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Far from all the hoopla... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Daredevil-2-Waid-Riveira-Captain-America-NM-M-Sold-out-1st-Print-2011-Vol-3-/130692061376?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item1e6dda98c0 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Daredevil-2-Waid-Hot-New-Series-VF-1st-Printing-Never-Read-2011-/370612495418?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item564a39e43a

As a dedicated super-hero fan, it's tough being beaten over the head with schlock year after year. My tastes have definitely wandered.

I try not to use the word for the sole reason that it bothers some people. I still do it from time to time because for years I said it 50 times a day. To me it means the same as dummy, but I don't want to unintentionally offend anyone. I prefer to do it head on. Likewise. To me it's a word that means stupidity, as opposed to a cognitive handicap.

And it was easy to tell in the summer of 1990 that Kevin Maas was headed straight to Cooperstown. That's not a logical analogy insofar as BKV has prior legit hits, but I agree with the premise that it is premature to conclude that Saga is the next big thing (ditto for Thief of Thieves and every other Image book that has been awesome, but all of those books that have been awesome are still awesome). True... the analogy is somewhat loose... Just noting the rush to judgement...

And it was easy to tell in the summer of 1990 that Kevin Maas was headed straight to Cooperstown.

I'll need a body of work larger than 2 issues to comment on this one.

So, is that about a 7.5-8.0? Maybe 8.5. One thing I'll give FS credit for -- I never have to stare at the panels, or scan back a couple panels repeatedly to figure out wtf is going on. (thumbs u

I vote for better than tolerable, but not amazing.

Yup. Pull $3 book from shelf, sell on eBay for $25 = $22 profit. $22 profit = about 15 books bought by a pull file customer. It's easy to see how a little loyalty and good will will outweigh the quick buck. (thumbs u a couple of years ago I was looking for creepy 1 at a shop i hit now and then. it had sold out at my main shops as nobody ordered more than 3 copies. that shop only had the more expensive variant cover, which he let me have at regular cover price (plus a subsequent discount because i bought some other stuff). the shop is way out of my way, but since then i have always tried to get over there when possible and have probably dropped 5 figures there since then. true, i'd probably try to get over there now and then anyway, but after that little gesture I feel guilty if I don't make a solid effort to do so, like i met my wife near there recently when i could have just as easily picked somewhere else. Anyway, after fees and other hassle on ebay (not to mention time spent packing, etc.), it's not a $22 profit. Don't you see how someone may not want to be bothered selling 3 low price items on ebay a week? Now that I reread my above post, it may've been a bit vague. I was actually trying to make the point you made (much better) in your first paragraph. And your point about the $22 is correct also - especially when time is in short order for an LCS owner, and listing/packing/mailing is factored in.

I am actually with you on all of this, especially the bolded part. There is a middle ground to be walked, though. It's not good business to scoop all books off your racks at the first sign the book is heating up on eBay. Taking care of your customers and engendering loyalty will pay off many times over.

Yup. Pull $3 book from shelf, sell on eBay for $25 = $22 profit. $22 profit = about 15 books bought by a pull file customer. It's easy to see how a little loyalty and good will will outweigh the quick buck. (thumbs u

Nick Spencer is writing it, so that's a big reason why I'm picking it up. I read all three at once last weekend and it flowed well. I'm sticking around for the long haul. Yep, and stories like these can't really be judged by three issues, especially in the tpb era of story decompression. Quitting now is like putting a novel down early in Chapter 2. FWIW, and as a counterpoint to ToT fever, I actually liked the start Secret is off to better.

You're of course referring to the 'lobster grip', where the clerk grabs the book in a pincer between thumb and fingers, putting a spine crease about two inches above the bottom staple.

I asked a local store about this, that still has ToT, Saga, and Fatale on the shelf. They said they make enough money off the regular prices, they're happy to sell it for cover, because it gets people through the door knowing they'll be able to find their copies of anything for cover. Makes some sense to me. They do however, sell some copies on eBay, everything new in the store however, stays at cover. Then I would be at that store when it opens to get all the ToT #1s I can carry. You'll get to the counter - where they'll tell you it's one per.

you need to get out more. the entire financial services industry is made up of people acting like they know what they're talking about while the vast majority have no clue. how many pundits said AAPL was overpriced at $200? that's $300 BILLION AGO. you're talking about 300 copies of a book that went from $500 to $1500 like it's meaningful. One of the oddest and yet truest maxims of Wall Street is that the bear case always makes more sense.

Follow and read the ones you like. Drop the rest. Support the projects you like. In the long run, that'll bring the good books to the forefront.

Penny foolish, pound wise.

Hanging lower than you? I do hang pretty low...

Low hanging fruit.

How would you know, though? In regards to the Fables #6 RRP, for instance, you said that you have 4 copies - I know at least two people who own more copies of that book than you, yet neither of them would be so bold as to proclaim that they "have the most extensive collection of this particular issue". There is always someone tougher than you, smarter than you, and possessing more copies of any given comic book than you. You missed 'taller than you'.

Much goodness in this post. The trajectory of WD, the comment on the new titles, Marvel/DCs loss of creativity...

Exactly, and not only for the ToT vs WD market discussion, but for the comics themselves. At the end of the day, what drives true demand is people wanting to own and read the books. If ToT evolves into a consistently great read month after month, it'll be ok. If it doesn't, it'll fade off.

I'd definitely agree with this -- I think it's a big part of the recent 90s style buying, not just with ToT.

That's a bit literal. I'm not sure how you'd quantify how many buyers are accumulating ahead of hopes for the TV project. Would 50-200 be a reasonable guess? Opinions?

No, not entirely, which is why I noted 'to an extent'. However, this board's effect on collecting trends has been seen before - see the Hulk 377 3rd print thread for example. No, but one person bought those 14 copies. It's when 14 buyers want and buy a copy that the prices realized become a reflection of true demand for the book, and not hype and speculation.