D84 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) Maybe we can starve out the speculators by refusing to pay out the nose for today's issue? Edited March 4, 2020 by D84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 minute ago, D84 said: Maybe we can starve out the speculators by refusing to pay out the nose for today's issue? But it’s specs buying the issue at inflated prices. They just feed on themselves.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 46 minutes ago, siro123 said: You can always buy digital if you cant get ahold of a physical copy. I'mma quote RMA here (sorry for stepping on any toes, Zeph): "Paraphrase alert: 'you want a copy? Too bad! This one's fer MAKIN' CASH! You can just go buy that digital one if you want it so bad!!' And that is how you kill an industry." and "Those dummies want to read the story in the format they like can go jump off a cliff. You'll read it in digital or not at all!!" -slym D84 and dupont2005 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, THE_BEYONDER said: But it’s specs buying the issue at inflated prices. They just feed on themselves.... Man, I cant wait for the bottom to drop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, D84 said: Man, I cant wait for the bottom to drop out. There’s a long way to fall.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theCapraAegagrus Posted March 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2020 2 hours ago, siro123 said: You can always buy digital if you cant get ahold of a physical copy. Yes i understand its not the same but its an option until the prices come down. So you cant really complain that you cant read the story. Unless you just like to complain then i understand. Digital never sells out. Yes comic stores can sell digital on there websites and make 33% of the digital sale for the store. Any comic store with a website can do this and have this as a backup option if they so choose but most dont. I'd rather KMS. You don't understand how much of my day is spent staring at screens. Basically my entire work day, then hockey/video games, etc. Comic books are one of the only escapes that I have from my eyes being burn out of my ing skull. You aren't the authority on 'complaining', so please cram that perception where my burnt-out eyes can't gaze. BigDaddy1, D84, slym2none and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siro123 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said: I'd rather KMS. You don't understand how much of my day is spent staring at screens. Basically my entire work day, then hockey/video games, etc. Comic books are one of the only escapes that I have from my eyes being burn out of my ing skull. You aren't the authority on 'complaining', so please cram that perception where my burnt-out eyes can't gaze. Invest in a pair of gaming Glasses like gunnars or something. You wont strain your eyes as much. I wear them at work all day as i stare at computer screens all day too. Have a nice day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 5 minutes ago, siro123 said: Invest in a pair of gaming Glasses like gunnars or something. You wont strain your eyes as much. I wear them at work all day as i stare at computer screens all day too. Have a nice day Cool story. I was being hyperbolic and wasn't soliciting 'advice'. That doesn't solve the problem of dingii flipping comics and tantamount robbing people who actually enjoy the intentional purpose of the comic book art-form. slym2none 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siro123 Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 Speculators are not killing the market. Nothing you say will change my mind on that issue. Stores can limit what people buy Limit 1. Simple solution. Your anger is misplaced. Enjoy the hobby Also Joker War needs to live up to the hype. I've been very disappointed in the last few Joker Events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 hour ago, siro123 said: Speculators are not killing the market. Nothing you say will change my mind on that issue. Good to know. -slym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 7 hours ago, THE_BEYONDER said: There’s a long way to fall.... Probably not as long as you’d think. Although keys are selling for higher and higher prices, I think it’s the same small group of people buying and selling them to each other. When the movie hype hits I don’t see that translating to new people looking for first appearances of whoever is in this new movie, it’s us doing it to each other and ourselves, for higher and higher prices. If a thousand high grade CGC slab collectors of movie hype superhero comics move on it would be devastating to the values of these comics. Many of us have been collecting comics our entire lives so it’s not as if comics are a fad to us, but many of us have also had other passions that we have abandoned at some point in life never to return for one reason or another. Comics and lowriders are just the two I stuck with, and I took 15+ year long breaks from both, and at this point a, barely spending a couple grand a year on both hobbies combined. I’m almost out of comics collecting, just barely buying a few things a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 The hate in this thread is astounding theCapraAegagrus and SkintDoctor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Does anyone know Chuck’s feelings about speculators? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 3 hours ago, ThothAmon said: Does anyone know Chuck’s feelings about speculators? Comics, or drag clothes? I hear finding women's shoes in men's sizings can be tough. -slym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 17 hours ago, siro123 said: Speculators are not killing the market. Nothing you say will change my mind on that issue. Stores can limit what people buy Limit 1. Simple solution. Your anger is misplaced. Enjoy the hobby Also Joker War needs to live up to the hype. I've been very disappointed in the last few Joker Events. You can be wrong and unacceptable of the facts. That's your prerogative. You're still wrong, though. I would suggest not inferring emotion from emotionless text RE: the bold. Tough to enjoy a hobby when spec drek buyers/flippers are ruining it at the expense of our experience. All the while people like you enable their ill intentions. slym2none, D84 and Deadpoolica 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood1892 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) You can buy $1.00 comics and enjoy the hobby... Tbh most first appearances ect are the most boring part of a characters evolution, I can understand pushing the market in the manner that speculators do and it can be aggravating to the purists of the hobby. Edited March 5, 2020 by Hollywood1892 SkintDoctor and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickdemeato Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 On 3/3/2020 at 12:00 AM, BL4Z3 said: On 3/2/2020 at 11:35 PM, nickdemeato said: Children have parents and or guardians who can act on their behalf. So the contract would be between the parent and the buyer. Im a little in disbelief I had to write that. Is it really so far beyond your imagination that this could be happening? Im not talking about a large % im not even saying its a lot. For you to dismiss it like its just not possible. Did you really never sell something when where youger to buy something else? I think I even said before that the parents would sell it on ebay. Now THIS has to be sarcasm. If it's not, it's one of the dumbest comic posts I've ever read Can somebody fill me in on this? Whats so dumb? The idea there are children buying comics? That they would be smart enough to see a thing one place at a much cheaper price than it sells for somewhere else, then take advantage? That they get help from their parents? Or that I spelled younger wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilbil Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 the younger they are the harder they fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkintDoctor Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 14 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said: The hate in this thread is astounding *Pure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkintDoctor Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Hollywood1892 said: You can buy $1.00 comics and enjoy the hobby... Tbh most first appearances ect are the most boring part of a characters evolution, I can understand pushing the market in the manner that speculators do and it can be aggravating to the purists of the hobby. Your missing the point...as usual RockMyAmadeus and theCapraAegagrus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...