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Well, I finally put in a huge order today at Instock Trades based on various recommendations I've gotten from LWers and some trades I've wanted for myself. (Also the first time I used the website!)
Unfortunately there was no freebie trade I could get and Project Superpowers half-off didn't feel like much of a deal at $9.99 (so I eliminated it).
I got:
Scalped vol. 5 Scalped vol. 6 Ghost Rider: Hell Bent Heaven Bound (Jason Aaron run) Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction (vol. 1) Hellboy: Wake the Devil (vo. 2) SECRET HISTORY OMNIBUS HC W/ DUST JACKET - FC recommendation that kicked it all off Cairo TPB (Vertigo) COMPLETE DICK TRACY VOL 1 HC
All in all, a pretty big order that should keep me satisfied for a few months with my ongoings and plans to reread the entire Silver Age Iron Man run. I will be doing a lot of comic book reading! (Between changing diapers that is)
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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I also put in a TPB order a couple days ago, but not to In-Stock Trades, which I've also used (and highly recommend). After cross-checking eBay and IST for prices, I bought a batch from another trusted online source mycomicshop.com. I chose this site because the going prices on eBay and IST were usually more than what I saw for the particular items I wanted this go-round. I'm on their mailing list, so I got an additional 10% off most of these, and had the option of buying some that were VF condition for lower than Mint or Near Mint prices. Mostly, I don't care if they're VF because that's still really nice condition.
I ordered:
Batman Ego and Other Tales TPB NM $9.00 Fables TPB Vol 4 NM $10.80 Ghost Rider Trials and Tribulations TPB NM $7.20 Ghost Riders Heaven's on Fire TPB VF $8.64 Jonah Hex Face Full of Violence TPB NM $6.30 Spirit HC Vol 1 VF $12.00 Spirit HC Vol 2 NM $15.00
All are substantially below cover price and should scratch some itches I have! The Ghost Rider trades will complete the latter two of the four Aaron volumes (which Cobie has bought on my recommendation). Three Darwyn Cooke books, my long-awaited first colume of Jonah Hex and the next Fables trade (along with Cooke, my latest obsession!) round it out.
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From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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I completely forgot about Batman: Ego! :kickownhead:
Lardy, you really got some damn good deals there! You're like the master at finding the best places to order trades! Can't wait for you to read these and review them!
All of my purchases were based on LW recommendations: Lardy, FC, CJ, Lancerealm, Prof and Miner's to be exact. (Any LWer worth his salt should be able to tell who recommended what ).
Cool we just both put a big order in--great minds and all that!
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From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Lardy, you really got some damn good deals there! You're like the master at finding the best places to order trades! Can't wait for you to read these and review them!
How good a deal, you ask? The cover pices on the Spirit HCs are $24.99 apiece! Jonah Hex: FFoV retails for $12.99. Batman: Ego TPB retails for $17.99. The Ghost Rider trades are $12.99 and $16.99 respectively. And Fables Vol. 4 retails for $17.95. I paid $68.94 total for what would've cost me $128.89 retail, plus, I dunno, at least 10 bucks tax? That's about a 50% savings, minimum! (Neither IST nor mcs charge shipping on orders of at least $50)
It pays to shop around, folks! (or even better have a well-stocked local library)
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Wow, I haven't thought about Damage in years. It was never my favourite book, but I liked it.
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quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Secret Six #22 (Thank you, Gail Simone, for having a soul)
It was a very good ending I thought as well. Not "nice", but fitting.
ARGH!! So frustrating! I want to know more, but I haven't even got Villains United yet. The preview for this issue really got my attention and I just reread the BoP/SS crossover, and I want more! Hopefully I'll have the TPBs in hand by Friday.
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Booster #33 Jonah Hex 56 (first issue I've ever bought--couldn't resist the Cooke cover!) Chew 11 JL: Gen Lost 3 Punisher Max 8 Prince of Power 2 SHIELD 2 Warlord 15 (*sob* one more issue but YAY, Grell is back on art! ) Secret Six 22 Doom Patrol 11 Batgirl 11
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Picked up Justice League Generation Lost 2 and 4 earlier this week.
Picked up:
Legacies #2 - Great art, and a good story in the forst one, with some great looking stuff coming, I'm on board for the long haul with this one. The Walking Dead #73 - Cannot wait too read it. and...
Darkwing Duck #1 - Let's get dangerous!
I opted against Brightest Day #4 for now...not sure on this one...
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