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Does anyone know a good way to ship about 90 issues of a comic book? I have some kinda sorta ideas but I don't know how practical/expensive they might be. I figured maybe someone here has done this.
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Aug 29, 2019 04:13
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Get some golden age bags, put about 20 books in each one, tape all those bricks together with cardboard around the sides. Bubble wrap at least 2 inches thick on all sides.
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Aug 29, 2019 04:15
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If time isn't a factor and assuming you're shipping inside the US, Media Mail through USPS will probably be the cheapest way send it after you got it packed up. I know Rhyno has sold a lot of comics through ebay so I'm going to assume he's correct on proper packing.
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Aug 29, 2019 06:04
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Rhyno posted:Get some golden age bags, put about 20 books in each one, tape all those bricks together with cardboard around the sides. Bubble wrap at least 2 inches thick on all sides. I'm more concerned with what kind of box to use and what's the best/cheapest shipping option.
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Aug 29, 2019 06:10
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Skwirl posted:If time isn't a factor and assuming you're shipping inside the US, Media Mail through USPS will probably be the cheapest way send it after you got it packed up. I know Rhyno has sold a lot of comics through ebay so I'm going to assume he's correct on proper packing. The problem with media mail is that comic books are prohibited so if there is some kind of problem in shipping then it won't be insured. So far I'm thinking three medium flat rate boxes will be the best idea given the situation, but I'm hoping someone has a better idea. Basically I don't want potential buyers to be scared off because of the shipping rate.
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Aug 29, 2019 06:15
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CPL593H posted:The problem with media mail is that comic books are prohibited so if there is some kind of problem in shipping then it won't be insured. So far I'm thinking three medium flat rate boxes will be the best idea given the situation, but I'm hoping someone has a better idea. Basically I don't want potential buyers to be scared off because of the shipping rate. Oh wow, I never realized. I guess I mostly was dealing with graphic novels when I was shipping via media mail.
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Aug 29, 2019 06:25
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Skwirl posted:Oh wow, I never realized. I guess I mostly was dealing with graphic novels when I was shipping via media mail. It's some stupid rule about ad content. Trades are okay because they're technically books. I've sent single issues of poo poo through media, but I'd rather not chance it for a lot of books that's worth at least a couple hundred dollars.
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Aug 29, 2019 06:48
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If you find a good guide, please share it here. I'm going to try to sell the majority of my collection in the future, and I'm going to be in your boat too. Right now I'm selling another unfortunate collection first.
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Aug 29, 2019 12:56
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Try selling locally first. It'll save so many headaches.
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Aug 29, 2019 13:33
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Gail Simone is an absolute treasure in terms of trolling people on the internet. https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1167044374242316293?s=20
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Aug 30, 2019 06:53
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What's a good website for checking prices of single issues? I'm getting rid of a bunch, and I'm curious about a few of them.
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Aug 30, 2019 16:45
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So it turns out I'm a loving moron and those books will fit into a large flat rate box. I just assumed 90 books would be a larger stack than it was. Which was also why I assumed I didn't find all of them yet and went through four or five long boxes of unsorted comic books when I didn't need to. They can go into a medium flat rate box, but with bags and boards it will be a snug fit and I'd rather not have something happen to them and then have an ebay buyer whining about it. Thanks for the responses though.lifg posted:What's a good website for checking prices of single issues? I'm getting rid of a bunch, and I'm curious about a few of them. Someone might have a better answer but I'd just check ebay sold auctions since prices for comic books often fluctuate.
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Aug 30, 2019 17:32
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CPL593H posted:So it turns out I'm a loving moron and those books will fit into a large flat rate box. I just assumed 90 books would be a larger stack than it was. Which was also why I assumed I didn't find all of them yet and went through four or five long boxes of unsorted comic books when I didn't need to. They can go into a medium flat rate box, but with bags and boards it will be a snug fit and I'd rather not have something happen to them and then have an ebay buyer whining about it. Thanks for the responses though. Long boxes fit 100 comics usually.
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Aug 30, 2019 17:41
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Covok posted:Long boxes fit 100 comics usually. Nah, long boxes hold about 300 books. Short boxes are closer to 100 but I think they might even hold a little more than that. Anyway, I was worried that figuring out how best to mail there and what that would even cost would be a big hassle but it's not after all. The shipping rates have gone insane in the last few years.
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Aug 30, 2019 17:46
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BCW boxes are slightly longer. Longs hold 315 bagged and boarded, Shorts about 175.
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Aug 30, 2019 20:10
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Rhyno posted:BCW boxes are slightly longer. Longs hold 315 bagged and boarded, Shorts about 175. Uh, if this thing is holding 315 per box and I have four full boxes after only buying comics physically in 2016... Oh...oh dear. Good thing I cut back.
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Aug 30, 2019 20:37
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Do ebay buyers lose their loving minds if you bag without boarding or is this a case by case basis?
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Aug 30, 2019 21:55
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CPL593H posted:Do ebay buyers lose their loving minds if you bag without boarding or is this a case by case basis? If I bought single issues online that were not bagged AND boarded, I would be pretty pissed off. Picking them up from a store is one thing since there is little chance for it to get damaged in transit. Also, now I have to do all that poo poo myself and that's annoying. Take that as you will.
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Aug 30, 2019 22:00
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CPL593H posted:Do ebay buyers lose their loving minds if you bag without boarding or is this a case by case basis? Just be really specific about what you're including (bags, boards, both, or neither) so nobody can throw a tantrum or claim they were disappointed or ripped off.
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Aug 30, 2019 22:03
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Just be really specific about what you're including (bags, boards, both, or neither) so nobody can throw a tantrum or claim they were disappointed or ripped off. When I sell poo poo I make sure to describe in autistic detail everything that must be known about the item so no one whines. So far it's worked. Basically it's much less of a hassle to not board all issues because it can't fit into a flat rate box with the boards. I'm selling the complete series of the Boys by Garth Ennis so it's about 90 books with the miniseries. I'm boarding the first six issues because they're the most valuable.
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Aug 30, 2019 22:17
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Skwirl posted:Gail Simone is an absolute treasure in terms of trolling people on the internet. Not sure this tops "The Punisher would be prettier if he smiled more", but it's a solid effort nonetheless
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Aug 30, 2019 23:30
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Covok posted:Uh, if this thing is holding 315 per box and I have four full boxes after only buying comics physically in 2016... This is a LARGE part of why I switched to digital.
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Aug 30, 2019 23:31
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CPL593H posted:When I sell poo poo I make sure to describe in autistic detail everything that must be known about the item so no one whines. So far it's worked. Basically it's much less of a hassle to not board all issues because it can't fit into a flat rate box with the boards. I'm selling the complete series of the Boys by Garth Ennis so it's about 90 books with the miniseries. I'm boarding the first six issues because they're the most valuable. Yeah, with a larger number of issues like that I wouldn't expect them all to be boarded.
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Aug 30, 2019 23:37
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CPL593H posted:When I sell poo poo I make sure to describe in autistic detail 
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Aug 31, 2019 00:20
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CPL593H posted:When I sell poo poo I make sure to describe in autistic detail everything that must be known about the item so no one whines. So far it's worked. Basically it's much less of a hassle to not board all issues because it can't fit into a flat rate box with the boards. I'm selling the complete series of the Boys by Garth Ennis so it's about 90 books with the miniseries. I'm boarding the first six issues because they're the most valuable. I've felt for a while that I had outgrown Preacher (and Ennis in general), so I just sold my nine Preacher TPBs to an old college dorm friend for a reasonable $60. I enjoyed it back around 2001 when I binge-read the series, but I felt only relief having them gone.
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Aug 31, 2019 03:44
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Even if you note that you're bulk packing without boards buyers get lovely. I always gave the option to oat an extra $6 for individual bags and boards just based on weight but everyone buying bulk on Ebay is a broke rear end bitch.
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Aug 31, 2019 04:01
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I'm actually on the spectrum. Rhyno posted:Even if you note that you're bulk packing without boards buyers get lovely. I always gave the option to oat an extra $6 for individual bags and boards just based on weight but everyone buying bulk on Ebay is a broke rear end bitch. That's what I was worried about. I talked to a guy I buy comic books from and he said he's split up collections like this into two flat rate boxes before and not had any problem. What I should have done was weighed them today so I could have had an idea what that costs to ship if I didn't use flat rate boxes but I'm stupid.
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Aug 31, 2019 04:48
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You'll find that flat rate ends up being the better deal for small lots. I bulk shipped 130+ issues of bagged and boarded comics and the shipping was north of $50.
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Aug 31, 2019 04:53
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https://twitter.com/GailSimone/status/1167595653762973696
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Aug 31, 2019 08:30
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So on Thursday Marvel changed people's login ID for Marvel Unlimited, oddly enough almost a year to the day that they forced a change to login ID. They did not send out a notification for this. So that's bad. Then they closed their support down for a four day Labor Day weekend, right after they made an unannounced change that locked people out of their accounts. That's some really special customer service there.
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Sep 1, 2019 14:20
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They sent out a notification to at least some people, because I got one that said my login was changing due to the Disney brand account consolidation.
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Sep 1, 2019 15:03
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I also got the email earlier this week. EDIT: Actually nine days ago. quote:Important Update About Your Marvel Account X-O fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Sep 1, 2019 |
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Sep 1, 2019 16:55
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ESPN? What a nerd!
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Sep 1, 2019 17:21
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Yep, I got that email, too.
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Sep 1, 2019 17:25
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Yeah, I got the same, including the ESPN part, and I don't remember setting up an ESPN account. I do agree it's dumb to time the switch over so it happens at the same time as a long weekend when their customer service people will be gone.
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Sep 1, 2019 17:35
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I didn't get that e-mail, weirdly enough, but my MU sub definitely broke when they did the migration. I hadn't been able to login since Monday and I'd been going back and forth with support over e-mail with no results. What worked for me was going to Disney.com (like you're going to book a trip to Disney World) and logging in with my Marvel credentials. I then got some kind of "Hang on while we build your Disney account!" message and MU has worked fine ever since. Seems like the migration was supposed to pull all my account credentials together in a way that didn't happen until I tried to login to Disney.
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Sep 1, 2019 21:27
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Weird. I definitely did not get the e-mail. I got plenty of other e-mails from them, but not that one.
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Sep 1, 2019 22:11
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I did not get it for my Marvel account, but I did for another Disney account (movie rewards).
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Sep 1, 2019 22:15
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I didn't get any from disney accounts but I did have to reset my twitch and reddit passwords. Wonder what's happening.
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Sep 2, 2019 00:17
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http://www.multiversitycomics.com/annotations/hellboy-reading-order-2019/ I own Hellboy Library Editions 1 and 3 and I need to add some stuff to my Christmas list. This reading list is a bit complicated to me, but is it the case that the Library Editions contain everything that would be in the omnibuses? Like, the first omnibus mentions two volumes of short stories--are those included in the Library Editions? Basically, if I ask for the other Library Editions, is that all the Hellboy material? Or would it be missing certain core Hellboy stuff that the omnibuses contain?
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