miked
Fearless Defender
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Post by miked on Jan 16, 2014 21:35:37 GMT -5
I thought it might be fun and also useful to have a thread of stores, websites, etc that are good places to find good comics on the cheap, as well as any sales or discounts that people find.
i was out and about today and stopped by my local Tradesmart (i'm not sure how prevalent these stores are, but they are associated with Hastings.) i like going in this store because they carry new and used items, including graphic novels. i've walked out of this store on many occasions with an armload of graphics for less than twenty bucks. today i found Daredevil: Father for $3 and Batman: The Black Glove for $5. you definitely have to dig to find the good stuff, but i usually find something worth getting.
anyone else have a favorite bargain bin or discount store? Or, have you made any scores lately?
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Post by bookend57 on Jan 16, 2014 23:41:42 GMT -5
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Post by xtjmac510x on Jan 17, 2014 2:41:53 GMT -5
My big place is Half Price Books. It's right next door to my local comic shop so their inventory is always chock full of great deals. I've gotten entire runs of comics at HPB for next to nothing. I think the best deal I ever got there though was picking up Amazing Spider-Man #560-660 for $30 on Black Friday. It's my go to place for filling holes.
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Post by Simon on Jan 17, 2014 4:03:02 GMT -5
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Post by joroak on Jan 17, 2014 9:07:39 GMT -5
I've used in stock trades 4 times. All 4 times the books came in mint condition. It's the time you have to wait to get them. Twice it came within a week. Twice it took over three weeks. I placed an order on the 26th and it shipped on the 3rd and I'm still waiting. If you can stand to possible wait. The care they take in shipping the books and the price are pretty worth it. |
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Post by Huw on Jan 17, 2014 10:06:37 GMT -5
This is a great idea!
It'll also be handy to notify everyone of cool deals on comixology if you spot any. They have some very good 24hr deals on there at times. I picked up Infinity Gauntlet and Fear Itself on there recently for £2.50 each!
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Post by JediHunter66 on Jan 17, 2014 10:52:38 GMT -5
I've used in stock trades 4 times. All 4 times the books came in mint condition. It's the time you have to wait to get them. Twice it came within a week. Twice it took over three weeks. I placed an order on the 26th and it shipped on the 3rd and I'm still waiting. If you can stand to possible wait. The care they take in shipping the books and the price are pretty worth it. Might have to check them out. Two times in a row now Amazon has sent my trades all banged to hell.  |
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Post by wjohnson22 on Jan 17, 2014 13:07:32 GMT -5
It looks like Dark Horse Digital is having a fantasy series sale this weekend with $0.99 issues of Brian Wood's run on Conan among other titles. Also of note are $8.99 omnibuses (600+ pages each) of Carla Speed McNeil's series Finder. I've only read a bit of it, but it seems like a spawling sci-fi series and I'll probably buy at least the first volume.
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Post by Huw on Jan 17, 2014 14:36:13 GMT -5
I've used in stock trades 4 times. All 4 times the books came in mint condition. It's the time you have to wait to get them. Twice it came within a week. Twice it took over three weeks. I placed an order on the 26th and it shipped on the 3rd and I'm still waiting. If you can stand to possible wait. The care they take in shipping the books and the price are pretty worth it. Might have to check them out. Two times in a row now Amazon has sent my trades all banged to hell. I've had the same issue with Amazon, too. On more than one occasion. |
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Post by JediHunter66 on Jan 17, 2014 14:39:29 GMT -5
Might have to check them out. Two times in a row now Amazon has sent my trades all banged to hell. I've had the same issue with Amazon, too. On more than one occasion. I purchased a bunch of Geoff Johns TPB's for a signing and 5 of them came beat to hell, didnt have time to get new ones so now I have singed trades by him but they're kinda beat up... My American Vampire hardcover had part of the cover torn too.... |
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Post by gingersaremutantstoo on Jan 17, 2014 19:56:58 GMT -5
It's always good to check online for little comic shows. Here in Indy we have ASH Comic shows where you can get books and trades for dirt cheap. I get lots of books the week they come out for $1. These shows happen pretty often too (usually every other month). It's really nice when you need to play catch up on some titles!
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Post by IncredibleD on Jan 21, 2014 1:40:13 GMT -5
Just saw that there's a 7-day Unwritten sale on Comixology.
Never read any of it but i heard its kind of like Fables so i'm gonna try it out.
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Post by grimnperilous on Jan 21, 2014 11:36:33 GMT -5
Today only, the Star Wars Omnibus Vol 1 (26 issues from the 1977 series) is on sale for $2.99 at the Dark Horse digital web store. I don't know when I'd read them (or that I have all that much desire to) but damn that's a lot of comics for 3 bucks!
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Post by skeeball on Jan 22, 2014 3:43:40 GMT -5
In Stock Trades is the only place I order from. Books from "the big three" are usually 45% off. Shipping on orders over $50 is free. Books are packaged extremely well.
I like Amazon a lot, but I don't order books from them anymore, 'cos they don't always arrive in good condition.
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Flasshe
Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Post by Flasshe on Jan 25, 2014 0:21:57 GMT -5
Just saw that there's a 7-day Unwritten sale on Comixology. Never read any of it but i heard its kind of like Fables so i'm gonna try it out. What do people think of Unwritten? I bought the first 12 issues from the sale but probably am not going to be able to read them before the sale ends. Is it worth buying more at the sale price? |
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