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Another AMAZING experience buying from Jeff and heck of a nice guy too. Thanks for helping me upgrade some books and look forward to future chats and dealings!

Have you bothered to look into to see how much you have actually put into crypto? I'm not asking what your profit is, just, say, over the last year how much have you "invested"?

Just launched another huge Zenescope themed auction with commons, sets, exclusives/variants and exclusive 11 x 17 art prints. Any questions, feel free to ask! https://www.ebay.com/sch/more_fun_comics/m.html?item=123629900022&hash=item1cc8ea90f6%3Ag%3ACasAAOSwiudcU46Y%3Ark%3A4%3Apf%3A0&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562 Some samples:

Is the submission tracking page down for other people?

Yeah, perhaps you are right. I'll chat with the owner and figure out how much space I have and the logistics, etc. Plus some of my regulars would be able to buy from me year round, not just shows so that may also help if they know I have a little year-round mini booth...

I know it may sound good but I am not sure the clientele would buy in but then again their back issue bins been pretty much same forever so there may be opportunity. Maybe I will try to negotiate lower rate and if it does we can increase fee or something. Like maybe first 3 months reduced rate and then reevaluate.

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I think he said $100 a month...Which seems a bit on the steep side to me? I will have to talk more to him about it, from everything discussed here to actually how much room I would have to work with. I appreciate the comments about my presentation and organization ! I have known the owner since I was a teen and we have a very good relationship but I'm not sure if it would ever lead to further collaborations, but I do think a spin off benefit could be if I left my card/contact info in the store at my "booth" it could potentially lead to finding some new collections.

I would be furious over him owing $700 - Says a lot about the guy. Sadly, I guess it is true, when money gets involved for some people, you really never can tell. I really appreciate the advice and even though I have been going there for a long time, best to make whatever arrangement as "iron clad" as it can be but I am thinking if I do go for it, I might just set up my cheapie bins. We shall see and as always, I do appreciate the advice/insight.

I like the consignment idea rate WAY better than a flat monthly rate. Video would make it easy. Would have to discuss the whole inventory/sales management system and "what happens if" scenario. I know regardless that I would not be interested in putting anything "high end" in the store.

I don't think they will be going out of biz anytime soon and yes for sure it would require some organization on my end and more info on how they would track sales. Nothing is final, just an idea proposed to me that is interesting but for sure more details need to be sorted out and ultimately the cost per month for the space could also be a major deciding factor.

Yes, North Bay...Now you guys know where I live😂 The store does not really deal in back issues so that may be why it seemed more about the new hotness. They are pretty friendly and has been in biz for awhile now but definitely glad to see them moving to a real location. Good points on theft and damage. I was not intending to put anything of substantive value...I was thinking cheapies but the price point for table rent might make it a no go.

So another new development...My LCS is finally moving to a bigger and nicer location and will no longer look like a "hole in the wall" stereotypical comic shop. The owner has offered to rent me "a table" (not sure on size of table yet) inside the shop where I can sell some of my comics for a monthly table rental fee. I still do not know how large the table would be or the full cost yet, but he explained if I did it, I would simply mark my comics with a certain colour sticker and I could have my own "button" on the cash register when people bought my books. I think it is a great idea but for me, it would all depend on how much the monthly table fee would be and size of the table. I would also have to think about what to leave there. Thoughts?

LOL - No problem. I appreciate you taking a look to help me figure these two sigs out!

If you know don't keep me guessing! I think I got the Lady Death artist - Monte Michael Moore: https://www.mavarts.com/comic-art but sig looks like Brian Pullido's...And looks very similar to some CGC SS books with his sig I have seen...

Does anyone know the artist signature on these?

Earlier I mentioned I picked up a bunch of prints, about 50 from my Zenescope connection. Many of them are signed. Most are 11 X 17 but a few 13 X 19 or so. There are also several smaller ones. They are pretty much all of the "bad/good girl" art variety. Not my thing but I don't judge. I have never bought or sold prints before but the price was right (or seemed right 😂), so I took a chance. Figured why not as they don't take up a bunch of room, easy to transport/ship and have had really good success selling Zenescope comics online. Anyway, here is the lot. There are only a couple who I don't know who the artist is...The Lady Death and the smaller sized prints. Anyhow, first purchase of 2019 in the books....We shall see how it goes...

Thanks for the info, but like I said, while I greatly enjoy Ottawa, highly unlikely I will make the trip anytime soon due to all the associated costs and time. I have also been very busy of late with my regular job and other matters, so time is also a big factor. Just for curiosity, what are the costs of vendor booths?

Thanks for still following! What is the name of the show, when does it happen? Ottawa is still 4 hours away for me...So basically same problem as Toronto...Accommodation, meal and gas costs, table costs, etc. The Sudbury Graphic Con (my largest show) is undergoing a major overhaul and we still have not heard what is going on this year and it may not happen at all or at least in the same format as it did before, so I am in a wait mode for that. Apparently it is transitioning from the Library or something and lots of debate as to its future. Last year, for sure, they focused too much on cosplay, "after parties" and I later found out they had a free "kid con" outside so lots of families (allegedly) didn't even bother to come inside where the majority of vedors were. Having said that, it was still a profitable show for me (again, my highest for the year) but attendance was lighter. You could tell by the crowd inside. My next show is likely in April, Northern Game Expo, which has been my second best show and one I really enjoy.

This is it. I'll be honest, was going to get them for about 60% of retail averages per piece that I was able to find online. As I figured I would have to sell them via ebay, there is what, 10% gone right off the top? So I was looking at 30% per piece - If I got my asking price on them. Add in the initial investment, storage space, time they may have taken to sell and more importantly, displaying/shipping worry of any kind of damage, I bowed out. I still wonder if I made the right decision but my wife made a good point too...By declining, it just means I have more comic fund/reserves available (and can keep growing) if some more comics, preferably keys, end up coming my way. I did buy A LOT of Zenescope from him previously and surprisingly, I have done shockingly well with those online...So I did pick up about 45 prints from him, most 11 x 17, some smaller, some bigger. Many signed. Some J. Scott Campbell, EBas, Dawn McTeague, Jaimie Tyndall and others. He gave me a bulk deal and they don't take up any room, so figured, what the heck. Definitely not my thing, but hey, who am I to judge someone else's collecting habits? Plus they will be easy enough to ship and take to shows.

So I recently "walked away" from a potential pick up. I was negotiating a deal was for a fair sized lot of various Sideshow exclusive statues. Now this was an area I don't have a lot of knowledge about but determining average selling price per piece was, for the most part, not too difficult thanks to ebay completed sales. Ultimately, I walked away. The price per piece we negotiated was fair but there would have been a fair bit of $$$ tied up and while I could have made money, I decided not to do the deal because: A) High likelihood I would have a great deal of difficulty selling them locally. B) I don't do that many shows and while they may make good "eye candy", again would be worried about transportation, potentially getting damaged and taking up a fair amount of space - And I still have a lot of comics to move. C) The worry about shipping. They are expensive to ship and any kind of damage or return scenario could rapidly eat into my margins. D) The cash invested may not be recuperated as quickly as I would want. I had been negotiating with a person whom I have dealt with many times in the past. He was basically wanting to move them to pick up more/new ones. I was intrigued at the potential pick up when first approached about it but after weighing all the pros and cons, decided against it. He understood and our relationship is still intact as we never finalized a deal anyway. Bottom line, I decided I would rather get one or two bigger keys with smaller margins and possibly even hold than a small collection of expensive statues...If I owned my own store or did more cons, outcome would likely have been different, but in the end, I just didn't fee comfortable with this particular investment. I did pick up some prints though...

How does the interest rate not apply anymore? As minimum payments go by unpaid, the debt gets larger and are you not then paying interest on the higher debt load? Even if what you say is true ($1.30 every day) you are looking at approximately $500 interest added onto your debt load per year, but I suspect it is more than that. If your case worker and everyone here is telling you to start or figure out a way to start paying it, maybe you should take that advice. Yes, I mean the fact that you don't have a regular source of income. Now you reveal one of the reasons why you stopped selling was that you didn't have enough money to ship things? Dude, if you can't afford to ship things (don't buyers pay shipping), you are clearly doing this wrong and need a J-O-B. You need to realize you cannot "compartmentalize" your financial life. It does not work that way. The banks, creditors, landlords, prospective employers, heck your prospective buyers and consignors are not going to trust a guy like you or give a rats arse if your "up" $5 in crypto but you are in debt, have no job or means to support yourself and giving a big "FU" to institutions you signed a legal agreement with because YOU feel slighted/wronged. You seem to blame a lot of people for your problems, both your employers, financial institutions, your parents...I don't doubt that you have issues that are contributing to your woes but I also get the sense you would be very difficult to manage, maybe that is part of your issues. I don't know. I think everyone here would be happier to hear about what you are trying to do to better yourself, looking into what mental health resources you can potentially access, your journey to seek help and become self-sufficient instead of your dealings in crypto, comics and online sex games with your zombie wife.

What is the interest rate on the card? You know that debt is growing bigger with each missed minimum payment right? Have you told your case worker about your refusal to pay this debt? I bet they would have some thoughts on that. You need to calculate your overall financial well being you can't say "oh I made $30 profit selling comics/video games" and think you are "ahead" if other aspects of your financial status are in the toilet. If my buying and selling activities were causing additional hardships in my life, I'd be cutting my losses and figuring out a real sustainable way to claw myself out whether it would be actively and continuing to get help for my personal issues and getting a job that while I may not love will afford me some stability.