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Chuck's most recent column explains it all....

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minutekev@50

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He actually has five new ones up. (Must have went on a writing rampage)

The one's entitled "I Loath and Respect Wal-Mart"

"Simply put, I see Wal-Mart as a cancer that is destroying much of what is good about America." (Ah-Ha! So that's what Green Arrow was referring to in GL/GA 76! Call Denny! Chuck has the answers!)

 

And for everyone who is wondering why Chuck's prices are higher, here:

 

"Our pay scales for our staff at Mile High Comics are, I believe, the best in the comics retailing world. If you've been with us for a year, $10 per hour is our minimum wage for full-time staff members. Managers make salaries that are comparable, or exceed, what they could make in the "real world." Plus paid vacations and medical benefits. That's one of the primary reasons why our net earnings are only a couple of pennies on the dollar. If I were so inclined, I could cut our staff's salaries dramatically, replace any staff that left with relative ease in this depressed economy, and put a whole lot more money in my pocket. I could also use those cost savings to dramatically cut our prices, and to "go for the throats" of all of our online competitors. The resulting price war would be (in the short term) great for consumers, but I would probably drive a great many good people out of the comics business in the process."

 

See people! You're helping keep those guys employed!!!!

 

Full link: I Loath and Respect Wal-Mart

 

Links to Tales of the Database: Tales of the Database

 

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"Mr. Rosanski, this is the police. We have the store surrounded - and the website too. Put the Overstreet Guide DOWN, Mr. Rosanski, and come out with your hands up..."

 

garth,

 

it should read like this: "mr. rosanzki, please put the crack pipe down" blush.gif27_laughing.gif

 

pimpy

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FlyingDonut

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He actually has five new ones up. (Must have went on a writing rampage)

The one's entitled "I Loath and Respect Wal-Mart"

"Simply put, I see Wal-Mart as a cancer that is destroying much of what is good about America." (Ah-Ha! So that's what Green Arrow was referring to in GL/GA 76! Call Denny! Chuck has the answers!)

 

And for everyone who is wondering why Chuck's prices are higher, here:

 

"Our pay scales for our staff at Mile High Comics are, I believe, the best in the comics retailing world. If you've been with us for a year, $10 per hour is our minimum wage for full-time staff members. Managers make salaries that are comparable, or exceed, what they could make in the "real world." Plus paid vacations and medical benefits. That's one of the primary reasons why our net earnings are only a couple of pennies on the dollar. If I were so inclined, I could cut our staff's salaries dramatically, replace any staff that left with relative ease in this depressed economy, and put a whole lot more money in my pocket. I could also use those cost savings to dramatically cut our prices, and to "go for the throats" of all of our online competitors. The resulting price war would be (in the short term) great for consumers, but I would probably drive a great many good people out of the comics business in the process."

 

See people! You're helping keep those guys employed!!!!

 

Full link: I Loath and Respect Wal-Mart

 

Links to Tales of the Database: Tales of the Database

 

So, if you've been with Mile High for a year you get to make $10 an hour! Whoo hoo! $10 an hour is $20,800 a year ($10x40x52). Gosh Chuck. Don't go out on a limb or nothing. world. Wow. Nothing like paying a living wage to people who run your stores.

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"Mr. Rosanski, this is the police. We have the store surrounded - and the website too. Put the Overstreet Guide DOWN, Mr. Rosanski, and come out with your hands up..."

 

garth,

 

it should read like this: "mr. rosanzki, please put the crack pipe down" blush.gif27_laughing.gif

 

pimpy

 

Hehe ...nice, Supa smile.gif

 

Chuck's probably on a first-name basis with all the law enforcement folks in the greater Denver area... so it's more likely something like this:

"Chuck, baby - we really don't wanna hurt ya. Hand the crack pipe to Sergeant Stedanko and come out with the OS Guide above your head..." stooges.gif

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This is why he has to rent beat up trucks and sleep in sleazy hotels. You guys are real haters. It is obvious to me that Chuck is single handidly propping up the US economy. I think we should all chip in and buy him a big S tatoo to put on his chest.

 

Thank God he didn't participate in the chuck roast. None of us would have had a chance.

 

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It is obvious to me that Chuck is single handidly propping up the US economy. I think we should all chip in and buy him a big S tatoo to put on his chest.

 

...Okay, but only if the tattoo is applied with a jackhammer...

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Scarier and less funny still is the prospect that there are probably people out there who DO take Chuck's diatribes at face value... these would be the same people who happily pay $80 for a raw "NM" copy of Kamandi # 2 from Chuck's website... not exactly the cognoscenti of the comic collecting community, but still...

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You should read his latest Tales From the Database in last week's CGB! A terrifying tale from when he was in college and just starting to sell comics. He hitchhiked to Detroit for the MotorCityCon, braving flashfloods, traffic and getting dropped off in Detroit (very scary, and I live here) by a trucker who couldn't stand how much Chuck stunk.

 

Amazingly, despite the elements, flooding, and sleeping on his comics that were stored in a duffle bag, they all made it in pristine shape! My guess is they were all 9.4s on the Mile High scale smile.gif

 

I can't wait for Part 2 this week. I seriously hope Chuck writes this stuff for the entertainment value, and is just having fun with us - the alternative is just to pathetic...

 

- D.

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You should read his latest Tales From the Database in last week's CGB! A terrifying tale from when he was in college and just starting to sell comics. He hitchhiked to Detroit for the MotorCityCon, braving flashfloods, traffic and getting dropped off in Detroit (very scary, and I live here) by a trucker who couldn't stand how much Chuck stunk.

 

Amazingly, despite the elements, flooding, and sleeping on his comics that were stored in a duffle bag, they all made it in pristine shape! My guess is they were all 9.4s on the Mile High scale smile.gif

 

I can't wait for Part 2 this week. I seriously hope Chuck writes this stuff for the entertainment value, and is just having fun with us - the alternative is just to pathetic...

 

- D.

 

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I was thinking of mentioning Chucks latest Tales from the Dogdoobase......but I dont wanna pick on him too much. But he make NO SENSE!!! Does he ever READ what he writes? I loved the one about doing his part for the economy by INSISTING on paying his employees ROYALLY!! With thay $10 an hour, they can afford to eat a Royale Burger every day!! With Cheese!!

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I was thinking of mentioning Chucks latest Tales from the Dogdoobase......but I dont wanna pick on him too much. But he make NO SENSE!!! Does he ever READ what he writes? I loved the one about doing his part for the economy by INSISTING on paying his employees ROYALLY!! With thay $10 an hour, they can afford to eat a Royale Burger every day!! With Cheese!!

 

HEY!...hey, EASY, guys!

 

It's not as bad as you think...They get a five-percent discount, too, so that Kamandi would actually be only $76, before tax! 893naughty-thumb.gif

 

-Joe

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chrisco37

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i wonder if chuck ever gets on these boards?has anybody ever seen him on here?

 

My guess is that he has checked out the boards before, and may even have an ID. I doub't very much he posts, and if he did, he certainly wouldn't reveal himself.

 

You think ablue got it bad at Xmas? If Chuck came here, we'd destroy him.

 

Chris

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