shadroch Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 I have no problems with it. I use it daily and am just this side of a luddite. Royal Blue, Larryw7, ttfitz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJ Pimpson Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/18/2022 at 7:39 PM, Robot Man said: I don’t buy the label, I buy the book… The sales data demonstrates that you are the minority Microchip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 12:24 PM, Sauce Dog said: No, it isn't functional - or at least not by any good modern definition of the word. The site is 100% not mobile friendly, which means it is not a functional experience and I cannot even fathom the amount of lost traffic and conversions because of the poor user experience. You might like it because you are used to it and it works on your setup, but that doesn't mean it's anywhere close to being acceptable or even usable for the majority of web users. Observe the irony. Royal Blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/30/2022 at 10:25 PM, Dimez said: The sales data demonstrates that you are the minority Happy to be there. I have never followed the pack. It has always paid off for me… Northwest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shadroch Posted May 31, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 MCS. Nobody uses their website any more. It's too popular. Gonzimodo, Comicshows, MAR1979 and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 11:47 AM, Royal Blue said: Is there some kind of personal grudge behind this? What grudge? I like their company and buy from them often, but it objectively fails in so many regards when it comes to web accessibility. This isn't something unique to them, but to say there isn't a reason they need to update their site just because some users are fine with it hand waves away the fact they are literally offering a poor experience to over 50% of all internet users - imagine the amount of lost sales from that just because somebody had a poor experience using the site. It's an easy fix and requires little to no backend changes to their current system (where the BIG money spend would take place for such changes); all it takes is acknowledgment of the problem and then some small investment of time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 The main reason I've not shopped with MCS is because their scans are so small. I can't imagine how many customers have this concern and potential don't buy vintage books because they can't see them in large resolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) On 5/31/2022 at 1:59 PM, Royal Blue said: So you're saying you've completely missed the "Zoom" link? I did. The last time I was on there was years ago and didn't realize that feature had been added. I missed it. My apologies. Edited May 31, 2022 by VintageComics Bird and evilskip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlowUpTheMoon Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I wonder if @sborock will start posting here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 2:03 PM, Royal Blue said: They've always had that feature Are you sure? I seem to remember their scans only being a certain size and even contacting MCS about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 11:46 AM, BlowUpTheMoon said: I wonder if @sborock will start posting here again. I think he'll be too busy talking politics with Buddy to have much time to post here. Larryw7, Royal Blue and ttfitz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mycomicshop Posted May 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 2:06 PM, VintageComics said: Are you sure? I seem to remember their scans only being a certain size and even contacting MCS about it. Our scans have been zoomable and at least 1200px wide for years, probably dating to before we first accepted consignments and that was in 2010. The ones I just spot-checked are all 2400+ pixels wide. There's a difference between our generic catalog issue images and our images of actual item front and back covers. Some of the generic catalog images are smaller, like 300px or 600px wide, depending on how long ago the image was set up. But all our images of actual buyable comics should be very large, and we also provide a lot more back cover images than some venues do. And yeah, I don't mind criticism of our site not being mobile friendly. It's admittedly not. I think it's still highly functional for desktop users. Getting a mobile-friendly redesign is important, and we will get to it. What I want to avoid in pursuing a redesign is: A) making the site slow to load (slow download or slow to render/first interaction) B) ending up with a layout that works for mobile but is poorly designed for desktops, with layouts that are primarily vertical stacks of centered rectangular content blobs with lots of unused empty space on the sides. I've seen that pattern more than once with mobile redesigns. BS Damutantman, VintageComics, Sweet Lou 14 and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Larryw7 Posted May 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 I like it the way it is. Remember when Metropolis "improved" their website? BS Damutantman, MAR1979, F For Fake and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttfitz Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 4:09 PM, mycomicshop said: ending up with a layout that works for mobile but is poorly designed for desktops, with layouts that are primarily vertical stacks of centered rectangular content blobs with lots of unused empty space on the sides. I've seen that pattern more than once with mobile redesigns. Yeah, this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supapimp Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 @VintageComics on my iPhone I just save the image then look at it in my photos VintageComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_highgrade Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 10:26 PM, supapimp said: @VintageComics on my iPhone I just save the image then look at it in my photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastballspecial Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/17/2022 at 11:57 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: So falls the house of CBCS. He's one of the only reasons that I considered them competition to CGC. With the way their customer service is, this move is likely the nail in the coffin. Could be wrong, but that's my perception right now. I recently got my first order from them. Delivered in 3 weeks door to door. Packing is better thru CGC though Grading seemed fair overall you win some you lose some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 12:55 AM, fastballspecial said: Delivered in 3 weeks door to door. Nice turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theCapraAegagrus Posted June 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 4:09 PM, mycomicshop said: B) ending up with a layout that works for mobile but is poorly designed for desktops, with layouts that are primarily vertical stacks of centered rectangular content blobs with lots of unused empty space on the sides. I've seen that pattern more than once with mobile redesigns. Thank god. I hate when sites are "mobile friendly" and near-useless on desktop. Larryw7, F For Fake, Gonzimodo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I like the MCS site just fine. Simple and utilitarian. I'm not going to sites like this on my phone, I don't care about "mobile optimization." Keep it clean and uncluttered on my desktop, and I'm a happy guy. My complaint is that the search can yield some...interesting results...but that bit of inaccuracy aside, I have zero problems with the MCS site. theCapraAegagrus, Sweet Lou 14 and deadleg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
