FlyingDonut

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Says things came damaged - whatever - but says he is "texting" me and I'm not responding. Dude, you're not "texting" me because you don't have my phone number. I'm not sure what you're doing. I gave him a refund but I told him to never buy from me again.

On 9/23/2023 at 5:50 PM, BlowUpTheMoon said:

Oof.

On 9/25/2023 at 9:57 AM, Cman429 said:

The fact no title lasted more than 4 issues is probably why they didn’t catch on back then. Hard to get invested in something that gets cancelled a few months in. They’re comic nerd obscurities as far as collectibles go - like the people who collect monkey covers or Archie comics with B&V in bikinis.

They’re fairly worthless as I’ve put together a good size run and paid $5 (or less) for each. Occasionally you find a dope on Mycomicshop or a IG sale asking $20 for one but nobody ever pays that. There’s no demand because your selling to a tiny tiny miniscule audience.

As for movies/tv, the comic boom is almost dead anyway. And we lived through it and didn’t get anything from Image or Valiant (except that one unwatchable Vin Diesel movie) and those universes were infinitely more popular and cohesive.  

A reminder that not only was Bloodshot terrible, it was released March 13, 2020, the day the world closed because of COVID.

If it is two weeks away from Baltimore maybe I'll come out and set up. My house to Norman is (checks google) roughly 1300 miles.

On 9/14/2023 at 12:29 AM, jimjum12 said:

At this show there is at least one exception and that would be the display for "Comics, Cards, and Collectibles" ... Mark Nathan's outfit. For this show it is run by Flying Donut, a respected Forumite, and their set-up is so large there can be 10 folks looking through boxes and not in each others way. When I'm at Baltimore, it is the absolute first place I go .... it's box diving Heaven  Get there early and you won't believe what you'll find in the boxes. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Our booth every year is in the exact center of the show - perks of being the show promoter - and is on top of red carpet. You can't miss it. We have more comics at our booth in Baltimore than in probably 90% of comic shops in the United States. This year we had 101 long, 200 short, 300 magazine boxes, and 800 wall books. In comic booths, as in many things, size most definitely matters.

Does anyone know if the 2024 dates have been confirmed/set yet?

When my father moved we found boxes of stuff - in one of them was a box of mine and my brother's concert t-shirts from high school in Illinois, roughly 1980-1988. Maybe 200 of them. My daughter has them and slowly sells them on dePop and other places. I kept a couple but they're only display pieces.

I'll kick the next one off:

I didn't move these ones. Still have the Byrne run 232-292 and the annuals.
 

On 9/14/2023 at 10:39 AM, Robot Man said:

Did he give YOU money? 

Not directly, but absolutely.

On 9/6/2023 at 5:15 PM, WernerVonDoom said:

That book looks familiar.

If you're here tomorrow come by. Right in the middle with the red carpet. Many comics for sale.

On 9/1/2023 at 8:12 PM, wombat said:

I'll be there. Who has a booth?

I'm running the main Cards, Comics, and Collectibles booth. Table 916, right in the middle.

We will have more comic books than 95% of the comic stores in the United States. Come on by!

On 8/24/2023 at 10:52 PM, MAR1979 said:

Its getting worse out there. Some select examples.

CGC 9.8 Nova # 1 1976 Newsstand. First Appearance Of Nova (Richard Rider) White Pages
https://www.ebay.com/itm/295898827593?hash=item44e4f1cb49:g:ObsAAOSwO2hk5zuu

CGC 9.4 Amazing Spider-Man 178 Newsstand. Classic Green Goblin Versus Spider-Man
https://www.ebay.com/itm/295898976822?hash=item44e4f41236:g:iYAAAOSwXA9k5~SJ

At best it's lack of knowledge or ignorance but knowing Comic Dealers it's intentionally misleading and wreaks of zero Moral's and Ethic's. Which is why I feel the folks need to be aware of June 1979 cover date being the first month every Marvel regular size Comic Book had both a Newsstand and a Direct Sale is important.  If they do then they won't pay more for Nova 1's or ASM 178's.

Both of those are accurate listings. They both are newsstand copies. It doesn't matter, of course, because they were ALL newsstand copies, but what can you do.

On 8/21/2023 at 2:28 PM, manetteska said:

Taylor Swift in an x-rated film.... 

j/k

Yes please.

Buy Blip 1 now -  the price is jumping. If you can find a newsstand in 9.8 BUY BUY BUY.

On 8/29/2023 at 9:37 PM, shadroch said:

That isn't always the case. Many people buy stuff at retail, hoping to flip it and return it when they can't.

Not comics from a comic store.