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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 18, 2020 4:47:24 GMT -5
the Ebay pick ups continue   |
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Post by The Captain on Apr 18, 2020 7:16:46 GMT -5
I'm rationalizing that since I don't eat out everyday for lunch when I work, that overall, I'm saving money. Yeah, that's lame.  I know I'm a little late to the discussion, but I agree with what everyone else has posted on this. If you aren't eating lunch every day, you are helping put some money back into the economy. I put $28 in cash in my wallet in early March (I always carry cash with me, as my wife and I take an "allowance" every month for things we want and I do it in cash to avoid having to reconcile with the bank account). I looked this morning and the same $28 is still in there. I've toyed with the idea of contacting my buddy who owns the LCS I frequent and seeing if he is going to be in there any time in the next week doing inventory, grading books, etc., and to ask if I might be able to stop by for a little private shopping session. My wife and I are both still working full-time so nothing has changed with our income, so the monthly allowance is just piling up, and there still is the money I made selling Magic: The Gathering cards at the end of last year that is largely untouched. I wouldn't go crazy, but there are some of the Marvel Epic Collections that I wouldn't mind picking up, especially some of the early Amazing Spider-Man books, and if I could help him out a little during this time, I would be happy to do so. We're all dealing with this unprecedented situation in different ways, and if your way of getting through it is buying Thor comics on eBay, have at it! Take care, be safe, and stay healthy, my friend. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 18, 2020 7:56:05 GMT -5
Thanks for that , Cap. I still feel guilty but like an addiction, I keep buying.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 18, 2020 7:58:14 GMT -5
There’s also this - I don’t think the monthly comic shows that i used to attend will be available any time soon. I have to physically own the originals. Digital doesn’t work for me nor does collected TPBs
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Post by tartanphantom on Apr 18, 2020 9:09:43 GMT -5
Thanks for that , Cap. I still feel guilty but like an addiction, I keep buying.
Seeing most of your recent purchasing posts, I was just thinking that a fellow like you ought to have Thor as his avatar... Oh wait, you do have Thor as your avatar... carry on and happy hunting! 
And I totally agree with you about the digital editions... problem with digital is that I just can't get into actually reading them. TPB's, I can live with, as a substitute to complete storylines until I can obtain the original floppies, but I consider TPB's as "reading copies", not as collectibles.
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Post by dbutler69 on Apr 18, 2020 9:33:01 GMT -5
There’s also this - I don’t think the monthly comic shows that i used to attend will be available any time soon. I have to physically own the originals. Digital doesn’t work for me nor does collected TPBs I'm with you. Though I do read digital and TPB's, I BY FAR prefer the originals. The others just aren't the same. |
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Post by The Captain on Apr 18, 2020 11:48:26 GMT -5
There’s also this - I don’t think the monthly comic shows that i used to attend will be available any time soon. I have to physically own the originals. Digital doesn’t work for me nor does collected TPBs I'm with you. Though I do read digital and TPB's, I BY FAR prefer the originals. The others just aren't the same. I used to feel this way about collected editions, but I have changed my stance on this over the past few years. The main reason is there is so much out there that I want to read, but I would never be able to if I tried to pick it up in floppies. Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Tales of Suspense; none of those early issues are remotely in my price range, nor can I really justify spending absurd amounts of money on a single book at this point. For $35, I can get 20 issues of Fantastic Four from #33 - 51 and Annual #3 in an Epic Collection, whereas just a beat, low-grade copy of #48 is at least $400 (heck, a coverless one just sold on eBay this week for $159). For certain series, like my Captain America run, yeah, it had to be entirely floppies, but for other things, I would rather just own the stories and enjoy them. We all do the hobby differently. It's what makes it fun for each of us in our own ways. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 18, 2020 16:07:34 GMT -5
At the risk of being annoying...   Now I have only 11 issues missing from 126-502 |
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Post by dbutler69 on Apr 18, 2020 16:43:31 GMT -5
Hey, Thor is about to get pummeled by giants on both covers! Congrats, by the way.
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Post by brutalis on Apr 18, 2020 17:52:53 GMT -5
Why would we be annoyed Icc? We are grateful you are doing such an incredible job amassing a splendid Thor collection. Once completed with all the issues together in one place it makes our plan of plotting the robbery all the easier to implement. Bwahahahahahahahaha
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Post by tartanphantom on Apr 18, 2020 17:53:36 GMT -5
At the risk of being annoying... Now I have only 11 issues missing from 126-502
Cool! looks like the second one has a subscription fold?
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 18, 2020 18:33:48 GMT -5
Yeah, it does. Bummer.  The first one has pencil marks on the covers. I gamble on these sellers with low grades. But I'm happy that whenever I flip through the books when I open the package, there are never surprises like cut outs or missing pages. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Apr 19, 2020 13:35:47 GMT -5
At the risk of being annoying... Why? Because of this little thing? Not at all, but to put your mind at ease, let the annoyance begin. (It shouldn't be too hard to copy/paste here) |
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Post by beccabear67 on Apr 19, 2020 13:52:44 GMT -5
I imagined there might be some huge bargains because of a big drop in buyers from lack of money and/or minimizing exposure, on top of employees of sellers staying home and/or post offices being closed... but it sounds like sales are up?
There were a few things I had wanted to get but have had to say no to and then stopped looking entirely.
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 19, 2020 14:00:36 GMT -5
At the risk of being annoying... Why? Because of this little thing? Not at all, but to put your mind at ease, let the annoyance begin. (It shouldn't be too hard to copy/paste here) Ozy, you should post those treasures here so I don’t feel like a glutton. |
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The first one has pencil marks on the covers. I gamble on these sellers with low grades. But I'm happy that whenever I flip through the books when I open the package, there are never surprises like cut outs or missing pages. 
