When a LCS asks 2x Market Value . . .?3173
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I want to support brick & Mortar comic shops. I want to keep them in business. But the shop near where I am on vacation is asking over two times the fair market value on their key books. A book I can click "Buy It Now" (or best offer!) on e-Bay for $1100, is $2300 in the shop. I understand overhead. I get that I'd have to pay more than what I'd pay on e-Bay so he can stay in business. But it would be stupid to pay twice Market value. A twenty percent mark up would be somewhat reasonable. The thing is, I can't even negotiate at that price point. If I offer half his asking price, it's insulting. If I tell the owner his price is 2x what it sells for online, it would probably piss him off. Of course, the logical thing to do is to simply take my business elsewhere. Do you guys see this level of price inflation at your LCS? |
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DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Did you buy the eBay one yet? | ||
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
No. It was just a for instance. But I'd be super tempted if I could take it home today. I'd just tell the wife she doesn't have to get me an anniversary gift this year.  |
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 I had no way of knowing that 9.8 graded copies signed by Adam Hughes weren't what you were looking for.
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drchaos private msg quote post Address this user | |
| If the wall books are over-priced the easy answer is don't buy them. Instead check out the bins to see if there are better deals to be found on the other back issues. |
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X51 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It's not inflation. You are paying for the convenience of being able to buy locally. Comic shops are paying thousands of dollars in overhead. The jacked up prices are not going to their profit. It's going to pay the fixed expenses of running a business. | ||
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| But a $1,000+ Convenience charge? | ||
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DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Maybe they should charge a monthly membership door fee to cover overhead, and membership gets you actual prices that are not marked up crazy? Let's think outside the box LCS owners. | ||
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by drchaos This is the plan.  |
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X51 private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by 00slim It's a bit much, but he's not going to sell high dollar stuff immediately to his customers buying their weekly $4 comics. He's probably showing off that he has an expensive key book and he's using it as bait to get people to know he has it and come back to drool over it. I had a shop owner admit that he didn't want to sell his Luke Cage Hero For Hire #1. I was going to buy it as an extra copy, but he wanted too much.In all honesty, it was the coolest book he had on display. |
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rckstr1253 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Wow the LCS by me had Ben reilly the scarlet spider Campbell variant for $80 the day it came out and the land variant for $50. I was like nope and went to a different shop for it. | ||
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andy49 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| show the guy the online book, offer him an extra 20%, if he wants to sell it, then he will | ||
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Deadpoolica private msg quote post Address this user | |
| See it all the time...just a way to let me know I don't need to shop there | ||
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by andy49 I was considering this. |
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| Nope ... that's just ridiculous | ||
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 Iām not an ant. Iām a rootin tootin Hornet!
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Zombie_Head private msg quote post Address this user | |
| It's the same here also!!! | ||
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DarthKribs private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Yep! My LCS puts keys up for big bucks. Even new variants go for huge mark ups. | ||
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Arikhan private msg quote post Address this user | |
| For a book that price I would usually just get it online from a reputable dealer. I have found success at many LCS by trying to bundle items with over priced wall books. If I get more than two or three books I can usually negotiate the total price down 35 to 45 percent from what they are asking. | ||
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I usually bundle that way at Cons. That would be a great strategy if he had 3-4 Wall books I wanted. |
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| My advice is, don't buy for charity from an LCS. Buy from him/her if you can get it for the same price elsewhere, to support them, which I think is a great idea. (Or even close to the same price.) I love my LCS and I'd do that all day long. But I also like mail order from Atomic Empire for 30% off on the new books. (They are a "LCS" too, just in a different city. And they always do a great job.) My local guy knows I get mine online, and won't buy his until they are discounted, and he's okay with that. Anyway, the comic shops with overpriced comics have them that way because, if they were cheaper, they'd sell all their stock too fast. Then you'd be complaining that they never have anything good. :-) I never mind someone trying to sell something for too much; I just don't buy it. |
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| I've seen a lot of times at different LCS that they overpaid for issues and now are trying to recoup what they lost on buying the book. 2 times the amount of market value sounds more like trying to get money back then overhead costs. But like TESAID said, your Can't overpay by that much just to support them. Offer them a fair price and if they decline then get the one that's the better price for you |
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| are these raw or graded comics? I find my lcs has everything overpriced (if I consider eBay the standard) however for raw books eBay is a risk...and sometimes eBay sellers will "overgrade" but still price it at its true grade. For example, the online price you saw may state the issue is "very fine" but the seller applied a price equivalent to "fine" with hope that the buyer either will not be able to distinguish the difference or care because "they got a great deal." And "grading is subjective" disclaimers are common with those sellers. See it all the time. Most lcs will allow you to examine the book with the owners supervision for higher priced ones. You don't get that online unless the seller offers returns and you're paying for shipment back and forth plus insurance. Which goes back to "buy only from reputable online dealers who offer full refunds". I also agree that some lcs overprice items because they don't really want to sell them, but if someone does "bite" they'll gladly take it and replace it with another one at the lower online price...thus making a profit without losing anything. |
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00slim private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @Drogio The book I'm referring to is slabbed. |
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Quote:Originally Posted by 00slim I don't know if this is the case for your situation, but maybe this particular store gets a lot of travelers or buyers from out of the area and the shop owner has his price set higher to discourage cherry picking from non-locals. A local LCS I shop at would charge me straight sticker price for books, but once I was an established customer, he wound up giving me 30-50% off the price of the entire purchase plus there would be room to negotiate even after he gave me a price. |
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bennyb86 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Same, the shops near me act like all books are Action #1 9.8s in regards to pricing. I don't even look at the wall or slabs anymore just the bargin bins hoping for buried treasure. | ||
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conditionfreak private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I buy from anyone anywhere, for one of two reasons. 1. I want that book and am willing to pay what they are asking. 2. I don't want their book at their price, but will find it elsewhere at a more comfortable price. Or do without. I don't buy from any company to support them. I will buy from a kid selling lemonade or an elderly woman holding a garage sale, just to support them. But not a business. How much you gonna get for that book if you go out of business, sir? |
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KiloGraham private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Brick and mortar stores don't need to exist nowadays. If a shop owner tried to tell me they charge more for their merchandise because they have rent and overhead I'd tell them that it's their choice to operate a store instead of an online business. Just like its the customers choice to buy or not to buy. | ||
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