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New Comics at CNJComics 5-20-2020

New Comics at CNJComics 5-20-2020

Well, we made it through our first week, and it wasn’t that bad. It’s a little weird for a shop that prides itself on hand-selling and browsing to work through masks with an occupancy limit, but this is just the way it’ll be for a while. We had about an 85% compliance rate with masks and that’s pretty good in my book. We’ll never demand that you wear one, and we won’t shame you if you don’t, but we do strongly suggest it for the safety of others in our community. You all came out in full force and we had a great week, only tipping into the occupancy limit a couple times. We thank everyone for being understanding during a week that had a very steep learning curve for us. Remember, this won’t go on forever but it’s the new norm for a while. Remember, we are now closed on Monday for a deep cleaning! We are available for curbside regular hours if you need anything, but we’re glad we decided to have this day to help us catch...

CNJComics is Open for Business

CNJComics is Open for Business

We had a great first day with a very steep learning curve, but we made it through with your help and understanding. Carol even stopped by to wish us Godspeed. It’s really hard for a business that trades on browsing and hand selling (and large events) to work behind facemasks and limit the number of people in the shop. But the harder it is, the more it feels like the right thing to do. Oh yeah, we got a shout out from the Governor yesterday too. New Comics don’t start coming out till next Wednesday, May 20th. No Marvels till the 27th but here’s a link to what’s coming out on the 20th! So no new comics but here’s some awesome reason to stop in the shop! 50% off all back issues and 20% off all statues, action figures and pop funs until May 19th! We even got some new early bronze DC’s in that have never been in a live show or gallery sale. We have ten hand picked graphic novels for only $5 each to give you lots...

CNJComics Reopens on May 12th

CNJComics Reopens on May 12th

Well, we’re finally on ‘the other side’. CNJComics is set to reopen as per the Governor’s orders on Tuesday, May 12th! We’ve got a lot of measure in place to keep both staff and customers safe, many of which we were already doing before we were shuttered on March 23rd. We’ve been closed up for seven weeks now, and while we’ve been doing well with Facebook Live Sales and your ongoing orders, there’s nothing like selling stuff to people face to face. (or mask to mask for awhile.) Here’s everything you need to know about our reopening protocals. To be clear, we will be compliant with all Mandatory standards for Govenor DeWine’s Responsible RestartOhio program, as well as some recommended Best Practices that his office has suggested. (These protocols have also been cleared with the staff, and they are comfortible with them, which is a really important thing to know.) In a nutshell, it’s all about distancing, sanitizing and face coverings. For distancing we have installed a barrier at check out, and we’ve learned the bigger the better. It’s so...

Facebook Live Sale #6 on May the 4th CNJComics

Facebook Live Sale #6 on May the 4th CNJComics

So we will be reopening (with alot of measures in place) on Tuesday May 12th! This week I will compose an email with all the details on how we will do that while keeping you and us safe! We’ve been working like crazy to meet up with the Governor’s expectations and then some. The first new comic book week will be on Wednesday May 20th and Marvel states they will resume shipping on Wednesday May 27th (Just a little product each week until July.) Again, more to come on that. Oh yeah, we’re also open for non contact curbside now too! This Monday will be our 6th Facebook Live Sale from 6 pm to 7:30 pm EST. May the 4th be with You! It’ll be more late Silver / early Bronze Marvels (mostly early Bronze) and yes there will be some Star Wars in it! We’ve pretty much got the system down. Look for a gallery of the books on our Facebook Page early tomorrow, then when we go live claim the book after it is presented with the price...

Facebook Live Sale #5 at CNJComics 4-27-2020

Facebook Live Sale #5 at CNJComics 4-27-2020

Well, the Governor will be laying out his plans for reopening small businesses on Monday, so we’ll wait until his announcement before we make anymore statements on our plans. Suffice it to say that we are working hard to get the shop ready to reopen safely. (There’s a 8 x 4 sheet of Plexiglas waiting to go up on the counter that Winston keeps getting stuck behind. But for now, here the info on the next Facebook Live Sale: Monday, 4-27-2020 – 6 PM – 8 PM Late Silver/Early Bronze Marvels 50% Off Thanks to everyone for making these things such a success for us! Last week went off without a hitch and we sold 98% off the books live! The new system of adding the price to the books seems to be working well but we still had a few people upset about losing claims. All we can say is that everyone is beginning from the same starting point, and everyone’s Wifi connection is different. We had one customer report he was 30 seconds behind the feed on laptop,...

Facebook Live Sale 4 at CNJComics 4-19-2020

Facebook Live Sale 4 at CNJComics 4-19-2020

Well, we didn’t get a Payroll Protection Loan from the CARES act, what a mess that turned out to be, so it’s time to take care of ourselves again, with a lot of help from you! FACEBOOK LIVE SALE #4 Our 4th Facebook Live Sale will take us back to the Marvel Comics I love so much. We’ll have 150 Late Silver / Early Bronze age books at 50% off guide sold live at 6 pm EST this Sunday! Just tune into our Facebook Page! As always we’ll be posting a gallery of the books ahead of time so you can see the condition. Last week was a technological failure while being a overall success. Due to the storm (?) we had major connection issues that I’m sure were awful for everyone. (It was incredibly stressful for me.) Thanks for hanging in there with us though! We sold 100% of the books, 90% live and the rest in the gallery overnight! The new system worked well, Ben reviewed the video to make sure all the time stamps were correct, then...