Comments on: Another Take on Sold-Out Comics http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Michael Denton http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-49479 Michael Denton Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:01:34 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/#comment-49479 I’ve got to commend my LCS, “Heroes Aren’t Hard to Find” in Charlotte, NC (www.heroesonline.com), for informing its customer base via its weekly e-newsletter that they are getting in a new order of #1 first printings and selling them at cover price next week. I commend Sheldon on his ethical business practices – and his staff are some of the VERY nicest and helpful people you will ever meet.

]]> By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 16, 2007: Guileless suckers ahoy! http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-49142 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 16, 2007: Guileless suckers ahoy! Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:18:02 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/#comment-49142

[...] Johanna’s right: John Kovalic’s solution to speculator frenzies is neat. Alas, it would only work once. After that, grifters looking to get a few extra copies of the next “hot” comic to unload upon guileless suckers at inflated prices would simply look up summaries on the Internet. (Above: Sequence from Dork Tower ©2007 Shetland Productions.) [...]

]]> By: Johanna http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-49016 Johanna Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:55:05 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/#comment-49016 Excellent point. Although I was enjoying Brubaker’s run on the title until Civil War, I would have failed that test as well, just because of the time delay.

]]> By: Dave Carter http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/comment-page-1/#comment-49013 Dave Carter Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:35:37 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/03/15/another-take-on-sold-out-comics/#comment-49013 Hah!

Although, since issue #24 came out back in November 2006 (due to all the Civil War-related delays) I wonder if any regular readers even remember what happened in the previous issue!

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