Bragging rights - your best deal of late?

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:57:01 am

Knightt_333 wrote:Damn dude, where do you get all these deals like that ?

didn't you get a good deal recently?

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Mar 13, 2004 5:52:42 pm

1st Turok app

blazeknight · Post by **blazeknight** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 4:27:22 pm

just came back from a shop i havent been to in a while, let me know what you think...I think not a great deal but good books, worth it:
These books were 30% off cover:
Untiy 2000 1 and 2 (sealed)
Solar 4 and 6
Armorines vol. II 2 and 3
Shadowman vol. III #6
Deadside 1,2,3

These were for 5 for a dollar
Blodshot vol. I #1
Legend of Zelda 5
Revelations 1-shot
Man of the Atom 1-shot
X-O Retribution trade

so about $25.00 for the lot......and thats CANADIAN baby, lol

These were $1.00:
Unity 1 platinum
Turok Empty Sould retailer preview
Man of the Atom retialer preview

dave · Post by **dave** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 8:44:04 pm

i'd say that was a good deal! all you guys are getting these great deals! that's sweet! one day i'm gonna score big while you're all asleep!

x-o was that an e-bay lot? $15?! i don't remember seeing that one...

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 9:05:23 pm

dave wrote:i'd say that was a good deal! all you guys are getting these great deals! that's sweet! one day i'm gonna score big while you're all asleep!

x-o was that an e-bay lot? $15?! i don't remember seeing that one...

Not on Ebay. It was from that guy who was giving his books away. The 15 was for shipping and handling via Fex Ex

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sun Mar 14, 2004 11:17:03 pm

Just got in from a comic convention in Sacramento that I was a dealer at.These are the deals that I made.

Magnus- #1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11
X-O Manowar- #3
Solar- #6, 7 there were for a not so great 30 dollars

50 cent finds
Harbinger #40
Hardcorps #30
Vintage Magnus #1-4
Magnus/Nexus- preview (5 of these)
Shadowman #0 non crome (2)
Deathmate Pink preview (2)
Solar #53-56

2 dollars each
Harbinger #3 (5 of these)
Solar #5 (5 of these)

-brian

dave · Post by **dave** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 7:55:50 pm

$15 for shipping??!??! oh man you got ripped....waaaaah! oh that's horrible! that's waaaaaaaaaaaay to much for shipping

i'm crying over here!

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:27:32 pm

dave wrote:$15 for shipping??!??! oh man you got ripped....waaaaah! oh that's horrible! that's waaaaaaaaaaaay to much for shipping

i'm crying over here!

It didn't matter to me the shipping as the total was $15.00

$0.00 for books + $15.00 shipping via Fed Ex next day = $15.00 total. A very good deal. I could sell the Harbinger 1 for that much alone.

dbest4u · Post by **dbest4u** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:05:55 am

Thats not bad at all,, especially for FedEx Next day. Just wonder, why choose Next day when Media is such a nice cheap way to get books

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:00:55 am

Knightt_333 wrote:I send something in the mail, I dont expect it to be thrown all around and mishandled just because I go Media Mail.

Why would the postal service handle it differently than they usually do just because you go Media Mail?

/Magnus

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:52:13 am

Knightt_333 wrote:BUT I dont think they get the tender loving attention that priority or First Class get. I get a priority mail package in... looks great. I have gotten Media Mail packages in... looks like a gorilla played with it for three hours.

Guess it's not statistically safe, but I have the feeling there's as much damaged packages with priority as with media. By coincidence, the best shipping I've ever had was with media (USPS by themselves added an extra protective layer).

I have often heard people say that if you insure a package then the gorillas are brought out.

/Magnus

wrunow · Post by **wrunow** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 1:20:53 pm

I always ship with priority mail USPS in an oversized box with some bubble wrap, even if it is just a single book because it costs the same in the box as in the envelope. I have had many books I have purchased damaged in shipping, even with cardboard on both sides and then eveloped, etc.

R Daneel · Post by **R Daneel** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 3:04:05 pm

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ckb · Post by **ckb** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 5:41:54 pm

I was at Midtown Comics today in NYC, and I bought a Harbinger 4 and Solar 10 1st for $50 + tax. I thought this was a great deal.

The guy standing next to me just about fainted when I bought them. What a prick.

(For the humor impared, see Peter's thread posted today. Futher clariifcation - I was not in NYC today.)

jusdb · Post by **jusdb** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 6:37:26 pm

magnusr wrote:
Why would the postal service handle it differently than they usually do just because you go Media Mail?

/Magnus

they won't...trust me guys, hate to burst your bubble, but they throw everything...and i mean everything.

im an IT contractor w/the postal service...ive seen them sort packages for delivery. the only thing that doesn't get tossed around is registered mail. only because the carrier has to sign for the package so there really isn't a point in throwing it.

dave · Post by **dave** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:21:54 pm

i still can't believe you paid $15 for shipping???! are you crazy??!! who cares that you got $200 worth of books for FREE...you still paid too much on the shipping. i'm sure everyone here agrees with me on this-we'd all tell the guy to get lost-we don't want his lousy $200 worth of books unless he media mails it for under $5. right guys?!??!

comicguy · Post by **comicguy** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 8:05:53 pm

Ahh, Err, Hmmm, let me think about it and get back to you.

lobo · Post by **lobo** » Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:55:53 pm

dave wrote:i still can't believe you paid $15 for shipping???! are you crazy??!! who cares that you got $200 worth of books for FREE...you still paid too much on the shipping. i'm sure everyone here agrees with me on this-we'd all tell the guy to get lost-we don't want his lousy $200 worth of books unless he media mails it for under $5. right guys?!??!

Dave, come live in Canada, and you will find that $5 shipping is Shangra-la!

graybola · Post by **graybola** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:18:52 pm

I picked up Bloodshot : last stand for $ 0.25

Chris

johnpaulbill · Post by **johnpaulbill** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:28:45 pm

I know this isn't a Valiant title, but it was still good anyway. Shadowman V3 #4 for $.50. I was quite pleased. Last summer I got a Unity 2000 set 1-3 for $1 each.

comicguy · Post by **comicguy** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 3:48:33 am

I just won a auction that had Ninjak 00, 0, 1-26 and vol 2 1-12 and painted cover version #1 for 1.54

R Daneel · Post by **R Daneel** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 7:06:50 am

All pre-Unity and Unity comics, somewhere between cover and 25% off cover.

dbest4u · Post by **dbest4u** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 9:15:30 am

comicguy Posted: I just won a auction that had Ninjak 00, 0, 1-26 and vol 2 1-12 and painted cover version #1 for 1.54

Thats nice,, not even cover price for one of the books,, I bet you had to pay $15 shipping though

comicguy · Post by **comicguy** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 3:14:23 pm

No, the shipping was resonable. Only 4.00

Now I need to find more deals like that

Christopher Martin · Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:40:05 pm

I was at the Chicago Comicfest in Rosemont on Saturday. One dealer was selling trades at 20% off cover price. I couldn't believe it when I found a beautiful mint copy of the Predator/Magnus trade in there for less than cover price! Also, a couple weeks ago I scored a very nice Solar 10 first print for $3. Mile High comcs had an awesome sale last week where I snapped up Magnus issue #2-8 (with coupons) for 1.40 each.

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