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Rhyno posted:Well we're doing just fine with our system. We have 20 years of sales data so it's usually a very educated guess. UPDATE The books were definitely exposed to meth fumes according to the little sniffer thingee. They are handling the destruction so at least I don't have to worry about that. METH!
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Nov 28, 2017 15:04
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BENGHAZI 2 posted:Lmao didn't you rip some guy off for his new 52 Batman, that you bought out of pocket on the clock, so you could resell it to the store for more money Yeah that's about 10% of the incident, go ahead and omit the part where he was making vague threats of violence if we didn't buy his comics. BENGHAZI 2 posted:You know what helps make educated guesses Preorders are useless and the bulk of the larger retailers in this industry agree with that.
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Dec 14, 2017 05:30
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Jordan7hm posted:Every other industry tries to have preorders. No other industry functions in this manner. When a video game sells out it's not like there's never going to be another copy pressed. If we didn't have to worry about order thresholds, sales gimmicks and products being unavailable before they even hit the stands this industry would be much stronger. Edit: I am talking about the system of preordering product, not pull lists.
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Dec 14, 2017 05:39
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I don't know what you're talking about anymore. And yeah, what I did was wrong and I did own up to it. Doesn't change it but I admitted it was wrong in that same thread dude.
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Dec 14, 2017 05:51
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Okay bro, whatever you say!
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Dec 14, 2017 05:56
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Open Marriage Night posted:I was on your side until you said bro. You probably have it worse since you're in a larger metro area than I am.
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Dec 14, 2017 08:34
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Mentally handicapped children.
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Dec 14, 2017 16:32
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Jordan7hm posted:This stuff is all present in other niche retailers too, comics aren't unique in that regard. I agree the preorder system is pretty lovely for the retailers though. The gimmick stuff in particular (but there is a solution to gimmicks like "order 100 to get 1 variant": just don't buy it). It's just a headache to have to keep track of pull files. You always have that one guy who loses his poo poo over a single book being missed (because he never asked for it). We currently track all pull books at their own category just to simplify things. I know there are store that have no pull files and others that if you go past their minimum pickup time they boot your file and you never get it back and those stores are thriving.
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Dec 14, 2017 18:11
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I forgot to post in here but I have left my position at the store (6 weeks ago actually). I still have a ton of friends in the retail side and a few in the actual comics industry so I'll still post cool poo poo when i come across it but for actual in store shop talk we'll have to rely on the other comic goons.
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Mar 12, 2018 23:30
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I didn't really agree with the direction the store was taking since we rebranded and i was clashing with one of the owners too frequently. I was initially let go, then asked to come back so I did a few days and realized I no longer wanted to work there. So it really worked out for the best, I'm actually enjoying comics again for the first time in years. It's so good to just be a fan again.
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Mar 13, 2018 00:17
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She does make good money I can not lie. I have 7 interviews lined up for when we get home this week so i won't be out long.
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Mar 13, 2018 00:49
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That is off the table for now as my wife took a position here in town. We may end up in North or South Carolina in 2 years or so. I was hoping to stay at the store until that time but it was not meant to be. But man, i went into Comix Experience last night and it was such a great feeling to just enjoy the atmosphere and not have to worry about poo poo. Also the trip to DCs offices was just insanely cool and far more enjoyable as a fan and not an over stressed retailer.
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Mar 13, 2018 01:39
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Yeah I've heard good and bad. It's still very possible that we will end up just outside of Charlotte at some point. As for work, I have a pretty good in at a local maket of medical grade wire for twice what i made at the shop so that would be my first choice. I think I'm done with retail for a while.
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Mar 13, 2018 01:48
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Oh my man, something i look forward to so much is putting the creeps on public blast when i see them in public.
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Mar 13, 2018 01:55
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Unmature posted:drat, good for you, dude If I have one skill it's that I am very employable. In my time at the shop several comic shops in multiple states offered me jobs. A few of them are just formalities at this point, if I want to work retail I can start as soon as I get home.
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Mar 13, 2018 05:59
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Big Bad Voodoo Lou posted:Do you mind if I ask the direction you disagreed with? I'm pretty lucky to be surrounded by nice comic shops, and I just wish I collected more stuff to throw more business their way. But a lot of them constantly host gaming events, stock more Funko Pops and tchotchkes than actual comics, and have downsized back issues, TPBs, and action figures -- the three things I usually care about in a comic shop. It was a few things but some I don't really want to air it out right now.
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Mar 13, 2018 06:07
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Okay some stuff that isn't really inflammatory. Funko Pop Vinyls. I despise them. But the store went all in on them, even to the point where we set up a direct account so we could get the big money chase variants. This irked local buyers and we started getting negative reviews from people over them. I was tasked with dealing with this and as I had no solution other than "stop jacking the prices" it became more of a headache than it was worth. For the bulk of my time there i was handling all the comic stuff, orders, sorting, new and old stock etc. And i kept getting more and more stuff dropped in my lap with the empty promise of "we'll hire some extra help" which didn't happen until july of 2017. 14 months ago i went through hell and while the owners were supportive of my need for some personal time, it never felt genuine. I left on good terms though and one of the owners performed my wedding and i expect we will remain friends in the long term.
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Mar 13, 2018 18:04
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I may run a booth for the store this fall. One thing i will always love is the con atmosphere. I'll see if i can find the store i built out of grid a few years back.
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Mar 13, 2018 23:18
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The store went from having about 100 to over 1000. And the overstock took over a significant portion of the stockroom. It was out of control and that market is very clearly dying as a lot of major retailers are dumping their inventory quickly.
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Mar 16, 2018 18:33
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I didn't get it either but hey, it's not my concern anymore. It will be sad if the store starts to falter because the other shop in town is really terrible ( I worked for them in high school) and they are kind of open with their racism and general dislike for anyone not white.
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Mar 16, 2018 19:05
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My wife has a bunch of Pops and I did buy her a 20th Buffy Pop while we were on our honeymoon. I have a Superman somewhere because it came in a crushed box and Diamond told us to dispose of it.
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Mar 18, 2018 17:52
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If my friend who works at FYE is to be believed, the company is cutting their in store POP inventory by half by spring.
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Mar 18, 2018 22:11
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Timby posted:I was reading an article in Bloomberg or BI maybe a month or two ago that said Funko is badly over-extended because of licensing fees and is going to see a significant scale-back in 2018. They announced like 2000 new Pops just a few months ago. They're about to fall off a cliff.
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Mar 19, 2018 01:16
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Anora posted:There are some Mcfarlane fake lego things of the SU cast, I kind of want the Van, but it's basically a sticker with some Legos under it. Those things are junk and the price point is insulting. We opened a Rick & Morty set for display and there were a bunch of essential pieces missing.
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Mar 19, 2018 04:47
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I saw the new Mighty Muggs the other day. You press down on their head and the face changes. I wasn't impressed.
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Mar 20, 2018 06:47
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Man, in the time since I have been out of the shop I have 100% stopped caring about the continued existence of single issues and my digital collection is 100 times the size it was in January.
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Mar 23, 2018 21:48
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pubic works project posted:I've been leaning this way myself. Don't get me wrong, the HC collection isn't going anywhere (well, half of it anyways) but once I dump the garage collection I am done with buying singles unless it's something very special or I want to get something signed at a show.
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Mar 23, 2018 21:55
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It's nice to be appreciated. Went to a small comic & toy show on Sunday and ran into a bunch of former customers who all said they don't like my replacement. Good feels.
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Mar 27, 2018 23:39
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Oh fun stuff. Tony Moore is doing a signing at a local tattoo shop this Saturday. He was supposed to head over to the store afterwards for a second signing but once I was gone I really stopped caring about making that happen for them since the owner of the tattoo shop is my friend and he is friends with Moore. Just got a pretty lovely text message about it from my old boss, he's just saw the event on FB and wants to know why he "cancelled" on them. I'm missing the job less and less.
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Apr 3, 2018 04:15
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Endless Mike posted:I've seen far more of Tony Moore than I would have ever cared to see following his IG. Well now I'm curious. Will report back.
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Oh my. /takei
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