ItsJustRyan Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I may be wrong, but I can't see comics fading out in my lifetime. It's a part of our culture. But, I may be wrong... R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoseBackPages Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 FLOPPIES FOREVA!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf_2099 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Curious - what is everyone paying for the Ghost variant, and are you getting them from mail orders or your LCS? I apologise if I am breaking some unwritten rule by asking... -slym I've heard as low as cover price (not likely,) next lowest is $6. The average paid is $12-20 per and the most I've heard is $25. A good mix of mail order and directly from the LCS. The LCS will be the cheaper option in most cases since they will most likely to use the Ghost Program to help reward their regular subscription base. $14.99 and my LCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter3175 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 $7.00 at my lcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Solo Dolo Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Curious - what is everyone paying for the Ghost variant, and are you getting them from mail orders or your LCS? I apologise if I am breaking some unwritten rule by asking... -slym I've heard as low as cover price (not likely,) next lowest is $6. The average paid is $12-20 per and the most I've heard is $25. A good mix of mail order and directly from the LCS. The LCS will be the cheaper option in most cases since they will most likely to use the Ghost Program to help reward their regular subscription base. I got mine for cover at my LCS. And got them for $10 at Wondercon. But both had a limit of 2 per person though. Somehow I ended up with 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBT Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) trades are not the future, just like digital is not. Both ADD to the comic industry, and dont take away from it. 99% of the people in both are "new" as everyone has mentioned, and if that gets them into the hobby eventually, great. It also funds the companies that produce the hobby as well. Neither trades nor digitals are "collecting comics". They are reading comicbook stories, but not collecting comicbooks.... Collecting comics will never disappear, and its only the price point that holds people back. Comics used to be dirt cheap things found on racks in every major retailer outlet. Now they are expensive collectibles found in specialty stores. Stores like Hastings, Chapters, etc, carrying comics is awesome, and I'd love to see the "real" hobby continue to grow in that manner. Heck, even most comicshops arent really comic shops any more. They are action figure/boardgame/trading card shops, that happen to have comics as well. People living in big American cities dont realize how lucky they are to have TRUE comicshops still, where that is the primary business. Edited April 1, 2013 by CBT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 We have one pure comic shop....glad to have the one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Collecting comics will never disappear It will, when we all die off and there is no new generation to buy all of our . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 trades are not the future, just like digital is not. Both ADD to the comic industry, and dont take away from it. 99% of the people in both are "new" as everyone has mentioned, and if that gets them into the hobby eventually, great. It also funds the companies that produce the hobby as well. Neither trades nor digitals are "collecting comics". They are reading comicbook stories, but not collecting comicbooks.... Collecting comics will never disappear, and its only the price point that holds people back. Comics used to be dirt cheap things found on racks in every major retailer outlet. Now they are expensive collectibles found in specialty stores. Stores like Hastings, Chapters, etc, carrying comics is awesome, and I'd love to see the "real" hobby continue to grow in that manner. Heck, even most comicshops arent really comic shops any more. They are action figure/boardgame/trading card shops, that happen to have comics as well. People living in big American cities dont realize how lucky they are to have TRUE comicshops still, where that is the primary business. CBT is wise. That's why he is my friend. The comic shops I know about locally are as you describe: Magik, board games, video games, figures, comics, movie, trades, etc. Keep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 You only have wise friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 You only have wise friends? in truth, I don't have any friends. Only level-two acquaintances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 friends are overrated anyways...when the poop hits the fan you can't find one with a search warrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stguchi Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 WOW I went to wondercon and came back to find out I missed 460+ post and over 40 pages? where can i find the clif notes. Side note.... EOW was an $8-$10 book on friday. Saturday it was $10-$12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stguchi Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 friends are overrated anyways...when search warrant comes out for you can't find a friend who gives a poop FIXED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicartfan Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I am very fortunate that I live in a very populated area where there are dozens of comic stores within an hour's drive. Everything from music stores disguised as a (former) comic store to New England Comics (8 stores in Mass) and even the infamous "Larry's Comics". Of course, on line has made the world everyone's comic store at their fingertips. Speaking of trades, I look at them the same as DVDs of TV series. While there are those collectors(watchers) that can't wait for the next issue (episode), there are those people that like the ability to watch the whole run at once. Neither is wrong and as long as people are enjoying the product, it's all good. I tend to be of both methods. There are obviously books that I've some how missed and when i read the trade, I am hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 WOW I went to wondercon and came back to find out I missed 460+ post and over 40 pages? where can i find the clif notes. Side note.... EOW was an $8-$10 book on friday. Saturday it was $10-$12 I think it is going to drop for the next 1-2 weeks. Everyone is getting there mass orders in for DCBS and everywhere else. I got mine today, but I'm not listing anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) the nervous nellies will all dump their 10 copy lots, which is great...i'm not selling jack....doesn't matter what happens in the next few weeks. I think i'll just send copies every few weeks in for slabbing..... Edited April 2, 2013 by krighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaseman210 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 My 6 copies from Midtown came today. About 5 out of the 6 had the bindery tears on the top left. They're in decent shape, but not 9.8s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krighton Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 you can have bindery tears and still get a 9.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjanse Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 you can have bindery tears and still get a 9.8 Yep Yep Yep, it happens a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
