 2020 9:21:15 GMT -5
Anyone who buys newer comics these days thinking they're going to be worth a lot of money later is a delusional idiot. Maybe if you have certain old, valuable comics in extremely good shape from the 1940's - 1980's they may be worth some money - but AFAIK these cases would be few and far between.
I remember the greedy speculators back in the '90's who all bought the crap Marvel & Image were spewing out re: the multiple cardboard/hologram covers. Thankfully, I never spent one cent on that garbage. Now, I've read that people have problems giving away this crap. It's definitely not worth the paper it's printed on. Maybe it can be used as toilet paper (especially with the shortages these days) or to line the bottom of a kitty litter box/birdcage - but that's it.
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