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GrasshopperFF

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    CLOSED! Kramerica's 2024 Festivus Sale!

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    On 1/30/2024 at 4:02 PM, mytastebud said:

    Well I am a chef :peace:  Ran a hotel for 8 years and a country club for 3 more. Last 10 years I've thrown a Super Bowl party in my home. Last years menu:

    Homemade Tortilla Chips Salsa and Guacamole

    Seared Ahi Tuna Wonton fresh mango relish

    Potato Skins with Cheddar, bacon green onion sour cream

    Chicken Wings with sweet and spicy Gochujang sauce 

    Grilled Shrimp with lemon chili garlic and olive oil

     

    Filet Mignon Tournedos on butter roasted Baguette with aioli and Fontina cheese

    Ghirardelli Brownies

    Washed down with lots of adult beverages and free rides home.  Absolutely the best way to watch the super bowl. Plus, you can push pause and rewind.


     

    That all sounds delicious!!
    Invites to all boardies???

     

    Are prices still climbing or have they eased up a bit???

    in Comics General

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    On 1/14/2024 at 7:05 AM, KCOComics said:

    I'm loving these stories. Maybe we should start a new thread.  Or you could do a journal perhaps? 

     

    Maybe a tastefully done podcast — without pimping any particular comics? Methodically securing oral histories of the hobby from a business and timepiece perspective. Bookery and his ilk (many on these boards??) have a tremendous amount of knowledge and cool stories that should be told and documented. 
    I would help support that effort! 

    Are prices still climbing or have they eased up a bit???

    in Comics General

    Posted · Edited by GrasshopperFF

    On 1/13/2024 at 9:05 AM, Bookery said:

    I agree with you then, you won't find that sort of thing in shops unless you just happen in shortly after a purchase.  And if you do, as you say, a lot of small shops are so impressed with what they've picked up, the book is usually over-priced, or worse, significantly over-graded.

    A couple of years ago I purchased a nice near-complete mini-run of GA Batman #s 2-20.  They averaged a nice 5.0-6.0 in grade, and one even had a double-cover!  They sold to a walk-in customer the next day.  I also picked up an average but attractive copy of Hulk #1.  It sold to the next person who walked in the door 15 minutes later.  Now, those examples were at the height of the Covid collectibles-mania, and things have cooled down a bit since then.  It's nice to be able to move stuff quickly (and there's not a lot of margin in these big books), but it's a bit sad as well.  Most of my customers never saw them and never know this sort of stuff shows up from time to time.  Ideally, one would like books like that to sit around for about a month, as it's good advertising for future collections for folks to see them in the shop.  But that's rarely the case, and you can't have everything.

    Is it possible to have at least a hybrid mix of website and in-store offerings? My God, that Hulk 1!! Your source material is clearly rich beyond measure.

    There is obvious value to moving things quickly, I’m sure. But there is minimal shelf-life and storage need for such hi-valued books. 
    I’m not pretending to know one thing about the profession, mind you. I cannot touch 40 years of experience. Websites and payment processing, coupled with shipping woes — can be difficult to maintain. But such processing is getting easier and less costly by the day. I think I’ve seen some of your books on FB?

    My wife went to Dayton University. Our trips there are rare, but I’ll certainly stop in if we get there again! Edit: Hopefully just after you receive another Hulk 1!!