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comix4fun

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Screw the naysayers. Get down with the comics. Also, sign and personally guarantee a long term lease, if at all possible.

 

 

 

The only kind of balls to have in the comics game are great big brass ones.

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Whizzer

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Screw the naysayers. Get down with the comics. Also, sign and personally guarantee a long term lease, if at all possible.

 

 

 

The only kind of balls to have in the comics game are great big brass ones.

 

 

Glengarry Glen Ross :cloud9:

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VintageComics

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Screw the naysayers. Get down with the comics. Also, sign and personally guarantee a long term lease, if at all possible.

 

Would a down payment on a Porsche be recommended?

 

You know, for BSD status.

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Well i see that ive been wasting my time in my current job. I guess ill stock pile a few more paychecks pull the books i want to keep and start wheeling and dealing. From what i see here, moderns get in and out quick , CGC key books and hit any sources for books to sell. Estate sales, garage sales, craigslist etc.....oh and offer cool books to the boards first. Am i missing anything?

 

Take some extra Vitamin E and eat some oysters so as to be able to service all the groupies.

Damn kid, yer on fire today!!!

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DiceX

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Screw the naysayers. Get down with the comics. Also, sign and personally guarantee a long term lease, if at all possible.

 

 

 

The only kind of balls to have in the comics game are great big brass ones.

 

 

Glengarry Glen Ross :cloud9:

 

NOT safe for work!

 

 

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Whizzer

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Screw the naysayers. Get down with the comics. Also, sign and personally guarantee a long term lease, if at all possible.

 

Would a down payment on a Porsche be recommended?

 

You know, for BSD status. [/

 

 

Does the Porsche come with a turkey sandwich included? :baiting:

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DiceX

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Well i see that ive been wasting my time in my current job. I guess ill stock pile a few more paychecks pull the books i want to keep and start wheeling and dealing. From what i see here, moderns get in and out quick , CGC key books and hit any sources for books to sell. Estate sales, garage sales, craigslist etc.....oh and offer cool books to the boards first. Am i missing anything?

 

Good call. It's safe to say that you can make a full time job out of the valuable collections that pop up on Craigslist.

 

 

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THB

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Loving the advice. Ive been wanting to actively participate on these boards since i first stumbled upon them in 2011. A little more homework and ill make a stab at it. Was someone suggesting a physical store front for back issues?? Ive always wanted to buy cheap drek and open a $1 comic book store near a highly visible grocer ( HEB here in San Antone) along with other priced back issues.I always felt that if you have a physical location perhaps someone will bring in that once in a lifetime collection. Anyone have a back issue only store or is that a dead end?

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Loving the advice. Ive been wanting to actively participate on these boards since i first stumbled upon them in 2011. A little more homework and ill make a stab at it. Was someone suggesting a physical store front for back issues?? Ive always wanted to buy cheap drek and open a $1 comic book store near a highly visible grocer ( HEB here in San Antone) along with other priced back issues.I always felt that if you have a physical location perhaps someone will bring in that once in a lifetime collection. Anyone have a back issue only store or is that a dead end?

 

I'm not sure if you caught on, but many of the posters were being a bit facetious.

 

Just as a reality check, being a comic book dealer is a full time job that's a lot of hard work with no guarantees.

 

It's extremely competitive (read: cut throat - I've been in the same city on the other side of the country looking at a collection just before or after a dealer several times), you need capital (so that you can sit on books that don't sell) and free time to make it profitable and it takes a little while (read: years) to build a customer base.

 

 

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Calamerica

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Loving the advice. Ive been wanting to actively participate on these boards since i first stumbled upon them in 2011. A little more homework and ill make a stab at it. Was someone suggesting a physical store front for back issues?? Ive always wanted to buy cheap drek and open a $1 comic book store near a highly visible grocer ( HEB here in San Antone) along with other priced back issues.I always felt that if you have a physical location perhaps someone will bring in that once in a lifetime collection. Anyone have a back issue only store or is that a dead end?

 

I'm not sure if you caught on, but many of the posters were being a bit facetious.

 

Just as a reality check, being a comic book dealer is a full time job that's a lot of hard work with no guarantees.

 

It's extremely competitive (read: cut throat - I've been in the same city on the other side of the country looking at a collection just before or after a dealer several times), you need capital (so that you can sit on books that don't sell) and free time to make it profitable and it takes a little while (read: years) to build a customer base.

 

 

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comix4fun

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Bedrock has a sapphire studded collar for his panther.

And a matching pinky ring (thumbs u

 

Panthers have pinkys?? :ohnoez:

 

Only when they really like you. (thumbs u

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Screw the naysayers. Get down with the comics. Also, sign and personally guarantee a long term lease, if at all possible.

 

Would a down payment on a Porsche be recommended?

 

You know, for BSD status.

The way your making dough,surely you could afford one. :cool:

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Dr. Balls

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Well i see that ive been wasting my time in my current job. I guess ill stock pile a few more paychecks pull the books i want to keep and start wheeling and dealing. From what i see here, moderns get in and out quick , CGC key books and hit any sources for books to sell. Estate sales, garage sales, craigslist etc.....oh and offer cool books to the boards first. Am i missing anything?

 

Take some extra Vitamin E and eat some oysters so as to be able to service all the groupies.

 

Don't knock it. I had all sorts of groupies when I had my shop. Female groupies no less. I considered renaming my shop to Caligula's Comics and Collectibles.

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