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We’re pulled all the books out of our storage locker and out of the back room and they are in the foyer next to the shop for only $1.00 each! (Or 50 cents each if you buy 100 or more, so bring your $50! That’s less than a one day ticket to Comicon!) <\/p>\n
The first thing we do when we buy collections is to separate them into Marvel, DC, and Small Press. There is somewhat of an order to the books, and here’s some tips to make the most out of your time in “The Pit.”<\/p>\n
Marvel Comics A-I and X-Z are fully in order. The boxes between those letters contain some order but are really just J-W mixed up. DC has about 20 boxes in perfect order, 8 boxes of New 52 DC’s in perfect order, and a lot that is not in order, but has never been processed.<\/p>\n
The Small Press boxes are in order by letter, meaning all the “A”‘s are together, all the “B”‘s are together, etc. This ends with some out of order boxes. The DC Vertigo boxes are completely in order. <\/p>\n
Here’s the best tip I can give. If you’re looking through a box in no order what-so-ever you’re more likely to find some great stuff because we’ve never gone through it. The boxes on the lower level will tend to have the crazier unprocessed stuff. <\/p>\n
Keep at it! The strong shall prevail!<\/p>\n
I also get that’s there’s only so long you can look at discount bins before your head explodes. <\/p>\n
Other discounts are easy!<\/p>\n
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- 10% off Graphic Novels and Hardcovers<\/li>\n
- 50% off all other back issues. (We’ve even separated out three boxes of Silver Age for easier browsing, meaning books with a cover price of 15 cents or lower.)<\/li>\n
- 20% off all Action Figures, Statues and Pop Funs. We’ve actually just bought a bunch of stuff to restock for the sale and make the shop look good for people visiting for the swap meet. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Swap Meet<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
This is actually looking to be awesome and a touch overwhelming!<\/p>\n
Watching the activity of everyone getting their toys and table together online has been a trip. This is going to be an awesome first time out for us. <\/p>\n
The Swap meet will be at 17430 Lorain Avenue in the plaza<\/a>. (1,000 feet from the shop, the room we use for Free Comic Book Day.) It runs from 1pm to 4pm.<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n
Expect a very active marketplace that may be very busy! NEO-TACC conducts a lot of business online and these transactions play out at these meetups. If it’s too busy you have some other options in the plaza to take a breather and come back. <\/p>\n
17448 Loran Ave is Working Class Brewery, they will be open all day and will have a special beer on tap for this event. They will also host an after party from 4-6pm<\/span><\/span>, so stop by if you want to regale us with stories of your deals.<\/p>\n
17462 Lorain Ave<\/a> is the comic shop, with the above sales going on. The foyer with the $1 comics is technically 17468 Lorain Ave<\/a> but you access it from inside the comic shop. <\/p>\n
3764 Rocky River Drive<\/a>, same place, other side, is the Kamm’s Corner Ice Cream Co, which is making their special Infinity Gauntlet Ice Cream just for the day!<\/p>\n
Jeff Ritchie @fredpaints23 was kind enough to sign and number 105 prints for us, add we’ll be giving them out to the first people in the door at the swap meet. These feature our selected characters, Wheelie, Fisto and the Fridge. (We have plenty to give out beyond the 105 signed, not to worry.)<\/p>\n
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We just found out that Jeff did double duty and there will be another print available at this event! <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cnjcomics.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/SOLO.jpg\")
This was a big surprise and NEO-TACC will have 150 to give away. (They even made 50 that are kid friendly, ie no beer.) There will be another 50 available to buy in the back of the room for $5 each, so if you find you’re having a good time throw $5 down and buy one as all the money goes to the org and Jeff Ritchie to support their efforts and endeavors. <\/p>\nWinston has another claim to fame this week, as his account was selected by Instagram’s official business account to show what life is like when you are not at Comicon. Check that out Here!<\/a><\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n“It\u2019s no wonder John Dudas, co-owner of Carol and John\u2019s Comic Book Shop (@comiccatwinston<\/a>) in Cleveland, Ohio, has had a lifelong love of comic books. His grandfather, a Polish immigrant, taught himself English through the genre, and left John his collection of comics when he passed away.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always thought it was cool that I opened a business at age 17, but looking back, it is pretty inspiring that my mother successfully reinvented herself at the age of 46,\u201d says John, who co-owns the shop with, you guessed it, his mom. Today, the brand\u2019s Instagram account features the day-to-day adventures of a shop cat, Winston, who observes the world of the comic book shop from a cat\u2019s point of view. \u201cThrough this unique lens, people feel like they\u2019re gaining insider information into the industry,\u201d John says.
\nThe shop occasionally throws an Instagram Story up, but John has found that his customers relate more with static images, largely because they are used to them from comic books. \u201cWe\u2019re also big on seizing a hashtag and making it your own; we started using #cnjcomics<\/a> early on,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\nWhat advice would John offer other small businesses considering an Instagram account? \u201cHave your objectives clear in your mind, as success can be measured in many different ways,\u201d he says. \u201cDon’t feel you need to give the hard sell; people will tune out if the message isn’t genuine. We\u2019re always trying to find a way to bring people closer to our personal brand. When customers walk into the shop and say, \u2018Where’s Winston?\u2019, we know there’s a value to what we are doing.\u201d
\nCheck out our stories to see how Winston is taking part in the #ComicCon<\/a> festivities without actually being at #ComicCon2018<\/a>.”<\/p>\nTag your photos with <\/span>@comiccatwinston<\/a>
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\n#SDCC<\/a><\/p>\n