shadroch

Like a rhinestone cowboy.....

I had five nice, premium statues when I moved. Three were bought with boxes, two I bought loose. Small sample, to be sure but the statues I shipped in original boxes got here fine. Half of the others did not. They are tremendous space wasters, but I wouldn't chuck them so quickly.

When I was getting ready to move and culled some 20 boxes that weren't move worthy, I was shocked how many 1990s Superman titles I had. As I never bought one off the stands, these all came from other collections I bought. Superman is the DC version of New Mutants. There was a time twenty years ago, when seemingly every collection I looked at had multiple copies of New Mutants 1-10.

Never tried to clean one. I buy Mylar in bulk so I always have hundreds laying around. I don't know why you couldn't, I just haven't.

Too many people concentrate on their weaknesses. That's nuts. Focus on your strengths.

Give out "funny money" bills. No book keeping and if customers lose them, that's on them.

To cull my collection, trading unwanted, unloved books into a steady income source.

The trick is giving your customers perceived value while protecting your bottom line. Giving a 20% discount on new books greatly reduces the profit per book sold. My thought was to give away stuff that cost me nothing. Pick a slow day and do a Spend $50, get $20 from a select section of back issues.

Went to it in NY. It's an obvious tourist trap. I can't say I'm surprised.

No, that is a display batman, loose and missing the entire display case.

1) clone everything. 2) tell no one 3) destroy the machine. 4) sell a book or two every few months 5) surfs up tonite.

Aren't US felons barred from Canada?

A friend won these in an auction and was curious what to ask for them. I was an under-bidder so they already sold for more than I wanted to pay. https://mcmanusauctions.hibid.com/catalog/124003/2-18-18-gold-silver-jewelry-antiques-collectibles/?cpage=6&ipp=100 They were supposedly exclusives for Walmart stores and promotional displays, not sold to public. They take up a lot of space and the plastic is fairly flimsy. Maybe four by four by two and a half feet thick. They are also pretty heavy so shipping is problematic. He thinks that he scored a homerun and that they might go for high three figures, if not more. They are definitely cool, but can't see people paying much more than he paid for them. The one that worked perfect went for $135. The others all had issues and sold for less.

I always kept a box or two of stuff behind the counter that I'd only show to the best customers. It usually was nothing, just stuff I'd be seeding into the boxes in a week or so anyway, but it made them feel special.

The key to keeping them from bowing is pretty simple. Don't go higher than wide. If you have four boxes on the floor, you can go four high. You want to make cubes, not rectangles. Do that and use boxlox and you're golden. I've seen stores that go six high, but only two, sometimes three wide. That is not the way they are meant to be used.

My first shop was really small so I built shelves in the bathroom and kept spare bags and the like in it. It quickly got over-crowded. No one else was allowed to use it and I rarely did since the store was open 2:30-6 five days a week. I didn't keep it very clean. A few months in, two new kids walk in. They just moved to the neighborhood and have lots of money. Must have bought 300 books in two weeks. One day, they come in with their mother and she is carrying their infant sister. Its not crowded so we get to talking while the boys shop. After about ten minutes, she asked to use the bathroom. I reluctantly agreed and she was in and out in like 15 seconds. She paid for the books, and I never saw any of them again. My next shops had bathrooms my Mom wouldn't hesitate to use.

I'm not a fan of most Guinness products, but I shared a few pitchers of their oatmeal stout at the Zebra concert and was impressed.

I remember it was Guinness, but not sure if it was regular or one of their specials. The convenient store at the Riviera Casino had them.

Simon is the only comic pro I ever left a con to go buy beers for. He repaid the favor many times over.

I'll weigh in as soon as I conduct an inventory on the books in question.

Now that you have been open a spell, it's crucial you get a maintenance schedule set up and stick to it. Ten-fifteen minutes a day can really pay off. Set up a schedule -one day doing the showcases, one day straightening back issues, one day sweeping and cleaning bathroom, ect,ect.

My first introduction to Thor was a paperback where he battles The Absorbing Man. 1966/67ish if I Recall . I think these books are highly under-rated.

I'll call it a 4.0. As is.

Buy it from a reputable dealer and they will accept it if it comes back restored. Buy it off ebay and it's a shoot. An established seller may take it back but is under no obligation. Ask yourself why the seller left money on the table by not slabbing it himself?

No reason to shut down on a slow day. Especially to price books. Just bring a box at a time to the work area behind the register and work on them when you can. You should be able to find a few likely lads or lasses to help out to help out in return for books. $12 an hour in back issues will do. Volunteers don't require FICA or Workers Comp. It sounds like it's going well and you are well on the road to success.