MyComicShop.Com seems to have reinstated some better pricing

Darth Kramer · Post by **Darth Kramer** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:23 pm

JLAFan wrote:Yay for your LCS guy! Sounds like a cool shop!

The fact that they even HAVE bronze-age books like that for sale puts them into a category occupied by only about 10% of stores (by my observations as I travel around and visit shops across the land)......

Many shops have no back issues, the next tier has back issues, but only recent (last couple of years) or maybe back into the 90s. These cover about 90% of shops.

Then there are the shops with Bronze/silver (10%). Of those, about half price gouge or seriously mis-grade.

So, your LCS is "Top 5%", they sound like a keeper!!!

My LCS is one hell of a store. They boast a 95% hit rate for Silver Age - current Marvel and DC books. They obviously have some holes in some Indy titles, but that's because he orders maybe one or two shelf copies for a book on top of what Package customers request. That being said, I was able to find Iron Fist #14, Green Lantern #111 and #112, Justice League of America #22, and Flash #175 all in stock, but no copies of Savage Dragon #83 could be found.

genmgr · Post by **genmgr** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:07 pm

Wood wrote: What I'm not aware of is how often Lone Star re-stocks back issues versus Mile High, where we get weekly updates from Rozanski about his buying sprees.

I appreciate everyone's feedback, it's great to see that folks watch the site so closely! We have a weekly email you can sign up for on the front page that discusses some of the buys we make, and you can also bookmark this page:

http://www.mycomicshop.com/restocked

and see what has come in for various price points / eras on different weeks. Restocks are posted several times a week, so you have to be quick to catch some of the stuff.

On the pricing issue, our pricing is partly based on supply, as some of you have noticed, but also is affected by purchases we make. If we buy a large collection at a great price, we pass those savings on to our customers whenever possible. Sometimes, we'll buy an entire run from a store that has closed at a very good price, so that whole run will look like quite a bargain for a while!

Thanks for your business, and we're always interested in your feedback.

Thanks Again,
-CP

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:13 pm

genmgr wrote:...you can also bookmark this page:
http://www.mycomicshop.com/restocked
and see what has come in for various price points / eras on different weeks. Restocks are posted several times a week, so you have to be quick to catch some of the stuff.

I might also point out that I have been very happy with their "Want List" feature. I'm able to add stuff to my list that I'm interested in (that are not in stock) and I get automatic e-mails letting me know when they come back into stock.

Then I can go buy them

Darth Kramer · Post by **Darth Kramer** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:19 pm

JLAFan wrote:
genmgr wrote:...you can also bookmark this page:
http://www.mycomicshop.com/restocked
and see what has come in for various price points / eras on different weeks. Restocks are posted several times a week, so you have to be quick to catch some of the stuff.
I might also point out that I have been very happy with their "Want List" feature. I'm able to add stuff to my list that I'm interested in (that are not in stock) and I get automatic e-mails letting me know when they come back into stock.

Then I can go buy them

I concur. The wishlist feature has caused me to spend many a dollar! After all, I feel foolish spending $4 for something that has come into stock, I just have to spend another $15 or so!

Post by **JohnMayo** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:22 pm

I leave the country for a couple of days and you guys practically buy out the entire inventory of Lone Star Comics...

Darth Kramer · Post by **Darth Kramer** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:23 pm

johnmayo wrote:I leave the country for a couple of days and you guys practically buy out the entire inventory of Lone Star Comics...

While the cat's away...

Wood · Post by **Wood** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:27 am

johnmayo wrote:I leave the country for a couple of days and you guys practically buy out the entire inventory of Lone Star Comics...

Welcome back John, how was Japan?

Post by **JohnMayo** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:10 pm

Wood wrote: Welcome back John, how was Japan?

Japan was great. I had a great time seeing my cousins and going to a number of cool places in Japan. I'll try to post some photos once I geta chance to go through them and pick out the good ones.

comicm · Post by **comicm** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:53 pm

I finally got my order and thank you Bob for introducing me to the VG grade. This is a really nice grade that Lone Star sends out. This is such a good deal and the books are really in fantastic shape. I think Lone Star is fantastic with there grading.

I know what grade I am getting my older books in from hear on out.

Thanks Bob!

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:19 pm

I've got all the comics from the orders I documented on this thread, and though I'd put up a picture so you can see what they look like!

These are all "Single title stacks" with 3 exceptions:
* Aquaman stack: also has Bat Lash, Jonah Hex & Weired Western Tales
* Ghost Rider stack: also has Iron Man & Hulk
* Metal Men stack: also has Wonder Woman & X-Men

Please note that the Ghost Rider comic on the stack shown here where he is invited to "Shake Hands with Satan" cannot have happened in current Marvel-Way continuity. Perhaps that is really the rogue angel Zadkiel just posing as Satan to pull the wool over GR's eyes.

Koete · Post by **Koete** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:18 pm

That's an awesome amount of comics! And I spy two stacks I'm responsible for.

Post by **JohnMayo** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:09 am

JLAFan wrote:I've got all the comics from the orders I documented on this thread, and though I'd put up a picture so you can see what they look like!

These are all "Single title stacks" with 3 exceptions:
* Aquaman stack: also has Bat Lash, Jonah Hex & Weired Western Tales
* Ghost Rider stack: also has Iron Man & Hulk
* Metal Men stack: also has Wonder Woman & X-Men

Please note that the Ghost Rider comic on the stack shown here where he is invited to "Shake Hands with Satan" cannot have happened in current Marvel-Way continuity. Perhaps that is really the rogue angel Zadkiel just posing as Satan to pull the wool over GR's eyes.

Man that is a lot of comics...

Wood · Post by **Wood** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:32 pm

Looks AWESOME Bob!

I got two of my three shipments already and am dancing a giddy dance of joy.

BobBretall · Post by **BobBretall** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:15 pm

Koete wrote:That's an awesome amount of comics! And I spy two stacks I'm responsible for.

Yes you do!

For everyone else's benefit, the stacks in question are on either end of the middle row. The Eighty-Page Giant stack (with a Jimmy Olsen on top) and the Silver Surfer stack.....

Thanks for alerting me to these great deals, Chris!!

BTW, I finally picked them up off the floor after I took the picture (my wife was sick of them on the floor in front of the TV). They filled 2 long boxes......

Lord Shaper · Post by **Lord Shaper** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:25 am

If you picked up Ghost Rider 65 from the early 70's turn to page 18 and I have that page now!