shadroch Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I'd never heard of this company but it appears they have over 250 locations. I doubt they would go through the trouble to make these and stock them if they didn't expect to move a couple hundred units per location. I'd think they would prepare at least 100,000 bags that would make the odds of finding a key book one in 200. $1000 in sales for every "key book". Even if the average "key" costs them $40, that is still a very good profit margin as the rest of the books should cost a dime or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I don't have a Meijers anywhere near me. So... as the saying goes, "I've don't have a horse in this race." Think about the lead in time that goes into arranging, bagging, and distributing these comic packs. How long do you think that takes? How long ago do you think they got their supply of comics. Do we not remember that the drek from two years ago with minor first appearances are now sought after $25-50 issues? There are 2017-2018 Marvel Comics that people ignored that are selling right now for $50 a pop if not more. So, I would try my luck... why not? $5 for three comics is not terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Buzzetta said: I don't have a Meijers anywhere near me. So... as the saying goes, "I've don't have a horse in this race." Think about the lead in time that goes into arranging, bagging, and distributing these comic packs. How long do you think that takes? How long ago do you think they got their supply of comics. Do we not remember that the drek from two years ago with minor first appearances are now sought after $25-50 issues? There are 2017-2018 Marvel Comics that people ignored that are selling right now for $50 a pop if not more. So, I would try my luck... why not? $5 for three comics is not terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engelhard Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 51 minutes ago, kav said: how many harbs ya get? i think i found around 10 or so along with some other good stuff like spawn and batman... they were not in the best condition i would say the best one i had was VF but i still made some good money on them kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 13 hours ago, Sferg said: I cant find a pic of them but here's a guy opening some on YouTube. @jsilverjanet Is this the guy we know from awhile back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, manetteska said: @jsilverjanet Is this the guy we know from awhile back? Yes that’s him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Buzzetta said: I don't have a Meijers anywhere near me. So... as the saying goes, "I've don't have a horse in this race." Think about the lead in time that goes into arranging, bagging, and distributing these comic packs. How long do you think that takes? How long ago do you think they got their supply of comics. Do we not remember that the drek from two years ago with minor first appearances are now sought after $25-50 issues? There are 2017-2018 Marvel Comics that people ignored that are selling right now for $50 a pop if not more. So, I would try my luck... why not? $5 for three comics is not terrible. I'll put some together for you. How many do you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Sferg said: I cant find a pic of them but here's a guy opening some on YouTube. Thank you for the how to make $30 turn into $10 tutorial. Edited January 2, 2021 by ygogolak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, ygogolak said: I'll put some together for you. How many do you want? I am trying to be good this year... But, buying one or two is something I would probably try if it positioned near the counter as I was leaving. Edited January 2, 2021 by Buzzetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, ygogolak said: Thank you for the how to make $30 turn into $10 tutorial. You could turn that Marvel into $10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyboy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 18 hours ago, mattn792 said: I’m guessing “key” was very loosely defined. X-Men (1991) 1, Wolverine (2003) 1, Cable 1... Those aren't keys by any definition. But, luckily for the distributor, keys aren't defined by value, so they wouldn't have to be much better than the stuff you mentioned. The big question I have is how SA or early BA books could be hidden in the bags due to their size. It would be obvious from handling them (and probably even just looking) that the bag contains a book that is much older than the junk opened in the video that obviously makes up the bulk of the assortment. HotKey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 hours ago, kav said: how many harbs ya get? That's what she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 14 minutes ago, greggy said: That's what she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sd2416 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 5 hours ago, engelhard said: dollar tree had comics for sale in 2 or 3 packs cant remember... what i do remember is that some of them came with harbinger #1... needless to say i went to a lot of dollar trees and bought all i found When was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engelhard Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 21 minutes ago, sd2416 said: When was that? 3 maybe 4 years ago... time flys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 18 hours ago, Sferg said: I cant find a pic of them but here's a guy opening some on YouTube. Looks like they might possibly be counting True Believers reprints such as Captain Marvel 1 and Marvel Zombies 1 as keys? There are also SA (AF 15, Avengers 4) and BA (GS XM 1) reprints in the series, for example.. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/True_Believers_Comic_Books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ygogolak Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 14 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: Looks like they might possibly be counting True Believers reprints such as Captain Marvel 1 and Marvel Zombies 1 as keys? There are also SA (AF 15, Avengers 4) and BA (GS XM 1) reprints in the series, for example.. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/True_Believers_Comic_Books The bag says 500 keys. Not that you get one in every bag. They probably made a few thousand of them minimum. B2D327 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 19 hours ago, Ken Aldred said: Looks like they might possibly be counting True Believers reprints such as Captain Marvel 1 and Marvel Zombies 1 as keys? There are also SA (AF 15, Avengers 4) and BA (GS XM 1) reprints in the series, for example.. https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/True_Believers_Comic_Books I was wondering about this. Has anyone pulled an actual SA book from these bags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotKey Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Update on these packs: Theres 2 kinds with identical UPC's, one is a 3 pack of moderns and one is a 4 pack of out of prints that I found today at another Meijers, there were 2 of them mixed in with the moderns. Nothing good in either one. Oh and they ring up as "Trading cards" oldmilwaukee6er 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 can you see the spines of the books to tell if any silver age books inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
