Mmehdy Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 mike is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 mike is great Mike always seems a little creepy,this video just solidified my assumption. Just kidding Mike is passionate if he's anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweandlorder Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Hes a mix of Iggy Pop and Ric Flair with a whole lot of meshuga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Good call! He has been nothing but great every time I have to talked to him at a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anstettoman Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 karma is a b^&^%ch, before the magazine went out of business i had a subscription to their monthly mag and 2 mos into my 2 year deal they stopped printing their book so what goes around comes around..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NP_Gresham Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Wizard age, top 10 , garbage cons, and that kraptastic hype rag. I will dance on their grave. What a complete Krap organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hes a mix of Iggy Pop and Ric Flair with a whole lot of meshuga When the powers that be at Marvel decided Peter Parker needed a bachelor party before his Shea Stadium wedding, there was only one person that could handle the job. Send for Carbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 karma is a b^&^%ch, before the magazine went out of business i had a subscription to their monthly mag and 2 mos into my 2 year deal they stopped printing their book so what goes around comes around..... didn't you get your subscription money back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamlet Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Would it be wise to invest in Wizard stock now? Its tempting, because they're close to their 52 week low. Is it money you can afford to lose 100% of? Because it wouldn't be shocking to see them go under. Their financials are not good, and their business sense seems to be lacking. They may pull back and focus on their profitable cons and stop trying to expand foolishly, in which case you could do well from here. However, I recommending investing in much more stable and proven businesses though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TupennyConan Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 They've got nothing to sell if the wolf comes knocking at the door for payment. Why would anyone buy a WW show when they could build their own superior product while watching the competition fizzle out? Buying a show isn't much more than buying a short term non-compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 They've got nothing to sell if the wolf comes knocking at the door for payment. Why would anyone buy a WW show when they could build their own superior product while watching the competition fizzle out? Buying a show isn't much more than buying a short term non-compete. yep. the problem is their "brand recognition" is equally as bad as it is recognizable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hes a mix of Iggy Pop and Ric Flair with a whole lot of meshuga Gives me the impression of a fast talking used car salesman whereby your Spidey sense would be tingling like mad every time he opens his mouth. Sometimes, too much passion sends the wrong message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_collector Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Stock (WIZD) down another 42% today after getting pummeled 28% last Friday on no apparent news. Full disclosure I have (fortunately at this point), a very small position in the stock. It's because they gave Carbo a TV Show. I'd sell all my stock after finding that out! http://finance.yahoo.com/news/contv-launches-original-series-comic-100000789.html So Mike finally got an actual show? Some jokster on here was quite prescient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anstettoman Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 no tried to reach customer service and couldn't get thru this paid with by and no way to get refund back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 This kind of reminds me of the Creation shows some years back. If I recall, they had a couple successful big shows and a few smaller locals, started growing and tossing shows up everywhere, and eventually overgrew and went "thud". Anyone else have more history on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 no tried to reach customer service and couldn't get thru this paid with by and no way to get refund back You should email them and ask for a convention credit...free pass.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hes a mix of Iggy Pop and Ric Flair with a whole lot of meshuga Gives me the impression of a fast talking used car salesman whereby your Spidey sense would be tingling like mad every time he opens his mouth. Sometimes, too much passion sends the wrong message. That's my impression too. Passionate? Sure. Used car salesman about to screw you in any possible deal? Absolutely. I wouldn't trust a word out of his mouth if there was any even discussion of a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hes a mix of Iggy Pop and Ric Flair with a whole lot of meshuga Gives me the impression of a fast talking used car salesman whereby your Spidey sense would be tingling like mad every time he opens his mouth. Sometimes, too much passion sends the wrong message. That's my impression too. Passionate? Sure. Used car salesman about to screw you in any possible deal? Absolutely. I wouldn't trust a word out of his mouth if there was any even discussion of a deal. I've done many a deal with Mikey Carbo and never had an issue or a regret. Have you ever done one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 This kind of reminds me of the Creation shows some years back. If I recall, they had a couple successful big shows and a few smaller locals, started growing and tossing shows up everywhere, and eventually overgrew and went "thud". Anyone else have more history on them? Creation has been around since about 1970. They stopped doing comic shows a long time ago to concentrate on Star Trek and celebrity shows. These days, they do about a dozen shows a year, with themes like Star Trek, Vampires, Supernatural and that sort. Their Vegas Star Trek show is gigantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doktor Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hes a mix of Iggy Pop and Ric Flair with a whole lot of meshuga Gives me the impression of a fast talking used car salesman whereby your Spidey sense would be tingling like mad every time he opens his mouth. Sometimes, too much passion sends the wrong message. That's my impression too. Passionate? Sure. Used car salesman about to screw you in any possible deal? Absolutely. I wouldn't trust a word out of his mouth if there was any even discussion of a deal. I've done many a deal with Mikey Carbo and never had an issue or a regret. Have you ever done one? Nope. As I said, it's an impression. I've talked to him & been around him when he's done other deals with other sellers/buyers. But I haven't done business with him. It's just an impression for me. He just sets off alarm bells in my head when I hear him wheeling & dealing. And I trust my gut when it comes to who I want to do business with. Even if it means I miss out on something. Not saying it's right or even saying anything about his character. He's got a lot of charm. He's also a salesman thru & thru and I don't like being "sold" anything. So maybe that's where the alarm bells are from. I prefer to be left alone to find what I want & decide without someone trying to sell me something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
