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    Is Mile High a reference to their prices?

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    So I ended up going to MHC, and it is an impressive set-up. Like a mega-sized old school comic shop. And it does exude some buy me and fomo energy, so much so that I almost bought a late issue of Two-in-One that I'd been looking for in "NM" (it actually looked fairly graded) for $23. Then I took a breath, looked up the same issue on Metro and could order a high grade copy for $10 so I put it back.  The pricing was ridiculous all over but here and there I saw market prices (maybe accidentally, or maybe priced so long ago that the market caught up). Staff was friendly and I did see Chuck who was also friendly. In the end though, I left empty handed.

    Afterward, I went to Vision Comics & Oddities and found a great selection of correctly priced books and lots of sharp copies. Cool store, heavy metal vibe. Ended up leaving with a pile of Bronze marvel and DC horror books. They were also having a half off sale for back issues under $20 bucks and the guy gave me a first time buyer discount. 

    Other Denver stores I visited that were great:  Hall of Justice and Cobalt Comics. Deep back issue stacks at both and friendly folks. Bought at both, again sharp copies of bronze horror and filler copies for my Cap run. HoJ also had a really good selection of high dollar books, fairly priced, but I just wasn't in the market at the moment.

    Is Mile High a reference to their prices?

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    I'm actually in Denver and thinking of visiting MHC today. But man looking at these website prices, I'm not sure if there's any point except to see what a warehouse-sized comic shop looks like.

    I mean I get his pitch in the earlier posted video about "context" and maybe that was true in the brick and mortar age, but when I can get a book in better condition at 1/4 of his price for a Fine from somewhere reputable like Metropolis (which tells you something since Metro prices upmarket anyway), why would I ever buy from this guy? 
     

    I guess I'll go for the novelty of it and to add it to my list of shops I've visited but I expect it will be a lot like the episode of the Twilight Zone where the guy can finally read any book he might want and his glasses break. Metaphorically speaking, of course.